KC Tenants Denounces Racist Campaign Ads in Battle Against Billionaire-Funded Stadium Tax

Kansas City, MO – As the April 2 vote draws near, the battle lines are clearly drawn in Jackson County over the proposed stadium sales tax, with KC Tenants, a 10,000-member-strong citywide tenant union, leading the charge against billionaire sports team owners John Sherman and Clark Hunt.& In what has become a heated debate, the crux of the issue lies in a direct mail campaign from “Cornerstone 1971,” which targeted voters with imagery and rhetoric that KC Tenants has vehemently criticized for its racist language and misleading claims. In a statement, KC Tenants denounced the mailer as “not just wrong, it’s racist,” highlighting its use of photos of Black leaders from the organization and the perpetuation of ‘angry Black woman’ stereotypes.  “It is shameful that the yes campaign would resort to this type of racism, but it’s not surprising based on who they hired to run their campaign,” the statement reads, pointing to Jeff Roe’s history of controversial campaign tactics. The proposed sales tax has emerged as a polarizing issue, with KC Tenants articulating a comprehensive argument against it, focusing on the adverse impact on the community’s poor and working-class residents. “People all across the political spectrum agree that the...