Amid so many heart-wrenching moments of devastation from the recent deadly hurricanes Katrina and Rita, there are now positive stories of individuals and families returning home. The nation is flooded with newspaper, radio and television reports of entire family units and pets going back to their hometowns. Locally, a television station recently reported on the […]
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In memoriam of Dr. Walter L. Johnson
Though, he died in 1964, Dr. Johnson’s impact on the St. Louis Community continues to be felt. Dr. Johnson became the first known African American in Missouri to be elected to a school board, serving on a three-member Board of Education of the Kinloch School District for 20 years. He was an outspoken and active […]
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‘I know you can mommy, but can you teachy?’
I recently started helping out one day a week during my kindergarteners’ (son number four’s) class. My job is to show up for one hour each week and then help wherever the teacher feels is necessary. The first few weeks I found myself dodging sneezes, as sometimes kindergarteners have not mastered the art of covering […]
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Tobacco barons target black youth
Sale of flavored tobacco tailored to tastes By Hazel Trice Edney Of the NNPA WASHINGTON – One year after anti-tobacco advocates announced that the tobacco industry was pushing flavored cigarettes to entice black youngsters to smoke, a Harvard University study has found that while overall cigarette sales have decreased, sales of some flavored tobacco products […]
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Tyra luvs Naomi
Battling supermodels Naomi Campbell and Tyra Banks are ditching their long-running feud, with Campbell even agreeing to appear on her former rival’s U.S. talk show. Banks admits she was terrified of feisty Campbell for 14 years, and has previously described the British beauty as “hateful.” But last week, Banks embraced Campbell at a New York […]
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Who you are
East St. Louis versus St. Louis. St. Louis City versus St. Louis County. West County versus North County. What high school did you attend? Did you grow up east of Grand Avenue or north of Grand Avenue? This is the never-ending belief that where you grew up or where you currently live somehow defines you […]
Posted inPersonal finance
Business strategy could use a personal touch
Living in the Information Age means that investors have a wealth of financial information at their fingertips. The number of Web sites, message boards, and Web logs keeps multiplying, in addition to TV and radio talk shows and the more traditional newspapers and magazines. Financial literacy is crucial, and investors need to follow the market […]
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World Wide Technology receives national recognition
David Steward’s World Wide Technology ranks No. 3 on the DiversityBusiness “Div500” annual listing of the nations’ top 500 diversity-owned businesses. Ranging in revenue size from $20 million to more than $2 billion, the companies listed on the Div500 represent the nations’ top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that diversity-owned businesses are small […]
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2005 SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS
‘Rosa Parks was good for business’ Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. calls for equal participation By Meliqueica Meadows Of the St. Louis American Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. delivered a dynamic keynote address at this year’s Salute to Excellence in Business luncheon held Friday at the Renaissance Grand Hotel. In the wake of the recent passing of […]
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Cuss on the bus
I agree that something needed to be said to advise the woman cussing in Wal-Mart that everyone within earshot was hearing her conversation. Requesting instead of telling may have been better. This recently happened to me on the bus. I had my 7-year-old grandson with me. These young woman were on their cell phones, and […]