• Jennings Junior High School students, faculty, staff, administrators and Jennings School District Superintendent Dr. Art McCoy completing their Walk for Water through Jennings on March 22. The walk, co-sponsored by WE Schools, was organized to help raise money to provide clean water for people in Kenya.

  • The Head Start Children’s Choir gave the sold out crowd at the 100th Urban League gala something to talk about Saturday night March 24, 2018. Photo by Wiley Price

  • Rev. Starsky Wilson preached on LGBTQ+ inclusion on Saturday, July 28, at the national convocation “For Everyone Born” held by United Methodist Church’s LYNC (Love Your Neighbor Coalition) and its 13 partner organizations.

    Photo by Wiley Price

  • On Friday, April 27, Heat-Up St. Louis received the 2018 Health Advocacy Organization of the Year award at the 18th Annual Salute to Excellence in Health Care Awards Luncheon at the Frontenac Hilton. Pictured: Heat-Up St. Louis volunteers at its Hardee’s Rise ‘N Shine for Heat fundraiser in February.

  • Heat-Up St. Louis
    Heat-Up St. Louis

  • TLT Productions’ presentation of ‘Something Like…Godspell’ will play Grand

    Center’s Marcelle Theatre this weekend (Mar. 29 – April 1).

  • The Black Rep will close their 41st season with Nikkole Salter’s Civil War era drama ‘Torn Asunder.’ The play will run at Washington University’s Edison Theatre from April 13 – 29.

  • Grammy award-nominated R&B singer Eric Benet was happy to engage with fans as the featured entertainment for The Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis Centennial Gala Saturday at the Grand Marriott.

  • St. Louis Community College held a symbolic groundbreaking on a new Center for Nursing and Health Sciences building on its Forest Park campus on Friday, March 23. Left to right: Bill Hubble, dean of STLCC Health Sciences; Joshua Bludsworth, nursing student; Jeff Pittman, STLCC chancellor, Doris Graham president, chair of Board of Trustees; Erica McBride, nursing student; Karen Mayes, director of nursing education; Malik Sellers, nursing student; Kimberly Bolz, dental hygiene student and  Makenzie Straatmann, dental hygiene student.

  • Calian Edwards

    Jennings Junior High 8th grader Calian Edwards carried two gallons of water on the last leg of a nearly three-mile walk to raise funds to build a well for Kenyans who must make journeys up to six hours per day to provide water for their families. The walk was co-sponsored by WE Schools.

  • Several members of the Cardinal Ritter College Prep football team signed national letters on intent to play college football at the recent signing day at the school. The six players signing were defensive back Daveon Walls (Southwest Baptist), offensive lineman Deonta Graham (Quincy University), linebacker Donnell Sharp (Quincy University), wide receiver Ronald Welch (McKendree University), defensive back Jared Phillips (Fort Scott College) and linebacker Imante Griffin (Mid-American Nazarene).

  • WBA and IBF Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua will face off against WBO Heavyweight Champion Joseph Parker in a unification title bout Saturday night.

  • Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko

    Anthony Joshua lands a powerful left hand to the face of former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Joshua knocked out Klitschko in the 11th round of their fight to earn the title as the man to beat in the division.

  • Former Incarnate Word Academy girls’ basketball star Napheesa Collier has played a major part in UConn’s dominant 36-0 season.

  • Lawrence E. Thomas

    “This successful fundraising effort proves just how essential Forest Park is to our community — and secures its place for years to come,” said Lawrence E. Thomas, Forest Park Forever board chair.

  • Restoring the handball courts behind the Visitor Center was one of many projects funded through investment income of an expanded endowment as a result of Forest Park Forever’s $139 million fundraising campaign.

  • Natasha Leonard, director of Development at at Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center, meets with Sara Lahman, its new executive director.

  • Sara Lahman, a licensed clinical social worker with a master’s in social work, is the new chief executive officer at Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center.

  • Stacy Castile, uncle of the late Philando Castile, participated in The Move, a community march and rally in support of families in mourning, organized by Better Family Life on Saturday, March 24. More than 1,000 people participated in the community event, which had the theme “turning to each other not on each other.” To get involved in the movement, visit Betterfamilylife.org or call 314-381-8200.

  • The Robotic Agency, a Girl Scout of Eastern Missouri’s FIRST Lego League team, attended STEM Day at the Capitol to showcase their STEM-related accomplishments on March 1. The team, made up of fourth graders from the Ferguson-Florissant School District, demonstrated how to prevent pollution; showed off a robot they designed and built; met with public officials; and educated event participants about the STEM opportunities available through Girl Scouts. STEM is one of Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s three programmatic focus areas, along with Money Management and Health.

  • Demonstrators remind CWE patrons that “black lives matter” as they block intersection of Maryland and Euclid earlier this year. Photo by Lawrence Bryant/St. Louis American

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