quinton lucas
-
Promising Developments in Kansas City Shooting
Benjamin Crump is representing the family of a Black teen who was shot after ringing the doorbell of the wrong residence.
-
Kansas City Police Will Settle Lawsuits Rather Than Reform The Department
Guess how many settlements they reached already in 2022.
-
Black People More Likely to be Subjected to Use of Force by Kansas City Police
Of all the examples of use force in Kansas City, Missouri, 57% of them were against Black people
-
Missouri Inmate Finally Gets A Chance At Proving His Innocence After 43 Years
Kevin Strickland had his first hearing on Monday after trying 17 times to get his triple murder conviction overturned.
-
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Pardons White Couple Who Brandished Guns at Protesters, but an Innocent Black Man Imprisoned for More Than 4 Decades Is Not a ‘Priority’
The governor lived up to his vow to pardon Mark and Patricia McCloskey. But Kevin Strickland will have to continue to wait.
-
Black Mayor of Kansas City, Mo., Threatened With Lynching After Mandating Masks
If you were still skeptical that much of America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic—namely, people posturing against a disease, taking up AR-15’s in defense of the right to get haircuts, and angrily dismissing commonsense advice to wear masks—has more than a tinge of racism embedded in it, this news may or may not convince you.…
-
The Mayor of Kansas City Went to Vote. A Poll Worker Turned Him Away
There is a certain level of irony to an elected official being turned away from voting. This was the case for Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas. According to Slate, when Lucas went to go vote in Missouri’s primary on Tuesday he was turned away after being told he “wasn’t in the system.” Lauri Ealom, a…