Cardinal Ritter College Prep started last season with a 3-6 record, then the Lions put together a hot postseason run to advance to the Class 3 state football semifinals. Coach Brennan Spain’s Lions are looking to do bigger and better things this season, which include taking the final two steps in the state playoffs and […]
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Remembering a great journalist, Bernard Shaw
Representation in media matters. It can shape not only how people perceive one another, but how people perceive themselves. PQ “The qualities that made him our anchor – our rock: a manner and a voice that makes every word believable; the coolest demeanor in the hottest situations; the cut-to-the-quick interviewing style; and, at his core, […]
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Terrence Chance named to board of Covenant House
Covenant House Missouri recently welcomed Terrance Chance to its board of directors. The Board of Directors, now consisting of 20 members, advocates for youth facing homelessness and trafficking who turn to Covenant House Missouri for shelter and services. Chance is a finance executive and chief financial officer for the Weapons Systems Division at The Boeing […]
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Tory Lanez refutes August Alsina’s bloody attack allegations
Tory Lanez has everyone questioning what happened between him and August Alsina following a concert over the weekend. Lanez addressed the matter on a live stream with blogger Akademiks, after Alsina publicly accused him of a bloody brawl with receipts to state his allegations. Akademiks asked Lanez about what went down and he nonchalantly denied […]
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Racists outraged over Black Disney “Little Mermaid” trailer
Racists are outraged with a teaser trailer released last week of Disney’s live-action reboot of “The Little Mermaid” starring Halle Bailey. Many Black people, especially young girls were impressed to see a princess who looked like them. However, everyone didn’t appear to be happy with Ariel being casted as a Black woman. Not long after […]
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More police, more problems
The Defund the Police movement has taken a rhetorical media hit during the latest surge in St. Louis homicides and the chronic “shortage” of police officers. The Post Dispatch certainly went after the movement in a recent editorial, referring to “’defund the police’ platitudes that seem increasingly naïve.” [ “As St. Louis police remain understaffed, […]
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Salute honoree Ashley LeRue Gerald brings something to the table
Ashley LeRue Gerald, Behavioral Interventionist, Hazelwood School District Every student at Lusher Elementary is part of Lusher Loved Ones, a program that matches students with staff members and fun activities every month, so that students feel supported in the school community beyond their classroom teacher. Another group, Lusher Leadership Academy, grooms fourth and fifth graders […]
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You best ‘Believe’ CeCe Winans tour includes St. Louis area
CeCe Winans’ “Believe for It” tour, her first national tour in a decade, began Wednesday in Indianapolis and includes a performance at The Church on the Rock in St. Peters, Missouri at 7 p.m. Friday Nov. 4, 2022. The best-selling and most-awarded female gospel artist of all time has garnered 15 Grammy Awards, 31 Grammy […]
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Like Jacob and Agojie, we must press on
“Scars are the mark of a warrior” was one of the most memorable lines from the box office hit The Woman King starring Viola Davis. This line comes after one of the physically and emotionally grueling training sessions where the Agojie female trainees are forced to endure fighting through a difficult thorny obstacle course. After showing they […]
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Hamilton Principal Starlett Frenchie feeds the soul
Starlett Frenchie is well known for her chicken noodle soup. And apparently, everyone on her staff at Hamilton Elementary has tasted her delicious meals. “In order to build community with her staff, she cooks for them on a regular basis,” said Dr. Alice Roach, a former colleague and current administrator for the Parsons Blewett Memorial […]