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The St. Louis Bombers 5th and 6th Grade Boys AAU Basketball teams competed in the 2011 Show-Me Games in Columbia at the University of Missouri, March 26-27. The 5th Grade Boys won the Gold Medal, beating the St. Louis Ballers 45-40 in the Championship Game. The 6th Grade Boys won the Silver Medal, losing the Championship Game 57-50 to The Jeff City Knights. The Bombers are (front row) Shammond Cooper, Jordan Grant, Jadis White and Christian Bland; (second row) Joshua Nunn, Shaun Williams, Kenneth Williams, Ben Williams, Nate Thompson, Canaan Brooks and Derrick Jones; (back row) Coach Jeff Hawkins, Coach Kemar Cooper, Alan Wilson, Card’ier Hunt and Coach Donnell Bland. -
Soul crooner and St. Louis favorite Eric Benet was one of a group of big names who came to town for the sake of the 2nd Annual St. Louis Music Festival Friday night at the Chaifetz Arena. But before he brought the house down, he was backstage getting plenty of St. Louis love from locals like the lovely Halima. -
The St. Louis Steering Committee for the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 45th Central Regional Conference prepares for 650 sorority sisters to convene in St. Louis, June 2-5. Sandra M. Lucado, of St. Louis, serves as Regional Director for the Central Region. 1st Row (L-R) Glenda Adkins, Ayana Daniels, Richelle S. Clark (conference co-coordinator), Valerie E. Patton (conference co-coordinator), Janese Evans – conference co-coordinator, Louise T. Wilkerson, Carol S. Strawbridge, Chavelle Patterson. 2nd Row (L-R) Stephanie L. White, DeJeanette Williams, Dr. Shawni Jackson-Triggs, Misha K. Sampson, Ernestine Thomas, Rita Holmes-Bobo, Susan B. LaGrone, Cynthia Harris Whitaker, Elaine Williams, Kimberly Wesley, Marsha Jones-Terrell, Katrina M. Hubbard. 3rd Row (L-R) Karolyn Simmons, Thesina Strother, Dionne R. Ellis, Cheryl F. Walker, Carletta Lloyd, Chalana Scales-Ferguson, Yvette C. Parrish. Not Shown: Carla Allen, Belinda Bowden, Camesha Carter, Lael Clark, Anne-Marie Clarke, Ania Colvin, Mary Ann Daggs, Pamela Davis, Sherita Haigler, Dana Isom, Amber Jennings, Meredith Johnson, Jaleesa Ledbetter Latishua Lewis, Chelsea Mannery, Fredrecka McGlowan, Carolyn McLain, Erica Moore, Gloria Reno, Alexis Spinks, Tara Summers, Daphne Washington. -
Keyla Cole and Margaurite Whitlock of the Gas House Car Wash, 3853 Forest Park Blvd., were honored by Lynn Wallis with a Community Service Award from the Wallis Companies of Cuba. The Gas House collected money and school supplies for Cole and Dunbar Elementary Schools. Both schools had assemblies to recognize the Crew’s efforts. Wallis Companies operates more than 200 convenience store locations under the Mobil, BP and ConocoPhillips brands, with 570 employees. -
Parkway Central’s Tasha Fraizer takes a leap of faith during Saturday’s Suburban South Championships at Kirkwood High School. Her leap of 15-08.00 took second place. -
Mike Jones, chairman of the Midwest China Hub Commission and senior policy advisor to County Executive Charlie A. Dooley, makes remarks during a seminar on St. Louis becoming a freight hub for China. At right is Jason Van Eaton of the Spectrum Consulting Group. -
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Bishop Desmond Tutu in a scene from The Africa World Documentary Film Festival 2011 will screen May 12-15 at the Missouri History Museum. -
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GregAlan Williams stars in The Life and Times of Deacon A.L. Wiley May 13-14 at Harris-Stowe State University, a fundraiser for a collaborative summer program with the JOSH Partnership. -
Young Fly and Saved set on ministry through mainstream music -
The late Paul Reiter with his son, Christopher Paul Reiter, who is now a sophomore at Saint Louis University studying business. Christopher described his father as a giving person who never expected anything in return. -
SOS Summit Worker Gabrielle Fields and Michael Alexander Mason of Chicago attended the Sister to Sister Saving Our Selves SOS Summit held recently at Christ the King United Church of Christ in St. Louis County. -
Actress Anna Maria Horsford, best known as co-star of TV’s Amen series, headlined an impressive list of celebrity escorts at the Mathews-Dickey Boys’ & Girls’ Club “The Sky is the Limit” fundraiser for its girls programs on Friday. -
Young girls practice their Zumba moves as they stretch for the start of the Life Skills Walk, Run and Roll event in Maryland Heights, Missouri on May 7, 2011. Hundreds turned out to help raise over $150 thousand to help ten organizations that assist those with developmental disabilities. -
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Earl Austin Sr. with his beloved sons Earl (right) and Richard. -
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Donald M. Suggs, publisher of The St. Louis American, was congratulated by Robert B. Smith III, board president of Focus St. Louis, after receiving the 2011 Leadership award, FOCUS St. Louis’ highest honor, at the 2011 “What’s Right with the Region!” award ceremony held at the Sheldon Concert Hall on May 5. -
Wes Moore, author and motivational speaker, met with students and signed copies of his book after an assembly at Hazelwood Central High School. Moore spoke to students from Hazelwood Central and Hazelwood West high schools. -
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Paul Reiter, longtime circulation manager of The American, celebrating the wedding of a colleague in 2007.