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The Organization for Black Struggle and Youth Council for Positive Development will celebrate their 42nd Anniversary at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.

Alice Windom, a fierce advocate for Black liberation, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in St. Louis. She was 85. With her passing, we lost one of our greatest leaders, the likes of whom Missouri had never seen.

The words diversity, equity and inclusion are commonplace in many American businesses and organizations, but the impact they bring, and importance to success could still be misunderstood.

In the early 19th century, St. Louis was a booming economic center valued for its location on the Mississippi River and its successful business relationships with the local natives. After the Louisiana Purchase, settlers from the east flooded the city,…

The three murderers convicted on November 24 of the Georgia February 2020 slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, 25, were found guilty in the Arbery’s family federal civi rights trial represented by Ben Crump on Tuesday of committing federal hate crimes and…

Missouri law doesn’t officially recognize Black History Month — a fact that surprised several Black state lawmakers this past week.

More than 6,000 payments of $500 have been processed and distributed to residents through the Direct Cash Assistance program, according to the City of St. Louis and partners including the St. Louis Treasurer’s Office, United Way of Greater St. Louis,…

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, through the Biden-Harris Administration’s House America initiative to reduce the negative impacts of homelessness, has committed to re-housing 800 persons and building 500 new units of affordable housing by December 31, 2022. Mayor Jones previously announced…

St. Louis County is seeking community voices to help direct its spending of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding it received to help recover from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Clifford Wilson, Sr. passed away on January 25, 2022 at the age of 91 years old. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and brother who was the true patriarch of the family. He was surrounded by family…

The St. Louis City SC will be playing its home games at the newly named Centene Stadium.

Congresswomen Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) are leading an effort to address “Long COVID” cases in the U.S.

Before emancipation, and before the Civil War resolved slavery’s questions with bloody finality, enslaved men and women turned to the courts. It wasn’t just Dred Scott. The courthouse in St. Louis saw an estimated 400 “freedom suits” in the half-century…

More than 650 miles separate St. Louis’ North County from southern Dallas County, Texas.

Every February, communities across America come together to explore, learn, and celebrate influential African Americans like Harriet Tubman, Muhammad Ali, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This celebration hasn’t always been the norm, however. The roots of Black…

As Black History Month continues, people are called reflect on and discuss Black history in the U.S. and around the world. An advocate for discussing and honoring Black history on campus is the Northwest Missouri State University Black Student Union.

February is Black History Month, a time when the achievement and history of Black people, events, and organizations are recognized through dedicated programs and celebrations of milestones and legacies shaping the Black experience in America for 400-plus years. Yet, according…

East St. Louis has received a $900,000 Rebuild Distressed Communities (RDC) grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Mayor Robert Eastern III said the grant will help boost economic vitality along the commercial corridor of State Street…

With the voter-approved Medicaid expansion amendment again under Republican assault, state Sen. Brian Williams is ripping the misguided effort.