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Cleveland NJROTC high school senior Jermaine Griffin qualified for state with a jump of 6’2″ in the high jump Saturday in the boys Class 2 Sectional at Principia High School. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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St. Louis Police Department officers Jackie Gladney and Sgt. Cathy Dennis escort mascot Sam Safety along the parade route Sunday of the Annie Malone Parade. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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Last Tuesday Gene Dobbs Bradford, executive director of Jazz St. Louis, announced its $10 million capital campaign to support a new state-of-the-art live performance and jazz education center at 3540 Washington Ave. in Grand Center. David and Thelma Steward, John and Alison Ferring, Centene Corporation, Ken and Nancy Kranzberg, Emerson, the Jazz St. Louis Board of Directors and other jazz patrons have contributed leadership gifts in excess of $5.8 million. “Thelma, and I are eternally grateful that the new facilities will represent their legacy and incorporate an educational pillar to enrich the jazz community,” David Steward said. The remaining $4 million will be raised during the public phase of the capital campaign.
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Byron Stripling will lead the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in “Gospel According to Swing” Friday, May 30 at Powell Hall.
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Students from James Avant Elementary School held their second annual Spelling Bee competition on May 9 at James Avant, 1915 N. 55th St. in East St. Louis. “Many students studied hard, overcame nerves and competed for a coveted spot in the final round,” said Principal Kim Jones-Riley.
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Cornell William Brooks, the new president and CEO of the NAACP, shakes hands with Roslyn M. Brock, chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors.
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Express Scripts CEO George Paz accepted the Champion for Health Award from Rx Outreach President Michael Holmes at Rx Outreach’s first gala on May 10 at Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark.
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George and Melissa Paz visited with Michael and Gail Holmes at Rx Outreach’s first gala on May 10 at Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, where the organization raised nearly a quarter-million dollars.
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St. Louis County Judge Judy Draper recently opened her courtroom to a mock trial for youth organized by The Links, Inc., My Sisters Keepers 2 and St. Louis Slammers Athletic Ministry.
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Gene R. Todd is managing director for the Trust and Wealth Management division at First Bank in Clayton.
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$Blingz Jewelry owner Vanessa Robison (center) shows off her line of handbags, bracelets, and necklaces with two of her favorite costumers Shontay Gavin and Alexis Evans in her north county store.
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Members of the St. Louis hip Hop Poms strut their stuff in the Annie Malone Parade Sunday afternoon. Photo by Wiley Price
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Donesha Buhr at Circus Harmony’s Trapeze Center