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1st District congressman Lacy Clay congratulates Jamilah Nasheed after she won the seat for the state’s 5th District.
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U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay celebrates a resounding victory over challenger Russ Carnahan in the Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st
Congressional District. On Tuesday night, Clay’s supporters, including his father Bill Clay Sr. and mother Carol (left) and Collector
of Revenue Gregory F.X. Daly (right), surrounded him at the Gateway Classic Sports Foundation.
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East St. Louis native Dawn Harper was edged at the final tape by Australian Sally Pearson in the finals of the women’s 100-meeter high hurdles at the Summer Olympic Games in London.
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Gabby Douglas performs on the balance beam during the Olympic Games in London. Douglas became the first African-American to win a gold medal for the All-Around competition.
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Johnson Publishing CEO Desiree Rodgers, Linda Johnson Rice, chairperson of Johnson Publishing with Yanick Rice Lamb during the Executive Leadership Council Women’s Leadership Forum in Minneapolis last month, which focused on leadership development and increasing the representation of African-American women in senior leadership positions in corporate America.
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The drum line of Hazelwood Central High School has been working on a new diverse repertoire and applying principles of math, science and communications this summer.
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Charlie Thompson, Vice-President, Bodine Aluminum; Rance Thomas, President, NCCU; Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay; Bob Lloyd, President, Bodine Aluminum; Tom Schneider, Mayor, City of Florissant.
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National Bankers Association President Michael Grant; U.S. Black Chamber Inc. President Ron Busby and Industrial Bank President/CEO B. Doyle Mitchell Jr. celebrate the deposit that they believe could be the catalyst for a new black economic movement.
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The new American Civil Liberties Union Of Eastern Missouri (ACLU/EM) Executive Director Brenda Jones has taken over the reigns of the St. Louis-based civil liberties organization. Jones was hired as Executive Director in September following an extensive nationwide search.
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Ernest Williams took his stepdaughter Kanini Ali, 4, on a joy ride through the U. City Loop recently.
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