Soon after accepting the 2018 Non-Profit Executive of the Year award from the St. Louis American Foundation and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis at the Salute to Excellence in Business, James Clark of Better Family Life (BFL) was honored by the U.S. Department of Justice with its Project Safe Neighborhoods Award for Outstanding […]
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Golden State Warriors named Sports Illustrated’s 2018 Sportsperson of the Year
The Golden State Warriors have been named Sports Illustrated’s 2018 Sportsperson of the Year. “There are multiple individuals whom Sports Illustrated could have selected as the 2018 Sportsperson of the Year and few would have argued,” Chris Stone, Editor–in–Chief of Sports Illustrated, said. “But it was impossible to overlook the influence that the Warriors, as […]
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Oakland Raiders fire general manager Reggie McKenzie
he Oakland Raiders have fired general manager Reggie McKenzie, effective immediately, the team announced Monday. “We are grateful for everything Reggie has done for this organization as a player, executive and member of the Raider family,” the team said in a statement, adding that the team “will immediately begin a search for a new front […]
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Alana C. Green named executive director of St. Louis Housing Authority
The Board of Commissioners of the St. Louis Housing Authority (SLHA) appointed Alana C. Green as SLHA’s new Executive Director. She began her new role November 19, 2018. “We are delighted to have Alana Green lead our Housing Authority,” said Shelby Watson, chairman of SLHA’s Board of Commissioners. “After an extensive national search, it was […]
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St. Louis County Warming Shelter is open 24 hours a day
St. Louis County and the Salvation Army have partnered to provide expanded warming shelter services this winter. The shelter, located at 10740 W. Page Ave. (63132) will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week between December 10 and March 15, 2019. The facility can accommodate up to 48 individuals. “St. Louis County and […]
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Trump won’t be impeached, but can he be indicted?
In a country that needs to laugh to keep from crying, a Saturday Night Live sketch this last weekend hit our national funny bone with a ballpeen hammer. Called “Them Trumps,” it asked “What if Trump was black?’ and presented President Darius Trump with wife Malika and their children Darius Junior and L’evanka. Two minutes […]
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The GOP’s rolling coup
A month past the November election, North Carolina’s election board has refused to certify the results in the 9th Congressional District. The bi-partisan board is investigating voter irregularities and possible criminal deviations around absentee ballots. Once the smoke finally clears, it could mean a new election between Republican Mark Harris and Democrat Dan McCready. Voter […]
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MOKAN recognizes UP Companies with Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Award
The UP Companies received a Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Award from MOKAN, a St. Louis-based advocate organization and facilitator for the inclusion of minority and women-owned businesses on construction projects. Minority-owned UPCO – which consists of Power Up Electrical Contractors, Square UP Builders and Hustle UP – employs a diverse, skilled, union workforce that consistently […]
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City jail costs diabetic inmate who can’t post bail a toe
Laddie Roebuck, a 59-year-old inmate in the St. Louis City Justice Center, had a toe amputated at the end of November because the jail medical staff allegedly had not been properly treating his diabetic ulcers and was giving him the wrong dosage of insulin, Roebuck has claimed in a federal lawsuit. If the medical attention […]
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Steve Cousins to launch new consulting practice, Cousins Allied Strategic Advisors
As of January, Steven Cousins – the first African-American attorney, partner and Executive Committee member at Armstrong Teasdale – will set out on his own as president and CEO of Cousins Allied Strategic Advisors, with a cornerstone client he identified only as “a nationally prominent family of companies doing business across the country.” He also […]