– Demonstrates commitment to aviation safety, improves quality for Boeing Commercial Airplanes – Leverages Boeing enterprise engineering and manufacturing capabilities – Maintains continuity for key U.S. defense and national security programs – Supports supply chain stability and critical manufacturing workforce – Provides long-term value for commercial and defense customers, employees and shareholders ARLINGTON, Va., July […]
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The surprising reason Black schools face a ‘fiscal cliff’ this fall
If, as the saying goes, you shouldn’t let a crisis go to waste, then the federal government did just that when it passed the first round of multiple-billion-dollar payments to help shut-down schools reopen safely when the pandemic subsided. cuts “High-poverty communities will see sharper impacts to their school budgets in part because of how […]
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In first debate, Trump overwhelms Biden with bluster and lies
Well, that was awkward. The first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign has just ended in Atlanta, and it felt like a disservice to the public. Donald Trump lied and rambled nonstop without correction. And President Joe Biden was simply not able to keep up with Trump’s torrent of falsehoods. It was the first time […]
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A message for Washington: poor people vote
There are over 140 million poor and low-income people in the U.S. In most cases, in the richest nation on Earth, their lives are defined by what they don’t have — healthcare, food, housing, a job that pays a living wage. The Right Rev. William Barber, an anti-poverty activist and community organizer, worked to change […]
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Jerry West was what a true NBA star should be
My late father awoke me on the morning of April 30, 1970 before he went to his job as a pressman at Regal Printing. The night before, Jerry West had swished a halfcourt shot to send Game 3 of the NBA Finals into overtime. The New York Knicks would prevail and win the series in […]
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Romell Calhoun honored for history exhibit
Sumner High School student Romell Calhoun of St. Louis, received the Outstanding Entry Award at the National History Day contest June 9-13 in College Park, Maryland for his exhibit, “When They Finally Listened: The Genius of Joseph Blair.” Calhoun’s exhibit was also selected and shown at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
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Wilson’s ‘King Hedley II’ closes Black Rep 47th season
This is the time of year that The St. Louis Black Repertory Company typically closes the curtain on their series of shows for the year with a grand-scale musical. For 2024, founder and Producing Director Ron Himes decided to go in a different direction. “We are closing out the season with August in July,” Himes […]
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Urban League Capital Readiness Program accepting applications
The National Urban League’s Center of Entrepreneurship in St. Louis is accepting applications for the U.S. Minority Business Development Agency’s Small Business Capital Readiness Program. Selected as one of three affiliates nationally, St. Louis joins Cincinnati and Los Angeles in the initiative launched by the Biden-Harris Administration to increase underserved entrepreneurs’ access to capital. The […]
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Study suggests how to improve employee proficiency with AI
(BPT) – Have you set your employees up for success? While you may think you’ve given them all the tools needed to perform proficiently, if generative AI (GenAI) isn’t one of them, employees are operating at a disadvantage and you risk falling behind. How can GenAI help your employees? According to Coveo’s EX Industry Report, […]
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Ameren, Cooldown partner to provide AC to vulnerable residents
The oppressive heat on Tuesday June 25, 2024 foreshadowed the importance of air conditioning in the homes of seniors and people with health ailments accelerated by high temperatures. Ameren Missouri and partner Cooldownstlouis.org and Cooldownmissouri.org loaded and delivered 800 ENERGY STAR certified window air conditioners and 100 smart thermostats to support the most vulnerable customers […]