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Arrangements set for Alexzandria Bell
A public viewing and funeral service for 15-year-old Alexzandria Bell will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at Faith Church in Earth City, Missouri.
Washington Tabernacle celebrates 120th Anniversary in November
Trudy Busch Valentine, the clear choice for Senate
It is at this inflective moment for the rule of law and social and economic justice in this country, that one of the nation’s only two major political parties is in a destructive devil’s bargain with election deniers and conspiracy…
Memorial at the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School
U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) look over a memorial at the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis on Thursday, October 27, 2022. On Monday, October 24, 2022 a gunman broke…
BJC, Compass partner with UMSL to address social worker shortage
Behavioral health services are instrumental in treatment of mental illness, substance abuse and addiction.
St. Louis in sorrow after school shooting
As the region mourns the deaths of 15-year-old student Alexzandria Bell and health teacher Jean Kuczka, killed during Monday’s shootings at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School at 3125 S. Kingshighway, Mayor Tishaura Jones said “the past two days…
Mental health must be addressed through community
Edneshia Hamilton, a social worker and counselor at SLPS Peabody Elementary School, got word to head to Gateway Tech on Monday morning.
Interfaith vigil demands action for more than 100 children killed by guns in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS — Community members gathered Tuesday night for a powerful, moving and sad event that included the reading of the names of more than 100 children in the St. Louis area who lost their lives to gun violence in…
Vigils across St. Louis area honor victims of Central VPA school shooting
ST. LOUIS — People who live in and around St. Louis continue to pause and pay their respects for victims of Monday’s mass shooting at Central Visual Performing Arts High School.
'She never gave up on me': Remembering lives lost in St. Louis school shooting
ST. LOUIS — Two people lost their lives, and six others were injured, in a shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in south St. Louis on Monday.
It could be weeks before SLPS students at schools involved in shooting return to campus
It will be at least a month before students at two St. Louis public high schools will be back in their building after a shooting Monday.
Kwame completes Freedom Suits Memorial to honor enslaved plaintiffs who sued for freedom
Kwame Building Group (KWAME) has completed the Freedom Suits Memorial to honor enslaved plaintiffs who sued for their freedom. The memorial is located on the east side of the Civil Courts Building on Tucker Blvd. KWAME served as the Construction…
Lowrider bikes in The Lou!
Lowriders in St. Louis?
‘We vote, we win’ was message of CBTU banquet
The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists 35th Ernest and De Verne Calloway Awards Banquet was held Saturday, October 15, 2022 at the Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel with 340 guests in attendance. Congresswoman Cori Bush and State Sen. Karla May…
Three dead, including gunman, after Central Visual and Performing Arts shootings
At least two dead in shooting at Central Visual Performing Arts high school in south St. Louis
Black Pride celebrates St. Louis' leaders
Black Pride and the Missouri History Museum [MHM] came together to honor the work of eight local Black LGBTQ+ leaders across many sectors, Friday, Oct. 14 evening at MHM at their 7th annual Black Pride Accolades.
Lockdown at STLCC Forest Park campus
St. Louis Community College’s Forest Park campus is on an emergency lockdown.
Six people, including suspect, injured in shooting at St. Louis school
A suspect has been taken into custody after a shooting at a St. Louis high school Monday morning."Help us Jesus," St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, tweeted as the news broke.