Rance Thomas received the Award of Merit from the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis for exemplary leadership and outstanding dedication to the values of the Urban League for empowering communities and changing lives. He is co-founder and president of North County Churches Uniting for Racial Harmony and Justice and was the first professor emeritus […]
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Tyler Perry’s ‘Madea’s Farewell Play Tour’ coming to The Fox in May, tickets on sale Friday
Actor, playwright, filmmaker, and comedian Tyler Perry, has announced details for Tyler Perry’s “Madea’s Farewell Play Tour”. The nationwide tour will kick off in Oakland, CA on January 18, and over the course of 5 months, Perry will bring his beloved characters to venues across the United States, including a stop in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre May […]
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Living and leading in St. Louis
I recently celebrated my 10th anniversary as a St. Louisan. In 2008, when I moved to St. Louis, Bill Shaner, then president and CEO of Save-A-Lot Food Stores, could have easily said, “I got you here, now you go figure it out!” Instead, he was intentional about ensuring my success in the company and in […]
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Kennedy Holmes wows with upbeat dance number for latest performance on ‘The Voice’
Kennedy Holmes, a 13-year-old Florissant native and John Burroughs 8th grader, continued her streak of wowing judges with her upbeat pop performance of Meghan Trainor’s “Me Too” on Monday night’s episode of “The Voice.” Holmes – who was labeled a contender to win the hit NBC vocal competition show from her appearance during the blind […]
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Tua Tagovailoa, Kyler Murray and Dwayne Haskins named 2018 Heisman Trophy finalists
Tua Tagovaiiloa of Alabama, Kyler Murray of Oklahoma and Dwayne Haskins of Ohio State were named finalists for the 84th Heisman Trophy on Monday. The award for the most outstanding college football player will be awarded Saturday – the ceremony will air live on ESPN. Murray and Tagovailoa both led their teams to the College […]
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Small arts organization aims for bigger impact by purchasing north St. Louis space
(St. Louis Public Radio) – For eight years, Yeyo Arts Collective has struggled to stay afloat. Now the organization is raising money to buy a building to sustain itself, and better serve its clients. Since it opened, Yeyo has rented spaces in the midtown area and south St. Louis. Early next year, the nonprofit plans to purchase […]
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Color Coded Kids launches partnership with Mastercard
Color Coded Kids recently launched its partnership with Mastercard St. Louis with a two-hour workshop on Mastercard’s O’Fallon campus. The team hosted 25 students from Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary School of the Jennings School District. The founder of Color Coded Kids, Shay Gillespie, wants to expose and educate as many children as possible to the […]
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Indictments suggest St. Louis police are violent, racist and unconstitutional
Luther Hall became one of the few black detectives in St. Louis’s racially divided police department despite having cost the city $865,000 in damages in 2010 when a federal jury found that he had beaten a handcuffed suspect in 2008. Since the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners had ruled Hall had not used excessive […]
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The Muny appoints Kwofe Coleman as Managing Director
The Muny has named Kwofe Coleman as Managing Director. Coleman, who previously served as The Muny’s Marketing and Communications Director, will work with the President and CEO, Artistic Director, department heads, staff and community to support the larger vision of The Muny, maintaining a dynamic environment in keeping with The Muny’s mission while ensuring financial […]
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‘We need a real social equity lens,’ awardees stress at 2018 Business Salute
It is time to dig in and do the hard work. That was the repeated message from the inspiring awardees at the Salute to Excellence in Business, presented by the St. Louis American Foundation and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis at Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Friday, November 30. “Lip service will no longer serve […]