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Scott Emerson with GoodJourney and Dalychia Saah, a graduate of Washington University, co-facilitated a recent Resource Accountability Project session intended to monitor monies coming into the St. Louis metropolitan area in the wake of the Ferguson uprising.
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The Teen Talent title went to dancer Tiala Taylor of Fort Zumwalt North High School who was in shock as it was announced that she would be taking home the $7,000 scholarship that comes with a first place win.
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James M. Whittico Jr., MD is retiring and closing his private practice in St. Louis after 65 years.
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Ladue High School held the Brusca/Strohbach Invitational Saturday under rainy conditions. The Men’s 200 meter’s was won by Gateway’s Jamarcus Townsend with a winning time of 22.58, Michael Miller of Berkeley took third with a time of 22.30 (right) Adam Gauzy from Washington was eighth at 23.22, and Jordan Cole of Berkeley was seventh at 23.19.
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Most mock drafts have the St. Louis Rams taking an offensive lineman such as STanford’s Andrus Peat with their first pick.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will do battle this Saturday in the richest fight in boxing history. However, the fight could cost “Money” Mayweather his counterfeit claim as the best ever.
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Midwest BankCentre President James A. Watson and Senior Vice President Alex Fennoy at its Pagedale location at 6810 Page Ave.
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On Monday, April 20, MOKAN launched its Pre-Apprenticeship Program. MOKAN Executive Director Yaphett El-Amin was joined by state Senator Jamilah Nasheed’s chief of staff and Mayor Francis Slay, along with partners from Electro Savings Credit Union, St. Louis Agency for Training and Employment (SLATE) and St. Louis Development Corporation. “As our economy continues to recover, there is a real opportunity to make MOKAN’s program a mainstream education and career pathway option; one that can help contractors build the strongest, most adaptable, and most credentialed diverse workforce in the area,” El-Amin said. For more information, email admin@mokanccac.org or call 314-454-9675.
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June Williams, senior manager of library and instructional resources at St. Louis Community College-Forest Park, and Melissa Ingram, tutor in the Bone Room.
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Pastor John P. Kee recently wowed a packed house at Harris-Stowe State University.
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Musician Will.i.am spoke to students at Ferguson’s McCluer South Berkeley High School on Friday, April 24 about the importance of studying science and technology, then traveled with them to the FIRST Robotics championship at the Edward Jones Dome.
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St. Louis NFL Task Force members Dave Peacock (L) and Bob Blitz brief reporters in St. Louis on April 24, 2015, about their presentation of a new stadium to NFL owners in New York earlier in the week. Representatives from the Chargers and Raiders also made a presentation on their proposed stadium in Carson, Calif. near Los Angeles. There was also a presentation on St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke’s stadium in Inglewood, California. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
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Young men set a fire in the middle of West Florissant Avenue after a protest in Ferguson on Tuesday, April 28. The protest was organized in solidarity with protests in Baltimore after the police killing of Freddie Gray, which turned into riots on Monday. There were at least two separate shooting incidents on the fringes of the Ferguson protest on Tuesday.
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Protestors locked arms on West Florissant Avenue during a standoff with Ferguson police on Tuesday, April 28. The protest was organized in solidarity with protests in Baltimore after the police killing of Freddie Gray.
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Ferguson protestors expressed solidarity with protestors in Baltimore, who rose up after the police killing of Freddie Gray, in an action on West Florissant Avenue on Tuesday, April 28. The upside-down U.S. flag signals a citizen in distress.
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Youth joined a protest in Ferguson on Tuesday, April 28 that was organized in solidarity with protests in Baltimore, where police gave Freddie Gray unexplained fatal injuries while in custody.
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A young protestor joined her mother to call for a $15 minimum wage as part of Show Me 15 demonstrations on April 15.
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St. Louis NAACP President Adolphus Pruitt joined plaintiff Adrian Wright and Jeffrey Mittman, executive director of the ACLU of Missouri, at an April 21 press conference announcing a police harassment lawsuit filed against the City of Pine Lawn.
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Brother Anthony Shahid tried to block a Darren Wilson supporter from interrupting a press conference in front of the St. Louis County courts on Thursday, April 23, announcing a civil suit against the former Ferguson police officer, Police Chief Thomas Jackson and the City of Ferguson.
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St. Louis NFL Task Force member Dave Peacock brief reporters in St. Louis on April 24, 2015, about his presentation of a new stadium to NFL owners in New York earlier in the week. Representatives from the Chargers and Raiders also made a presentation on their proposed stadium in Carson, Calif. near Los Angeles. There was also a presentation on St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke’s stadium in Inglewood, California.
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Protesters returned to Ferguson Tuesday night as Baltimore’s unrest in response to the death of Freddie Gray continued. Photo by Lawrence Bryant.
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Members of the faith community joined protesters as they returned to Ferguson. Photo by Lawrence Bryant
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Protesters returned to West Florissant Tuesday night as Baltimore unrest ensued. Photo by Lawrence Bryant
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Protesters returned to West Florissant Tuesday night as Baltimore unrest ensued.
