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The Kansas City Defender made the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, go viral. They've drawn attention to missing Black women. But not everyone agrees with their methods.

The Kansas City Defender made the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, go viral. They've drawn attention to missing Black women. But not everyone agrees with their methods.

The Kansas City Defender made the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, go viral. They've drawn attention to missing Black women. But not everyone agrees with their methods.

Kansas Citys reparations commission is up and running with the appointment of 13 members who will be seeking taxpayer dollars for payments to eligible Black residents in the area.

Kansas City's reparations commission is up and running with the appointment of 13 members who will be seeking taxpayer dollars for payments to eligible Black residents of the Missouri city.

Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas announced 13 appointments Monday to the city’s new Commission on Reparations.

Multiple Kansas City-area schools have reported incidents of racist vandalism and discriminatory comments in recent weeks. "We have to talk about white supremacy being normalized in these districts," says Kansas City Defender founder Ryan Sorrell.

After the Kansas City Police Department denied community claims of women missing along Prospect Avenue, Black community members are creating their own missing-persons databases other resources to find missing individuals.

The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners selected Stacey Graves, a 25-year veteran of the department, as the next police chief of the KCPD. But some community members remain critical of the hiring process.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ryan Sorrell, the founder and executive editor of the Kansas City Defender, about a man accused of kidnapping and assault, following reports of missing Black women.