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Caroline Davis, 5, a student in the Kirkwood School District, left street art for St. Louis Police officers to look at after a peace march held by Metropolitan Congregations United started at police headquarters and ended in front of the offices of the St. Louis Public Schools on July 11. The march was in support of removing police from schools because the group feels their presence in schools is harmful.
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Yinka Faleti, Democratic nominee for Missouri secretary of state, on election day.
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TBeats Studios founder Tony Thompson with up and coming soul artist Nic. Thompson presented Nic and his new music to an intimate crowd of influencers Wednesday night at The House of Soul.
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Tiala Taylor was named winner of the Fox Performing Arts Foundation’s 5th Annual St. Louis Teen Talent Competition in 2015. Five years after taking the top prize, Taylor has earned her BFA in Dance from Lindenwood University and currently teaches at five dance studios within the region. The 10th Annual finals will air on Nine Network on Monday, August 10.
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The homegoing celebration for Bishop Alphonso Scott, presiding prelate of the Lively Stone Church of God Fellowship Churches Incorporated. is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, August 8 at Lively Stone Church of God, 4015 Saint Louis Ave.
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Sarah Watkins with Action St. Louis and State Street Tenants Resistance spoke at a STL Housing Collective rally to bring attention to unfair evictions at City Hall on July 7, 2020.
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Presiding Bishop Charles Edward Blake Sr. preached at the Church of God in Christ’s Holy Convocation in St. Louis in 2016, before the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 5, Bishop Blake celebrates his 80th birthday, and the Church of God in Christ will have a virtual celebration in his honor on COGIC’s Facebook page and on the church’s website cogic.org on August 7 at 7 p.m. CST.
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Dr. Sam Page cast his vote in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, August 4. He won the Democratic nomination for St. Louis County executive.
Photo courtesy of Page campaign
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St. Louis City Treasurer Tishaura Jones at the Salvation Army August 4 in the city’s 9th Ward.
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St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner speaks at the August 1 Black Women’s March in downtown St. Louis.
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Cori Bush during her acceptance speech, August 4.
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“My heart goes out to parents who are not fortunate to stay home to care for their children,” said Marilyn Holmes-Collins, lead head start teacher at the Betty J. Robinson Head Start on the city’s north side.
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Wiley Price masked up while capturing a socially distant shot
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Wiley Price speaking with journalists during a protest outside the Old Courthouse in June.
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“As a Palestinian, we had a lot of the same problems,” Nabali Khaled Salameh said. “I share a lot of the values and experiences with the people of this neighborhood.”
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For many, Mike Salameh Crown Plaza, with its array of fast food, grocery items, off-the-shelf medicines, lottery tickets and alcoholic beverages, fills a void.
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St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura O. Jones at the Black Women’s March Aug. 1.
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Holding a graduation picture of her son Michael Brown, Lezley McSpadden leads a rally in Clayton on Aug. 2.
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Damon Giboney and Patricia Dees
