Brenda Jones, Centric Group accounting manger, has been named member of the Year by the National Black MBA St. Louis chapter. She has served as the organization’s treasurer for four years and is co-chair of the investment committee.
Posted inNational sports
A ‘Super’ story for black America
Lost in the “Will Terrell Owens play?” nonsense, the national media has not given proper respect to Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback. On Sunday, McNabb will be at the helm of the Eagles in his first trip to the Super Bowl. After three heartbreaking defeats in the NFC Championship game, including one in St. Louis, […]
Posted inLocal news
Town hall meeting on the souls of black men
Author, hip-hop historian and social commentator Kevin Powell brought his State of Black Men Town Hall Meeting national tour to St. Louis Tuesday evening at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. “Depression is at an all-time high,” Powell said regarding the condition of black men. “If you’ve ever had a bottle of liquor in your hand […]
Posted inLetters to the editor
Blunt’s amoral agenda
On January 26, Gov. Blunt set forth his agenda for the 2005 legislative session including his priorities for spending. The governor and those in leadership in Missouri must realize that family and moral values are reflected in the actions we as a state take to protect those most in need. Supporting a budget and legislative […]
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Downtown to reap dollars from knockout boxing event
Cory Spinks drove a hard bargain, and it will pay off big-time for St. Louis. In order to gain a rematch, Zab Judah said Spinks insisted that the fight be in St. Louis. “First, it was New York. Then, it was Las Vegas. But Cory said it had to be here,” Zudah said before a […]
Posted inLocal news
Don is the King of St. Louis
Don King’s hair doesn’t look as large in person as it does on television. However, boxing’s ultimate showman and promoter is indeed “bigger than life.” With a diamond-crusted cross hanging from his neck on Tuesday at the Sheraton City Center, King proclaimed to the media, “I am King of the Mardi Gras.” In fact, King […]
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Oh, what a night
On Saturday night, St. Louis will be the place to be. Not only will Don King roll into the Savvis Center with one of the largest and most-publicized local sporting events in recent history, but Soulard and Laclede’s Landing will serve as ground zero for the nations’s second-largest Mardi Gras celebration. While the city is […]
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Unbelievable blackness
The title of Ken Burns’ powerful documentary about the early twentieth- century African-American boxer Jack Johnson, which aired last week on the Public Broadcasting Network, was Unforgivable Blackness. But, as I watched it, I thought a title equality appropriate to describe this extraordinary individual would be “Unbelievable Blackness.” Born into dire poverty, the son of […]
Posted inAutomotive news
Cruisin Q & A: Roadrunner Blues
Q: I just read your advice to the guy who thinks he is going to find a Roadrunner with a 440 Six Pack that needs work and is cheap. I laughed at it, but was irritated at the same time. I have a 1969 Roadrunner convertible with a four speed. Someone replaced the original 383 […]
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Time to bite the ballot
U.S. elections, Iraqi elections n it should be crystal clear that a vote is a powerful tool to empower or disempower individuals, parties and military dictatorships. A lot of energy and money is used to both to suppress and intimidate voters, as well as to get out the vote. In most instances, there is a […]