Kansas Justice Advocate

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The testimony of a grandmother that Kansas Justice Advocate, Inc., fought to have her grandchildren back in their home.

Hi mrs Mary haven't talked to you in awhile I want to thank you for All your support Wendy is off our case and we have a lovely black lady mrs Vicky as our worker she is a blessing just as you were to us she came in and well let's say we are getting kids back home they have been coming to us Friday to Sunday for awhile now and he will be starting Coleman from our home she are overly excited kids are finally coming back home still have to go to court on the 31st that's ok I will never ever forget you and All you have done for us I'm gonna do something especially for you God bless you Mrs Mary you are truly a fighter indeed your kids are so blessed to have you as their mom you are the kind of mom any person would be proud to call you mom I love you to the moon and back Rose Prentice and kids from All of us thank you thank you thank you love you Always

What’s on my mind?

This!

Statement from Mary Dean, President of Kansas Justice Advocate, Inc.

It is both disgraceful and dangerous that Mayor Lily Wu, Councilman Dalton Glasscock, Councilman J.V. Johnston, and Councilwoman Becky Tuttle have chosen to abandon any support for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in Wichita. Their votes reflect a cowardly alignment with the toxic, divisive politics of Donald Trump—a 34-times convicted felon, twice-impeached former president, bankrupt six times over, and credibly accused of sexual assault.

Instead of standing on the side of justice, these elected officials have chosen to bow to fear, misinformation, and far-right extremism. They’ve made it clear: they’d rather protect their federal highway and homeless dollars—money that was intended to serve all people, especially the most vulnerable—than take a moral stand against the corruption coming from Washington, D.C.

This isn’t about fiscal conservatism. This is about enabling racism. This is about whitewashing our institutions. This is about choosing political preservation over people’s lives, especially Black and brown lives.

The people of Wichita deserve leadership that has a spine. Leadership that sees the value in every human being, not just those who look, think, or vote like them. To erase DEI is to erase decades of civil rights progress and send a chilling message to our communities: You don’t matter.

But let me be clear—we will not be erased. We will not be silent while injustice is being institutionalized. And we will not stop until those who betray their constituents for political convenience are held accountable—by the people and by history.

Wichita, this is your wake-up call.