The Notorious B.I.G.’s murder case remains a big mystery. A paid police informant, known only as “Psycho Mike” to protect his safety, helped promote the widely held belief that Biggie was shot by an associate of rival rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight with the aid of a dirty LAPD officer. The shooting purportedly came in […]
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Seeking ‘A More Perfect Union”
Addressing some of the most controversial but relevant issues in America n from the renewal of the Voting Rights Act to the failure of college sports programs to graduate their players n the RainbowPUSH Coalition and the Citizenship Education Fund also echo the nation’s Founding Fathers and look to more recent historical giants in the […]
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Show me some drumline
SLPS students form award-winning percussion ensemble By Tiffany Ellis For the St. Louis American “It was like something I have never seen before,” said Angela Myers of the Show-Me Sound Drumline performance at the 2005 Final Four outside concert. Show-Me Sound also led the parade that kicked off the Final Four weekend celebration. For 12 […]
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Teachers had a Ball
My weekend started with a party with a purpose, The Teacher Ball. The purpose of the party was to raise money for middle school students to go on a rites of passage trip to Africa. I’m all for that. I rolled up in The Vault about 9 p.m. to a handsome crowd of teachers and […]
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Susie Mae Patterson
May 4, 1917 n June 2, 2005 Ms. Susie Mae Patterson was born in Phillipp, MS on May 4, 1917 to the union of George and Sally Stinson-Brown. She was blessed with one daughter, Lillie Mae. After moving to St. Louis in the early 1950s, Ms. Patterson graduated from cosmetology school. She was employed with […]
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Winslow II, millionaire nestling
Back in 1978, the Missouri Tigers had a huge lead on the hapless Kansas Jayhawks late in the game when quarterback Phil Bradley unleashed a rub-it-in-your-face bomb to All-American Kellen Winslow. Winslow celebrated like it was biggest touchdown of his career. He was chastised for his brash actions, even though it was the last TD […]
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U. City schools forming Long Range Planning Committee
The School District of University City is currently organizing a Long Range Planning Committee to address future concerns dealing with its buildings and student population. Membership on the committee is open to parents, teachers, local residents and anyone else who has a stake in the district’s operations. Last fall, the district’s Board of Education held […]
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Booker T. Baker, Jr.
Booker T. Baker, Jr. was born February 27, 1927 in Farmington, MO to the late Booker . Baker, Sr. and Edna Baker. He departed this life on May 25, 2005 at St. Luke’s Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was preceded in death by three sisters Audrey baker, Fannie Easton, and Geraldine Ellis. At an […]
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The St. Louis Jayda
Thank you so much for such a wonderful story on the Holy Metropolitan MB Church Fashion Show & Brunch. Jayda Chambly has been so excited about being in the St. Louis American. She told all of her classmates, family, friends and anyone else who listened that she would be in the newspaper this week. Angela […]
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Deadbeat Bobby
An arrest warrant was issued for Whitney Houston’s troubled hubby Wednesday, after the “My Prerogative” crooner failed to make it to a scheduled court hearing in Massachusetts. Brown had been slated to appear in the Norfolk County Probate Court to explain why he defied a judge’s order and did not pay money into educational trust […]