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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.

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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

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