New light on an old painting Columnist Jabari Asim “I am an invisible man,” Ralph Ellison memorably wrote. “I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids – and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.” I thought […]
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Lupus left out
It has been very puzzling to me that I have not seen any articles in support of the Lupus Foundation in the St. Louis American, considering so many African-American women are effected by the devastating disease. Being an African American female in the St Louis community, it would be more reassuring to know that the […]
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School without disruption
Now that solid progress is being made toward regaining full state accreditation after three years of steep decline, the 35,000 students in the St. Louis Public Schools, their families and the community deserve a school year without disruption. Superintendent Diana Bourisaw recently gave the State Board of Education a comprehensive account of what the schools […]
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Protecting affirmative action in Michigan Civil rights advocates are optimistic that the voter-approved affirmative action ban, Proposal 2, will eventually be completely rescinded.
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Broncos Player killed in driveby
A limousine carrying Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was sprayed with bullets in downtown Denver early Monday, killing the NFL player and wounding two others in the vehicle. Team spokesman Jim Saccomano said police called him about 3 a.m. from the scene and told him three people had been shot, and the 24-year-old Williams had […]
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Would Sylvester Brown please go lie down?
Someone needs to tell the Post-Dispatch’s designated “black” columnist Sylvester Brown that it was his fault that his sporadically printed monthly – sometimes bimonthly, sometimes whenever-he-could-find-a-commercial-sponsor-for-his-front-page – magazine failed. It was not the fault of the St. Louis American or its publisher, Donald M. Suggs. Brown should admit defeat – finally – and move on […]
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Rather than start a business, why not buy one?
For the St. Louis American According to the Office of Advocacy, in 2005 there were an estimated 25.8 million business in the United States. Obviously, many people just like you desire the freedom, flexibility and unlimited income one can potentially make while owning a business. A large percentage of those people believe that starting the […]
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Nite Owl swoops the Duck Room
New Year’s Eve in the hip-hop underground By Toriano L. Porter For the St. Louis American It’s shortly before 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, and hip-hop artist Nite Owl is prepping for that night’s live performance at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room. The Select Records recording artist is calm at sound check, joking around with […]
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MLK Shootout in ESL
Annual Border War, Jan. 15 Inside Sports With Earl Austin Jr. The 15th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Basketball Shootout has really shaped up to be a premier event. The four-game basketball showcase will be held on Monday, Jan. 15 at East St. Louis Senior High School. Of the eight teams that will participate, […]
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St. Louis American Sports Quiz
This week’s quiz will test your knowledge of ficticious black sports stars in the movies. Name the movie that featured this character. 1. Jesus Shuttlesworth 2. Steamin’ Willie Beamon 3. Moses Guthrie 4. Willie Mays Hayes 5. Esquire Joe Calloway 6. Bootney Farnsworth Answers 1. He Got Game 2. Any Given Sunday 3. The Fish […]