Of the NNPA WASHINGTON (NNPA) – On Nov. 9, Michael Sterling showed up to class at the Thurgood Marshall School of law at Texas Southern University dressed a little bit, well, different. He was wearing a pair of jeans, a solid red shirt and red and white shoes, not the attire of an aspiring civil […]
Posted inPersonal finance
The state of the housing market
The news is better for house buyers than it is for sellers. But those trying to sell a home have some reason for optimism As 2006 draws to a close, homebuyers might have more to celebrate than just the new year, as market conditions continue to move in their favor. In October, the nationwide median […]
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Session begins with a lot on line
Minimum wage increase to face challenge By Alvin A. Reid Of the St. Louis American State Rep. John Bowman sponsored House Bill 43 during the 2006 Missouri legislative session, which proposed to raise the state’s minimum wage. While it faced long odds in the Republican-dominated House and was not adopted into law, the wording in […]
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AMERICAN FLAVORS
G. Garvin turns up heat at health expo Celeb chef at America’s Center this weekend African-American celebrity chef G. Garvin, host of TV One’s original series Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin, will be in St. Louis this weekend as part of the third annual Get Hooked on Health Expo, held at America’s Center. […]
Posted inObituaries
Hildred London, co-founder and owner of London & Sons Wing House
Hildred Lavetta Charmaine London, co-founder and owner of London and Sons Wing House, Inc. since 1963, succumbed after a lingering illness on December 31, 2006 at the Cathedral Gardens Care Center. Visitation is scheduled for Friday, January 5 from 4-7 p.m. at the Austin Layne Mortuary Renaissance Chapel, 7302 West Florissant Ave. The funeral is […]
Posted inPolitical eye
Take it from Hank
Radio host Hank Thompson copied Suggs on a blistering note he sent to Brown regarding his column on Sunday. Hank said, “Your positions are predictable, transparent and most of all hypocritical. You show absolutely no growth or ability to move beyond your failed Take Five experience.” There’s more: “Your constant harping about the role that […]
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New Northside Village offers seniors independent living
52-unit building for those age 62 and older By Arelia Jones For the St. Louis American At New Northside Village, the residents are still settling into their new homes, but plans are in the works to make it a real community. New Northside Village, an independent senior living apartment building, was completed in July and […]
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Bury the hatchet in Jefferson City
With the 2007 Missouri Legislative session newly underway, it is imperative that the region’s African-American state senators and representatives put all personal and political differences aside to better represent their constituents. The well publicized recent split within the state’s Legislative Black Caucus should not deter members from presenting a unified front on all issues of […]
Posted inPartyline
I’m still on the radi. I found it, um, interesting that Ced was on Tom Joyner pumping up his new movie Codename: The Cleaner.
I would have expected him on Steve Harvey, but I ain’t mad at him for following the funny and promoting his movie. I’m wit’ you when you right Ced. Every time I turn the dial on that mess, I catch myself giving my radio the “I know this ain’t supposed to be funny” edition of […]
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Lewis Reed goes ‘deep’
Black candidate swims upstream in race for aldermanic president By Chris King Of the St. Louis American When Freeman Bosley Jr. heard that Alderman Lewis Reed was running for president of the city’s Board of Alderman, he called the candidate and said, “You are headed out on the deep, where the big ships are.” The […]