Near the end of Black History Month, I watched a Netflix documentary on Bill Russell, “Bill Russell Legend.” I’m lifelong fan of the game and the NBA, and I saw and remember everything in the documentary from the early 1960s on – I mean everything. The documentary is not really about the extraordinary career of […]
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Cam-pain for East Boogie Throne
I can always tell when the East St. Louis mayoral elections are on the horizon. As a columnist who covers East Boogie’s poli-tricks, my inbox, DM, voice mail and mailbox becomes flooded with rumors, innuendos, propaganda and last minute opposition attacks every four years. My assignment is to separate the superfluous from the relevant, personal […]
Posted inNational sports
A homecoming celebration
Today, Saturday, March 4, is the big day. St. Louis CITY SC plays its first-ever home match at the new CITYPARK stadium against Charlotte FC in their major league soccer debut. The organization hosted The CITY Block Party Friday night inside the stadium’s Lou Fusz Plaza, located on the eastern side of CITYPARK, along 20th […]
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Stephen Lewis named to MFFH board
Stephen Lewis was named to the board of directors of Missouri Foundation for Health. Lewis is a vice president and national architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry leader, affiliated with Segal’s Chicago office. He leads consulting efforts to expand Segal’s services to the built environment for Segal’s Corporate market. He has more than 30 years […]
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Nike, White Castles Inc. on board for 113th Annie Malone Parade
While founded in Wichita, Kansas, White Castles has become synonymous with St. Louis culture. The venerable fast-food restaurant chain is helping the community support Annie Malone Children and Family Services and the 113th May Day Parade through a “Round-up at the Register” campaign. The historic parade is Sunday, May 21, 2023 in Downtown St. Louis […]
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NASA selects Lincoln University to receive $1.5 million grant
NASA recently announced Lincoln University of Missouri (LU) as one of the eight HBCUs competitively chosen to receive funding through their new Data Science Equity, Access, and Priority (DEAP) research and education opportunity. NASA allotted a total of $11.7 million to these selected institutions through their Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP), which provides […]
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SLSO plays world music with Childress directing Huynh premiere
Featured conductor Stephanie Childress opened up this weekend’s St. Louis Symphony Orchestra program with “Gia Dinh” by Oswald Huynh, which SLSO workshopped under her direction in 2020. In 10 minutes, its three movements gave a new meaning to world music in an orchestral context. St. Louis heard the world premiere of this major, innovative new […]
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Ameren supports 250 students with scholarships to Cardinal Ritter
Ameren announced a $500,000 pledge to Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School. The donation is part of the company’s Equity in Education initiative to support equitable attainable in education for students in some of the most vulnerable communities within Ameren’s service territory. Ameren has long supported Cardinal Ritter College Prep’s work in driving inclusive economic […]
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From Kimberly Gardner…to Rockwood School District…to Aldergeddon
The March 7 Primary is less than a week away and we’ve got some Election Day predictions to share with you! But before we dive into Aldergeddon, there are two other issues we’d like to call to your attention today. The first is the recent assault by un-elected Attorney General Andrew Bailey against our democratically-elected […]