County Executive Sam Page and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones together served up some good news for area restaurateurs and citizens on Monday. They announced a joint executive order on the continued reopening of businesses in the St. Louis region. The days of the city and County working independently on COVID-19 response have ended. “You […]
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‘The fight has to change’: Why Ferguson activists ditched police reform
St. Louis didn’t see a single substantive victory for police reform, thanks in large part to a police apparatus that stymies accountability. Ten days after Michael Brown, it was 25-year-old Kajieme Powell. Two months later, it was 18-year-old VonDerrit Myers Jr. All in the St. Louis region. Had it not been for the Ferguson uprising, […]
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Pitts named to Alzheimer’s Association board
The Alzheimer’s Association recently named local business and inclusion and diversity leader, Emily Pitts, to its national steering committee and also to the board of directors of its Greater Missouri chapter. In 2004, she became the first African-American woman named as general partner at Edward Jones. In 2007 she assumed responsibility for the implementation of […]
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Teens make history: Staging the past
Teens Make History (TMH) is an apprenticeship at the Missouri Historical Society that allows high school students to develop a variety of programs for the Missouri History Museum, all while learning and developing professional skills. After completing the TMH Academy, participants can choose to focus on museum theatre with the TMH Players or museum exhibits […]
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The Black Health Bill of Rights
Academic researchers, community partners, and community leaders from across the United States are collaborating to address the variables that impact Black Health. April is National Minority Health Month and the Council on Black Health met mid-month and released the nation’s first Black Health Bill of Rights, in their efforts to reimagine and set a national agenda for […]
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Summer sessions at Harris-Stowe help returning and transfer students achieve affordable degree
Summer enrollment is underway at Harris-Stowe State University for students to start, catch up, or get ahead of their academic goals through exciting online, virtual or hybrid instruction. Whether one is a transfer student, returning student, or new student, there is a potential summer academic program available for you at Harris-Stowe. There are a wide […]
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STL native Danielle Belton named leader at HuffPost
BuzzFeed Founder and CEO Jonah Peretti announced that Danielle Belton is the new Editor-in-Chief of HuffPost. She will lead the HuffPost newsroom of more than 100 journalists. Belton has been editor-in-chief of The Root for the last five years. She has written and edited for publications including theGrio, Essence, The Washington Post and The New York Times. She […]
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Push to ban LGBTQ discrimination failed in Missouri Senate. Advocates vow to fight on
For 23 years, efforts to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the Missouri Human Rights Act have stalled Missouri Sen. Greg Razer hadn’t planned to speak on an amendment that purported to prevent discrimination based on a person’s vaccination status by barring “vaccine passports.” But he couldn’t help but see the parallels to his […]
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Andrew Brown Jr.’s family mourns and calls for justice
Members of the family of Eric Garner, George Floyd, and Daunte Wright attended the funeral for Andrew Brown, Jr., a 42 year old father of seven, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on Monday to offer their support to his family and call for justice. Brown was fatally shot in the back of the head by […]
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Black Women’s Leadership During the First 100 Days
In 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt launched the tradition of assessing the first 100 days of new leadership when during a speech he offered it up as a good point for reflecting on the status of the newly implemented New Deal. The series of laws, which were quickly-passed under his new administration, aimed to end […]