The Associated Minority Contractors of St. Louis has entered partnership agreements with the St. Louis County Government Administration and the Associated General Contractors of St. Louis. County Executive Charlie Dooley signed the St. Louis County agreement, and the AGC partnership was signed by its president Leonard Toenjes and chairman of the board Patrick Kozeny. The […]
Boeing workers granted class action status in suit
A federal court judge has ruled that current and former African-American employees of Boeing Co. can be granted class-action status in their lawsuit accusing the defense giant of discrimination and harassing black workers. The ruling means about 15,000 African American salaried workers employed by the Chicago-based company from June 6, 1994, to the present can […]
Cole Elementary ‘Climbs Above Conflict’
Fourth graders from Cole Elementary School in North St. Louis got a hands-on social studies lesson last weekend they won’t soon forget, and it will come in handy before the end of this school year. The learning experience that took 19 students outside of their usual learning environment to a camp 75 miles away in […]
“Statehouse Sisters” to celebrate Shirley Chisholm
The legacy of the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm will be discussed during the third “Statehouse Sisters” panel discussion at noon Friday Feb. 4 in Century Room C at the Millennium Student Center on the University of Missouri n St. Louis campus. State Sen. Rita Days and state Reps. Esther Haywood, Robin Wright Jones and Juanita […]
Leon Spinks remains a boxing legend
Leon Spinks is a likeable guy. When you speak to him, he does not remind you of the ferocious boxer who won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and later battered heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali for 15 rounds on Feb. 15, 1978 to shockingly win that title on a split decision. […]
Comptroller’s office sets up fraud hotline
A toll-free fraud hotline established by Comptroller Darlene Green will become active on Feb. 1 and will offer city employees and the general public “a quick, easy, free and confidential way to report fraud.” “The fraud hotline is another tool for the comptroller’s office to use to protect taxpayer dollars,” Green said. “People should be […]
25 years of ‘Black Struggle’
One of the city’s oldest community-driven organizations will hold its 25th Anniversary Celebration Saturday at the Gateway Classic Foundation, 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. The Organization for Black Struggle (OBS), a grassroots group founded in 1980 to address the socioeconomic needs and issues of the black working class, will commemorate its history with the […]
Abercrombie & Fitch facing $40 million punishment
If you applied for a job at Abercrombie & Fitch and think you were turned down because of your race or sex, or if you worked at Abercrombie and were let go or relegated to the back room, you might be eligible for payment from the settlement of a class action lawsuit against the retail […]
Top things to watch this basketball season
The 2004-05 high school boys basketball season gets underway this week. Instead of listing top players and teams to watch, here is a list of 20 scenarios to watch as the season unfolds. 1. The Vashon Wolverines have moved up to Class 5 after winning the Class 4 state title in 2004 with an undefeated […]
Despite angry dissent, there are some SLPS improvements
If policy changes implemented by the reform slate of the four members of the St. Louis Board of Education have not been a panacea for the struggling district, neither have their decisions caused the district’s undoing as activists and other detractors warned when the board brought in a private restructuring firm. The New York-based turnaround […]
