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Members of the St. Louis Hip-Hop Poms danced their way down the parade route on Sunday as part of the Annie Malone May Day Parade. This year’s Grand Marshals included Robbie Montgomery, owner of Sweetie Pie’s, and Dick Gregory, activist and comedian.
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Aldermanic President Lewis Reed and Comptroller Darlene Green – that’s a voting majority with de fact control of the City of St. Louis’ chief fiscal body, the Board of Estimate & Apportionment – participated in a shovel shot last week for the groundbreaking of Anheuser-Busch’s new beer garden adjacent to its Tour Center at 12th and Lynch streets.
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Rev. Freddy J. Clark founded Shalom Church (City of Peace) on June 13, 1993 at a rented space in a Holiday Inn. The church, now with two campuses in North County, celebrates its 20th anniversary June 7-9.
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Members of the Normandy Senior High School Vikings marching band made their way down Market Street on Sunday as part of the Annie Malone May Day Parade. They were judged the winner in the Drum and Bugle Corp and Junior and High School Bands Division. Carr Lane Visual & Performing Arts Middle School placed second and Spirits of New Northside Drill Team was third.
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Lois Conley, director of the Griot Museum of Black History, and supporters listen to Anita Banks at the opening of the exhibit devoted to her late husband, State Senator J.B. “Jet” Banks.
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Burnell Goldman, who studied hotel administration at Cornell University and has worked 20-plus years in the hospitality industry, is general manager of the Omni Majestic Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
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Ola Ayeni, founder and CEO of the restaurant-marketing firm Dining Dialog, Inc. (here with Jerry Schlichter, co-founder and president of Arch Grants), received a $50,000 Arch Grant in a global business startup competition. He agreed to move his startup Eateria, which makes a marketing software tool to help restaurants stay connected with customers through email and social media, to St. Louis.
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St. Elizabeth senior Aiesha Irvin-Muhammad won the 100 in a new Class 2 record of 11.74, which broke her own record of 12.11 set in the prelims on Friday, and she took first in the 200 in 24.40, just off the Class 2 record time of 24:34 she also set on Friday.
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Lee Purdy’s corner threw in the towel after the 7th round to save the bloody and battered fighter from taking any further punishment
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Art McCoy, Ferguson-Florissant School District superintendent, with district 2013 Teacher of the Year, Vanessa Howard, and its Support Employee of the Year, Hershel Johnson.
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With Brittney Griner’s announcement that she is gay came the news that her coach at Baylor knew all along and wanted it kept quiet for fear her star player’s sexuality would hurt recruiting efforts for the Christian university.
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St. Louis Junior League member Cheryl Bock shares a healthy treat with DeMiah Jackson, an early childhood student at City Academy, during a visit the League made to the school to promote healthy eating and lifestyles.
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Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo. celebrated its Spring 2013 Commencement on Friday, May 17. The university awarded 2,404 degrees, including 1,829 bachelors degrees, 528 masters degrees, 39 doctorate degrees and eight specialist degrees.
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Jeanne Roberts Johnson and model Keshia Knight Pulliam at the launch of Jeanne’s jewelry line GiGi on May 11 at the sleek Wild Flower Loft space in the CWE.
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Brandon “Hotsauce” Glover, Dwayne Bosman, Jordan Bosman and Annette Glover celebrated Jordan’s May 9 graduation from Harris-Stowe State University.
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Martin L. Mathews – president, CEO and co-founder of Mathews-Dickey Boys’ & Girls’ Club – and Newark Mayor Cory Booker were awarded honorary doctorates from Washington University at its commencement on Friday. Mathews was awarded an honorary doctor of humanities degree, and Booker – a Rhodes Scholar and Yale law graduate – was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree. Booker also gave the commencement speech.
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Michael McMillan, chairman of the Community Empowerment Foundation’s board, bestowed lavish gifts on Lifetime Achiever Chaka Khan on Thursday at the 10th Annual Salute to Women in Leadership
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Superintendent Dr. Grayling Tobias visits with Hazelwood School District students who were honored by North County Churches Uniting for Racial Harmony & Justice: David Duncan, Cincere Drummond, Aja Hasam, Alexis Chappelle and Calvin Payne (not shown: Jahvonta’ Mason and Najath Abdullahi).
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Missouri NEA leaders recently presented eight Missourians with the Horace Mann Friend of Education Award at the organization’s annual Spring Representative Assembly. University City School District early childhood teacher Sue Annie Whitener nominated St. Louis American photojournalist Wiley Price for the award. At right is Scott Glazier, Horace Mann field sales director for the Ozark Region, and Mo. NEA President Christine Guither.
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Terence Blanchard helps Lee Hamilton Elementary School students with lyrics during a recording session at the Street Dreamz Artist Development Center on Monday afternoon.
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The Saint Louis Art Museum and the African Arts Festival present one of East Africa’s most acclaimed flutists, Samite, at 7 p.m. Friday May 24 at the St. Louis Art Museum.
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