With the digital divide threatening to become a communications canyon, a report commissioned by the St. Louis Community Foundation and Regional Business Council (RBC) concludes the region must take immediate action to reduce the gap.
In her first State of the City address, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones Tuesday proposed spending $150 million in federal assistance funds in North St. Louis to “begin bridging the racial wealth gap that splits our city in two."
Orlando Watson, 45, a concert promoter and businessman passed away this weekend. Watson was co-owner of Prime 55 Restaurant in the University City Loop and Prime 55 Restaurant and Lounge at 1019 Pine Street downtown.
St. Charles County has named its newest park near Wentzville after an African American landowner who purchased the property in 1871 The 199-acre plot of land is at 2949 West Meyer Road and is scheduled to open this summer. The…
Like at many urban schools in the nation, Patrick Henry Elementary School educators and staff have learned the impact of housing insecurities on students.
A sometimes-tearful Ketanji Brown Jackson, fresh off her victorious battle to win Senate confirmation as the first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, told the world on Friday April 8, 2022, “We’ve made it. All of us.…
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St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner will likely face a reprimand, but not lose her license to practice law, as a result of alleged misconduct during the investigation of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.
Just northwest of Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks, past Mennonites in horse drawn buggies, there’s a curvy road that leads to a forgotten piece of Missouri’s Black history – Lake Placid.
St. Louis native Cedric the Entertainer and his sister Sharita Kyles Wilson’s mission to financially support and acknowledge the launch of SSM Health Foundation’s Women’s Health Initiative took them throughout St. Louis on March 31, 2022.
Jaleah Lewis, a student at Riverview Gardens Middle School (center), is fitted for an evening dress by seamstress Robyn Wilform and Lottie Lasley (right) with the assistance of her mother Jalil Lewis, Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Demetrius Johnson…
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell told Washington University law students on Tuesday, "If you look at the facts, being 'tough on crime' is empty rhetoric.”
St. Louis voters Tuesday overwhelmingly supported two ballot issues, including one that strips the Board of Aldermen of responsibility for drawing ward maps every 10 years.
For more than two decades, the UMSL Trailblazers Award has honored, celebrated and uplifted the achievements of exceptional women who have paved the way for others on campus and beyond. The annual awards are part of the university’s Women’s History…
The St. Louis Area Foodbank is doing more than helping feed people throughout the region. It also strives to provide nutritious foods that meet respective community needs.
St. Louis American Editor Alvin A. Reid visited a Communications Students Showcase, Thurs., March 1, 2022, to support the work of promising St. Louis American's Photo Intern Taylor McIntosh. Kudos Taylor! Check out some of Taylor's work displayed in St.…
The St. Louis American Foundation will honor seven outstanding health professionals from a wide range of organizations, including federally qualified area medical centers, dentistry, and university medical centers, at the 2022 Salute to Excellence in Health Care Luncheon on Thursday,…
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