According to Forbes magazine, over the past two years, the focus on racial disparities has put a spotlight on several industries. The impact of Covid-19 on the lives and livelihoods of Black families has raised questions about healthcare equity. The economic fallout for Black workers and Black-owned businesses has once again illustrated the need for […]
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Black musicians demand end to racism in classical music industry
Every few months the claim that Ludwig van Beethoven was part Black pops up on social media, and folks get excited over the possibility that one of the greats of classical music was a brother. Nobody knows for sure what secrets Beethoven’s family tree contains. But it also reminds us that in school we never […]
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Pamela Meanes named general counsel at CareSTL Health
CareSTL Health added Pamela Meanes as general counsel and chief compliance officer. In Meanes’ 27 years of practice, she has defended financial institutions; managed and negotiated over 200 complex land acquisitions; tried or second-chaired bench and jury trials to conclusion; and defended clients on matters related to race and sexual harassment. Meanes is a past […]
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Faith communities to help lead Moral March on Washington
April 4, 1968, the day Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered, is a significant date to be remembered. On that date this year, Bishop William J. Barber II of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival held a press conference at the National Press Club to show how extreme disparities […]
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Bearing fruits of love, free will
We hear a lot about freedom, rights, and liberty these days. People squawk about the right to choose, whether it be about gun ownership, sexual orientation, rae,, Democrat, Republican – you name it! – It all comes down to a choice. God so loved us that He gave us free will. He created us in […]
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$37 million in American Rescue Act Funds secured for North St. Louis
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed Board Bill 82, directing $37 miIllion in American Rescue Plan Act Funds to go to North St. Louis, as Congresswoman Cori Bush looked on, during ceremonies in St. Louis on Thursday, May 5, 2022. The $37 million will help small businesses grow, creating jobs and improving access to neighborhood amenities […]
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Facing the mental health crisis
Though it seems like members of our collective society can rarely agree upon anything these days, the subject of worsening mental health in our young adult population is not one where there is a lack of consensus. The COVID-19 pandemic did not cause the problem, it simply made it worse. Prolonged isolation, virtual learning, and […]
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Black restaurants serve communities more than food
“Restaurants are places where people from different walks of life gather for nourishment, social interaction, and an opportunity to belong to a community. These things go to the heart of what it means to be American. Segregationists were heavily invested in preventing interracial dining from becoming a widespread reality because it spoke to something even […]
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Schools, community must help take on technological gap
The second anniversary of pandemic-related school closures has passed, and we all know students have suffered major learning losses. Yet some students in Missouri still don’t have the technology they need to access education. As the founder of TOTES 4 Tomorrow, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting individuals experiencing homelessness, I want my community to be […]