St. Louisan Isaiah Williams enjoyed a big night in helping lead the University of Illinois to a 31-0 victory over visiting Chattanooga in a non-conference college football game in Champaign on Thursday night. The former Trinity Catholic star caught nine passes for 103 yards and a touchdown, which came on a spectacular 63-yard catch […]
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Talk frizzy to me
Frizz Fest is a gift that keeps on giving, since its establishment in 2017, and it has grown into a celebrated event for hair naturalistas. “I will always bring Frizz Fest back because it’s in my heart,” said Leslie Hughes, the event’s founder. “If I don’t do it I don’t feel like I’m breathing. I […]
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Salute honors Leah Crawford
In Leah Crawford’s first year teaching in Ladue, a parent asked for her son to be transferred to another class. She was the only Black teacher in the building. At 32, she felt like a late arrival to the profession, and she struggled to pick up on the culture and curriculum at the school. However […]
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A call to arms
As Sickle Cell Awareness Month continues this month, the American Red Cross is teaming up with organizations to rally blood donors who are Black to support patients with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited blood disorder in the U.S., mostly affecting patients of African descent who may require frequent blood […]
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¿Qué hacer si su solicitud de hipoteca es rechazada?
(StatePoint) Si sueña con ser propietario de una vivienda, que se rechace su solicitud de hipoteca puede ser devastador. Si esto le sucede, es importante recordar que no está solo. El trece por ciento de todas las solicitudes de hipoteca de compra, un total de casi 650.000, fue rechazado en 2020, según datos del gobierno […]
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Cómo pueden usted y su familia protegerse de enfermedades prevenibles
(StatePoint) Tanto en los Estados Unidos como a nivel mundial, las tasas de vacunación de niños y adultos han visto lo que los expertos en salud comunitaria llaman una “disminución preocupante” desde el inicio de la pandemia de COVID-19. Ahora es el momento de asegurarse de que usted y sus hijos estén al día en […]
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Feeling lucky
Lucky Inn Chop Suey at 3018 Dr Martin Luther King Dr. has been in business since 1932. The owner, Robert Yee, 84, inherited the now 90-year-old business from his father, Hing Yee, who came to America from Hong Kong in the early 1900s. PQ “First it was a white neighborhood, then it was a Black […]
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Tashanna Stanciel makes sure students ‘belong’
Tashanna Stanciel has guided students and youth in many ways during her career. Whether it was helping them navigate through college financially and socially or fostering a university’s diversity on campus, Stanciel has been up to the challenge. During her 16-year career, she has held positions in higher education and nonprofit administration. Stanciel, a first-generation […]
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St. Louis American wins top General Excellence awards from both state and national press orgs
For the first time in its 94- year history, The St. Louis American received first place honors for General Excellence from the National Newspaper Association, an industry association comprised of more than 1,600 member newspapers nationwide. At the same time, The American won the first place General Excellence award for large weekly newspapers in the […]
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A Tempting delight
“Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations,” is a musical biography about the group’s formation, success, and adversities told from the perspective of Otis Williams, the last living original of the five founding members. pq “I have an adjacent understanding of my character,” James T. Lane said. “I am 17 years free […]