Majic 104.9 personality Daneen Busby will be speaker at Centennial Christian Church’s monthly Women’s Health Ministry Breakfast Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. until noon. The theme of the event is “Beautifully Human: Living Your Life Like it is Golden.” Reservations are required. For more information, contact Lourie Perry at (314) 367-1818. Southern Mission Baptist Church, […]
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St. Louis American Sports Quiz
The National Basketball Association begins another season this week. This week’s quiz is dedicated to NBA debuts. 1. What former No. 1 pick was knocked out cold by a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar punch in his NBA regular-season debut? 2. What former No. 1 pick nearly choked Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with a bear hug after winning his NBA […]
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Bill has DJ Charlie Chan Soprano pic
History of STL hip-hop This Saturday, Nov. 5 from noon to 3 p.m. you can check the History of St. Louis Hip-hop Conference, tracing the Beat in the Lou from back in the day to now, with DJ Charlie Chan Soprano, Spin City Records’ Clifton Wade, Mark Austin (Gateway City Breakers) and our own Bill […]
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Stay focused on your expected harvest
“For we walk by faith (we regulate our lives and conduct ourselves by our conviction or belief respecting man’s relationship to God and divine things, with trust and holy fervor: thus we walk) not by sight or appearance.” IICor. 5:7 (Amplified Bible) Understanding and knowing the authority that has been given to every believer is […]
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Blacks closing gap on whites in internet usage
Another national study has confirmed that the gap in internet usage between African Americans and whites is quickly narrowing. While the gap still exists, a report published Tuesday by eMarketer shows that the gap is narrowing, and will continue to narrow over the next decade. African Americans Online: Crossing the Digital Divide, finds that usage […]
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‘Big Play’ but team player
Gerald Fulton is all about winning at Hazelwood East By Leon Devance For the St. Louis American Whenever the Hazelwood East football team needs a play to move the chains, receiver Gerald “Big Play” Fulton is the weapon of choice. Fulton is a multitalented young man who dazzles opposing defenses with his great hands on […]
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Janet: no baby momma
Janet Jackson is denying allegations that she has an 18-year-old daughter. “I do not have a child, and all allegations saying so are false,” the singer told Access Hollywood in a statement. Last Friday, Young DeBarge, the brother of Janet’s ex-husband James DeBarge, told a New York City radio station that Janet has an 18-year-old […]
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Around the NBA
How about Yao Ming with some bling, bling? And other questions on the eve of the NBA season By Earl Austin Jr. Of the St. Louis American The National Basketball Association begins its 59th season this week. Several changes have been made heading into this season. As the NBA begins another year, here are a […]
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Are we all style, no substance?
I am not ashamed to say that I am getting too old to hang out all weekend. I can still do it, but I’ll pay for it for a few days afterward. I’m still paying for last weekend as we speak. Last Saturday our church (shout out to New Life in Christ) held a Harvest […]
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First ladies of Harris-Stowe
Mary Davis, Ms. Sophomore 2005-6, Sierra Nicholson-Byrd, Ms. Freshman, Jacquise Jenee Conley, Ms. Junior, and Ebony Smith-Thomas, Ms. Senior, at the recent Harris-Stowe State University Homecoming Parade.