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This Week’s Photos: April 16th, 2026
In this week’s photo gallery, Ailey II brings grace and power to the Touhill Performing Arts Center, delivering a striking performance on stage. We also capture the Battlehawks’ thrilling 34–30 comeback win over the Birmingham Stallions,…
This Week’s Photos: April 9th, 2026
This week’s photo gallery highlights STEM leadership and community impact through Miranda Steele’s work advancing therapeutics and inspiring greater visibility in science, celebrates Raven Whitener’s birthday bash with a lively night at Second Story, and captures…
Local News
New video undercuts initial police account in teen shooting
Newly released body camera footage is raising serious questions about the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old in St. Louis nearly two years ago, challenging initial accounts from authorities and intensifying calls for accountability. The video…
Videos
Marathon energy takes over St. Louis
The Greater St. Louis Marathon brought a surge of energy to city streets on April 11, as runners of all levels took on the course with determination and pride. From early strides to strong finishes, the…
‘You’re all fired!’ Jessica Butler would tell the President and Congress…
Jessica Butler spoke with The St. Louis American at the No Kings…
Yemi Akande-Bartsch of FOCUS is an Enterprise Exceptional Neighbor
FOCUS President and CEO Yemi Akande-Bartsch, Ph.D., was honored as an “Exceptional…
Young Leaders mixer at College Bound St. Louis
Scenes from the Young Leaders mixer at College Bound St. Louis @collegeboundstl…
Arts & Entertainment
A time to choose
A time to choose. I promised to keep y’all up on what’s going down with the inaugural St. Louis American Reader’s Choice Awards, powered by the one and only St. Louis City SC. In fact, I’m…
A bridge of dance, sound and Black creative imagination
Religion
Reclaiming marriage in the pews
Whenever I say I’ve been married 57 years, I always get this question: “To the…
Black women built the Black Church. Why can’t they lead it?
Born into a free Black family in the late 1700s, Jarena Lee was just 24…
What Is Holy Week and why does it matter?
Christian theology embraces Jesus’ death as a ransom that was paid to bring back to…
BeBe Winans to bless St. Louis with Easter weekend concert
For more than four decades, the Winans name has been stitched into the fabric of…
Midwest BankCentre – The Next Move
Your Health Matters
HBCU’s positive role on Black brain health
Middle-aged and aging alumni of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities could very well be reaping health benefits decades later, according to a recent study. Researchers examined a sample of 1,978 Black American adults who…
Sports
St. Louis Battlehawks claw back and take down Stallions in a 34–30 thriller
The St. Louis Battlehawks mounted the kind of comeback that reminds fans why football is a four-quarter fight. Down…
Earl’s 30 in 30
Earl Austin Jr. is celebrating his 30th year as the sports editor at the St. Louis American. To commemorate the occasion, Earl has put together a list of 30 of the top high school games that he’s witnessed during those 30 years.
JPMorganChase – Advancing Black Pathways
Women and wealth: Tips for navigating a lifelong financial journey
The United States is in the midst of a seismic shift in wealth. Often referred to as the “Great Wealth Transfer,” it describes the unprecedented movement of assets from the Baby Boomer generation…
Business
Raising the roof
Helping current owners stay in their homes is key to increasing Black homeownership in the St. Louis region. Midwest BankCentre and the Rising Together Foundation have launched an affordable home repair initiative backed by an $865,000…
Obituaries
Columnists / Opinion
Women’s sassitude should match our voting power
As Women’s History Month came to a close, I began pinching myself to see if…
America needs an industrial plan
Recently, I drove from my father’s birthplace in Biddeford, Maine, to my mother’s birthplace in…
Epstein file distractions: Real or fake?
The Epstein files are a voluminous and ominous body of evidence spanning decades of alleged…
The pathology of hurting children and missing pages of Epstein files
Understanding the depravity of the Epstein pedophiles and their protectors is key to understanding what…
Unlock The Ballot
Our legal and electoral systems are complex—even the most informed among us may not know all the details. In response to readers’ election questions, The St. Louis American has launched the “Unlock the Ballot” initiative to demystify down-ballot propositions and races for judges and school board seats. Now more than ever, St. Louisans need to be informed about lesser-known candidates and issues that may not make headlines but deeply affect our lives and communities.