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Remembering “Soakie’s”: Kansas City’s former Black gay bar from the Y2K Era https://blacknewsportal.com/remembering-soakies-kansas-citys-former-black-gay-bar-from-the-y2k-era https://blacknewsportal.com/remembering-soakies-kansas-citys-former-black-gay-bar-from-the-y2k-era Sat, 03 Feb 2024 14:22:58 -0500 BlackNewsPortal Protest At KCATA’s Board Meeting Delays Plans To Reinstate Bus Fares https://blacknewsportal.com/protest-at-kcatas-board-meeting-delays-plans-to-reinstate-bus-fares https://blacknewsportal.com/protest-at-kcatas-board-meeting-delays-plans-to-reinstate-bus-fares Sat, 03 Feb 2024 14:22:58 -0500 BlackNewsPortal A Black queer archive is being established in Kansas City; attend the {B/qKC} Launch Party https://blacknewsportal.com/a-black-queer-archive-is-being-established-in-kansas-city-attend-the-bqkc-launch-party https://blacknewsportal.com/a-black-queer-archive-is-being-established-in-kansas-city-attend-the-bqkc-launch-party Sat, 03 Feb 2024 14:22:57 -0500 BlackNewsPortal KC Family Sues Slumlord & Wins $40,000: After Months of Rat Infestation & No Electricity https://blacknewsportal.com/kc-family-sues-slumlord-wins-40000-after-months-of-rat-infestation-no-electricity https://blacknewsportal.com/kc-family-sues-slumlord-wins-40000-after-months-of-rat-infestation-no-electricity Sat, 03 Feb 2024 14:22:57 -0500 BlackNewsPortal Frank White and KCATA Operators Argue Bringing Back Bus Fares To Keep Houseless People Away https://blacknewsportal.com/frank-white-and-kcata-operators-argue-bringing-back-bus-fares-to-keep-houseless-people-away https://blacknewsportal.com/frank-white-and-kcata-operators-argue-bringing-back-bus-fares-to-keep-houseless-people-away Sat, 03 Feb 2024 14:22:57 -0500 BlackNewsPortal SCLC&KC Hosts Mass MLK Day Celebration & Issues Call for Reparations https://blacknewsportal.com/sclc-kc-hosts-mass-mlk-day-celebration-issues-call-for-reparations https://blacknewsportal.com/sclc-kc-hosts-mass-mlk-day-celebration-issues-call-for-reparations Sat, 03 Feb 2024 14:22:57 -0500 BlackNewsPortal Haiti’s Commitments to Decolonization and Combatting Imperialism Across The Globe–A Short History https://blacknewsportal.com/haitis-commitments-to-decolonization-and-combatting-imperialism-across-the-globea-short-history https://blacknewsportal.com/haitis-commitments-to-decolonization-and-combatting-imperialism-across-the-globea-short-history Sat, 03 Feb 2024 14:22:57 -0500 BlackNewsPortal School Hate Crime: Racist Kid Yells “N Word” While Attacking Black Girl, Breaks Her Nose And Hospitalizes Her. Black Girl Gets Suspended https://blacknewsportal.com/school-hate-crime-racist-kid-yells-n-word-while-attacking-black-girl-breaks-her-nose-and-hospitalizes-her-black-girl-gets-suspended https://blacknewsportal.com/school-hate-crime-racist-kid-yells-n-word-while-attacking-black-girl-breaks-her-nose-and-hospitalizes-her-black-girl-gets-suspended Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:21:59 -0500 BlackNewsPortal Local Kansas City musicians come together for “You Got Me, Vol. 2”: A legendary tribute to Jill Scott and Erykah Badu https://blacknewsportal.com/local-kansas-city-musicians-come-together-for-you-got-me-vol-2-a-legendary-tribute-to-jill-scott-and-erykah-badu https://blacknewsportal.com/local-kansas-city-musicians-come-together-for-you-got-me-vol-2-a-legendary-tribute-to-jill-scott-and-erykah-badu Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:21:59 -0500 BlackNewsPortal Black Entertainment, Food, Ceremony: Join the National Black United Front KC’s 34th Annual Umoja Karamu Feast This Sunday https://blacknewsportal.com/black-entertainment-food-ceremony-join-the-national-black-united-front-kcs-34th-annual-umoja-karamu-feast-this-sunday https://blacknewsportal.com/black-entertainment-food-ceremony-join-the-national-black-united-front-kcs-34th-annual-umoja-karamu-feast-this-sunday Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:21:59 -0500 BlackNewsPortal Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (if you’re allowed): Anti&boycott laws in Kansas and Missouri that force large companies to swear an oath to israel. https://blacknewsportal.com/boycott-divestment-sanctions-if-youre-allowed-anti-boycott-laws-in-kansas-and-missouri-that-force-large-companies-to-swear-an-oath-to-israel https://blacknewsportal.com/boycott-divestment-sanctions-if-youre-allowed-anti-boycott-laws-in-kansas-and-missouri-that-force-large-companies-to-swear-an-oath-to-israel Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:21:59 -0500 BlackNewsPortal The Defender’s Managing Editor, Nasir Montalvo, Selected for Prestigious Journalists of Color Fellowship https://blacknewsportal.com/the-defenders-managing-editor-nasir-montalvo-selected-for-prestigious-journalists-of-color-fellowship https://blacknewsportal.com/the-defenders-managing-editor-nasir-montalvo-selected-for-prestigious-journalists-of-color-fellowship Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:21:58 -0500 BlackNewsPortal “Modern Day Redlining”:145+ Black Women Demand Kansas City End Discriminatory Housing Practices https://blacknewsportal.com/modern-day-redlining145-black-women-demand-kansas-city-end-discriminatory-housing-practices https://blacknewsportal.com/modern-day-redlining145-black-women-demand-kansas-city-end-discriminatory-housing-practices Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:21:58 -0500 BlackNewsPortal When Black Teachers Matter: Features from Teachers Like Me https://blacknewsportal.com/when-black-teachers-matter-features-from-teachers-like-me https://blacknewsportal.com/when-black-teachers-matter-features-from-teachers-like-me Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:21:58 -0500 BlackNewsPortal Not A Social Media Phenomenon: The Roots of Disinformation As An Anti&Black Weapon https://blacknewsportal.com/not-a-social-media-phenomenon-the-roots-of-disinformation-as-an-anti-black-weapon https://blacknewsportal.com/not-a-social-media-phenomenon-the-roots-of-disinformation-as-an-anti-black-weapon Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:21:58 -0500 BlackNewsPortal A Landmark for Fair Housing: KC Tenants & Mayor Lucas Introduce Ban on “Source of Income Discrimination” https://blacknewsportal.com/a-landmark-for-fair-housing-kc-tenants-mayor-lucas-introduce-ban-on-source-of-income-discrimination https://blacknewsportal.com/a-landmark-for-fair-housing-kc-tenants-mayor-lucas-introduce-ban-on-source-of-income-discrimination Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:21:58 -0500 BlackNewsPortal Black Students Mobilize: Mass Rally and Public Call to Action in Wake of Shawnee Mission Hate Crime https://blacknewsportal.com/black-students-mobilize-mass-rally-and-public-call-to-action-in-wake-of-shawnee-mission-hate-crime https://blacknewsportal.com/black-students-mobilize-mass-rally-and-public-call-to-action-in-wake-of-shawnee-mission-hate-crime Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:21:58 -0500 BlackNewsPortal Historic Coalition of Missouri Organizations Unite in Letter Urging Governor Not to Pardon Killer Cop https://blacknewsportal.com/historic-coalition-of-missouri-organizations-unite-in-letter-urging-governor-not-to-pardon-killer-cop https://blacknewsportal.com/historic-coalition-of-missouri-organizations-unite-in-letter-urging-governor-not-to-pardon-killer-cop Tue, 31 Oct 2023 06:48:31 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Thousands of Kansas Citians Call for Rep. Emanuel Cleaver to Vote for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza https://blacknewsportal.com/thousands-of-kansas-citians-call-for-rep-emanuel-cleaver-to-vote-for-an-immediate-ceasefire-in-gaza https://blacknewsportal.com/thousands-of-kansas-citians-call-for-rep-emanuel-cleaver-to-vote-for-an-immediate-ceasefire-in-gaza Tue, 31 Oct 2023 06:48:31 -0400 BlackNewsPortal The Fight for Justice: Why Missourians Must Oppose a Pardon for Convicted Killer Cop Eric J. DeValkenaere https://blacknewsportal.com/the-fight-for-justice-why-missourians-must-oppose-a-pardon-for-convicted-killer-cop-eric-j-devalkenaere https://blacknewsportal.com/the-fight-for-justice-why-missourians-must-oppose-a-pardon-for-convicted-killer-cop-eric-j-devalkenaere Tue, 31 Oct 2023 06:48:31 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Black Barbie: A Documentary – Review https://blacknewsportal.com/black-barbie-a-documentary-review https://blacknewsportal.com/black-barbie-a-documentary-review Tue, 31 Oct 2023 06:48:31 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Kansas City Black Civil Rights Leaders Side With Apartheid and Genocide https://blacknewsportal.com/kansas-city-black-civil-rights-leaders-side-with-apartheid-and-genocide https://blacknewsportal.com/kansas-city-black-civil-rights-leaders-side-with-apartheid-and-genocide Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:03:05 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Fascist Censorship Strikes Kansas City As Councilman Nathan Willett Attacks Free Speech About Israeli Occupation https://blacknewsportal.com/fascist-censorship-strikes-kansas-city-as-councilman-nathan-willett-attacks-free-speech-about-israeli-occupation https://blacknewsportal.com/fascist-censorship-strikes-kansas-city-as-councilman-nathan-willett-attacks-free-speech-about-israeli-occupation Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:03:05 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Racist Harassment Against Black Student&Athletes: “We just play through it” https://blacknewsportal.com/racist-harassment-against-black-student-athletes-we-just-play-through-it https://blacknewsportal.com/racist-harassment-against-black-student-athletes-we-just-play-through-it Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:03:05 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City Snags Prestigious Paul Robeson Award, Joins Ranks of Maya Angelou and Sidney Poitier https://blacknewsportal.com/black-repertory-theatre-of-kansas-city-snags-prestigious-paul-robeson-award-joins-ranks-of-maya-angelou-and-sidney-poitier https://blacknewsportal.com/black-repertory-theatre-of-kansas-city-snags-prestigious-paul-robeson-award-joins-ranks-of-maya-angelou-and-sidney-poitier Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:03:05 -0400 BlackNewsPortal The Country Club Plaza Is Getting Bought by Rich Texas Oil Tycoons, Continuing Its Racist Legacy https://blacknewsportal.com/the-country-club-plaza-is-getting-bought-by-rich-texas-oil-tycoons-continuing-its-racist-legacy https://blacknewsportal.com/the-country-club-plaza-is-getting-bought-by-rich-texas-oil-tycoons-continuing-its-racist-legacy Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:03:05 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Kansas City’s Conductor Williams Produces Lead Single for Drake’s New Album https://blacknewsportal.com/kansas-citys-conductor-williams-produces-lead-single-for-drakes-new-album https://blacknewsportal.com/kansas-citys-conductor-williams-produces-lead-single-for-drakes-new-album Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:03:05 -0400 BlackNewsPortal “The First of Its Kind”: The Defender’s Inaugural Young Black Writer’s Social An Innovative, Revolutionary Event https://blacknewsportal.com/the-first-of-its-kind-the-defenders-inaugural-young-black-writers-social-an-innovative-revolutionary-event https://blacknewsportal.com/the-first-of-its-kind-the-defenders-inaugural-young-black-writers-social-an-innovative-revolutionary-event Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:03:05 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Pooling Collective Power: The Heartland Equitable Development Symposium Is A Strategic Response to Kansas City’s Economic Divide https://blacknewsportal.com/pooling-collective-power-the-heartland-equitable-development-symposium-is-a-strategic-response-to-kansas-citys-economic-divide https://blacknewsportal.com/pooling-collective-power-the-heartland-equitable-development-symposium-is-a-strategic-response-to-kansas-citys-economic-divide Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:03:05 -0400 BlackNewsPortal In an Era of Racial Hostility, Black Students at Mizzou Carve Out Space of Joy w/ First Ever Black Tailgate https://blacknewsportal.com/in-an-era-of-racial-hostility-black-students-at-mizzou-carve-out-space-of-joy-w-first-ever-black-tailgate https://blacknewsportal.com/in-an-era-of-racial-hostility-black-students-at-mizzou-carve-out-space-of-joy-w-first-ever-black-tailgate Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:03:04 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Solitary Confinement Punishes Vulnerable Populations Inside a San Mateo County Jail https://blacknewsportal.com/solitary-confinement-punishes-vulnerable-populations-inside-a-san-mateo-county-jail https://blacknewsportal.com/solitary-confinement-punishes-vulnerable-populations-inside-a-san-mateo-county-jail Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:03:04 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Burning Books: Missouri GOP Candidate Channels the KKK and Nazi Tactics in Ominous Promise https://blacknewsportal.com/burning-books-missouri-gop-candidate-channels-the-kkk-and-nazi-tactics-in-ominous-promise https://blacknewsportal.com/burning-books-missouri-gop-candidate-channels-the-kkk-and-nazi-tactics-in-ominous-promise Wed, 27 Sep 2023 06:45:47 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Published and Purposeful: Briana Minor Publishes Her First Children’s Book https://blacknewsportal.com/published-and-purposeful-briana-minor-publishes-her-first-childrens-book https://blacknewsportal.com/published-and-purposeful-briana-minor-publishes-her-first-childrens-book Tue, 12 Sep 2023 03:32:38 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Pro&Slavery Propaganda, AP Psych Banning, Supreme Court Rulings: Where can intersectionality Take Us? https://blacknewsportal.com/pro-slavery-propaganda-ap-psych-banning-supreme-court-rulings-where-can-intersectionality-take-us https://blacknewsportal.com/pro-slavery-propaganda-ap-psych-banning-supreme-court-rulings-where-can-intersectionality-take-us Tue, 12 Sep 2023 03:32:38 -0400 BlackNewsPortal No Books Allowed: Missouri Prisons Ban Loved Ones From Sending Books to People in Prison https://blacknewsportal.com/no-books-allowed-missouri-prisons-ban-loved-ones-from-sending-books-to-people-in-prison https://blacknewsportal.com/no-books-allowed-missouri-prisons-ban-loved-ones-from-sending-books-to-people-in-prison Tue, 12 Sep 2023 03:32:38 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Federal Investigation: Black Firefighters Expose Racism and White Supremacy Within Kansas City Fire Department https://blacknewsportal.com/federal-investigation-black-firefighters-expose-racism-and-white-supremacy-within-kansas-city-fire-department https://blacknewsportal.com/federal-investigation-black-firefighters-expose-racism-and-white-supremacy-within-kansas-city-fire-department Tue, 12 Sep 2023 03:32:38 -0400 BlackNewsPortal The Kansas City Defender Announces The Formation (& Inaugural Cohort) of “The Young Defenders Fellowship” Program https://blacknewsportal.com/the-kansas-city-defender-announces-the-formation-inaugural-cohort-of-the-young-defenders-fellowship-program https://blacknewsportal.com/the-kansas-city-defender-announces-the-formation-inaugural-cohort-of-the-young-defenders-fellowship-program Tue, 12 Sep 2023 03:32:37 -0400 BlackNewsPortal It’s Official: Kansas City Had The Highest Rent Hike In The United States https://blacknewsportal.com/its-official-kansas-city-had-the-highest-rent-hike-in-the-united-states https://blacknewsportal.com/its-official-kansas-city-had-the-highest-rent-hike-in-the-united-states Tue, 12 Sep 2023 03:32:37 -0400 BlackNewsPortal REGISTER NOW: The Kansas City Defender’s first&ever “Young Black Writer’s Social” https://blacknewsportal.com/register-now-the-kansas-city-defenders-first-ever-young-black-writers-social https://blacknewsportal.com/register-now-the-kansas-city-defenders-first-ever-young-black-writers-social Tue, 12 Sep 2023 03:32:37 -0400 BlackNewsPortal America’s First Black&Owned Hard Seltzer is From Kansas City, & the Founders Just Got a $3 Million Investment From a Former Chiefs Player https://blacknewsportal.com/americas-first-black-owned-hard-seltzer-is-from-kansas-city-the-founders-just-got-a-3-million-investment-from-a-former-chiefs-player https://blacknewsportal.com/americas-first-black-owned-hard-seltzer-is-from-kansas-city-the-founders-just-got-a-3-million-investment-from-a-former-chiefs-player Tue, 12 Sep 2023 03:32:37 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Roaches, Mice, Mass Flooding: Residents At KC’s Quality Hill Towers Living In Lethal Conditions Under “Predator Landlord” Who Still Demands Full Rent Payments https://blacknewsportal.com/roaches-mice-mass-flooding-residents-at-kcs-quality-hill-towers-living-in-lethal-conditions-under-predator-landlord-who-still-demands-full-rent-payments https://blacknewsportal.com/roaches-mice-mass-flooding-residents-at-kcs-quality-hill-towers-living-in-lethal-conditions-under-predator-landlord-who-still-demands-full-rent-payments Tue, 12 Sep 2023 03:32:37 -0400 BlackNewsPortal KC Community Rallies as Appeals Court Revisits First&Ever Conviction of a White Cop for Killing A Black Man https://blacknewsportal.com/kc-community-rallies-as-appeals-court-revisits-first-ever-conviction-of-a-white-cop-for-killing-a-black-man https://blacknewsportal.com/kc-community-rallies-as-appeals-court-revisits-first-ever-conviction-of-a-white-cop-for-killing-a-black-man Tue, 12 Sep 2023 03:32:37 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Tory Lanez Sentencing–What the Community Can Learn from This https://blacknewsportal.com/tory-lanez-sentencingwhat-the-community-can-learn-from-this https://blacknewsportal.com/tory-lanez-sentencingwhat-the-community-can-learn-from-this Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:16:21 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Part II: Obstacles to Successfully Pursuing Higher Education Inside Men’s Prisons in California  https://blacknewsportal.com/part-ii-obstacles-to-successfully-pursuing-higher-education-inside-mens-prisons-in-california https://blacknewsportal.com/part-ii-obstacles-to-successfully-pursuing-higher-education-inside-mens-prisons-in-california Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:16:21 -0400 BlackNewsPortal New Victim In KC “Serial Killer” Case Found In Missouri River, Clay County Prosecutor Admits Greater Public Safety Threat Than Initially Stated https://blacknewsportal.com/new-victim-in-kc-serial-killer-case-found-in-missouri-river-clay-county-prosecutor-admits-greater-public-safety-threat-than-initially-stated https://blacknewsportal.com/new-victim-in-kc-serial-killer-case-found-in-missouri-river-clay-county-prosecutor-admits-greater-public-safety-threat-than-initially-stated Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:16:21 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Carlee Russell Goes “Missing”: Combatting Misogynoir Through Black Feminist Thought (Perspectives) https://blacknewsportal.com/carlee-russell-goes-missing-combatting-misogynoir-through-black-feminist-thought-perspectives https://blacknewsportal.com/carlee-russell-goes-missing-combatting-misogynoir-through-black-feminist-thought-perspectives Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:16:20 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Hip Hop 50: Ten Films that Tell the Story https://blacknewsportal.com/hip-hop-50-ten-films-that-tell-the-story https://blacknewsportal.com/hip-hop-50-ten-films-that-tell-the-story Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:16:20 -0400 BlackNewsPortal They Cloned Tyrone Review – A Clever, Sci&Fi Takedown of Systemic Racism https://blacknewsportal.com/they-cloned-tyrone-review-a-clever-sci-fi-takedown-of-systemic-racism https://blacknewsportal.com/they-cloned-tyrone-review-a-clever-sci-fi-takedown-of-systemic-racism Sat, 29 Jul 2023 20:27:49 -0400 BlackNewsPortal A Paradigm Shift: Decarcerate KC Galvanizes Kansas City to Consider Innovative Alternatives to Incarceration https://blacknewsportal.com/a-paradigm-shift-decarcerate-kc-galvanizes-kansas-city-to-consider-innovative-alternatives-to-incarceration https://blacknewsportal.com/a-paradigm-shift-decarcerate-kc-galvanizes-kansas-city-to-consider-innovative-alternatives-to-incarceration Sat, 29 Jul 2023 20:27:49 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Williams Nwaneri Makes History As Kansas City Metro’s First #1 Ranked HS Football Player In The Country    https://blacknewsportal.com/williams-nwaneri-makes-history-as-kansas-city-metros-first-1-ranked-hs-football-player-in-the-country https://blacknewsportal.com/williams-nwaneri-makes-history-as-kansas-city-metros-first-1-ranked-hs-football-player-in-the-country Sat, 22 Jul 2023 23:47:33 -0400 BlackNewsPortal KC Must Invest in People, Not Jails. https://blacknewsportal.com/kc-must-invest-in-people-not-jails https://blacknewsportal.com/kc-must-invest-in-people-not-jails Sat, 22 Jul 2023 23:47:32 -0400 BlackNewsPortal “This is a Hate Crime”: White Supremacist Stabs Black Man to Death in Kansas City, Receives “Peace Disturbance” Charge https://blacknewsportal.com/this-is-a-hate-crime-white-supremacist-stabs-black-man-to-death-in-kansas-city-receives-peace-disturbance-charge https://blacknewsportal.com/this-is-a-hate-crime-white-supremacist-stabs-black-man-to-death-in-kansas-city-receives-peace-disturbance-charge Sat, 22 Jul 2023 23:47:32 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Google Selects The Kansas City Defender As 2023 Host Newsroom for Fellowship Program on Disinformation Reporting https://blacknewsportal.com/google-selects-the-kansas-city-defender-as-2023-host-newsroom-for-fellowship-program-on-disinformation-reporting https://blacknewsportal.com/google-selects-the-kansas-city-defender-as-2023-host-newsroom-for-fellowship-program-on-disinformation-reporting Sat, 22 Jul 2023 23:47:32 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Rising from the Ashes: The Two&Year Journey of The Kansas City Defender – Collectively Imagining an Abolitionist Future https://blacknewsportal.com/rising-from-the-ashes-the-two-year-journey-of-the-kansas-city-defender-collectively-imagining-an-abolitionist-future https://blacknewsportal.com/rising-from-the-ashes-the-two-year-journey-of-the-kansas-city-defender-collectively-imagining-an-abolitionist-future Sat, 22 Jul 2023 23:47:32 -0400 BlackNewsPortal SCOTUS Rules Affirmative Action May No Longer Be Used in College Admission–The Breakdown and a Mizzou Student Perspective https://blacknewsportal.com/scotus-rules-affirmative-action-may-no-longer-be-used-in-college-admissionthe-breakdown-and-a-mizzou-student-perspective https://blacknewsportal.com/scotus-rules-affirmative-action-may-no-longer-be-used-in-college-admissionthe-breakdown-and-a-mizzou-student-perspective Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:42:27 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Kansas City’s Autumn Black Wins Miss Missouri USA 2023 Crown https://blacknewsportal.com/kansas-citys-autumn-black-wins-miss-missouri-usa-2023-crown https://blacknewsportal.com/kansas-citys-autumn-black-wins-miss-missouri-usa-2023-crown Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:42:27 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Black People Are Flooding to Black&Owned Social App “Spill” as Twitter Continues Self&Destruction https://blacknewsportal.com/black-people-are-flooding-to-black-owned-social-app-spill-as-twitter-continues-self-destruction https://blacknewsportal.com/black-people-are-flooding-to-black-owned-social-app-spill-as-twitter-continues-self-destruction Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:42:27 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Mass Shooting at 57th and Prospect Ave.––The Fight to Liberate Our Own From Gun Violence and Lacking City Resources https://blacknewsportal.com/mass-shooting-at-57th-and-prospect-avethe-fight-to-liberate-our-own-from-gun-violence-and-lacking-city-resources https://blacknewsportal.com/mass-shooting-at-57th-and-prospect-avethe-fight-to-liberate-our-own-from-gun-violence-and-lacking-city-resources Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:42:27 -0400 BlackNewsPortal KC Toyota Office Under Major Fire After Serving Only Watermelon on Juneteenth, Even After Employees Said It Wasn’t A Good Idea https://blacknewsportal.com/kc-toyota-office-under-major-fire-after-serving-only-watermelon-on-juneteenth-even-after-employees-said-it-wasnt-a-good-idea https://blacknewsportal.com/kc-toyota-office-under-major-fire-after-serving-only-watermelon-on-juneteenth-even-after-employees-said-it-wasnt-a-good-idea Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:42:27 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Eco&Socialism — An Introduction to Saving Our Future https://blacknewsportal.com/eco-socialism-an-introduction-to-saving-our-future https://blacknewsportal.com/eco-socialism-an-introduction-to-saving-our-future Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:42:27 -0400 BlackNewsPortal After Decades, Kansas City Finally to Remove Downtown Statue Honoring Slave&Owner & Genocidal Settler, Andrew Jackson https://blacknewsportal.com/after-decades-kansas-city-finally-to-remove-downtown-statue-honoring-slave-owner-genocidal-settler-andrew-jackson https://blacknewsportal.com/after-decades-kansas-city-finally-to-remove-downtown-statue-honoring-slave-owner-genocidal-settler-andrew-jackson Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:42:26 -0400 BlackNewsPortal The Kansas City Defender Announces New Initiative: Black Student Solidarity Network (BSSN) https://blacknewsportal.com/the-kansas-city-defender-announces-new-initiative-black-student-solidarity-network-bssn https://blacknewsportal.com/the-kansas-city-defender-announces-new-initiative-black-student-solidarity-network-bssn Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:42:26 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Missouri Republicans Plan to Eliminate College Scholarships for Black Students After Supreme Court Ruling https://blacknewsportal.com/missouri-republicans-plan-to-eliminate-college-scholarships-for-black-students-after-supreme-court-ruling https://blacknewsportal.com/missouri-republicans-plan-to-eliminate-college-scholarships-for-black-students-after-supreme-court-ruling Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:42:26 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Kansas City’s Era of Change https://blacknewsportal.com/kansas-citys-era-of-change https://blacknewsportal.com/kansas-citys-era-of-change Sun, 25 Jun 2023 06:47:34 -0400 BlackNewsPortal “Black Neurodiversity: Breaking Systemic Biases” 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Pregnant Black Woman, And Killed 2 More People Last Friday… And Still Employed By KCPD https://blacknewsportal.com/kcpd-officer-a-serial-killer-murdered-donnie-sanders-in-2020-body-slammed-a-9-month-pregnant-black-woman-and-killed-2-more-people-last-friday-and-still-employed-by-kcpd https://blacknewsportal.com/kcpd-officer-a-serial-killer-murdered-donnie-sanders-in-2020-body-slammed-a-9-month-pregnant-black-woman-and-killed-2-more-people-last-friday-and-still-employed-by-kcpd Sun, 25 Jun 2023 06:47:34 -0400 BlackNewsPortal “There is Hope for Black Mothers”: Black Morbidity Rates and Doula Magic https://blacknewsportal.com/there-is-hope-for-black-mothers-black-morbidity-rates-and-doula-magic https://blacknewsportal.com/there-is-hope-for-black-mothers-black-morbidity-rates-and-doula-magic Sun, 25 Jun 2023 06:47:34 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Police, Polluters and Profiteers: A who’s who with some of the biggest local donors of the June 20th election. 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https://blacknewsportal.com/kc-civil-rights-leaders-issue-scathing-statement-on-racist-sexist-policies-of-city-manager-brian-platt-say-mayor-lucas-is-also-complicit https://blacknewsportal.com/kc-civil-rights-leaders-issue-scathing-statement-on-racist-sexist-policies-of-city-manager-brian-platt-say-mayor-lucas-is-also-complicit Sat, 13 May 2023 13:24:04 -0400 BlackNewsPortal Race, Science, and the Carceral State: An Interview with Dr. Brandon Ogbunu https://blacknewsportal.com/race-science-and-the-carceral-state-an-interview-with-dr-brandon-ogbunu https://blacknewsportal.com/race-science-and-the-carceral-state-an-interview-with-dr-brandon-ogbunu Sat, 13 May 2023 13:24:04 -0400 BlackNewsPortal “Cut the Check”: In Groundbreaking Move, KC Mayor Quinton Lucas Appoints 13 Members to Historic Reparations Commission, Includes KC Defender Editor & KC Defender High School Staff Writer 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55th Anniversary of the Kansas City Race Riots: An Interview with Dr. Antony Labat on decolonizing language https://blacknewsportal.com/55th-anniversary-of-the-kansas-city-race-riots-an-interview-with-dr-antony-labat-on-decolonizing-language https://blacknewsportal.com/55th-anniversary-of-the-kansas-city-race-riots-an-interview-with-dr-antony-labat-on-decolonizing-language Wed, 19 Apr 2023 09:25:05 -0400 BlackNewsPortal The Kansas City Defender Voter Guide: Make an Informed Decision in the 2023 Municipal Election https://blacknewsportal.com/the-kansas-city-defender-voter-guide-make-an-informed-decision-in-the-2023-municipal-election https://blacknewsportal.com/the-kansas-city-defender-voter-guide-make-an-informed-decision-in-the-2023-municipal-election Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:06:51 -0400 BlackNewsPortal “Black/queer Kansas City”: a public exhibit and historical anthology for viewing from Feb. 27th – March 4th 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https://blacknewsportal.com/guilty-at-a-glance-megan-thee-stallion-misogynoir-and-shattering-the-perfect-victim-narrative Thu, 26 Jan 2023 02:15:52 -0500 BlackNewsPortal EXCLUSIVE: Civil Rights Leaders Demand Leadership Overhaul at University Academy Following Viral Racist Incident & “Racially Toxic Culture” https://blacknewsportal.com/exclusive-civil-rights-leaders-demand-leadership-overhaul-at-university-academy-following-viral-racist-incident-racially-toxic-culture https://blacknewsportal.com/exclusive-civil-rights-leaders-demand-leadership-overhaul-at-university-academy-following-viral-racist-incident-racially-toxic-culture Thu, 26 Jan 2023 02:15:52 -0500 BlackNewsPortal “YOU BROUGHT A HIGH COP TO MY HOUSE?”: Black Family to Press Charges Against Kansas Cop Who They Say Appeared “High Out His Mind” https://blacknewsportal.com/you-brought-a-high-cop-to-my-house-black-family-to-press-charges-against-kansas-cop-who-they-say-appeared-high-out-his-mind https://blacknewsportal.com/you-brought-a-high-cop-to-my-house-black-family-to-press-charges-against-kansas-cop-who-they-say-appeared-high-out-his-mind Thu, 26 Jan 2023 02:15:51 -0500 BlackNewsPortal Officially Here: Kansas City’s Ultimate Guide to Black Owned Restaurants (Full Listing) https://blacknewsportal.com/officially-here-kansas-citys-ultimate-guide-to-black-owned-restaurants-full-listing https://blacknewsportal.com/officially-here-kansas-citys-ultimate-guide-to-black-owned-restaurants-full-listing Thu, 26 Jan 2023 02:15:51 -0500 BlackNewsPortal KC Defender Founder, Ryan Sorrell, Receives MLK Community Service Award During SCLC 2023 Mass Celebration https://blacknewsportal.com/kc-defender-founder-ryan-sorrell-receives-mlk-community-service-award-during-sclc-2023-mass-celebration https://blacknewsportal.com/kc-defender-founder-ryan-sorrell-receives-mlk-community-service-award-during-sclc-2023-mass-celebration Thu, 26 Jan 2023 02:15:51 -0500 BlackNewsPortal MLK DAY HATE CRIME: 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https://blacknewsportal.com/kck-police-chief-announces-investigation-administrative-leave-for-cop-who-appeared-high-out-his-mind-while-on-duty Thu, 26 Jan 2023 02:15:50 -0500 BlackNewsPortal The Kansas City Defender Hosts 2 Pop&Up Grocery Buyouts, Gives $1500 Directly to Black People at Wild Woody’s Food Center & Sunfresh on Prospect Avenue https://blacknewsportal.com/the-kansas-city-defender-hosts-2-pop-up-grocery-buyouts-gives-1500-directly-to-black-people-at-wild-woodys-food-center-sunfresh-on-prospect-avenue https://blacknewsportal.com/the-kansas-city-defender-hosts-2-pop-up-grocery-buyouts-gives-1500-directly-to-black-people-at-wild-woodys-food-center-sunfresh-on-prospect-avenue Mon, 14 Nov 2022 07:32:52 -0500 BlackNewsPortal Kansas City’s Rent Is Too Damn High https://blacknewsportal.com/kansas-citys-rent-is-too-damn-high https://blacknewsportal.com/kansas-citys-rent-is-too-damn-high Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:49:25 -0500 BlackNewsPortal White Olathe West HS Student Repeatedly Says N 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