St. Louisan Bradley Beal has his Washington Wizards on a big surge heading into this weekend’s National Basketball Association All-Star Break. The former Chaminade College Prep All-American was on fire on Thursday night in leading the Wizards to a come-from-behind 114-106 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the final game before All-Star Weekend. Beal […]
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Top 5 Smartphone Features You Can’t Live Without
(StatePoint) Smartphones are our lifeline – we use them to connect us to just about everything and everyone in our world. Americans check their phones an average of 344 times a day — once every four minutes — according to a 2022 Review.org survey. But when was the last time you upgraded your phone? If […]
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Lamar Johnson is free!
The Conviction Integrity Unit, established by Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner in her office, flagged the Lamar Johnson case in 2019. The case illustrates two maladies that afflict American jurisprudence. The first malady is the “guilty until proven innocent doctrine” experienced mainly by African Americans. The second is law enforcement officers, who swore to defend and […]
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I get Lifted
Lift Every Voice And Sing: Celebrating Black Excellence program is honoring local and national Black change makers of yesterday and today, and future history makers. On February 24, 2023, the Lift Every Voice And Sing program will feature local talent, three-time Emmy Award-winning storyteller and author Bobby Norfolk at the Westport Playhouse Theater. There will […]
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Mahomes prevails in epic Super Bowl Black quarterback battle
A pair of Black quarterbacks put on a show for the ages in Super Bowl LVII. Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs outdueled Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in a game that came down to the final seconds. Mahomes won his second Super Bowl title and also his second Super Bowl MVP […]
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Fair games
Welcome to the digital jungle known as Gamers Island. A wall-to-wall paradise filled with PS5 game stations, VR head sets, and much more. Pq “We want to make an impact, we want to bring kids into Gamers Island to show them there is something else they could be doing, something more productive,” said Tashauna Parker. […]
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Gimme some sugar
Chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, cookies & cream, lemon sugar, strawberry cheesecake —you name it, Bebe’s Bake Shoppe probably has that cookie. It boasts 18 in-house flavors, and trades out different ones weekly to satisfy a cookie lover’s cravings. PQ “There has been a strict learning curve because coming into it as a first time entrepreneur […]
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Race against history
Throughout the country legislation has been passed or is being proposed to prohibit the teaching of so-called critical race theory (CRT). Missouri is no exception. Republican state Sen. Andrew Koenig recently introduced legislation that was passed by the Senate that “prohibits teachers from placing blame on a collective group or race for the ‘actions committed […]
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Doesn’t Legislature have more important issues to deal with?
With just a little more than a month into the new legislative session, there is still time for Missouri lawmakers to change direction and focus on issues that are important to many Missourians. But will they? The legislature got off to a roaring start proposing bills to limit transgender students’ participation in schools’ sports, and […]
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Now is the Time to Prep Your Lawn and Garden for Warm Weather
(StatePoint) It may feel like warm weather is still a way’s off, but you should already be getting your lawn and garden spring-ready, according to experts. “One thing I don’t think people realize is that to get your grass, shrubs and other plants looking good in the spring…all that preparation starts right now,” says Major […]