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People’s Health Centers staff set up for mobile COVID-19 testing outside of CMC Retirement Center, 3330 N. Kingshighway Blvd., on June 1. Retirement centers and other locations that want to schedule free onsite COVID-19 testing for its residents and staff should call 314-627-5405.
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The first patient leaves the COVID19 testing station set up outside of CMC Retirement Center, 3330 N. Kingshighway Blvd., by People’s Health Centers on June 1. Retirement centers and other locations that want to schedule free onsite COVID-19 testing for its residents and staff should call 314-627-5405.
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Missouri Supreme Court Justice George Draper swears in Councilwoman Ella Jones, the first woman and African American to be elected mayor of Ferguson, Mo. at the Ferguson Empowerment Center Wed. June 17, 2020. Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
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East St. Louis Senior High School was named a 2019-2020 National School of Distinction by National Beta. National Beta is an independent, non-profit, educational youth organization committed to providing students with a positive experience in a supportive manner in grades 4-12. The School of Distinction Award is designed to award those schools that show an increase in membership for the current school year. Jason Brown, one of the East St. Louis Senior High School Beta sponsors, said the club is “helping to develop the qualities necessary for students to become productive citizens in our global society.”
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Attorneys Jermaine Wooten and Jerryl Christmas, who were retained by the victim, claimed the video is sufficient evidence to charge Joshua Smith with Assault 1st Degree and Armed Criminal Action. Clearly, the special prosecutor agreed.
Photo by Wiley Price
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A small crowd gathered to watch the removal of a century-old Christopher Columbus statue from Tower Grove Park on June 16, 2020
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Cathy “Mama Cat” Daniels cooked for her protest family on Sunday, June 14, Respect Us’ eighth day of protest in Florissant over a police officer assaulting an unarmed black man with his police SUV and fists.
Photo by Ashley Jones
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A Florissant police officer stands guard in the front yard of Florissant Mayor Tim Lowery as protesters chant from the curb Fri. night Jun. 13, 2020.
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Members of the Expect Us protest collective demonstrating on Delmar on Friday, June 12
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“We’re just fighting for the youth that are still here, the youth that can break that prison pipeline,” LaTrisha Gandy, a family organizer with MCU, said at the Hogan Street Youth Center on June 11.
Photo by Wiley Price
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Webster University’s Black Lives Matter banner
