May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As a volunteer and advocate with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, this month I am asking everyone to join us and demand #MoreForMentalHealth. I am doing more by calling on my legislators at the federal and state levels to support legislation that will fund the implementation of 988 […]
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African American STEM Doll inspires careers in computer science
It’s not often that people choose a major without knowing anything about the subject, but in the 10th grade, that’s just what Bukola Somide did. A friend at the time, who was senior, told Somide about computer science, and while she had zero knowledge of the study area, she had a love for science and […]
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Listen Up!
The ninth annual “Listen To Your Mother” (LTYM) show is honoring motherhood through a 90-minute open and honest dialogue about the beauty and pain of motherhood. PQ Franklin is what some would describe as a rose that grew from concrete. Presented by the Kranzberg Arts Foundation at the Grandel Theater, 11 a.m., and 3 p.m. shows […]
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Retired pastor who cares for her mother spreads awareness on Alzheimer’s disease
Even though Elsie Granger sometimes struggles to remember her five daughters’ names, she knows “her girls” love her and take good care of her. PQ “It is a tough job, and one caregiver alone cannot do this; I am blessed to have family nearby to not only help with our mother but to take time […]
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St. Louis an inaugural site for HEAL asthma initiative
The St. Louis area is among “the most challenging places to live in the U.S. if you have asthma,” according to a newly released Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s (AAFA) report. The region’s ranking is based on estimated asthma prevalence, emergency room visits, and deaths due to asthma. AAFA has launched its Health Equity Advancement […]
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‘He was a renaissance man’
Entering The Pageant on the evening of Monday, May 2 to celebrate the life and legacy of Orlando Watson felt a bit surreal. As the line of family and friends entered the building, the energy was like one of the many sold out concerts he presented there through his Rockhouse Ent. brand. “A couple of […]
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Protect abortion rights ‘by any means necessary’
Most legal, safe abortions in America could be outlawed by the close of the current U.S. Supreme Court session. Politico obtained a draft copy of a majority opinion written by Justice Sam Alito that would overturn Roe v. Wade and the Mississippi based Planned Parenthood v. Casey. In effect, it would leave the legality of […]
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ACA coverage reaches record level, uninsured rate drops
A record 35.8 million Americans have insurance through ACA-related coverage as of early 2022, according to an April 29 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The number includes 21 million people with coverage through Medicaid expansion and 13.6 million with plans purchased through the ACA marketplace. Both figures are also record highs, according […]
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African Americans are real Americans
Throughout my life, I have been blessed with family and friends who have admonished me to be a critical thinker. I was challenged not only to think, but to think with clarity, appropriate urgency, and logic. The old idea of being one who thought “while others were sleeping” was not lost on me. In fact, […]
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Jess Anderson receives PreventEd’s Gateway Award
PreventEd presented the 2022 Gateway Award to Jess Anderson in appreciation of her exemplary work in raising the public’s awareness of alcohol and other drug issues. Anderson is known as “Jess Live” on the air at WHHL Hot 104. She also serves as a brand influencer assisting businesses in promoting brand awareness and creating content […]