A crazy thing is happening in shuttered, dysfunctional Washington: Democrats are pushing back. This phenomenon is so novel and disorienting that many Republicans in Congress, especially the tea party bullies, seem unable to grasp what’s going on. They keep expecting President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to fold like a cheap suit because, […]
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Dr. Wilkins delivers Norman R. Seay Lecture at WUSM
Dr. Consuelo H. Wilkins thinks we should shift our focus from health “disparities” to health “inequities.” “Disparities are differences, and it doesn’t really speak to what the causes of the differences are,” Wilkins, MD, MSCI, said when recently giving the eighth annual Norman R. Seay Lecture, presented by the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer’s […]
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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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El’s redemption song
I was all prepared to title this “What in the El?” and give y’all a mishap-filled rundown of the El DeBarge makeup concert. Especially after I peeped that promotional video. But I must say that things went off mostly without a hitch. The folks came out in droves to The Ambassador Saturday night. And aside […]
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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 […]
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Saturday Showdown in ESL
he East St. Louis Flyers and the Belleville West Maroons both have a lot on the line for Saturday’s Southwestern Conference showdown at Clyde C. Jordan Stadium. It is a 1 p.m. kick-off for the Homecoming queen and her court. Both the Flyers and Maroons fans have had this date circled for some time now. Belleville West is […]
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Hot’s mix masters
I must say that I caught life from the idea of the Hot 104.1 DJs battling it out in prime time and when it all went down Boogie D, Don Juan, Thurl and Cuddy (who tied…naturally) and DJ Krisstyle came away with their respective crowns. I know the folks were acting a fool by way […]
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The Black Rep takes residency at Harris-Stowe’s Emerson Performance Center
The Black Rep has found a new home for its 37th season: the Emerson Performance Center at Harris-Stowe State University. “To produce African-American theatre at an African-American institution of higher learning just adds to the sweetness,” said Ron Himes, founder and producing director for the Black Rep. “And to be able to have a wonderful, […]
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Work by Abraham Lincoln Walker at 10th Street through Nov. 9.
A retrospective of work by multi-styled East St. Louis native Abraham Lincoln Walker opened recently at 10th Street Gallery, 419 N. 10th St., and remains open through November 9. “Abraham Lincoln Walker was an inspired, self-taught, reclusive, African-American artist of great talent,” said curator Jacquelyn Lewis Harris, associate professor of education and director of the […]