Malcolm X stated, “the most disrespected person in America is the Black Woman.” Over half a century later, his words still ring true.
The era of Big Brother government is here, and only informed citizens can stop it.
I have been hearing from leaders in all sectors of American society that they are outraged by the brutal police killing of George Floyd. I have been hearing these leaders talk about their personal convictions and their resolution to change. I have been hearing new statements of anti-racism a…
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For many, the Fourth of July was not a day to celebrate but a day to rise up against the “hypocritical holiday.” Marches and protests took place throughout the city, including Clayton, North St. Louis City, Shaw and Ferguson. Protestors also shut down the streets in front of the Florissant P…
Asia Morgan is 18, and recently aged out of the foster care system. She was left fending for herself on the street, where she made her way to the large homeless encampment on Market Street, from which she was then evicted May 1st. From there, she was able to gain housing at the Red Roof Inn …
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Around when the 3rd of July turned into the 4th of July, St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson pulled over her SUV amid a group of protestors in front of her home in the Central West End. What appeared to be scraps of an American flag were burning in the street. The mayor exited her vehicle and stamp…
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The Expect Us protest collective spent several hours marching through the streets of the Central West End Friday night. The group gathered at Euclid and Maryland for an action they called “We Ain’t Done Yet.”
West Florissant Avenue in North St. Louis County drew national attention in 2014 for being Ground Zero of the Ferguson uprising.
Four years ago, the Coalition Against Police Crimes launched Re-imagining Public Safety as a public education campaign to disclose how much money the City of St. Louis was spending on a failed arrest-and-incarceration model. The workshops that took place all over the city allowed participant…
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Clem Smith assumed the role of acting chair of the Missouri Democratic Party. He was the party’s vice chair. He replaces Chair Jean Peters Baker, who stepped back from the role in light of unspecified “recent developments” in her position as Jackson County prosecutor. A renewed Black Lives M…
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As the nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day 2020, protests are underway with the intention of dismantling system racism and initiating legislative reform for the sake of a more perfect and equitable union.
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Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who confronted peaceful protestors passing in front of their home while heavily armed and screaming, followed up with the amazing claim that they support the Black Lives Matter movement. This claim was amazing because the peaceful protestors they confronted on Ju…
Voters deserve every opportunity to be heard and have their votes counted. Unflinching Democrats like state Representative Wiley Price (D-St. Louis) led the charge and uplifted our demands around democracy with the passage of SB631, which allows all Missouri voters who are not at high risk …
On Monday, June 22, St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page signed a Memo of Understanding (MOU) with the Ethical Society of Police (ESOP), recognizing it as “a local employee association” and granting its members the right to be represented by a lawyer of choice in the event of disciplinary…
It has been over 90 days since the coronavirus pandemic began infecting our communities, disproportionately killing our people, exacerbating Black grief and disrupting the traditions of how we collectively mourn. The city is eagerly returning to business as usual as leaders have begun to mov…
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The 20th annual Salute to Excellence in Health Care Awards will be celebrated online as a free virtual event at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 9. To register, visit givebutter.com/salutehc.
The nation is watching the City of St. Louis as demands for the resignation of Mayor Lyda Krewson have come from top city officials, aldermen, community leaders, activists and thousands of citizens.
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Speaking to the public at the inauguration of a small-town mayor is the municipal equivalent of preaching to the choir, and 1st Ward Alderperson Faye Millett preached.
This 4th of July will be one month before a primary election in Missouri on August 4. Here we start five weeks of endorsements for various Democratic Primary races with two endorsements that are particularly easy to make with great confidence: Yinka Faleti for secretary of state and Nicole G…
The St. Louis County Police Department is going to get a Public Safety Review funded by Civic Progress companies and the Regional Business Council, with no tax dollars spent on the review.
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(St. Louis Public Radio) St. Louis and St. Louis County will require people to wear face masks when in public to protect people from the coronavirus, St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson and County Executive Sam Page announced Wednesday.
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The 20th annual Salute to Excellence in Health Care Awards will be celebrated online as a free virtual event at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 9. To register, visit givebutter.com/salutehc.
When George Floyd cried out for his deceased mother while an officer’s knee was on his neck during the arrest that ended his life, mothers who have lost children at the hands of police cried out too. A month after Floyd’s death by a then Minneapolis police officer sparked global protests sti…
On Sunday, June 28, Mark and Patricia McCloskey stood on the lawn of their St. Louis, Missouri mansion, pointing their guns at protesters as they passed down their street. After this incident, the couple released a statement through their attorney indicating that the message “Black Lives Mat…
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The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Missouri filed an emergency brief today urging the Circuit Court of Jackson County to halt eviction proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A large number of new hospital admissions was the most striking data from the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force’s update for Tuesday, June 30.
The seven-hour Board of Aldermen meeting on Monday, June 29 has to be the low of my nearly six years on the board. My heart aches for our city.
The CareSTL Health Foundation is sponsoring a food giveaway this morning in parking lot C, at Friendly Temple Church on Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. in St. Louis (63112). The event takes place today, June 30 from 10 am until noon. The free items include produce, dairy and perishable items fr…
St. Louis County Library has temporarily closed the Natural Bridge Branch after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
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At around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, a crowd that had gathered to demand that St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson resign marched through a small pedestrian gate at the end of Portland Place in the Central West End, where some of the city’s most opulent homes are located. After more protesters mo…
The Community Justice Coalition is demanding that the St. Louis Police Officers Association fire Jeff Roorda as its business agent.
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The St. Louis County Police Department is going to get a Public Safety Review funded by Civic Progress companies and the Regional Business Council, with no tax dollars spent on the review.
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The police report connected to the now viral incident where Central Wet End couple pointed guns at protestors has been released.
Protestors gathered in the Central West End on Sunday to demand the resignation of St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson. Their action came two days after she read the names and addresses of nearly a dozen activists during a live social media broadcast. The doxxed activists were calling on the mayor…
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Saturday morning wasn’t the first time demonstrators gathered and marched through the streets of Kirkwood to declare that Black lives matter in response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. But it was impossible not to notice a distinction in the demographic makeup of the hu…
One of the individuals whose name was publicly read by Mayor Lyda Krewson during a June 26 Facebook Live broadcast was arrested during a protest Saturday night in Florissant.
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For decades, Bishop Lawrence T. Wooten has helmed an anchor of faith and hope at the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Drive and Union Boulevard as senior pastor of Williams Temple Church of God in Christ.
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Saturday morning, a rally and a protest made for a clashing of faiths on Art Hill. One group demanded that its anchoring sculpture, a statue of King Louis IX, come down as a token of reconciliation against the generations of hate they feel the statue – which was erected in 1906 – represents.…
There was a bridging of generations among activists this afternoon for Tajah Foster-Walker, Kiara Crawford and Sydeny Alexander’s “Virtual Town Hall: Calling Youth to Action.”
New hospital admissions (data lagged two days) increased from 11 yesterday to 16, but otherwise the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task reported only decreases in COVID-19 indicators or status quo for Saturday, June 27.
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More than 18,000 have signed a petition calling for the resignation of St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson after she read the names and street addresses of protestors who have requested that the city defund the police department during a Facebook Live briefing.
The Saint Louis Zoo reopened to the public Saturday, June 13 with limited attendance. Protective masks are required, and no cash will be accepted. All guests must now reserve free, timed tickets prior to visiting. Reservations and guest information are available at https://www.stlzoo.org/.
The House on Thursday passed Democrats’ police reform bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, by a 236-181 vote. Three Republicans joined Democrats to vote in favor of the bill, which now heads to the Senate.
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Accidental drowning is a leading cause of death for Black youth. Most conversations about Black youth’s lack of swimming skills begin and end with the assumption that their parents are to blame. There are plenty of swimming pools in the St. Louis region, so if youth don’t know how to swim, i…
After three weeks of protests at the Florissant Police Department, nearly 50 riot police used mace and flash bangs on a group who had gathered there Tuesday, June 23 to demand that officer Joshua Smith be convicted on the first-degree assault charges against him. Smith was seen on a video cl…
The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force reported nothing but good news for Thursday, June 25.
The City of St. Louis Health Department reported 50 COVID-19 cases and 1 death on Thursday, June 25.
Louis area protestors are unrelenting. Direct actions have seen groups demonstrate in St. Louis City, St. Louis County and St. Charles. The thousands who have march and held direct action were originally a part of the global outcry against the killing of George Floyd by a now former Minneapo…
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Speaking to the public at the inauguration of a small-town mayor is the municipal equivalent of preaching to the choir, and 1st Ward Alderperson Faye Millett preached.
The three men accused in the February 23 murder of Ahmaud Arbery were indicted Wednesday by a grand jury, a district attorney said.
In 1991, I was the Brevard County, Florida, champion for ninth-grade boys in the one-mile race.
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