Hundreds of Working-Class KC Residents Pack Mohart Center for KC Tenants Power Candidate Forum By Ryan S. ● Politics ● February 27, 2023 February 27, 2023 Nearly 300+ working-class KC residents, 15 candidates and Mayor Quinton Lucas were in attendance at KC Tenants Power Candidate Forum.
Climate Change is Destroying Communities of Color & Threatening the Human Species By Silas Lee ● Climate ● October 7, 2022 October 7, 2022 Climate change is the most dire threat to the human species — it is not a future crisis but one that is wreaking havoc across the world now.
How Right-Wing Extremists Are Seizing Control of KC’s Police Department — And How We Can Fight Back By Avery Jones MSW & Ikemba Sahih El Shabazz ● Politics ● October 5, 2022 October 5, 2022 On the ballot this election is an extremist, far-right piece of legislation which threatens to further extract resources from our communities.
Suppression of Speech & Arresting Activists: KC City Hall’s Escalating Assault on the Public By KC Defender Staff ● Housing ● September 12, 2022 September 12, 2022 In an anti-democratic, authoritarian trend, Kansas City’s City Hall continues to silence, arrest and “make impossible” proper public engagement.
A Deadly Decision: The Impact of Overturning Roe V. Wade on Black Missourians–and Ways to Keep Us Safe By Alecia Taylor ● Politics ● July 5, 2022 July 5, 2022 These laws have raised alarm for the health and safety of Black individuals. Low-income Black folks living in Missouri are especially at risk.
Mayor Lucas Requests New Wave of Federal Agents Despite Civil Rights Leaders Demand for Structural Solutions to Policing Crisis By Cassandra Gillig ● Kansas City ● July 27, 2021 July 2, 2022
What Is Happening In Westport Is Not A “Litter and Tent Cleanup”, It Is A Ruthless Assault On People & Families By KC Defender Staff ● Kansas City ● July 18, 2021 June 7, 2022