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Better Family Life’s Rashonda Johnson in her Super Woman mask at the Urban Leagues 4th food drive in as many weeks at James Town Mall Sat. May 1, 2020. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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Homeless advocate Carol Holmes leads the chant “We Want to Stay” as she rallies support for the city to not make people living in the encampment move out of the park across from city hall Fri. May 1, 2020. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood resident Ms. Charlie Henry spent her Friday morning Apr. 30, 2020 cleaning the dead leaves from her flower bed in COVID safe atire. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood resident Ms. Charlie Henry spent her Friday morning Apr. 30, 2020 cleaning the dead leaves from her flower bed in COVID safe atire. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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Joe “PeeWee” Johnson,(left) owner of DeJavu 2 Cafe donated lunch to the staff of People’s Clinic at its Delmar location Tue. Apr. 28, 2020.
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STL Cable’s Production Manager André Holman and his wife Felicia Day-Holman volunteer to load cars with food during the Urban Leagues 4th food distribution in as many weeks at James Town Mall in north St. Louis County Sat. May 2, 2020. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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St. Louis Mayor’s Chief of Staff Steve Conway direct’s refuse crews what to do with items being removed from the encampment in the park across from City Hall Fri. May 1, 2020. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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St. Louis Mayor’s Chief of Staff Steve Conway direct’s refuse crews what to do with items being removed from the encampment in the park across from City Hall Fri. May 1, 2020. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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Police Chief John Hayden listen to the concerns of people in emcampment before the city moves them out due to COVID-19 concerns Fri. May 1, 2020. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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Police Chief John Hayden listen to the concerns of people in encampment before the city moves them out due to COVID-19 concerns Fri. May 1, 2020. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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St. Louis Police officer Lt. Col. Gerald Leyshock the head of the Bureau of Community Policing and Police Chief John Hayden listen to the concerns of people in emcampment before the city moves them out due to COVID-19 concerns Fri. May 1, 2020. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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St. Louis Police officer Lt. Col. Gerald Leyshock the head of the Bureau of Community Policing and Police Chief John Hayden listen to the concerns of people in encampment before the city moves them out due to COVID-19 concerns Fri. May 1, 2020. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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St. Louis City Health Dept. workers interview people in the emcampment in Poelker Park before being moved to a safer location due to the caronavirus outbreak Fri. morning may 1, 2020. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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St. Louis City Health Dept. workers interview people in the encampment in Poelker Park before being moved to a safer location due to the coronavirus outbreak Fri. morning may 1, 2020. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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St. Louis City Health Dept. workers interview people in the emcampment in Poelker Park before being moved to a safer location due to the caronavirus outbreak Fri. morning may 1, 2020. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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St. Louis City Health Dept. workers interview people in the emcampment in Poelker Park before being moved to a safer location due to the caronavirus outbreak Fri. morning may 1, 2020. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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“The rushed actions of the City of St. Louis to pressure those in the encampment to move from their home is deeply traumatiz-ing,” wrote Dr. Laurie Punch, a BJC HealthCare trauma surgeon working on the COVID-19 crisis. “The residents have not had adequate notice of the time to evacuate and have not been given assurance of a safe and supportive alternative.”
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Todd Waelterman the Dir. of Operations for the city has a confrontation with one of the people living in the encampment across from city hall Fri. May 1, 2020. Waelterman was trying to get blabkets and personal items removed for the grounds. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell loading a car with donations during the Urban Leagues 5th food distribution in as many weeks at the Jamestown Mall Sat. May 2, 2020. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American