From The East Side By Maurice Scott Jr. For the St. Louis American After absorbing a healthy portion of turkey on Thanksgiving day, I, along with my cousin Juan Brown – a former East St. Louis standout lineman (1979 State Champion Team) – took a quick flight to Kansas City to see two former East […]
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Jackie Masei
Jackie Masei, artistic director and founder of the Playback Workshop Theatre, recently received the Successful Working Artist Award during the 2006 Visionary Awards, which honor six extraordinary females who have been instrumental in helping to advance the arts.
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Reloading racism
Columnist Jamala Rogers The uproar about Michael Richards’ racist tirade during a comedy routine in Los Angeles had stinging similarities to the police shootdown of a groom and his friends in New York. From coast to coast, incidents of racist slurs, assaults, harassment and discrimination abound. Richards, who played Seinfeld’s sidekick Kramer, puked up a […]
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Community College students get Minority Engineering Scholarships
Emerson pays way for 9 future engineers Nine area students are attending St. Louis Community College through the Emerson Minority Engineering Scholarship program. Scholarship recipients are Michael Thompson (McCluer North High School), Cornelius Smith (Jennings), Dedrick Windom (Parkway West), Corey Bradley (Cleveland Naval Jr. ROTC), Precious Forrest (Hazelwood East), Courtney Boddie (Triad), Wisanel Labbe (attended […]
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2006 People Against Poverty Campaign
A chance to help the most needy By Roscoe Crenshaw For the St. Louis American The holiday season has arrived and, as always, the everyday needs and concerns of underserved citizens are more desperate than ever. Community Women Against Hardship (CWAH) continues its collaboration with the St. Louis American to alleviate these conditions through their […]
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Lewis Reed needs to raise some big bucks
The success or failure of 6th Ward Alderman Lewis Reed in his quest to unseat Jim Shrewsbury, the current incumbent president of the Board of Aldermen, will largely hinge upon one major factor: Lewis’ ability to raise enough money to adequately fund a city-wide campaign and convince the undecided that he has a legitimate shot. […]
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Vaughn named website editor for the American
Former stltoday.com staffer Kenya Vaughn has been tapped to edit the St. Louis American’s website. The 1994 Beaumont High graduate has a wealth of experience in both print and online writing and reporting. “We are extremely pleased and excited to have Kenya on board,” said St. Louis American president and publisher Donald M. Suggs. “We […]
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That dreaded day of holiday shopping
Columnist Cassandra Walker Last Friday was the day after Thanksgiving – shop ‘til you drop day. The advertisements are full of: half price, low price, lowest price in town, so-low-you-will-have-to-bend down to see it deals. I tell myself every year that I will not go to these sales because crazy people are always there. Well, […]
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Teresa Kirkwood
Teresa Kirkwood, executive assistant for Mercy Health Plans, has been elected treasurer of the Missouri Division of the International Association of Administrative Professionals.
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Opera great Robert McFerrin Sr. dies at 85
Robert McFerrin Sr., the first black man to sing solo at the New York Metropolitan Opera and the father of Grammy-winning conductor-vocalist Bobby McFerrin, died Friday (Nov. 24, 2006) in St. Louis. He was 85. McFerrin won the Metropolitan Opera national auditions in 1953. His 1955 debut with the Metropolitan Opera as Amonasro in Aida […]