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Posted inLiving It
Diversity and the ‘frozen chosen’
Reflections on ‘Word and Image’ at the Saint Louis Art Museum By Chris King Of the St. Louis American Rachelle Puryear’s show “Word and Image,” a suite of etchings that respond to short poems by black poets, is hanging in that small upstairs exhibit space at the Saint Louis Art Museum, the one that is […]
Posted inPolitical eye
Note to Slay haters
Forget, for a moment, that Slay would lick his chops to see Reed replace Shrewsbury on the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. Forget, also, that Shrewsbury has been supportive of Fire Chief Sherman George in his constant, simmering battles to keep Slay out of his hair. Also forget Shrewsbury’s recent support of issues of interest […]
Posted inEmployment news
McCurdy Elementary students take the Wyland Ocean Challenge
Clouds and showers failed to dampen the spirits of McCurdy Elementary School fifth graders as they visited Grant’s Farm to participate in the Wyland Ocean Challenge – Clean Water for the 21st Century. Teachers Tammarra Lewis, Mindy Self and Stephanie Knight took their classes to the nature park, where they took trams to see the […]
Posted inEditorials
Strategy, not cronyism, in Congressional Black Caucus
The announcement that House Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi has decided not to name U.S. Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, an African American from Florida, the number two Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, a pivotal committee in the House, was a wise concession to political reality. She made this decision despite an all-out effort by Hastings and […]
Posted inLocal religion
The Gospel Scene
O’ The Glory of Christmas Holiday Spectacular Christmas Concert will be held at Tabernacle Memorial COGIC, 1475 Hamilton Ave., Dec. 17 at 5 p.m. The concert will feature The Voices of Tabernacle Choir, Junior Voices of Tabernacle, Tabernacle Memorial Children’s Choir and others. And on Dec. 18 there will be a Christmas Banquet and Fashion […]
Posted inHot sheet
Foxy Brown tossed out of radio interview
Rapper Foxy Brown tried to direct the flow of questioning during her interview on Power 105.1’s Egypt and Ashy show and was given the boot for her efforts. According to the New York Post’s Page Six, the Brooklyn artist refused to answer questions surrounding her rumored dismissal from Island/Def Jam, or that label president Jay-Z […]
Posted inLetters to the editor
Vile vilification
It is shameful and disgraceful that the Edwardsville Chapter of the NAACP would allow itself to be used to castigate some young African Americans for a fight between students at the Edwardsville High School. While no one should condone students fighting, we believe Paul Pitts, president of the Edwardsville chapter of the NAACP, improperly deviated […]
Posted inLetters to the editor
Black, get back at Buca
Why is when I try going to Club Buca with a black male friend, they are 98 percent of the time turned away at the door? Usually the reason given is their clothes are too baggy. Just recently I watched a white male walk through the door with baggier clothes than my friend, and my […]
Posted inLocal news
Progressive women outnumber ‘Blue Dog’ Dems
For the NNPA WASHINGTON – The success of Democrats in this year’s midterm elections is often attributed to the rising influence of the conservative wing of the party. But women’s rights activists say that progressives – and progressive women in particular – are in fact enjoying a much stronger power surge. The Blue Dog Coalition, […]