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Tag: Civic Engagement

Narene Stokes speaks at a rally demanding accountability from the KCPD. Stokes' son Ryan Stokes was killed by a KCPD officer in 2013. (Chase Castor/The Beacon)
Posted inCivic Engagement

What justice looks like to Kansas City moms who lost their sons to police violence

Avatar photoJoseph Jungermann by Celisa Calacal and Joseph Jungermann August 4, 2020August 7, 2022
Launched in early June by the nonprofit police reform group Campaign Zero, a data-backed research platform called 8 Can’t Wait outlines eight specific use-of-force policies to reduce the number of police killings.
Posted inCivic Engagement

Wide-ranging policies give Kansas and Missouri cops discretion for violence  

Joseph Jungermann by Joseph Jungermann July 22, 2020August 7, 2022
Members of One Struggle KC draped a banner over the statue of Abraham Lincoln during a demonstration outside of city hall on June 8, 2020. (Zachary Linhares/The Beacon)
Posted inCivic Engagement

Activists want to defund KCPD. Here’s what that means.

Avatar photo by Celisa Calacal July 15, 2020August 7, 2022
Posted inCivic Engagement

Small and mid-sized towns in Kansas and Missouri are seeing mass protests like never before

Annie T.H. Le by Annie T. H. Le June 22, 2020August 7, 2022
The Kansas City Police Department has been controlled by the state of Missouri for the past 80 years. (Zach Bauman/The Beacon)
Posted inCivic Engagement

Kansas City faces a big obstacle when it comes to police reform: local control of its police department

Avatar photo by Celisa Calacal June 17, 2020August 7, 2022
Posted inCivic Engagement

New Kansas court record system could expand access to hard-to-reach documents

Roxie Hammill by Roxie Hammill June 15, 2020August 7, 2022
Posted inCivic Engagement, Journalism

Behind Local News: Covering protests against police violence

Jennifer Hack Wolf headshot by Jennifer Hack Wolf June 8, 2020August 7, 2022
Posted inCivic Engagement

Why Kansas City’s protest story is different

Avatar photo by Celisa Calacal June 4, 2020August 7, 2022
Posted inCivic Engagement

Bridging the digital divide in a work-from-home era

Beacon Avatar by India Garrish May 28, 2020August 7, 2022
Posted inCivic Engagement

Representation — and federal funding — at stake with 2020 Census

Avatar photo by Celisa Calacal May 21, 2020August 7, 2022

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