Pan African flag is raised at City Hall, noting Black History Month
ST. LOUIS – The red, black and green Pan African (or African American Heritage) flag was raised Monday morning inside…
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High school recruiters visit, vie for Yeatman students
PENROSE – “You look like you too bad to go to Soldan, maybe you need to go to Vashon or…
Neighbors question ‘HGP’ in bill for hospital to be named ‘Homer G. Phillips’
THE VILLE – What’s in a name? Apparently a lot when when it comes to the historic Ville’s eponymous, venerable Homer…
MoDOT’s safety plan for Natural Bridge includes medians, new crosswalks
HAMILTON HEIGHTS – Just on the heels of a new report flagging St. Louis as the 16th most dangerous city for…
Arkansas Fried Chicken is reopening as bar and grill
LEWIS PLACE – After being closed for nearly a year for remodeling, Arkansas Fried Chicken restaurant has crossed the road…
Save Our Sons town hall uses ‘rock, paper, scissors’ to motivate youths
MIDTOWN – A keynote speaker at the Save Our Sons town hall meeting against violence Saturday used the childhood game…
ESOP alleges lying, bias, lack of action by police union
ST. LOUIS – Black city residents are not the only ones with gripes about race relations with the St. Louis…
Speakers, marchers honor MLK
ST. LOUIS – Blacks and whites together braved frigid temperatures Monday to celebrate the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King…
Report on mass incarceration underlines need for reform
ST. LOUIS – A new report about mass incarceration of blacks in the U.S., and Missouri in particular, supports the…
Churches, nonprofit cure medical debt for 11,108 Missouri families
ST. LOUIS – Millions in medical bill debt for 11,108 Missouri families have been cured by The Deaconess Foundation, area…
Racist rant attacks circuit attorney’s backers as ESOP supports federal lawsuit
ST. LOUIS – One day after six fellow reform-minded black female lead prosecuting attorneys converged on St. Louis to rally for…
King’s ideals, statue will be focus of Freedom March, Peace Walk
FOUNTAIN PARK – The bells have sounded, beginning the official statewide Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations. The Martin…
Officials’ struggles with mental health put focus on suicide rate
ST. LOUIS – Suicides are on the rise in the U.S. and in St. Louis, where high-profile individuals underscore the…
Family fun night brings year to a close, safely
THE VILLE – Children celebrated the New Year safely by playing games, running around and spending the night at the…
Homicides of 2019 are mourned; hard work ahead in 2020
KINGSWAY WEST – Only days ago, a church full of grieving residents remembered loved ones who were among last year’s near-record…
Brown’s foundation invites families, teens to safe New Year’s Eve at Tandy center
THE VILLE – In a city that has counted 193 homicides, including more than 20 youths in the metropolitan area, the…