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The milestone 35th St. Louis American Foundation Scholarship and Awards Gala on Oct. 2 at America’s Center was a grand display of substance and style.

Drs. Helen E. Nash and Homer Nash Jr. were pioneering physicians who advocated for children and helped open doors for Black doctors.

The University of Missouri–St. Louis is among the most culturally and ethnically diverse universities in the state of Missouri, and its administrators, faculty, staff and students take pride in creating an environment where everyone can feel valued and thrive.

OK, not that kind of pledging.

Meet CC, a typical 17-year-old teenager. She loves to hang with her friends and play sports. What’s not typical about her life – a wheelchair. And she isn’t letting it slow her down.

St. Louis native Lela Winston, 43, falls in love with Africa and makes it her home. Winston works primarily remotely as a communications strategist and freelance journalist.

Webster University has won a highly sought-after distinction for its department that teaches future teachers and administrators.

When Barack Obama was elected President of the United States in 2008, Daria Smith was so young that she couldn’t remember much about it.

Former Major League Baseball player Bobby Tolan was a talented centerfielder whose defensive skills helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series in 1967 and capture the National League crown the following year.

Gershom Norfleet, MD, recently was appointed as the Chief Medical Examiner for the St. Louis County Medical Examiner’s Office, becoming the first African American to lead a regional office that conducts autopsy reports, determines cause of death, and provides expert…

Television and radio personality Roland Martin will speak during the East St. Louis NAACP 68th Freedom Fund Banquet at 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, at the Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel, 800 Washington. The 2022 theme is “This is…

Ashley LeRue Gerald, Behavioral Interventionist, Hazelwood School District

Starlett Frenchie is well known for her chicken noodle soup. And apparently, everyone on her staff at Hamilton Elementary has tasted her delicious meals. “In order to build community with her staff, she cooks for them on a regular basis,”…

Dr. Kanika A. Cunningham, an associate medical director with Family Care Health Center, is joining the St. Louis County Department of Public Health as public health officer.

Lucky Inn Chop Suey at 3018 Dr Martin Luther King Dr. has been in business since 1932. The owner, Robert Yee, 84, inherited the now 90-year-old business from his father, Hing Yee, who came to America from Hong Kong in…

For the first time in its 94- year history, The St. Louis American received first place honors for General Excellence from the National Newspaper Association, an industry association comprised of more than 1,600 member newspapers nationwide. At the same time,…