Michael McMillan, President and CEO of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, has been selected to serve as honorary chair of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) 2019 Walk for Education. “UNCF and the Urban League have a long history of partnering in empowering communities and changing lives,” said McMillan. “ The St. Louis […]
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Koreyon Harris earns Eagle Scout at 14
Koreyon Harris, a member of Boy Scout Troop 766 in Bridgeton, earned his Eagle Scout at age 14. He is also a member of Kappa League-St. Louis, serves as its 2nd vice president and sits on the National Kappa League Council. Kappa League is a mentoring program for young men in grades 6-12, sponsored by […]
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We must build better systems for young people
I spent the first years 19 years of my life residing in the Samuel Gompers Housing Projects in East St. Louis. During my earlier childhood years, I remember my neighborhood being a place where parents and elders looked out for the safety and nurturing of all children in the community. Even though I lived in […]
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STL stop of ‘Caution’ tour a redemption song for Mariah Carey
It was apparent from the opening vocal run on her debut single “Vision of Love” that Mariah Carey would be a game changer within the music industry. Nearly thirty years after she essentially began her career with a mic drop (and more than 15 years since her last visit to St. Louis), Carey gave a […]
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‘Striking Power’ by the Pulitzer and the Brooklyn Museum shows 25 centuries of losing the culture war in Egypt
History, including the history of art and religion, tends to be told by the victors — until they get overrun and silenced by the next epoch of victors. In “Striking Power: Iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt,” a collaboration with the Brooklyn Museum and its virtually unparalleled ancient Egyptian art collection, the Pulitzer Arts Foundation looks […]
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NAACP and faith leaders ask Missouri Supreme Court to remedy ‘bias’ against Gardner
St. Louis NAACP leaders and black ministers believe the “biased” actions of a St. Louis circuit judge – and the special prosecutor he appointed – have put St. Louis residents’ public safety at risk. In a March 13 letter, they asked the Missouri Supreme Court chief justice to remove Circuit Judge Michael Mullen and Special […]
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Mayor’s office, organization leaders write letters to St. Louis aldermen about the Workhouse
Below are two emails sent out to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen this past week, exactly as they appeared. The first is from Steve Conway, the mayor’s chief of staff, who wrote a letter in response to the Close the Workhouse public forum held on March 7 at the Deaconess Foundation. The second letter […]
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Chicago will elect its first black, female mayor
CHICAGO – Finally, a spot of good news for a beleaguered city that has long been known as a hotbed of racism and government-sanctioned segregation: the promise of Chicago’s first black, female mayor. In a dogpile of a mayoral race, 14 candidates fought it out to connect to voters who had long ago given into […]
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Decrease in deadly staph infections starting to slow
More than 119,000 people suffered from bloodstream Staphylococcus aureus (staph) infections in the United States in 2017 – and nearly 20,000 died, according to a new Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The findings show that hospital infection control efforts successfully reduced rates of serious staph infections in the […]
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Schnucks and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis hosting job fair on March 15
Schnuck Markets, Inc. and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis is hosting a Hiring Fair TODAY (Friday, March 15) at Herbert Hoover Club at 2901 North Grand Avenue. This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC and for community job seekers from 11 am to 2 pm. Schnucks currently has positions open at all […]