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Aloha Mischeaux warmed up with about 64,000 other runners before the start of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Saturday morning in downtown St. Louis. The race is the largest annual fundraiser for the St. Louis Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Last month the local affiliate awarded more than $3.1 million to fund breast cancer screening, treatment, education and support programs in its service area. -
Wellston police officer Ronald Freeman sparing with Chris Childers. Photo by Wiley Price -
Wiz Khalifa was one of the highlights of Hot 104.1’s Superjam 4 which featured some major names in hip-hop and R&B Sunday at the Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre. At Super Jam 4, Khalifa put it down with songs from his first major label CD and some older tracks from his independent days that paved the way for him to become one of rap music’s rising stars. More than 14,000 fans showed up to support the annual event that highlights some of the biggest names in urban music locally and nationally. -
Rev. Calvin and Dorothy Martin will celebrate 20 years of marriage on June 17, 2011, thanking God for being the head of their marriage and life. They are the proud parents of two sons, Caron and Christopher Martin. “Far as me and our house, we will serve the Lord.” -
James A. Rodger turns 102 on June 18, 2011. He is a WWII veteran and is retired from a 30 year career with the government. He has two sons, 11 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. He enjoys watching baseball and wrestling. His best advice to young people is, “Treat people right, and try to live right.” -
Bernice Berry will celebrate her 100th birthday on June 18, 2011. She lives independently and still does her own cooking. She is a member of Memorial Missionary Baptist Church. Mother Berry says she has been traveling this road for a long time and she’s not tired yet! -
Happy 50th Birthday (June 14) to the St. Louis American’s own Barbara Sills-McElroy! -
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Clay Cahill (cousin) celebrated with Stephens College graduate Ms. Randi Cahill. Randi is the granddaughter of Mrs. Thelma Cahill and the late Honorable Clyde S. Cahill Jr. -
Earth, Wind and Fire will perform at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, June 18. -
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Casino Queen employees have an onsite doctor to take care of their health needs, whether its common colds, injuries or preventive health – at no cost. The result is lower health costs for the employer, higher employee attendance and retention. -
The Jr. All-Stars compiled an impressive 27-3 record while winning two tournaments during the season.The All-Stars also finished in first place in the Jennings Warriors League.The team members are: (back row, left to right), Courtney Pittman (coach), Beau Miller, Nicholas Smith, Julius Erby, Chris Pittman, Eric Jones (head coach). (Front row, left to right) A.J. McCreight, Devyn Jones, Derrick Rivers, Tyson Ludwig, Justin Smith. -
Bob Fritz, a Clayco vice president; County Council members Mike O’Mara and Hazel Erby; Margaret Donnelly, director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services; St. Louis County Department of Health Director Dr. Delores Gunn; Nick Tharenos, Department of Health advisory board member; Berkeley Mayor Kyra Watson: state Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal; and St. Louis County Executive Charlie A. Dooley broke ground last week on a new campus for the St. Louis County Department of Health in Berkeley. -
With lawmakers standing near, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon told seniors about Missouri Rx, the state program that helps more than 212,000 low-income Missouri seniors and those with disabilities afford essential prescription medicine, during ceremonies in St. Louis on Friday. Established in 2006, when Medicare Part D took effect, Missouri Rx works with Part D plans to lower the out-of-pocket expenses eligible seniors and individuals with disabilities pay for prescription drugs. -
Wiley Price’s photograph of shooting victim Sherman Carter (July 29, 2010 edition of The American) won First Place for Best News Photo in Suburban Newspapers of America’s 2010 Editorial Contest. -
Kayla Thompson and Tyrell Thompson, children of the late Tyrone Thompson, spoke alongside their grandmother, former state Rep. Betty Thompson, at the St. Louis NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner held Friday at the Millennium Hotel. The local NAACP chapter, which recently combined the city and county branches, posthumously recognized Tyrone Thompson (who was killed in June 2010) for his work with youth. -
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Gifted middle schoolers sample college life -
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Mary Thomas, Darryl Sams (standing in for Brother Dr. Alvin Sams), Duane Foster, John Armstrong, Dr. Jonathan Davis, Dr. Robert Franklin, the Rev. Samuel Hylton and David Calloway -
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Pallbearers bring the body of the Rev. Dr. William G. Gillespie, civil rights leader and longtime pastor of Cote Brilliante Presbyterian Church, to the hearse outside the church with his family following close behind after services on Saturday. -
Michael Kennedy Sr. and Michael Kennedy Jr. of KAI Design & Build -
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NAACP president and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous -
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Amber Simpson