How the Black Lives Matter generation remembers John Lewis
Of all the ways that John Lewis influenced American life and politics, his indelible impact on young people may be…
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John Lewis, civil rights icon and Congressman, dies at 80
ATLANTA (AP) — Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state…
Police accused of arresting woman for filming other arrests
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Friday accuses two St. Louis police officers of slamming a woman to…
Hawley seeks civil rights probe in case of St. Louis couple
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., urged Attorney General William Barr on Thursday to launch a federal…
Billboards near Black cemetery to come down
Billboards towering over an African American cemetery in suburban St. Louis will be removed in the coming months after a…
Trump bristles at question about police killing Blacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump bristled at a reporter’s question about police killing African Americans and defended the right…
First COVID-19 vaccine tested in U.S. poised for final testing
The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people’s immune systems just the way scientists had hoped, researchers…
New city law cracks down on police use of force
CITY HALL – A new St. Louis law on use of force by city police officers really only codifies policy…
7 arrested, 2 officers hurt as police clear out City Hall protest
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Seven people were arrested and two officers were injured Sunday as police worked to clear out…
Pandemic, racism threaten higher Black suicide rate
CHICAGO (AP) — Jasmin Pierre was 18 when she tried to end her life, overdosing on whatever pills she could…
Schools in city get guidelines to reopen
ST. LOUIS – Schools hoping to reopen soon for the fall semester even as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues have…
Two city employees allege assault by protesters
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police are investigating after two city employees said they were attacked early Thursday by…
Monuments and statues are falling; now what?
TIERRA AMARILLA, N.M. (AP) — The dusty town of Tierra Amarilla perches in the shadows of the Sangre de Cristo…
‘Strike for Black Lives’ to highlight racism
NEW YORK (AP) — A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a…
Trump stokes racial rancor to motivate voters
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is wielding America’s racial tension as a re-election weapon, fiercely denouncing the racial…
Missouri officials cite reporting delay as virus cases spike
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri reported Tuesday the state’s highest daily increase in confirmed cases of the coronavirus, which health…