Tamika Mitchell is a Risk Assurance and Advisory Senior Manager and DEI Strategist at Armanino, the nation's 19th largest accounting and consulting firm based in San Ramon, California, with regional offices in St. Louis and St. Charles.
Danni Young has been named the new director of graduate recruitment and admissions for the School of Social Work at Saint Louis University. Young has worked in higher education for 16 years. Before joining SLU, Young was the assistant director of recruitment at Harris-Stowe State University.…
More development is planned for the Kingsway District on the north side of Delmar Blvd. Developers have recently announced a $150 million re-development of the 207 acre area, which includes a hotel and parking garage and renovation of a theatre among other things.
North County Inc. honored IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Sylvester Taylor with a 2023 Leadership Award. Taylor has had a long tenure of service to the North St. Louis County region, including treasurer of the Hazelwood School Board and he has ser…
Yvonne Berry, community resilience and diversity manager at American Red Cross, recently received the prestigious Excellence Award from Brown School of Social Work at Washington University. Berry has provided field instruction to over 100 graduate and undergraduate students during her caree…
According to CNBC.com Goldman Sachs is investing more than $2.1 billion into Black women-owned businesses and nonprofits via the investment bank’s One Million Black Women program — and leaders say it’s only the first chapter.
5 On Your Side’s Kelly Jackson recently celebrated 25 years with TEGNA, the parent company of KSDK. Jackson, an Emmy-award winning journalist, originally came to 5 On Your Side in 1998, and then moved to California to anchor at a 5 On Your Side sister station for a few years. She returned to…
Pearlie’s Pickles is making its mark in St. Louis. The family-owned and operated business in Baden is bringing it’s popular addition to sandwiches and hamburgers to the forefront.
Monica Perry, Ed.D., assistant principal at Riverview Gardens High School, was named the Assistant Principal of the Year by the St. Louis Association of Secondary School Principals (SASSP). Perry was presented the award by SSAP President Gary Jansen, Ed.D. at a special reception on Thursday,…
Gloria Carter-Hicks was recently sworn in as a commissioner for St. Louis County's Civil Service Commission. Carter-Hicks is the president, CEO, and owner of Hicks-Carter-Hicks, LLC, an award-winning, full-service performance improvement company. She graduated from the University of Missour…
Young voices are wanted and needed in the city of St. Louis – officially.
Travis Cummings has accepted the role of Saturday morning weekend anchor at KSDK 5 On Your Side. Cummings joined KSDK in December of 2021. Prior to KSDK he was at WRCB in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he worked for two years as a reporter and fill-in anchor. During his time at WRCB he was no…
World Wide Technology (WWT) announced that Juanita Logan, vice president, global corporate development was named to the 2023 Women of the Channel Power 80 Solution Provider list, a subset of prominent executives selected from the CRN 2023 Women of the Channel list. The annual Power 80 Soluti…
Labor unions have always meant something special to Stacey Cowsette.
The Missouri Press Advertising and Marketing Executives (MPAME) organization bestowed its top award to St. Louis American Senior Account Executive Pamela Simmons last month in Springfield, Missouri. Simmons received the Dee Hamilton Memorial Sales Pro Award for her outstanding work in the a…
Black Americans’ relationship with nature is rich and complex. It’s the foundation of Black folks’ history, stretching back over 400 years.
Aaren Muex received the 2023 Bear of Excellence award from Missouri State University. The award is given to alumni who are making a difference in big and small ways, through their commitment to community and the pursuit of excellence. Muex is the founder and owner of Divine Events, LLC, a fu…
William Hutson, and epidemiology and biostatistics MPH student at Washington University, has been selected as the Student National Medical Association Minority Association of Premedical Students (MAPS) National Member of the Year, alongside Malar Muthukumar.Hutson served as chapter president…
Parents as Teachers, an internationally recognized leader in the early child development home visiting field, has received $7 million in unrestricted funds from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
According to Reuters, media entrepreneur, Byron Allen has filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s alleging that the fast food chain refuses to advertise with Black-owned media.
Michael Moehn, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer and president of Ameren Services, will become chair of the board of directors of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis on May 25, 2023.
Tasha Jordan, science teacher at Ferguson Middle School, was surprised with the news at school when district administrators made the visit to her classroom to inform Jordan she had been selected the Ferguson-Florissant School District (FFSD) 2023 Teacher of the Year. Jordan, who has been an …
Pedal the Cause announced that Jaqui Rogers has been named to their Board of Directors. Rogers is a DEI consultant for BJC Health Care, and holds a BS degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, an MBA from Webster University, and a PhD in educational leadership from the University of M…
Ann Marr, Executive Vice President of Global Human Resources of World Wide Technology has been named on Insider’s HR Innovators list. Marr oversees all human resources functions, which include talent management, policy development, benefits administration, training, leadership development an…
Irasa Downing has been promoted to the position of principal, business human capital-branch development at Edward Jones, where she has worked since 2012. A native of Winfield, Mo., Downing attended the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg earning her Bachelor of Science Degree. She …
Hearts Hands & Home, an ecumenical Christian housing collaborative, is partnering with The Carver Project to present “Housing in St. Louis: Building a Hopeful Future,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11 at One Family Church, 4265 Shaw Blvd.
Lloyd Flowers, project director for McCarthy Building Companies, was inducted into the Missouri S&T Academy of Civil Engineers. Flowers earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Missouri S&T in 1988. He began his career as an engineer at the Illinois Department of Transpo…
Amtrak and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) have received federal approval for maximum speeds up to 110 mph for most of the Chicago-St. Louis corridor, primarily between the Amtrak stations in Joliet and Alton.
Vibrant orange walls, affirmations in stylish cursive lettering including ‘Have Courage and Be Kind,’ and colorful balloons greet you upon entrance at The Wine Cafe in St. Charles on Main St.
National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) announced the appointment of Kenya D. Williams, EdD, RN, RP, CAE, as executive director. Before joining NSNA, Dr. Williams was the cardiology and respiratory care service line director at Barnes Jewish St. Peters in St. Peters, MO, and Progress Wes…
JPMorgan Chase announced an expanded five-year, $30 million commitment to the financial and career success of students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This commitment expands on the firm’s Advancing Black Pathways (ABP) initiative which launched in 2019 to chart clea…
Lincoln University of Missouri recently announced LU alum Dr. Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey as the new vice president for student affairs. Candia-Bailey has worked in higher education for 23 years. In her previous role, she was vice president of student affairs, chief diversity officer a…
At the Urban League of Metropolitan Saint Louis’ (ULSTL) 105th Annual Dinner earlier this month, Mayor Tishaura O. Jones and St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) presented the organization with a check to represent its allocation of $10 million of New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) to the re…
Mayor Tishaura O. Jones appointed Adam Cisroe Pearson director of the Department of Human Services (DHS) for the City of St. Louis. Pearson is a St. Louis native who has worked in human services in various leadership capacities since he completed his Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy i…
The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis announced a three-year partnership with Walmart to help build and sustain Black women-owned businesses.
Tiffany Lacy Clark will become the president and CEO of Behavioral Health Response (BHR). Since 2020, Lacy Clark has served as chief operating officer for BHR. She brings 20 years' experience in behavioral health and business administration. Prior to joining BHR, Lacy Clark worked for Places…
In March 2022, the St. Louis American profiled a new car owner taking part in a pilot program that saved her from an outrageous interest rate for a loan. Unfortunately, many Black consumers are not as lucky as Katherine Faulkner.
Dr. Cassandra Walker Suggs has been named director of educational equity and access at Rockwood School District. Walker Suggs has been at Rockwood for nearly three years, including serving as assistant principal of Rockwood South Middle and most recently as school principal at Wildwood Middl…
Kesha Kent has been named diversity talent strategist at Husch Blackwell. Kent is author of "Networking, It's Your Superpower!." She also co-authored the book "Stuck. Strained. Stressed.: Real Stories About Shifting Your Mindset to Overcome Challenges." She has a master's degree in organizat…
Meridian Medical Technologies, a Kindeva Drug Delivery Company, announced it will expand manufacturing capabilities in Bridgeton, Missouri, investing more than $100 million over the next four years in a newly purchased facility. Meridian, which recently combined with Kindeva — a leading glob…
Felicia Holyfield has been named executive assistant at James S. McDonnell Foundation. Prior to McDonnell, she worked at Greater St. Louis Inc., St. Louis Regional Chamber and St. Louis RCGA. Holyfield’s education includes Saint Louis University and University of Missouri-St. Louis. In the …
Covenant House Missouri's Board of Directors announced the appointment of Dr. Yusef Scoggin as the new CEO of the organization. Dr. Scoggin comes to Covenant House Missouri with more than a decade of experience in leadership, social work, and community advocacy.
Orvin Kimbrough, chair and CEO of Midwest BankCentre, was honored as 2023 Corporate Executive of the Year during the St. Louis American Foundation’s 21st Annual Salute to Excellence in Business Awards and Networking Luncheon. He made it clear that his commitment to the communities his instit…
For 3½ years, Dorothy Robinson and Denise Ligon walked into work at a Mercedes-Benz dealership on Hampton Avenue (Tri-Start Imports, Inc., d/b/a Mercedes Benz of St. Louis). And they say they were pressured to negotiate deals they knew weren’t fair.
It wasn’t your average Monday on April 17 for Briana Morales, an English teacher at Gordon Bush Alternative Center in East St. Louis.
Some might consider Porsha Key a unicorn.
Abe Adewale, PE, principal of ABNA Engineering, will be recognized at the Georgia Tech Black Alumni Organization's annual Leaders & Legends Gala on April 21st. Alongside other phenomenal and prominent black Georgia Tech alumni, Adewale will be celebrated for his commitment to economic em…
April Elston has been named president and CEO of Epworth Children’s & Family Services. Epworth Children’s & Family Services is a multiservice agency that seeks to empower youth who have experienced trauma to realize their unique potential by meeting essential needs, cultivating resil…
The St. Louis Community Foundation named Josina Greene director of Giving Strategies, foundation officials announced. Previously, she served as a giving strategist. In her new capacity, Greene will assist foundation donors and their professional advisors as they prepare their charitable giv…
If home is where the heart is, it will soon have a stronger beat through a new Herbert Homes project on the city’s northside.
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