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Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, St. Louis health director, said Missouri’s approach to public health is making it harder to fight COVID, especially in nonwhite communities.

A group of St. Louis Public Schools parents, teachers, and board members were in Jefferson City on Wednesday to voice opposition to a pair of bills that could strip the district of $18 million.

After butting heads with its former director in the search for the city’s next police chief, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones on Wednesday named John Moten Jr. as interim director of the city’s personnel department.

Alice Windom, the St. Louis native who famously assisted Malcolm X during a visit to Africa – and lifelong friend of fellow Black cultural icon Dr. Maya Angelou – passed away on Thursday, February 10 after a lengthy illness. She…

In honor of his civic leadership and community involvement, a St. Louis couple has committed to five years’ worth of funding to continue Arch Grant’s Donald M. Suggs Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award.

Jewel Fay Betty Ann Bateman Suggs, also known as Betty Suggs, former and only wife of St. Louis American publisher Donald M. Suggs, was a storyteller. When her children asked why the name on her birth certificate was so long,…

When Marcia Fudge was confirmed as Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary last spring, one of her first promises was to increase African American home ownership throughout the United States.

(St. Louis Public Radio) – The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the law licenses of two St. Louis lawyers who pointed guns at police brutality protesters, but paused the suspensions if they complete a year of probation.

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones’ administration is seeking nine people to serve on the city’s inaugural Detention Facilities Oversight Board (DFOB).

(St. Louis Public Radio) – After months without a permanent leader, the Rockwood School District has selected its next superintendent.

Chad Harrell got on a roll when he decided to leave his first career choice behind and become an online entrepreneur.

St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern has appointed Debra Moore to serve as a member of the Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners through January 2027. The St. Clair County Board confirmed the appointment on January 31. Moore is the…

Mayor Tishaura Jones opened Black History Month with a visit to The Griot Museum on Tuesday, Feb. 1. She is joined by Lois D. Conley, the museum founder, president and CEO, at a wax statue of Dr. Carter G. Woodson,…

Terrence Wise and Sharon Parker listen to Rev. Darryl Gray, social justice commissioner for the Progressive National Baptist Convention, during a Jan. 26, 2022, protest at the Amazon Distribution Center in Edwardsville, Illinois. The rally, which drew attendees from the…

(5 On Your Side) – A group of young people spread out throughout north and midtown areas in St. Louis to help people clear out their driveways after a heavy snowfall plummeted through the region this week.

This month, PBS announced its offering plentiful programming and digital content to celebrate Black History Month in an effort to feature significant stories from the people and communities that shape our country’s history.

As Black History Month opened on Feb. 1, 2022, St. Louis celebrated an eight-year tradition that no city in America, and just one in North America, shares. It is honoring the Red, Black and Green Flag for Black History Month.

A collaboration led by the St. Louis County Department of Public Health has been awarded a $1.8 million federal grant to implement the Show-Me Missouri Healthy Homes Program in St. Louis County and Kansas City.

A Fort Zumwalt South High School mother has spoken out after learning the school’s white principal used the word “negro” during Tuesday’s schoolwide morning announcements