Lessons from the Frontlines of Ferguson
Q&A with Mother and Activist Kris Hendrix By Makayla Gathers and Angelo Vidal, with interviewing by Z Gorley and video editing by Johnny Wu Gabbert September 15, 2023 Protest...
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Protest in Pop Culture, Part 2: Black Resistance on TV By Makayla Gathers and Angelo Vidal September 13, 2023 Content warning: this post contains descriptions of racial and state...
read more10 Songs to Listen to on Your Way to Protest
Protest in Pop Culture, Part 1: Streaming the Revolution By Makayla Gathers September 11, 2023 “Freedom songs serve to give unity to a movement.” – Martin Luther King, Jr....
read moreSeeking Housing Security, Instead Exploited – Until We Fought Back
The Story of Tahata Brooks vs. T.E.H. Realty By Angelo Vidal August 7, 2023 After her kitchen ceiling collapsed, Tahata Brooks was forced to cook meals for her family...
read moreFor Immediate Release: Video Footage and Reports Released in Lawsuit Expose Inhumane Treatment of People Detained at St. Louis City Jail
St. Louis, Mo. – July 28, 2023 Last night, in federal court, plaintiffs in a putative class action lawsuit, Jones v. City of St. Louis, filed a motion containing...
read moreFor Immediate Release: ArchCity Defenders Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against Fountain Apartment Homes, LLC, for Unlawfully Bulk-Filing Evictions
St. Louis, Mo. – June 14, 2023 ArchCity Defenders has filed a lawsuit and a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Fountains Apartment Homes (FAH) LLC, the most recent owners...
read moreMedia Advisory: As the Eviction Crisis Escalates, St. Louis Tenants Rally for the Right to Counsel
St. Louis, Mo – May 31, 2023 As the Eviction Crisis Escalates, St. Louis Tenants Rally for the Right to Counsel In the face of an escalating eviction crisis and dried-up rental...
read moreFor Immediate Release: Federal Court Approves $3.25 Million Settlement in Debtors’ Prison Lawsuit Against Maplewood, Town Near Ferguson
St. Louis, Mo. – April 6, 2023 On April 5, people who alleged unlawful policing and economic injustice in the City of Maplewood were granted long-anticipated justice and relief....
read moreFor Immediate Release: ArchCity Defenders Awarded NIKE, Inc. Black Community Commitment Grant to Advance racial justice in St. Louis
Funds will be used to support ArchCity Defenders’ RESTART Expungement Program February 15, 2023 St. Louis, Mo. – ArchCity Defenders (ACD) is proud to announce it has been named...
read moreFor Immediate Release: New Multimedia Exhibition And Publication honors st. louis women whose loved ones have been killed by police or died in state custody
January 24, 2023 St. Louis – On Friday, January 20, at The Luminary, over 200 local activists, organizers, and community members gathered with ArchCity Defenders and My Friends and I to celebrate the opening...
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