BJC HealthCare has named Deidre Griffith, MPH vice president of community health improvement, effective April 17. In this role, Griffith will be responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of BJC HealthCare's community health programs.
Lisa Morgan joins Midwest BankCentre as vice president of community and economic development. She is responsible for helping revitalize St. Louis communities by providing banking and lending services to underserved groups through partnerships with community organizations & nonprofits. Wi…
St. Louis Equity Fund, Inc. announced the promotion of Cleo Miller, Sr. from construction manager to director of construction management. Since joining SLEFI in 2020, he has become a valuable resource to the Equity Fund’s developer partners, government agencies and community service organiza…
The Community Development Administration (CDA) released the Neighborhood Transformation Grants NOFA today to fund projects in Economic Justice Index priority areas and Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs) in the city. Non-profit organizations are encouraged to submit a wide range of proposals from…
Theta Kappa Honor Society will recognize six college presidents with the Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction during PTK Catalyst 2023, the society’s annual convention in Columbus, Ohio, April 20-22. Among those to be honored will be Feliccia Moore-Davis, Ph.D., president and chief academi…
When you walk into Elicious Southern Style Breakfast and Brunch you feel welcome - and hungry.
During his 14 years with the Anti-Defamation League [ADL] working as an educator and national professional development director, Tabari Coleman decided to dedicate himself to increasing diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the region.
People's Family of Corporations, in partnership with Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Centers and Amanda Luckett Murphy Hopewell Center is seeking to fill several positions which include therapists, community support specialists, certified peer support, residential specialist, OBGYN, dentist,…
Shaughnessy Daniels has been appointed Great Rivers Greenway director of civic engagement. Daniels joined the public agency in 2018 as civic engagement manager. As director, she will lead all efforts to engage the community with the organization’s mission, vision and projects. This includes …
After the cutting of an emerald, green ribbon, a long line of customers who had patiently waited, began shopping.
Over the past year, St. Louis Realtors has been processing, identifying, and acknowledging its historic role in racism and economic inequality in our city going back decades.The association’s role included practices such as redlining the Black community out of desirable neighborhoods, restri…
Harris-Stowe State University’s (HSSU) assistant professor of biological sciences Dr. Rekha Meyer is one of the recipients of the Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) Seed Grant Program to stimulate Collaborative Research grants (GISCoR). This grant will allow Dr. Meyer to conduct an explorator…
Juanita Shaw, a sixth-grade teacher at Westview Middle School was named the Riverview Gardens School District Teacher of the Year. Shaw has served as a teacher at Westview Middle for four years. She earned a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Harris-Stowe State University. She ha…
Good tidings were spread around during Black History Month at Schnucks Markets in support of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. Schnucks customers and the company donated $120,000 to support the Urban League through the third annual “Round Up at the Register” campaign in February.
Raven Stanton has been named executive assistant for Area Resources for Community and Human Services (ARCHS). Stanton brings more than 10 years of for-profit and not-for-profit experience with ARCHS, Bridge 2 Hope, Grayson Co., and IKEA. She has an associate's degree in science specializing…
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis President Flint Fowler has been recognized as a 2023 St. Louis Titan. The Titan 100 program recognizes St. Louis’s Top 100 CEOs & C-level executives who are the area’s most accomplished business leaders in their industry using criteria that in…
The Office of Advocacy in the U.S. Small Business Administration announced Darcella Craven has been appointed Region 7 Advocate. Representing Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, Craven will help Advocacy reach the midwestern states and ensure that small business in the heartland have their…
Curtis Francois owns a race track - World Wide Technology Raceway - branded for the business that David L. Steward founded and now serves as chairman. As a former professional race car driver, Francois would appeal to Steward, who is something of a passionate amateur racer, along with his so…
Mozay Restaurant mixes a bit of Creole and southern cuisine on every plate.
First Mid Bank & Trust (First Mid) has pledged a $25,000 donation to the Youth & Family Center (YFC) in downtown St. Louis to replace the organization’s aging gymnasium floor.
According to Forbes, there will be a record number of Black CEOs running Fortune 500 companies.
E. Paulette Isaac-Savage, professor of adult education, recently received UMSL’s E. Paulette Isaac-Savage Black Excellence in Service and Leadership award (which was named after her) that will be given each year to a BFSA member. Isaac-Savage is the inaugural recipient of the award, given by…
Places for People has welcomed Rodney B. Lacy to the board of directors. He is a strategic human resources business leader at Green Street Real Estate Ventures with expertise in engagement, development, performance, recruitment, and satisfaction. As a proactive catalyst for change, he excels…
Kristol Simms has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president of Clean Energy Transition, Economic, Community and Business Development for Ameren Illinois. In this newly created position, the functions responsible for energy efficiency, beneficial electrification, and econo…
For over 26 years, Pat Coleman has made an indelible leadership imprint on behavioral health in our community and beyond. She rose through the ranks, beginning her Behavioral Health Career (BHR) career in human resources yet her passion, vision, and leadership commanded a higher calling as t…
Latonya Yarbro, senior producer at KMOV-TV, was recently elected president of the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists. Prior to joining KMOV in St. Louis, Yarbro was a producer at Fox59 in Indianapolis. Yarbro has a bachelor of arts degree in broadcast journalism from Indiana …
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis announced two new board members and a board chair who will assist in achieving the mission of inspiring and enabling all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.…
Operation Food Search (OFS) welcomed Beverly Isom as Director of Policy and Advocacy. Isom will develop and implement OFS’s policy platform aimed at decreasing child hunger and family food insecurity in Missouri. She will oversee government and community relations, grassroots advocacy, polic…
Vincent R. Bennett is CEO of MBA Properties, Inc. and president of McCormack Baron Salazar, where he oversees all aspects of operations and manages a multi-disciplinary team of design, construction, legal, finance, and project management staff across the country. Headquartered in downtown St…
Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) has appointed Dr. Kelvin Adams as the associate dean and Regents’ Distinguished Professor for the College of Education. Former superintendent of Schools for the St. Louis Public School District, Adams will join Harris-Stowe on April 3. As Associate Dean, …
Stephen Lewis was named to the board of directors of Missouri Foundation for Health. Lewis is a vice president and national architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry leader, affiliated with Segal’s Chicago office. He leads consulting efforts to expand Segal’s services to the …
NASA recently announced Lincoln University of Missouri (LU) as one of the eight HBCUs competitively chosen to receive funding through their new Data Science Equity, Access, and Priority (DEAP) research and education opportunity.
Ameren announced a $500,000 pledge to Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School. The donation is part of the company's Equity in Education initiative to support equitable attainable in education for students in some of the most vulnerable communities within Ameren's service territory.
Deaconess Foundation is currently accepting grant proposals for their Policy Campaign/Collaborative Grants. Recipients will be awarded up to $100,000 to support policy campaigns aimed at modifying or changing laws, regulations, or public policy. Deaconess is looking to fund campaigns that pu…
Maurice Allen has been appointed to executive board chair for Rise Young Professionals (YP) board of directors. Started in 2013, the Rise YP Board is a volunteer-run, working board, which consists of 25 to 30 young professionals. The primary mission of the board is to raise awareness of Rise…
Urban Strategies, Inc. (USI) has promoted Ebonie Reed to vice president of compliance and legal affairs. She serves as the primary source of legal counsel and is responsible for ensuring that USI follows federal, local and/or private grant requirements. Reed brings expertise in compliance ca…
Lincoln University of Missouri has selected Misty Nunn as executive director of university and alumni relations. A member of the LU Class of 2000, Nunn has a long history as a Blue Tiger, first as a student, earning a degree in journalism, and later as a staff member, serving as director of …
Devon Moody-Graham calls herself a “serial entrepreneur.”
Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, St. Louis Department of Health director recently toured owner Marcus Howard’s GreaterHealth Pharmacy and Wellness in the Delmar Divine.
St. Louis Public Radio (STLPR) has selected Ashley Lisenby to serve as the station’s next news director. Lisenby will supervise and support STLPR’s local newsroom of 28 reporters, producers, and editors. Lisenby was most recently news producer/editor at Weekend Edition for NPR, where she pit…
Former Jennings superintendent Tiffany Anderson was recently awarded the 2023 Woman Superintendent in School Leadership award from the American Association of School Administrators. Anderson is currently superintendent of Topeka (Kansas) 501 USD.
The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis has been helping turn tragedy into triumph for more than a century.
World Wide Technology Raceway – the home of NASCAR, INDYCAR and NHRA in the St. Louis-Metro East region -- will host a job fair Saturday in preparation for the 2023 events season. Many positions in all departments are available. Positions also are available at the Gateway Kartplex.
Ciara Imani May is safely taking Black hair care to another level with Rebundle, a firm that sells hair extensions made from banana fiber.
Shantay N. Bolton, executive vice chancellor and chief administrative officer at Washington University in St. Louis, was selected for the 2023 St. Louis Titan 100 cohort for her contributions to the growth of the university through high-level leadership. Bolton joined the university in July …
LaShanda Johnson has been selected as the next principal of Parkway’s Wren Hollow Elementary, effective July 1. Johnson is currently the head principal at Koch Elementary in the Riverview Gardens School District, where she has served for five years. Prior to this position, she served as a m…
Zakiya Luna, a Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholar and associate professor of sociology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named the 2023 Distinguished Feminist Lecturer Award winner by Sociologists for Women in Society. She was recognized at the org…
Tara Spates Tucker has recently been named chief operating officer for Novus. Spates Tucker joined NOVUS health in May 2021 as the director of wellness. In this role, she implemented protocols that improved efficiency in the clinic and has frequently been recognized for outstanding performan…
Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) welcomed Lorie Jackson-Fuller on as the director of human resources. Jackson-Fuller is responsible for executing the university’s strategic plan as it relates to Human Resources. In this role, she is responsible for instilling a workplace culture and prac…
Chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, cookies & cream, lemon sugar, strawberry cheesecake —you name it, Bebe’s Bake Shoppe probably has that cookie.
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