On Friday, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra played SLSO premieres of work by two Black women composers: Valerie Coleman (born in 1970) and Florence Price (1891-1953). Music director Stéphane Denève spoke to the crowd at the Touhill Performing Arts Center about Price, who was neglected in her time because of discrimination by gender and race. […]
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St. Louis native stars with Snoop Dogg – Jonigan Booth helps make ‘The Underdoggs’ a winner
St. Louisan Joniagan Booth walked the red carpet during an event celebrating his first major role in the star-studded film The Underdoggs. Family and friends came out to support the young actor at The Alamo Drafthouse on Thursday, January 25, and the movie theater was decked out with life-size photos of Booth and cast members […]
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Kenneth J. Cooper to be part of Washington University Archives
Kenneth J. Copper began his stellar professional newspaper career, which included winning a Pulitzer Prize with the Boston Globe, as a St. Louis American intern. Cooper graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and has been a journalist for nearly half a century, specializing in […]
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‘A Look Back’ – Superstar guard LaShonda Albert led the Wellston Trojanettes to the Class 2A
In my nearly 40 years of covering high school sports in the St. Louis metro area, one of my favorite places to visit was the old Eskridge High in Wellston. Each year, on the opening day of high school basketball practice, I made it a habit to take my first visit to 1200 Sutter to […]
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Carl Weathers, once linebacker-turned-actor Apollo Creed in ‘Rocky’ passes away
Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,” has died. He was 76. Carl Weathers had such a long and varied career he had fans of all […]
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Webster University DEI Conference to focus on ‘state of affirmative action’
Webster University DEI Conference to focus on ‘state of affirmative action’ Webster University’s Ninth Annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Conference will explore the state of “affirmative action.” The conference, “Navigating an Unclear Path Together,” will feature local, regional, and national experts who will discuss how the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last year that forbid universities and […]
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Trailblazer Latina icon Chita Rivera passes away
Tributes continue to pour out to the Broadway icon Chita Rivera, who passed away at 91 on January 30. She became the first Latino American to receive the Kennedy Center Honor in 2002 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009, the highest civilian award in the United States. “Why not experience life? It’s beautiful! […]
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Former incarcerated have a chance at entrepreneurship – Small Business Launchpad
St. Louis County Library Small Business Launchpad program gives second chances to formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs like Matthew Palmer, founder and owner of Squeak Key Clean Mobile Detail and Oil Change. Palmer has been a part of the 6-month program since its inception in August 2023. The mobile car wash owner learned about the program after seeing […]
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Michael Neidorff honored posthumously for leadership in business and philanthropy
When Michael F. Neidorff, the longtime chief executive officer of Centene Corporation, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at age 79, his passing was reported as national news by Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. Matt Eyles, president and CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans, the lobbying body for the health insurance industry, […]
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Cori Bush calls spending allegations ‘baseless’
Missouri congresswoman Cori Bush said Tuesday that the Department of Justice is investigating her campaign spending on security. Bush said she’s done nothing wrong and added that she’s cooperating fully with the investigation. On Monday, while the U.S. House was in session, the clerk read a message that the sergeant of arms received a grand jury subpoena […]