Shout out to the Mizzou women’s basketball team. The Tigers (23-10) team qualified for its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Selection Monday was an interesting one for the Robin Pingeton’s team. ESPN accidentally leaked the tournament selections and seedings in advance of the official release. It meant that news of Mizzou’s disappointing seventh seed was […]
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Tone deaf and stone cold
The March election results revealed some important insights that could be misread or ignored by elected and appointed officials, future candidates and the powers-that-be. There is an emerging electorate that is more informed and strategic. They will not be taken for granted. One of the issues that I found troubling was the capacity of candidates […]
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Rev. Dwight Andrews headlines jazz fundraiser for St. John UCC in Collinsville
This year marks the 125th anniversary of St. John United Church of Christ in Collinsville, Illinois. Reverend Marvin L. Morgan, interim senior pastor, will kick-off this year-long celebration with a jazz concert featuring Reverend Dwight Andrews of First Congregational Church in Atlanta, who will perform with Cliff Aerie and the Oîkos Ensemble. St. John’s Chancel […]
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Women should make healthcare decisions with doctors, not politicians
On February 27, the Missouri House of Representatives passed one of the most restrictive and extreme anti-abortion bans in the country. House Bill 126 would ban virtually all abortions in our state, robbing women of an essential right to a safe and legal abortion. This unconstitutional and cruel bill would ban abortion as soon as […]
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Special prosecutor in city needs closer scrutiny
A special prosecutor has dominated local and national headlines for almost two years, and admittedly Robert Mueller’s investigation of the Trump organization, presidential campaign and administration is one of the pivotal events in our nation’s history. But the local public — particularly the progressive majorities that elected the first African-American chief prosecutors in St. Louis […]
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Zenobia Thompson is dedicated to service and activism
In 1977, Zenobia Thompson was doing exactly what she loved to do – providing care to her community as a head nurse at Homer G. Phillips Hospital. That year, she had just returned to work at her alma mater, after spending 10 years at Barnes Hospital in labor and delivery. Yet she soon learned that […]
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An unforgettable Memory at 314 Day with Plies
An unforgettable Memory at 314 Day with Plies. When Shorty Da Prince popped up doing the “Mono” we were cookin’ with grease up in there for the 314 Day celebration going down at The Pageant as folks waited for Plies – who is on the list with Yo Gotti as one of the city’s most-beloved […]
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Tim Norman of ‘Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s’ sued for back rent in Houston
According to “The Blast,” Tim Norman of “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” fame, is being sued for back rent in Houston. Kensinger Properties reportedly filed the lawsuit against Norman. “The suit says Norman took out a lease with the company for a property in Houston, where the Sweet Times by Sweetie Pie’s restaurant was previously located,” […]
