• The Sistah Connection Breast Cancer Support Group at St. Louis ConnectCare has been a rock for breast cancer survivors in St. Louis since 1988.

  • One of the funniest men in the comedy game happened to be in the STL this past weekend. Earthquake, the saving grace of last month’s All-Star Comedy Explosion popped into Lola with local funnyman Maurice G.

  • Sharing the joy of owning art

  • Rachel Antoinette Morgan, age 14, recently shared the Sheldon Concert Hall stage with some of the greatest gospel artists in the area and nation.

  • Native St. Louisan Dr. Carole Davis Dawson DDS (Chicago) recently visited friends and family at home.

  • St. Louis City Treasurer Larry Williams hosted his annual Golf Tournament and Awards Dinner recently at Forest Park Golf Course and Forest Park Pavilion.

  • Oprah welcomes world to Sweetie Pie’s

  • President Barack Obama was met at the foot of Air Force One by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay on Tuesday afternoon. Obama came to St. Louis to raise funds for his 2012 reelection campaign. 

  • Howard L. Thompson

  • Dr. Henry Givens Jr., outgoing president of Harris-Stowe State University, was honored on Friday with a special ceremony naming the university’s Midtown campus the “Henry Givens, Jr. Campus.”

  • Harris-Stowe State University’s foreign language department carry flags from multiple nations during the school’s Homecoming parade on Friday.

  • Cierra Mason entertained the crowd at the Festival of Nations recently dancing with with Sunshine & the East St. Louis Community Performance Ensemble.

  • Cliff Franklin, John McCain and Michael Franklin

  • President Barack Obama on Air Force One

  • President Barack Obama met supporters after landing at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport late Tuesday afternoon. The President’s visit was scheduled for him to attend two fundraisers for his 2012 re-election bid.

  • Norris Stevenson was the first African-American to receive a football scholarship at Mizzou, where he was a standout running back from 1958 to 1960. In three seasons with the Tigers, Stevenson rushed for 1,174 yards and seven touchdowns.

  • Paul McRoberts

  • Jennings St .Louis American Athlete of the Week Damon Howell

  • East St. Louis senior quarterback Lamontiez Ivy sparked a dramatic rally to lead the Flyers to a 23-22 victory over O’Fallon last Friday night in East St. Louis. 

  • Soldan’s Kendall Stewart (24) is chased down by Carnahan’s Chavez Hines (3) during Soldan’s Homecoming game Saturday afternoon. The Tigers of Soldan would defeat the Cougars 46-6.

  • Eric Clark
  • Gwen Packnett

  • David Price, president and CEO of Birdet Price, will receive the St. Louis American Foundation’s 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year award at the Salute to Excellence in Business Awards and Networking Luncheon on Nov. 9.

  • Harry E. Johnson Sr.
  • Frankie Muse Freeman

  • Rev. E.G. Shields Sr., president of the Metropolitan St. Louis Clergy Coalition; Reverend Earl E. Nance Jr., chairman emeritus of Cool Down St. Louis; Rev. Sammie Jones, a chief sponsor for the regional, not-for-profit, all-volunteer and public education charity; and Brian Leonard, manager for business and community relations for AmerenMO. 

    Photo courtesy of Cool Down St. Louis

  • Justin Hansford

  • President Barack Obama is greeted by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay upon his arrival in St. Louis for a fundraiser at the Grand Renaissance Hotel yesterday afteroon. Photo by Wiley Price

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