While it was certainly the most preferred and just outcome in the long-awaited trial, the conviction by a Minneapolis jury of former police officer Derek Chauvin on two counts of murder and a single count of manslaughter, is more than a singular event in the long, shameful history of this country on race. The jury […]
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Community mourns loss of beloved radio icon
“Don’t always reach for the star that seems to be the brightest, for the one that’s dimly lit will take you the furthest.” Avid listeners of local radio will always remember that catchy tagline from Darrel ‘Easy’ Eason, legendary radio professional for more than 30 years. Veteran media professional Tammie Holland first met Eason at […]
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Ramadan: The Islamic month of fasting is about self-control, spiritual development
The month of fasting for Muslims has arrived. All major religions include some form of self-denial to improve their adherents’ efforts to balance spiritual goals with material or worldly desires. For Muslims, the ninth month of our calendar, Ramadan, is our primary month of community fasting, offering special prayers and practicing self-control through the denial […]
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Proposed city budget zeroes out funding for Workhouse
St. Louis’ proposed fiscal year 2022 budget would zero out funding for the Medium Security Institution — more commonly known as the Workhouse — allowing Mayor Tishaura Jones to fulfill her promise of closing the jail within the first 100 days of her administration. The proposed budget for fiscal year 2022, which begins July 1, would […]
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St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Victim Services Hosts Virtual Resource Fair on Wednesday
The event is a part of the National Crime Victim Rights Week Community members are invited to the Victim Services Virtual Resource Fair on Wednesday, April 21st from 1:30 – 3:30 pm. The event is hosted by The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Victim Services Unit. Designed to expand knowledge about victims’ rights and available services […]
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Local leaders say Chauvin verdict small step in fight for justice
There’s still more work to be done. That was the main sentiment St. Louis leaders expressed after a Minneapolis jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts in the killing of George Perry Floyd Jr. on May 25. The verdict was read just after 4 p.m. Tuesday after the three-week trial. Sequestered jurors began […]
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Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!
Tuesday, shorly after 4pm, former Minneapolis police Derek Chauvin, 45, is found guilty on three counts of murder for snuffing the life out of George Floyd, 46, with his knee on May 25, 2020. The three counts are second degree murder, which doesn’t necessarily include intent; third degree murder, a murder “evincing a depraved mind” […]
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History made: Tishaura Jones becomes city’s first female Black mayor
Tishaura Jones stood at a podium in the middle of City Hall’s rotunda, surrounded by her family and invited guests as she took the oath of office — becoming St. Louis’ first Black female mayor. “I am standing on stone that was not meant for me, I am speaking in a rotunda that never envisioned […]
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Operation Food Search hires new members
Operation Food Search (OFS), a non-profit hunger relief organization, recently hired Janae King as Fresh Rx Intake Specialist and Danielle Williams as Fresh Rx Food and Nutrition Specialist. King will be responsible for establishing the intake policies and procedures for the Fresh Rx program. She also will assemble meal kits and create distribution schedules in […]