Criminal justice system and African-American community in Kansas

Jacob Martin

Jacob Martin covers the criminal justice system and African-American communities in Kansas City, Missouri for The Community Voice, a statewide bi-weekly that reports on Black and African-American news in Kansas and Missouri. Prior to joining The Community Voice, Martin worked as a general assignments reporter with KCUR, where he covered breaking news in Kansas City, and the Shawnee Mission Post, covering COVID-19 trends in the community. Before moving to Kansas City he lived in Brooklyn, New York (by way of Louisville, Kentucky). He holds a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Louisville, where he wrote for The Louisville Cardinal, the student newspaper.

The Community Voice

The Community Voice is a bi-weekly, state-wide publication that targets Kansas’ African-American community. The publication was founded in 1993, and purchased by the Gooch family in 1996. The publication was originally a monthly, and has been bi-weekly for almost two decades. Until 2015, our coverage area was predominately the Wichita community, but we’ve expanded into the Kansas City market, focusing heavily on the Kansas side of the metropolitan area. Again, in response to a request to expand, we formally expanded our coverage in 2018 to include the Missouri side of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Malcolm Carter

Malcolm Carter covers African-American communities with a focus on the criminal justice system for The Community Voice, a statewide publication based in Wichita, Kansas. Previously, he assisted in the research and the implementation of media strategies for the Association of Black Organizations in Detroit, his hometown. Carter is a 2021 graduate of Hampton University with a bachelor's degree in journalism. While there, Carter was the project director of the athletic marketing team, responsible for planning and developing projects supporting “Respect The H,” a TV show featuring university sports. Carter traveled with the teams and the university's award-winning Marching Force Band, documenting games and performances from the sidelines.

The Community Voice

The Community Voice is a bi-weekly, state-wide publication that targets Kansas’ African-American community. The publication was founded in 1993, and purchased by the Gooch family in 1996. The publication was originally a monthly, and has been bi-weekly for almost two decades. Until 2015, our coverage area was predominately the Wichita community, but we’ve expanded into the Kansas City market, focusing heavily on the Kansas side of the metropolitan area. Again, in response to a request to expand, we formally expanded our coverage in 2018 to include the Missouri side of the Kansas City metropolitan area.