Advertise With The Kansas City Defender: Get Your Brand/Business in Front of Gen Z & Influential Leaders

Connect with a Young, Influential and Engaged Community

Advertising with The Kansas City Defender is not just about reaching an audience; it’s about connecting your brand with a vibrant, influential community. We reach over 500,000 impressions a month across our platforms – laser focused on driving trends and culture.

Your brand will be put in front of local, regional, statewide and national politicians, as well as the business class, Black high school and college students, the activist community, white progressives, non-profit professionals, athletes, A-List celebrities, and more.

A Special Invite for Black Businesses & Nonprofits: Join Our Journey

We particularly invite Black-owned businesses and non-profits to join us on this transformative journey. Understanding the varied needs and capacities of our partners, we offer custom packages tailored to your budget, ensuring that your message reaches our audience in the most effective and impactful way possible. Contact us at sales@kansascitydefender.com to discover how your brand can thrive through a partnership that values community, creativity, and change.

Connect With the Right People

The Kansas City Defender offers exclusive newsletter sponsorship, display advertising, content, and social media opportunities for businesses and opportunities in Kansas City and the surrounding area.

Build Awareness, Reach Influencers, Drive Purchases

Our newsletter ads take up more screen real estate than traditional banner ads and allow for custom content resulting in better engagement.

Direct sale display ads are the perfect way to reach a local, targeted audience. The Kansas City Defender features a clean, clutter-free website design, which means your ads wont get lost. We offer header, sidebar, and inline placements for website display ads.

Looking for something different? We are happy to discuss underwritten and sponsored content, social media promotion, and events.

Contact Us Today

To discuss rates and learn more about exclusive newsletter sponsorship opportunities with The Kansas City Defender send an email to sales@kansascitydefender.com.


Download Our Media Kit

We are excited to share our proposal for sponsorship opportunities with The Kansas City Defender.

DOWNLOAD THIS MEDIA KIT FOR:
  • Information about The Kansas City Defender
  • Audience demographics
  • Newsletter, social and web analytics
  • Sponsorship types

Have questions? Please reach out to sales@kansascitydefender.com.

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Please note that our partners undergo a vetting process to ensure messaging is consistent with The Kansas City Defender’s values. We are selective about advertising partners in order to maintain the trust and loyalty we’ve built with our highly engaged audience. Learn more below:

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