Kobe Bryant scored 25 points in his best game in Beijing, and the men’s U.S. Olympic team advanced to the semifinals by beating Australia 116-85 on Wednesday night. The United States will play defending champion Argentina or Greece on Friday night for a spot in Sunday’s gold medal game. Locked in what looked like another […]
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Teamsters pledge to drive vote for Obama, National Black Caucus meeting in St. Louis this week
The Teamsters National Black Caucus rolled into St. Louis this week with a message of unity and the determination to help elect Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. “We need to organize workers, which makes us powerful. We need to elect a president who cares about working people,” C. Thomas Keegel […]
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Hotbox pays tribute to Black Moses and Bernie Mac
Starting tomorrow night (Thursday, August 21) the Hotbox Virtual Club. STL will celebrate the lives, legacy and contributions of Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac. Tomorrow they will have a listening and appreciation party for Isaac Hayes starting at 5 p.m. at Legacy Books and Café. Guests will have the opportunity to reflect on the indelible […]
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Olympic Track and Field: Bolt cruises to semifinal in 200m, American rivals prep for 400m
Usain Bolt played to the cameras before his 200-meter semifinal, slowed down in the middle and still rallied to beat rivals who were running much harder. Bolt won his semifinal in 20.09 seconds Tuesday night, keeping alive his chances for the first 100-200 Olympic double since Carl Lewis in 1984. The Jamaican sprinter, who set […]
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Director of Personnel ejected from Civil Service Commission meeting
This morning the only authorized bargaining agent for the City of St. Louis was thrown out of a closed-door meeting of the mayoral-appointed Civil Service Commission. The St. Louis City Charter authorizes the director of Personnel to negotiate with unions representing civil service employees. Richard Frank currently holds that position, which also entails a responsibility […]
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TBS’s Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, Charter Communications partner with Missouri Black Expo for the health of it
TBS’s Tyler Perry’s House of Payne and Charter Communications have teamed up with the 17th Annual Missouri Black Expo to provide health awareness services to the 2008 attendees through the No Payne. No Gain. Free Health Screenings. The Missouri Black Expo which works to promote health awareness, education, youth development, political literacy (understanding the political […]
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Democrats to descend on Denver, convention highlights include Obama on mile high
(NNPA) – In what is arguably the most anticipated event of the summer, more than 50,000 Democrats will converge on Denver’s Pepsi Center Aug. 25-28 for the Democratic National Convention. While this gathering will be glutted with the who’s who of politics, business and even Hollywood, the undisputed star of the show will be Sen. […]
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Isaac Hayes remembered in Memphis
Fans, friends and family honored the memory of Soul legend Isaac Hayes in his hometown of Memphis at two gatherings – a private burial service on Sunday and a public memorial held yesterday with 3,000 fans and friends in attendance. Sunday’s ceremony included Denzel Washington, Tom Cruise and Wesley Snipes; while the Rev. Jesse Jackson, […]
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ESL native Dawn Harper captures 100m hurdles gold
East St. Louis track and field star Dawn Harper is the newest Olympic gold medallist to come from this powerful sports city. Harper stunned the track and field world to win the gold medal in the 100-meter high hurdles before 91,000 fans at Beijing’s “Bird Cage” at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Harper qualified in third […]
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Eight Million African-Americans Still Not Registered to Vote
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite record numbers of voters who turned out during the presidential primaries last spring, eight million African-Americans are still not registered to vote. This according to Rick Wade, African-American vote director for the Obama for America presidential campaign. “Our principle focus has been a 50-state voter registration initiative. I think we all […]