Local teen entrepreneurs Tiara Gibson and Aliyah Wilson competed recently in the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge in New York City. Tiara and Aliyah were among 34 competitors from across the country vying for $25,000 in cash and prizes that included startup capital, consulting and business coaching services, and scholarship money. […]
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‘It’s not a members-only club’
We are guardedly optimistic about the workforce inclusion commitments attached to two sets of vast, long-term development projects that are getting underway in the St. Louis region: $4.7 billion in reconstruction projects by the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) and $391 million in TIF-financed infrastructure projects by Paul McKee Jr.’s NorthSide redevelopment. MSD has been a […]
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Don’t hesitate, breast health STARTS NOW
In 2009, her husband was killed. In 2010, she lost everything in a house fire. In 2011, when Carla Drayton of Belleville, Illinois found a nickel-sized lump in her breast, a health provider at a Belleville facility reportedly told the uninsured woman to ignore it. “They told me that it was ‘tissue’ and sent me […]
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Leah Merrifield promoted to vice chancellor at Wash U
Leah Merrifield is the new assistant vice chancellor for community engagement at Washington University. She will lead a new pre-college program designed to help talented but underserved St. Louis high school students prepare for and complete a college education at a selective four-year university. She previously has served WUSTL as director of community relations, special assistant […]
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Kwame hip-hops to prison
There are only a few cases where charges of political corruption will warrant my coming to the defense of a black elected official. The case of Kwame Malik Kilpatrick is not one of them. Last week, Kilpatrick (nicknamed the Hip-Hop Mayor) was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for his conviction of racketeering conspiracy, […]
Posted inLiving It
Rams rookie Brandon McGee speaks on swag and personal brand
It’s been awhile since I’ve interviewed some of our local celebs who are “style broker certified.” But I’m back with a stylish, young chap who is not only humble, but he possesses that classic, boy-next-door charm that will get him far in his career. The newest addition to the Style File roster is rookie cornerback […]
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Pedal the Cause bikes in funds for local cancer research
More than 2,161 St. Louisans took to the streets of downtown over the weekend to “Pedal the Cause” for local cancer research. This year’s Pedal the Cause cycling challenge, founded in 2010 by Bill Koman, raised over $1.6 million, and the entire amount be used to fund research at the Siteman Cancer Center and St. […]
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Less invasive surgery detects residual breast cancer in lymph nodes after chemotherapy
Most patients whose breast cancer has spread to their lymph nodes have most of the lymph nodes in their armpit area removed after chemotherapy to determine if any cancer remains. A study conducted through the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group and led by Judy Boughey, M.D., a breast surgeon at Mayo Clinic, shows that […]
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Susan G. Komen St. Louis is accepting grant applications for 2014-15
Susan G. Komen St. Louis is accepting grant applications for its upcoming community-based grant awards cycle, which runs April 1, 2014, through March 31, 2015. Komen St. Louis’ community grants program supports non-profit organizations and governmental institutions in its 17-county Missouri/Illinois service area that provide innovative, non-duplicative, evidence-based breast health/breast cancer screening, treatment, education and […]
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Chante refuses to set the record straight about Kenny Lattimore
In a recent interview with Juicy Magazine, R&B Divas: LA star Chante Moore adds fuel to the fire regarding gay rumors surrounding her former husband. Juicy: One of the most uncomfortable moments of the R&B Divas: LA reunion show was when Wendy Williams asked about your ex-husband, Kenny Lattimore’s sexuality. Where do you think those […]