Cheryl Monroe has been appointed vice president minority supplier and vendor development for Macy’s. Before her recent promotion, Monroe was vice president store manager for Macy’s Wheaton (Md.) “Macy’s has a great supplier diversity program that is headed up by an executive that has excellent qualifications and retail background,” said Senior Vice President Consumer Affairs […]
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Cardinals in the Shopping Mood
Seasons Greetings from Lake Buena Vista, Fla. ’Tis the holiday shopping season and the St. Louis Cardinals are in the mood. Like all things that we covet these days, it comes with a price. The sticker shock being created by some free agents at this year’s baseball Winter Meetings have been frightening. Not to worry […]
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FILM REVIEW
‘Blood Diamond’ doesn’t cut it Film tries to expose the true cost of bling, but doesn’t pay off By Kenya Vaughn Of the St. Louis American “People back home wouldn’t buy the rings if they knew it cost someone else a hand,” said Maddy Bowen, Jennifer Connely’s character in the film Blood Diamond that opens […]
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Be safe, not sorry, by taking haoliday precautions
For most people, the holidays are a time to shop and spend, travel and revel. It is also easy to be distracted, or worse, a victim, putting yourself, your finances, and your family at risk. “There are a few simple steps everyone can take around the holidays to protect themselves from theft, liability, property damage […]
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The Ivory Tower comes to MLK Blvd.
Washington University students re-imagine the Wellston Loop By Chris King Of the St. Louis American In a metropolitan area that has development fever, no one talks much about the Wellston Loop, a severely depressed pocket of the city on the verge of Wellston, hubbed around Martin Luther King Boulevard. But this neglected area was the […]
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A Civil Rights Game is not enough
I was all set to rip into Albert Pujols for his comments regarding Ryan Howard’s Most Valuable Player Award and then Major League Baseball announced that the St. Louis Cardinals will play the Cleveland Indians in the inaugural Civil Rights Game on March 31 in Memphis at AutoZone Park. The Cardinals were one of the […]
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Three 6 Mafia settles beat down case
Memphis, Tenn. Rap group Three 6 Mafia recently settled a lawsuit filed by a man who claimed to have been severely beaten while attending a 2003 concert featuring the group. Although details of the financial settlement were not disclosed, the Associated Press reports Ramone Williams received the settlement last month. The payment concludes months of […]
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Dave Daniels
Hazelwood West H.S. modern media teacher Dave Daniels has earned the 2006 Inclusion Award Educator of the Year from the Governor’s Council on Disability. The awards are presented to businesses, individuals and organizations that have included people with disabilities in education, employment, housing and leisure activities.
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Gerald Boyd and the local legacy of journalism
Columnist George E. Curry Shortly before leaving Washington, D.C. last week for New York City to serve as a pallbearer for former New York Times Managing Editor Gerald M. Boyd and to speak at his memorial service, I learned that members of the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists (GSLABJ) are considering whether to […]
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Killing the public schools
Columnist Jamala Rogers There is a small chorus of voices singing about the need for a state takeover of the St. Louis Public Schools. While a few are uninformed and frustrated, I believe others are part of a more sinister motive. Their song is entitled “Kill the Public Schools for Charter Schools.” For white people […]