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Career Academy’s Dwaun Valley (5) carries the ball for a gain of two yards against the Madison Trojans on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Gateway STEM High School. The Trojans of Madison went on to defeat the Phoenix 6-0.
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Mizzou Journalism School pushes for more diversity
When Dean David Kurpius joined the Missouri School of Journalism in July 2015, one of his many goals was to create a more inclusive environment regarding both the staff as well as the student body. St. Louis American Publisher and Executive Editor Donald M. Suggs recently visited the school and met with the dean and some of the team.
From left to right: Jeannette Porter, assistant professor; Ron Stodghill, associate professor; Monique Luisi; assistant professor; Ron Kelley, associate professor; Suggs; Jeimmie Nevalga, associate professor and chair, Radio-TV faculty group; Ebony Reed, associate professor and director, Innovation & Futures Lab; Earnest Perry, associate dean for Graduate Studies; Cristina Mislan, assistant professor; Kurpius; and Ruby Bailey, professor and executive editor of the Columbia Missourian, Missouri Community Newspaper Management chair.
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State Senator Kwame Raoul of Illinois is looking strong as attorney general nominee; he faces Republican Erika Harrold, who is also African-American, thus guaranteeing Illinois a black A.G.
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Citizens cast their votes at Nance Elementary School in St. Louis on Tuesday, April 4. Thirty percent of registered voters (59,134 people) voted in the city – more than twice as much voter participation as in the April 2013 municipal general election. Photo by Wiley Price
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The City of Pine Lawn has been awarded a Let’s Play Construction Grant funded by KaBOOM! and the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. Volunteers came together Saturday, August 25 to build a playground in one day to give kids a new play space for more active and healthy living. The new playground for children ages 2-12 is located near the corner of Arden and Lexington.
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Principal Lisa Thompson connects with a student at Moline Elementary School.
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A student at Moline Elementary School work on a drawing. The school will receive the 2018 Bayer School of Excellence at the St. Louis American Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Education.
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Kerah Braxton, an employee of the St. Louis County Justice Center, speaks at the Sept. 4, 2018, meeting of the St. Louis County Council. Nurses and corrections workers will get between a 10- and 16-percent raise under a plan that could be finalized soon.
JASON ROSENBAUM I ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
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Aretha Franklin’s fitting farewell -
Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General C. David Turner was honored when a park in his hometown of Rock Hill was renamed after him during a ceremony on Saturday, August 25.
Photo by Wiley Price
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Comedy veteran Don “DC” Curry stopped through Radio One St. Louis studios during his weekend set at Helium and, as usual, showed love to the one and only Mama Jackie.