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In July 2009, I had the privilege of being in Accra during Barack Obama’s first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president. I was a young, idealistic Fulbright scholar studying in Ghana, and I was asked by the U.S. Embassy to…

Enterprise, the flagship brand of Enterprise Holdings, is teaming up with St. Louis CITY SC to establish the “Enterprise Community Corner” at CITYPARK.

Troy Doyle is now in command of a police force thrust into an international spotlight after the a former Ferguson Police officer shot and killed unarmed Michael Brown in August 2014.

While turnout was low in St. Louis city and St. Louis County in races earlier this year, its leaders are urging voters to show up in force for the April 4 elections to decide historic St. Louis Board of Aldermen…

The parking lots and streets surrounding West Side Missionary Baptist Church on Page Boulevard were packed Tuesday night.

Congresswoman Cori Bush is a leader of a multiracial coalition of female lawmakers who on Tuesday launched the Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

St. Louis has joined several other metropolitan areas in filing federal lawsuits against automakers Hyundai and Kia for their continued “failure to install industry-standard anti-theft technology in millions of their vehicles."

The Saint Louis Zoo Emerson Zooline Railroad has added a new train named “Mary Meachum,” which runs on electricity in support of its green initiative. The electric train now accompanies six other locomotives that circle the zoo throughout the day.

314 Day, St. Louis’ self-proclaimed day of service and community pride lasts much longer than 24 hours.

The St. Louis Chapter of The Links, Inc. will host a free Black Family Wellness Expo from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 25, at the Christian Hospital Atrium (11133 Dunn Rd. 63136).

Renee Hardin-Tammons was sworn in Thur. March 16, 2023, as the new judge on the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District at the Old Court House, another step up in her distinguished career as an attorney and member…

Betty Wheeler Classical Junior Academy is the official new name of the former Kennard CJA, creating “a new legacy of excellence.”

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed an amended petition to remove St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from office.

The St. Louis American is among a very few newspapers in the country that has created its own 501(c)3 foundation.

As The St. Louis American celebrates 95 years of service, we proudly reflect on a legacy of excellence that has been reinforced by our peers in the news industry.

Four days after The St. Louis American was founded on March 17, 1928, Charles Lindbergh was presented the Medal of Honor for his solo transatlantic flight a year earlier.