Leaders of the National Minority AIDS Council will take their campaigned to Capitol Hill yesterday to gain support for new strategies in combating the AIDS epidemic. As the international community observed World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, NMAC hosted a reception for Congressional leaders and present a study with five key recommendations to decrease the […]
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Thanks for the good times during Thanksgiving week and weekend.
Thanks for the good times during Thanksgiving week and weekend. The Lou was cookin’ all around turkey day. I started with the Lyfe Jennings’ concert at the Pageant, the best concert I seen in a while. And there weren’t any special effects – just good, real, creative soul and spiritual music. Lyfe let one of […]
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Obama talks youth vote with Ludacris
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), contemplating a run for president in 2008, met privately with Ludacris on Wednesday. “We talked about empowering the youth,” said the rapper, whose real name is Chris Bridges. Ludacris was in town to launch the YouthAIDS “Kick Me” campaign to raise HIV/AIDS awareness during a stop at Northwestern University in the […]
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SLPS shows improvement on state review
The St. Louis Public Schools met five accreditation standards according to the Annual Performance Reports (APR) released today by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The five met standards include: ? MAP test results in Grades 3 through 5 in Mathematics; ? MAP test results in Grades 3 through 5 in Communication […]
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Power outage victims urged to put safety first
Residents left without heat by Friday’s ice storm are urged to exercise caution as they consider alternate heat sources for their homes. Carbon monoxide – odorless and lethal – is an especially serious health risk to homeowners. Never use a portable generator in an enclosed or partially enclosed space, including in your home, or in […]
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Shelter information
In response to widespread power outages resulting from a severe winter storm, the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter is opening three emergency shelters to provide a safe place for residents to seek 24-hour refuge from the cold temperatures. Each full-service location will open at 1:00 p.m. and provide for emergency needs including food, […]
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Cedric headed to ABC for small screen return
Cedric the Entertainer has signed with ABC and Touchstone TV to star and produce a new sitcom for the network. The comedian is already working with Larry Wilmore (The Bernie Mac Show) on the show, says Variety, that’ll be produced through Warner Bros. TV. It would star Cedric as a man who juggles his home […]
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Kobe’s super quarter blasts the Jazz
Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 52 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 132-102 rout of the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. He made all nine shots from the floor and was 10-for-10 at the foul line in his highest-scoring game since an 81-point outburst against Toronto on Jan. 22 last season. He had 30 points […]
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Will the real D. Shante please stand up?!
Will the real D. Shante please stand up?! Okay, you people who keep telling people that my entertainment editor Bill Beene writes Partyline must be on crack, meth and glue. I know people like being in the know and telling people things that they otherwise wouldn’t know, but back your talk up with proof. Unless […]
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How hip is St. Louis? Don’t laugh.
How hip is St. Louis? Don’t laugh. I ask the question because I read a demographic piece in the New York Times over the holiday weekend. The article, is titled Cities Compete in Hipness to Attract Young. According to the article baby boomers are on their way to cribbing it and road-tripping, and their replacements […]