Bruce Franks Jr. may be disappointing many people by leaving St. Louis — to where, he won’t say — but at least he is leaving alive. He almost didn’t make it out alive.

The International Institute of St. Louis is calling for St. Louisans to “raise their voices for the voiceless” and join the organization in opposing the Trump administration's proposal to virtually shut down refugee resettlement in the U.S., by setting a limit of zero refugees for 2020. 

There is a special election on Tuesday, August 6 to fill two open seats on the St. Louis County Council – District 1 and District 2 – and the Eastern Missouri Group of the Sierra Club has endorsed Rita Heard Days in District 1.

(NNPA) - Two new recently published reports show that racial profiling – particularly “Driving While Black” – remains a crisis in America.

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From an early age, Damya Long knew she wanted to be artistic. She wanted to open her own nail shop. Since her school only had art classes, she didn’t know where to start. However, when the summer comes around, Long had the opportunity to enroll in an entrepreneurial class at Aim High.

The Hazelwood School District will host its annual Back-to-School Corridor Community Fair on Saturday, July 27 at each of its three high schools from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students and families should attend at the high school for the district corridor in which they reside. All GALACTIC students…

The Griot Museum of Black History is seeking donations or loans of items that help tell the story of HIV/AIDS in the St. Louis area’s black community. These items might be selected to appear in an upcoming exhibit.

Saint Louis Public Schools and New Heights Community Resource Center in Florissant were two of 81 institutions recognized by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service with a Gold or Silver award for providing healthy and appetizing summer meals in its Turnip the Beet awards.

A bill that would gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, July 18 and now heads to the U.S. Senate.

Children in kindergarten through third grade can receive free tutoring on a walk-in, first come, first served basis July 18 and concluding August 8 at two St. Louis County Library thanks to a partnership with the Oasis Intergenerational Tutoring program.

St. Louis Police Officer William Olsten became the first city cop to be charged with unlawfully assaulting civilians during the Jason Stockley protests. He was charged with three counts of assault in the 3rd degree, a Class D felony, for his use of pepper spray against civilians during a pro…

Breaking ground on nature would appear to be something only God could do, but on Monday, July 15 Forest Park Forever broke ground on a new feature in St. Louis’ great city park that is made out of nature.

On June 8, residents of West and North St. Louis City arrived at the Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being to start their journey as Power-Builders. The Power-Building Academy, facilitated by WEPOWER, supports community members who commit to long-term organizing towards policy and systems ch…

The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued and Excessive Heat Warning for the City of St. Louis. The Warning will be in effect from 1pm Wednesday, July 17 through 8 pm Saturday, July 20.. Heat index values are expected to reach as high as 113 degrees due to high temperatures in the…

(St. Louis Public Radio) - White, upper-middle-class Americans have held the reins of the mainstream conservation movement for decades — and some say change is long overdue.

A circuit judge has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the allegations that the attorneys of former Missouri governor Eric Greitens’ threatened to “ruin” Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner if she continued to prosecute the felonious invasion of privacy charge against the governor.

Michael Brown Sr. is unapologetically quiet and introverted.

Raysean Cathey never imagined a career working hundreds of feet below the earth’s surface, so when the idea of working in underground construction was first introduced to him you can imagine his response. “I thought it was crazy!” laughed Cathey.

(St. Louis Public Radio) - Sunday marked the end of service for hundreds of MetroBus stops in Missouri, as the transit agency works to improve efficiency.

On July 14, 1964, activist Percy Green climbed 125 feet up the then-under construction Gateway Arch to protest the lack of African Americans working on the project. In honor of the 55th anniversary of his demonstration, Mr. Green will meet the public and sign commemorative posters honoring h…

Muslim Advocates accused President Donald Trump of “openly embracing white nationalism” after he posted a series of bigoted tweets attacking U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib.

Breaking ground on nature would appear to be something only God could do, but on Monday, July 15 Forest Park Forever broke ground on a new feature in St. Louis’ great city park that is made out of nature.

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With St. Louis in peak summer mode, more and more people are cooling off in the water, whether or not they know how to swim.

The Joshua Transformation Project will host its 2nd annual Conference on Ending Violence in America, in conjunction Harris-State Stowe University, August 9-10 at Beloved Community United Methodist Church at 3115 Park Ave. There will be a series of solution- based workshops and national speak…

State Representative Alan Gray will host a Town Hall Meeting and Open Forum 5-7:30 p.m. Monday, July 15 at Christ Our Redeemer AME Church, 13820 Old Jamestown Rd. in Florissant.

When Dwaun J. Warmack said, “I was happy here,” the past tense was startling. Since August 2014, he has led Harris-Stowe State University as its 19th president, and on Thursday, July 11, the university and wider community bid him farewell.

Mia Daugherty lives in a neighborhood where poverty is nothing new and school is often an afterthought, but from the moment her daughter was born she was determined to forge a bright future here for her daughter. 

The gag order over the William Tisaby case expired on Monday, July 8 — at the end of the grand jury’s term.

Secretary of State John (Jay) Ashcroft appeals the case to the Missouri Supreme Court and prevails, Missouri voters will have a chance to reject the abortion ban after eight weeks (with no exceptions for incest or other forms of rape) signed into law by Missouri Governor Mike Parson.

Chalana Scales-Ferguson was appointed the new director of Academic Success Program at the University of Missouri School of Law.