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Move The Money Listening Project Should our taxes go to build big public projects, pay for infrastructure for private development, or to rebuild public infrastructure and neighborhoods? What are the […] The post Move The Money Listening Project – What Should Metro Cities Be Spending On? appeared first on KKFI .

The Death In Custody Reporting Act, Why Is It Important? While the debate about and examination of police officers killing citizens continues, a new law has been passed and signed […] The post What Is The Death In Custody Reporting Act? and Alex Friedmann on Privatizing Prisons appeared first on KKFI .

Have You Heard of HEARD? Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf HEARD’s mission is to identify and remove barriers that prevent the Deaf from participating in and […] The post Have You Heard of HEARD? and A MO Legislative Update With Representative Brandon Ellington appeared first on KKFI .

PTSD, Cannabis and a Warrior’s Story Of Finding His Own Peace. Last Month Commander Thomas W. Mondell spoke before a Committee of the Missouri House of Representatives telling them that […] The post PTSD, Cannabis and a Warrior’s Story Of Finding His Own Peace. A Call In Show appeared first on KKFI .

Veterans Voices – Writing From The Soul For The Soul Hospitalized Veterans’ Writing Project (HVWP) utilizes therapeutic writing to rehabilitate veterans. Their Mission is to enable military veterans to experience […] The post Veterans’ Voices – Writing From The Soul For The Soul appeared first on KKFI .

One Struggle KC was formed in the wake of the killing of Michael Brown by Ferguson, MO police officer Darren Wilson by some of the young people who went to […] The post One Struggle KC – A Call In Show appeared first on KKFI .

Jailing The Mentally Ill Is Crazy The mentally ill are a problem neither the police, the courts or prison administrations have been able to deal with effectively. Mainly that is because they need treatment and understanding rather than judgement and punishment. We have seen videos of police shooting the disturbed person with a weapon all too often. What we don't see as much is the treatment the me...

Today we deal with two sides of the same coin and the coin has the Grim Reaper on both sides. Chief Darryl Forte Will Tell Us What Is Behind KCMO’s […] The post KCPD Chief Darryl Forte Tells Us About The Dip In The Murde Rate and Missourians For Alternative To The Death Penalty – MADP appeared first on KKFI .

What Is The KCPD’s Crisis Intervention Team All About? The Kansas City Police Department had a meet the public gathering at Palestine Baptist Church back in December. JoJR was there […] The post KCPD’s Crisis Intervention Team and A Conversation with Ron Brooks Former Pastor of Grand Ave Temple appeared first on KKFI .

StopGap Inc – Helping Young People Aging Out Of Foster Care Survive and Thrive Host Allie Catherine Bush talks with Justine Burton, CEO/Founder of StopGap Incorporated of Lawrence Kansas. They […] The post StopGap Inc – Aging Out Of Foster Care and Equal Justice Initiative – Defending Juvenile Offenders appeared first on KKFI .

Will Missouri Be The Next State To Legalize Cannabis?? There is a big effort being made to get everything from hemp production, medical marijuana to full legalization through the legislature, or on the ballot in Missouri for the 2016 election. Host Jessica Thomas is bringing citizens working for various bills in to talk about their efforts, why they favor one position or another on the issue of le...

You can call in with your Questions and suggestions 816-931-5534 22nd District Representative Brandon Ellington heads up the Black Caucus in the Missouri House.  He is in to talk with Host Jeff Humfeld and YOU about this year's legislative session, the bills he is sponsoring and the issues that the House Black Caucus is addressing.  Brandon is proposing a number of bills that address criminal just...

IT IS PLEDGE DRIVE ON KKFI - JAWS OF JUSTICE RADIO WILL BEGIN AT ABOUT 9:20 AM THIS WEEK. The 17th Annual Homelessness Marathon The 17th Annual Homelessness Marathon will originate from Sarasota, Florida on February 17th -18th. Why Sarasota? Because we're holding this Marathon in conjunction with The National Coalition for the Homeless, which has named one Florida city after another (including Sar...

We Return To Our...Your Discussion Of Race A Call In Show On Race Today – 816-931-5534 Our Guests - Zero Profit with the Ida B Wells Coalition Against Racism and Police Brutality and Cordell Pullium, a student at UMKC. Our Host is Attorney David Bell of Wyrsch Hobbs & Mirakian, P.C It’s Black and White. What are we saying about Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice behind closed doors and...

Is Execution By Drones Really Legal? Is it Ethical? While most Americans accept the targeting of terrorist chosen by the President for execution, many legal scholars have been pointing out […] The post Marjorie Cohn On Execution By Drones and Mothers In Charge KC Fighting For Justice and An End To Murder In KC appeared first on KKFI .

Legal Wrapup of 2014 – Some Of The Years Important Legal Stories! Join our two Local Attorneys, Robin Martinez and Eric Vernon for their wrap up of legal stories from […] The post Legal Wrap Up of 2014 – Some Of The Years Important Legal Stories! appeared first on KKFI .

Dr Madeline Douglas – Director of Residential and Administrative Services at Niles Home For Children On this edition host Melvin Merritt talks with Dr Madeline Douglas about Niles Home For […] The post Dr Madeline Douglas of Niles Home For Children and Richard Wexler – National Coalition For Child Protection Reform appeared first on KKFI .

A Call In Show On Race Today – 816-931-5534 Our Guest – Melissa Hazley is an Educational Psychologist at Penn Valley Community College. It’s Black and White. What are we […] The post A Call In Show On Race – What We Say in Public and What We Say In Private, Is It The Same? appeared first on KKFI .

On Today's show we highlight two organizations, Friends and Family Organizing For Reform Of Juvenile Justice and Niles Home For Children are both working to help children and young people in crisis. Our first interview is a rebroadcast of an interview done in April of this year and in the second half of the show we will talk with Dr. Madelyne Douglas, Director of Residential and Administrative Ser...

Plugging The Gaps Children Fall Through With Operation Breakthrough Operation Breakthrough is a nationally accredited, not-for-profit corporation that began in 1971 by Sister Corita Bussanmas and Sister Berta Sailer as a response to requests from parents in the central city for quality child care for children of the working poor. Things have hanged a lot since 1971 and the programs offered range f...

Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner…….It’s About More Than One Man! The internet is filled with video and stories of the Police physically abusing or even killing citizens for minor […] The post Speaking Up For Justice: It Isn’t Just About Michael Brown and Sister Jeanne Christiansen On Human Trafficking appeared first on KKFI .

The decision not to indict Officer Wilson by a Grand Jury in St Louis has caused some in the legal community to claim the process was not conducted improperly and […] The post Michael Brown & Officer Wilson – Did The Grand Jury Get It Right? appeared first on KKFI .

Voices of The People's Thanksgiving Dinner and More Richard Tripp talks with Brandon Ellington about the Voice's Of The People's Community Thanksgiving Dinner (the day before Thanksgiving) and give away. Learn what you can do to donate and/or volunteer to help set up the dinner and give away. We will also have information other dinners that will be available on Thanksgiving Day. If you know of oth...

Reprise of Veteran's Court Show fro 2011 We replay an interview host Melvin Merritt conducted in December of 2011 with George Johnson about Kansas City's Veterans Court. He talks about the purpose of the court, programs and assistance offered as a divergence for incarceration. ACLU Releases A Know Your Rights App for Android Host Jessica Thomas talks with of the Missouri ACLU about their new Andro...

Reentry In Kansas City: An Update Host Craig Lubow talks with Ron Smith Program Director of Second Change Reentry Program as well as Brittany Peterson and Addie Vobach, Resource Specialists and Client Advocates. Second Chance identified a need to create collaboration among all locally operating corrections systems and non-profit agencies and the Kansas City Metropolitan Reentry Coalition was born...