The 2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament will reach its apex in St. Louis as the city prepares to host the Final Four at the Edward Jones Dome. African-American athletes and coaches have played a tremendous role on making the Final Four into one of the top sporting events in the world today. In honor of […]
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Superintendent finalists
Of the four finalists the St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education is interviewing for superintendent, all are African-American, two are women and three would be coming from an East Coast school district. Johnny Little, SLPS spokesman, also told the American that Pamela Randall Hughes, SLPS interim superintendent, did not apply for the job of […]
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Women and investing: Your special financial considerations
It’s unfortunate, but still true, that if you’re a woman, you face a variety of challenges in the workplace. And these issues translate into potentially serious problems for you as you save for retirement. To avoid these difficulties, you need to take action – now. Let’s consider some of the facts that underlie and illuminate […]
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Praying over AIDS
“We believe that prayer changes things,” says Pernessa C. Seele, founder and CEO of the Balm in Gilead, Inc., the organizer of the Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS. The 9th annual local commemoration begins next Sunday, March 6, with a Praise Dance Fellowship at Four Square Church, 11150 Old St. […]
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Making sense of suicide: Another boy gone
This is part 4 of a series. On Monday morning Robert Thompson, a freshman at Gateway High School, was pronounced dead at Cardinal Glennon Hospital following a suicide attempt the previous Wednesday night. Thompson, a resident of the Carr Square Neighborhood, was 16 years old. According to Caroline Reed, a spokesperson for the family, Thompson […]
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There’s never enough death for Jay Nixon
Earlier this month, the Missouri Supreme Court decided to send someone to death for the first time since October 2003. If Missouri Attorney General and death penalty booster Jay Nixon gets his way, the state will put to death Stanley L. Hall on March 16 at the Potosi Correctional Center. Nixon and other fans of […]
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Striking the anvil of freedom
In 1787, a church sprung forth out of a difficult situation. Free blacks, colloquially known by whites as “Africans,” sought to worship with their white counterparts. A young, 27-year-old black man led a group of discouraged black members to form a new congregation. That young man’s name was Richard Allen. In the midst of a […]
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Bob Johnson to leave BET board of directors
Robert Johnson, founder and CEO of Black Entertainment Television, will step down from the post at the close of 2005, according to the Wall Street Journal. Johnson reaped $3 billion when he sold BET to Viacom in 2000. He used part of the proceeds to purchase an NBA expansion team in Charlotte, N.C. According to […]
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Cookies for the homeless
Blossom Wood Day School’s annual Cookie Bake for the homeless, a school-wide project since 2000, produced a Valentine’s Day treat of some 4,200 cookies for the folks at the New Life Evangelistic Center. Blossom Wood is a private, independent, African-American-owned school located in suburban North County.
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Your harvest requires faith
“But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must (necessarily) believe that God exists and that He is a rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently see Him (out).” Heb. 11:6 (Amplified Bible) God has already planned your life for you. The harvest […]