St. Louis native Cedric the Entertainer and his sister Sharita Kyles Wilson’s mission to financially support and acknowledge the launch of SSM Health Foundation’s Women’s Health Initiative took them throughout St. Louis on March 31, 2022. The siblings lost their mother, longtime educator and reading specialist Rosetta Boyce Kyles, to cancer in 2015. Kyles received […]
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Local golf tournament to support Normandie Golf Course renovation
The Ascension Charity Classic presented by Emerson, an official PGA TOUR Champions event held annually in North St. Louis County at historic Norwood Hills Country Club, has announced a long-term partnership with the Normandie Golf Course renovation project, led by the Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association and Beyond Housing, in conjunction with Nicklaus Design. The partnership […]
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Fulfilling an ice cream dream during a pandemic
Nestled in the scenic town of Park Hills, in St. Francois County, MO., sits a unique, niche 100% Black-owned business called “Bold Spoon Creamery.” In January 2021, Rachel Burns and her husband, Corey Wilkinson, decided to sell their University City home and move Rachel’s business to the historic antebellum town about seven miles northwest of […]
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Dress Rehearsal
Jaleah Lewis, a student at Riverview Gardens Middle School (center), is fitted for an evening dress by seamstress Robyn Wilform and Lottie Lasley (right) with the assistance of her mother Jalil Lewis, Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Demetrius Johnson West End Community Center. The event was theSoul Glam Prom Dress Giveaway. Students were allowed […]
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Rayne Overall didn’t let pandemic pause his business pursuits
Rayne Overall shared that quote attributed to 18th-century British nobleman Baron Rothschild when discussing business and the perils of the pandemic. PQ “I’m not sure if it’s a Jamaican thing or what, but the way I saw it, I had to start thinking outside the box.”- Entrepreneur, Rayne Overall his decision to change the direction […]
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She’s the One!
At 1:17 p.m., Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson entered the history books, becoming the first Black woman elevated to the U.S. Supreme Court. After arduous and volatile hearings last month, the Democratic-controlled Senate confirmed Jackson by a bi-partisan 53-47 vote. “This is a remarkable moment for our country. Justice Jackson is one of the most qualified […]
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Wesley Bell tells Wash U law students ‘death penalty no deterrent’
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell told Washington University law students on Tuesday, “If you look at the facts, being ‘tough on crime’ is empty rhetoric.” “Violent offenders, where there is a clear victim – yes, of course, we are going to hold them accountable. But there are many people who wind up in […]
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Both propositions easily pass in St. Louis
St. Louis voters Tuesday overwhelmingly supported two ballot issues, including one that strips the Board of Aldermen of responsibility for drawing ward maps every 10 years. Proposition R passed with 69% of the vote, easily surpassing the 60% threshold needed. Approval means a citizen commission will take over the redistricting process after the 2030 U.S. […]
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Senate Bill 897– profit and principle
Tax exemptions of the Missouri legislature are based upon 1. profit— the underlying margin which the state stands to lose or gain and 2. principle— the notion that our state should not collect funds from certain essential purchases. We tax-exempt hospital beds, newspapers and textbooks, but also bingo cards and hotel shampoo. Missouri legislators are […]
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Brown Jackson heard blatant dog whistles
I knew when President Joe Biden held true to his word and nominated a Black woman, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, to the Supreme Court, the confirmation hearing would be must-watch TV. I knew there would be tough questions from Republicans. I knew there would be racist and sexist dog whistles. I knew it would be […]