Ryan Sorrell

2 months ago | kccallnews.net | Mili Mansaray |Ryan Sorrell

For Executive Director Alana Henry, the sudden cancellation of the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council’s federal farming grant was a direct assault on Black self-determination, economic empowerment, and the right to feed one’s own community. “We are under attack by a hostile government,” she said. “But that has been our experience for many centuries. We have navigated it many times and iterations […]

Dec 7, 2023 | rjionline.org | Ryan Sorrell

The toolkit will help you serve the needs of communities and provide a practical guide to creating a community-centric and digital-first media organizationThe Kansas City Defender and the Reynolds Journalism Institute are partnering to build a toolkit that will include the rich history of the radical Black press, its vital contributions to the future of the field and a template for a media future that genuinely caters to the needs of our communities.