Cardinal Ritter Senior Services (CRSS) recently named Tasanya Johnson as its new administrator for its Mary, Queen and Mother Center. Her responsibilities include planning, directing, implementing, and evaluating all nursing home activities to ensure the highest quality care for all its residents. Johnson has nearly 20 years of health care experience. Prior to joining CRSS, […]
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Black Women Find Emotional, Physical Health Freedom in the ‘Big Chop’
There is likely at least one sista-friend in your circle who has done it: stood in front of a bathroom mirror or sat in a salon chair and willingly chopped off her hair. As clumps and strands fell to the floor, sometimes so did emotional pain she’d let grow for years. For her and countless […]
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National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Jackie Robinson Day is April 15, and, in its annual tradition, Major League Baseball will pat itself on the back for allowing a Black man to don a uniform. Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers 75 years ago on April 15, 1947. While there was constant growth of Black participation in baseball from […]
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St. Louis American Girls “Fab Five” Basketball
The clock has run out on the high school girls’ basketball season, and it is time to recognize the 2022 St. Louis American “Fab Five” Girls All-Star Team. This year’s team includes much individual brilliance, and a lot of winning basketball. The All-Star team features two tremendous point guards in Saniah Tyler of Incarnate Word […]
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Cortex, tech nonprofit to train people of color and women for cybersecurity jobs
The Cortex Innovation Community and Per Scholas, a technology training nonprofit, are collaborating to help create technology career opportunities for people of color and women with a 15-week cybersecurity program. The free course, which will begin June 17, aims to prepare 20 participants for positions such as cybersecurity analyst, junior desktop technicians and technical support engineers. […]
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St. Louis based companies continue streak
For the 11th consecutive year, St. Louis-based World Wide Technology (WWT) has been named one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For® by Great Place to Work® and Fortune, this year ranking 71. 89 Percent of WWT employees say it’s a great place to work, 32 percent higher than the average U.S.-based company. Developing […]
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House bill could cut down poisonous lead in school drinking water
Missouri children would be better protected from lead poisoning under a state legislative bill to require schools to nearly rid their drinking water of the dangerous toxin. The bill, heard Monday, by the House Conservation and Natural Resources Committee, would require schools to test drinking water, remove old coolers and filter water where lead is found. […]
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Covenant names Dr. Gralon Johnson chief program officer
Covenant House Missouri announced Dr. Gralon A. Johnson as chief program officer. In this role, Dr. Johnson will co-chair the development and implementation of the organization’s next strategic plan; ensure transformational, high quality programs are provided to youth on their journey from homelessness to hope; and work in partnership with the executive leadership team and […]
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Hezekiah Walker founding an HBCU gospel school
Becoming a gospel musician or music producer is a path that often goes through a church. But one university in Richmond is hoping to provide another route. One of Hezekiah Walker’s flash-mob youtube videos has more than 92 million views. It’s just one sign of success for the pastor. Another is his multiple Grammy awards. Now he’s […]
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Confines and spiritual conversation
The Book of Jeremiah is filled with conversation between the weeping prophet and God. Of the many conversations among them, there was something different about the beginning of the one in chapter 33. Let’s look at the text. While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the Lord gave him this second […]