World Archives – The Kansas City Defender

Who the Terrorists Are: On the American-Israeli War in Iran

By Ryan S. ● World ● March 6, 2026

They killed 165 schoolgirls on a Saturday morning, bragged about obtaining “complete control of Iranian skies,” and plunged the planet into its most dangerous military crisis since 1945. A radical examination of American empire’s suicidal hubris, the intelligence operations that manufactured the pretext, and the media apparatus selling civilizational destruction as foreign policy.

Latest in World

‘Everything Must Go!’ Blacks on the Continent and in the Diaspora Experiencing a Crisis of Ownership

By Jon Jeter ● World ● March 2, 2026

From Kenya’s fire sale of Safaricom to skyrocketing utility bills in Black neighborhoods across America, privatization is reversing the gains of liberation movements worldwide. The second installment of Jon Jeter’s Plunder Papers.

A Brilliant Boy, a Garbage Dump, and the $415 Standing Between Him and Medical School

By Jon Jeter ● World ● February 2, 2026

This story marks the first installment in “The Plunder Papers,” an ongoing investigative series by two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Jon Jeter examining why Africans continue to live in grinding poverty seven decades after the alleged close of the colonial era.

TONIGHT: Kansas City Hosts Howard W. French and Baba Mickey Dean in Historic Conversation on Nkrumah, and the High Tide of Global Blackness

By Ryan S. ● World ● August 21, 2025

Legendary Black author Howard W. French joins National Black United Front KC’s Baba Mickey Dean for The Second Emancipation talk on Nkrumah and Pan-African power. Aug 21, Plaza Branch.

Malcolm X at 100: What His Prophetic Vision Demands of Us Today

By Dr. Linwood Tauheed ● Justice ● May 19, 2025

What would Malcolm X demand of us today? Dr. Linwood Tauheed traces a path through five stages of knowledge toward a radical conclusion: no one is coming to save us—we must transform ourselves and our communities. On the 100th anniversary of Malcolm’s birth, this piece calls us to embrace the full depth of his prophetic legacy—and act on it.

I Can’t Write About Anything Other Than the Fact Trump is Sending People to Extermination Camps

By Ryan S. ● World ● April 17, 2025

Disguised as anti-immigrant policy, the government is now abducting and trafficking legal U.S. residents into high-tech death camps in El Salvador.

Manus vs. OpenAI: Is China Leading the Future of Autonomous Agents?

By The Defender Culture Columnist ● Technology ● March 8, 2025

Manus AI, China’s latest autonomous AI agent, is making waves with its ability to plan, execute, and complete complex tasks independently. As the U.S.-China AI race heats up, the tool is being hailed as a potential “Sputnik moment.”

The Diverging Paths of Cori Bush and Wesley Bell: Following the Money Trail to Missouri’s 1st Congressional District Race

By Lynnie Holl ● 2024 Elections ● July 26, 2024

The impending primary election in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District offers the voters of St. Louis a choice between a vocal advocate for the people and a prosecutor beholden to paid interests.

Headless Children, Melting Bodies: Missouri Weapons Facilities Produce Bombs Deployed in Rafah Massacre & UN School Massacre of Palestinians

By Ryan S. ● World ● June 10, 2024

Missouri-manufactured bombs have been linked to recent atrocities in Gaza, including the Rafah Tent Massacre and a UN school bombing. A new investigation exposes the local origins of these lethal weapons.

Special action honoring Palestinian American Medical Association withdrawn from Kansas City Council amid anti-Palestinian bias

By Lynnie Holl ● Politics ● May 30, 2024

Following “unexpected contention” regarding the recognition of the Palestinian American Medical Association (PAMA) for their work in Palestine, PAMA has asked the Kansas City Council to withdraw the planned vote on the Special Action resolution.