OUR MISSION AND CAUSE

My Better America

(MBA) is founded by LaRonna Lassiter Saunders, a civil rights advocate and dual-state licensed attorney who has a passion for people and justice.

MBA is a minority-owned, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on improving the Criminal Justice System, with emphasis on Law Enforcement and Court Procedures, that disproportionately impacts poor and low-income people of color.

Too often, people with mental health issues and people of color are victims of unfair, harsh, and cruel treatment simply because they are different or cannot afford to protect themselves. My Better America (MBA) is righting this wrong by providing free and reduced legal services that help protect, defend, and preserve the rights of some of America's most vulnerable individuals.

CHALLENGE - MBA identifies and challenges systemic government abuses of power through advocacy and/or litigation

DEFEND - MBA provides free or reduced legal services for minorities that are illegally or unjustly stopped, detained, and arrested by the police

EDUCATE - MBA educates law enforcement and minorities on positive ways to interact, as well as bringing awareness to each other's perspective

CHANGE - MBA advocates for culture change within law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

Mailing Address (only): 7111 W. 151st Street, Ste. 142,
Overland Park, KS 66223

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MBA PROGRAMS

CHALLENGE

Question and Oppose

Identify and challenge systemic government abuses of power through advocacy and/or litigation:

Advocate change and reform of systemic racial social injustice, discriminatory practices, and policies
Investigate claims of racial bias
File complaints with law enforcement offices and police certification boards

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DEFEND

Legal Services and Advocacy

Provides legal assistance for minorities (with emphasis on low-income and black males, as they make up a disproportionate percentage of the criminal justice system). Services include, but are not limited to:

Defense of those unjustly or illegally profiled, targeted, stopped, detained, and or arrested by law enforcement
Commencing or providing lawsuits for wrongful arrest, wrongful imprisonment, and other discriminatory occurrences with the "systems."

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EDUCATE

Training and Teaching

Educate law enforcement and minorities on positive ways to interact, as well as bring awareness to each other's perspectives.

Provide seminars and classes on racism and cultural biases for law enforcement, government agencies, businesses, churches, and schools.
Keep the public informed and updated on issues affecting people of color through podcasts and other social media outlets.

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