The Kansas City Defender Archives

Why a Daughter of Kansas City Is Voting NO on Prop A

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Black Feast Week 2026 kicks off Wednesday with The People’s Buyout, feeding 100 Black single mothers for free

Following Gloria Steinem’s Death, Black and Brown Feminists Ask: ‘Ain’t I A Woman?’

America’s Most Important Election? The People’s Ballot Is Here.

🚨 While many celebrate the World Cup, ICE hunts Kansas City community members: What’s happening, and how to fight back

Kansas City: Inside America’s Nuclear Weapons Capital, As It Builds the Newest American Bomb

The headlines called her ‘Precious Doe.’ Her name was Erica Green.

Public risk, private wealth, and the Kansas City Royals’ Crown Center deal

The People’s Free Store: KC Defender distributes hundreds of free clothing & hygiene items to Black people

91 years, 19 Grammys: The world’s greatest Black orchestra comes home to Kansas City