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Democratic state Sen. Steve Roberts, D-St. Louis, is challenging Congresswoman Cori Bush, D-St. Louis County, to represent Missouri’s 1st Congressional District.

Korra Watt, 8, and Keira Watt Freeman, 11, lead the Better Family Life Kuumba Youth Performance Ensemble into the auditorium for a tribute to well-known poet, writer, and civil rights activist Alice Windom Saturday, Mar. 26. The event took place…

Monday, one day before the deadline, state Senator Steve Roberts (District 5) filed papers to run for U.S. Congress (District 1) in the Missouri Democratic primary in August 2022, challenging popular Congressional representative Cori Bush (MO-1).

On March 22, 1852, the Missouri Supreme Court decision on Dred Scott v. Emerson denied Dred Scott his freedom.

“Sometimes voters are smarter than the people they elect.” --State Sen. Karla May on new GOP effort to stop voter-approved Medicaid expansion

Kalambayi Andenet is the International President of the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement speaking on the impact reparations would have in the African American community during a rally Sat. March 18, 2022 in Luther Ely Smith Park. At left is…

Yolanda Rodgers-Garvin has more than 25 years of experience serving children and families in the St. Louis area, and she instills a thought in the minds of students and parents.

The Annie Malone May Day Parade will again be live with lots of color when it returns to its downtown route on Market Street at 1 p.m. Sunday May 15, 2022.

St. Louis Community College and The PepsiCo Foundation on Wednesday announced launch of the Uplift Scholarship Program, which offers financial support for Black and Hispanic students pursuing two-year degrees and professional certificate programs.

St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green and License Collector Mavis T. Thompson will be among the international, national, and local speakers who will celebrate the life and legacy of Alice Windom at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26 at the Better Family…

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate held the first day of confirmation hearings Monday for President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court, kicking off the consideration of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

A St. Louis Police Department inquiry into the sudden death of former state representative Cora Faith Walker has uncovered no “suspicious” activity and is now paused, awaiting a final report from the medical examiner.

Mourners walk into Friendly Temple Youth Worship Center Friday March 18, 2022 for home going services for former democratic state representative and County government staffer Cora Faith Walker. Walker died Friday March 11, 2022.

As St. Louis works to boost its credentials as a growing technology hub, city officials also are looking at how to best meet the city’s internal tech needs.

Sylvester Brown, The St. Louis American’s inaugural Deaconess Fellow, won an individual news coverage award in the inaugural St. Louis Press Club writing contest, and was part of a team recognized for in-depth reporting.

Inmates at St. Louis’ primary jail filed a federal class-action lawsuit Tuesday accusing guards of torture with mace and depriving them of water for days.

My parents’ belief in a good education and global citizenry influenced my interest in Model United Nations (MUN). Although they were self-sufficient, other economic development needs affecting their standard of living led to them leaving Nigeria.

Brittany Green, Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence principal in the East St. Louis School District, is a finalist for the 2022 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Leadership in Illinois. She is one of six finalists out of more than…