Darrion Cockrell was recently named an Exceptional UMSL Alumni. Since joining Crestwood Elementary in 2015, Cockrell, known as Mr. DC by the kids, has been committed to repaying the educational experiences that changed his life, and inspiring his students to…
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Omicron Theta Omega Chapter will host its annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities College Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Emerson Theater on the Harris-Stowe State University campus.
She’s an award-winning journalist, writer, reporter, host, columnist, and author. She has also served as the vibrant emcee of many St. Louis American Foundation events and has been honored herself.
Attorneys and advocates from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (LSEM) are partnering with the St. Louis Public Library to hold clinic hours at Central Library from 9 a.m. to noon on the third Thursday of each month.
The Illinois Arts Council Agency has awarded three grants totaling $26,900 to the Jackie Joyner Foundation, a center of community enrichment and youth development in the Metro East. The funds will serve to enhance and expand the foundation's visual arts,…
In 2020, Washington University in St. Louis joined St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) in a bold new experiment to turn around two of the district’s lowest performing elementary schools, Ashland Elementary in North St. Louis and Meramec Elementary in South…
Hiring events When African American employment fell to an all-time low of 4.7% in April 2023, Black workers finding employment in the hospitality industry was a factor, according to the Labor Department.
A federal trademark infringement lawsuit against developer Paul McKee, filed by the Homer G. Phillips Nurses Alumni Inc., challenging his use of the name Homer G. Phillips on a three-bed urgent care center on Jefferson Ave., is drawing closer to…
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) and Panda Cares decided to bear down and create the Center of Hope, a culinary and arts space at the Adams Park Club, 4317 Vista Ave. in Tower Grove.
Ladue community members gathered solemnly in Stacy Park in Olivette on the night if Sunday Sept. 10 to remember three Black teens killed in a car crash Wednesday.
Rebeccah Bennett made a simple request of the record-setting, sold-out audience who came to support the 2023 cohort during the St. Louis American Foundation’s 12th Annual Salute to Young Leaders Thursday evening at The Four Seasons.
After learning that the childhood obesity rate in the Metro East area was among the state of Illinois’ highest, Melody McClellan took steps to reduce the number – literally and figuratively.
St. Louis County Library will host the annual Little Readers Festival on Saturday, September 23, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Florissant Valley Branch (195 New Florissant Rd. S.) This free event will feature activities, shaved ice,…
For decades, the former Carter Carburetor manufacturing building just south of the Herber Hoover Boys and Girls Club stood as a toxic eyesore along Grand Avenue.
Members of the Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved (DSLUE) have launched a petition urging the university to atone for its use of enslaved ancestors by developing a memorial/monument on the university’s campus.
The Little Bit Foundation cares about area kids in a big way and is seeking volunteers to help reach as many youths as possible during the school year.
Legacy Institute recently celebrated its inaugural award ceremony where “we had the pleasure of highlighting our fantastic youth and our program,” said Terran Rome, Legacy Institute executive director.
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