The Kansas City Defender
July 15, 2026
Khadijah Bland
The Kansas City Defender Khadijah Bland fundamentally transformed The Kansas City Defender, Founder and Executive Editor Ryan Sorrell said in a nomination letter. Bland is the Defender’s director of development […]
June 15, 2025
The Kansas City Defender
BREAL Academy: Black Radical Education for Abolition and Liberation Ryan Sorrell, Melissa Ferrer-Civil The Kansas City Defender launched B-REAL (Black Radical Education for Abolition & Liberation) Academy, an abolitionist Freedom […]
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