Anne and Rachel take a look at the history of the Kansas City Police Department and speak to Gwendolyn Grant, President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City, about the current state of affairs with the KCPD as well as actions that are being taken to try to increase the KCPD's accountability to the community.

Your 5-minute task this week is to call your Senators and tell them to vote to allow the Freedom to Vote Act to come to debate.

Resources:

To make a donation in support of Gwendolyn Grant's actions on behalf of Kansas City residents: make a check out to "Greater Kansas City Community Foundation" and make a note that it is for Gwendolyn Grant's CLEAR Fund.

Missouri's Police Scorecard: https://policescorecard.org/mo

LWVUS's Filibuster Position