Missouri Supreme Court Justice Robin Ransom, the first Black woman appointed to the state’s highest court, will deliver the keynote address during a commemoration of the extraordinary life and enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Statewide Kickoff was an early celebration of one of the country’s most iconic figures. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Held at Harris-Stowe State University on Saturday, January 6, 2024, this…
A town hall meeting on public safety drew almost 200 community members who gathered to engage with St. Louis leaders who provided updates and heard concerned citizens as expressed their opinions.
The Ferguson Youth Initiative (FYI) is partnering with the AVID program of Ferguson Florissant School District (FFSD) at McCluer High School to offer its Next Steps Job Readiness Program to 10th grade students.
The news of an all-white, conservative-led Francis Howell School Board voting to drop elective courses on Black history and Black literature - then almost immediately rescinding the mandate made national headlines.
Schnuck Markets, Inc. and The Salvation Army are thanking Schnucks customers as the company donated $230,000 to The Salvation Army’s annual Tree of Lights campaign through the most recent “Round Up at the Register Campaign.”
David Steward II, founder and chief executive officer of Polarity and an Academy Award-winning producer, is the St. Louis American Foundation’s 2024 Entrepreneur of the Year.
Since its establishment in 1985, the Martin Luther King, Jr. State Celebration Commission has recommended and fostered appropriate activities for the recognition and celebration of Martin Luther King Day in the State of Missouri.
Kevin M. Jones, a 31-year employee of the St. Louis American and for many years its chief operating officer, has passed away. He was 57. An honors graduate of St. Louis University High School, Jones also graduated with honors from…
While the atmosphere was fittingly somber during the annual Mothers Advocating Safe Streets Candlelight Vigil, there was a bit of hope in the chilly night air.
Les McCann, a pianist and vocalist who helped popularize the soul jazz genre and whose music was sampled in hip-hop songs by artists like A Tribe Called Quest and Dr. Dre, has died, The New York Times reports, citing his…
In the sports world, he's known throughout the state of Missouri simply as the awesome one. You see him around so many high school games every single weekend. He's the one with an encyclopedic memory of all that is St.…
The head of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has visited Djibouti, the nation at the forefront of regional initiatives to facilitate a ceasefire following over eight months of ongoing conflict.
The family of the late Carolyn D. Morris gathered at Harris-Stowe State University on December 8, 2023, to present the Carolyn D. Morris Endowed Scholarship to the university.
Alton Mayor David Goins will keynote the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Program at 10 a.m. Monday, January 15, 2024 at Mt. Joy Missionary Baptist Church, located at 327 Olive Street in Edwardsville, Illinois. The program is open to…
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