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Jamaa Birth Village founder plans 5,000-square-foot facility aimed at improving maternity care and address the disparate health outcomes for Black families in the St. Louis region.

The Jefferson County, Illinois, Sheriff's Office said Ray Tate got out of his cell early Sunday morning.

Could Missouri's electric power grid be at risk of a cyberattack?

Rockin' Jump Trampoline Park welcomed new Syrian and Afghan families to St. Louis with a free visit.

A St. Louis County neighborhood is being engulfed by trash. 

You may have heard that Stone Brewing Co., once a scion and protector of the craft beer industry, won a trademark lawsuit against Molson Coors due to the latter’s rebranding of its “Keystone” brand to more prominently feature the word “STONE” on cans and labels. We didn’t write about the case, though that doesn’t mean […]

In a 4-3 vote, the Jefferson County Council voted to approve a new McBride Homes Development. 

Criminal charges have been filed in the death of an infant in Warren County.

Washington Avenue will be blocked off between Tucker Boulevard and 14th Street for a giant block party showcasing the music, art and culture of St. Louis.

The City of St. Louis gave $500 to residents with funds from the American Rescue Fund Act.

Washington University police are assisting the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department in the investigation.

The longest running Blues jam session in the nation.   Home of great music, Broadway Oyster Bar has become known as “One of St. Louis’

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Voting rights are in the news again thanks to Andy Kroll's semi-tick-tock in Rolling Stone about the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, both of which failed to pass earlier this year because Republicans filibustered them. The whole story is strange. Everyone agrees that there was never any chance of ...continue reading "The defeat of voting rights is not hard to understand"

Historic Greenwood Cemetery, terrestrial resting place of over 50,000 Black human beings, embodies the paradox of dis- and respect that our species can so profoundly bring to pass. In a heartfelt complementarity, Greenwood also offers one of our region's best opportunities for environmental and cultural service.

    

Shelley and Rafael Morris, leaders of the Greenwood Cemetery Preservation Association, first shared with KDHX Earthworms in January 2018 the significance of the oldest non-sectarian African American cemetery in the St. Louis region - and the moving story of efforts to reclaim the grounds from invasive plants and illegal dumping. Four years later, Greenwood's network of volunteers and supporters has certainly grown, yet the need persists for fiscal and work party support.

Good news is that multiple STL companies have adopted Greenwood as a reoccurring focus of service and monetary support. AmeriCorps St. Louis volunteers are regular workers. About half of Greenwood's T-shaped 31.85 acres have been freed from human and plant debris. From the Morris's deep commitment, discussions are beginning to observe the 150th anniversary of Greenwood Cemetery's founding, in 2024. With equity a priority for so many enterprises, what might be accomplished by then?

          

This year, NBC News featured Greenwood for a Black History Month story on the plight - and pluck - of those working to resurrect Black cemetery dignity and heritage. Good to get this degree of spotlight, plenty more work and outreach to come.

Related Earthworms Conversations: Meeting Greenwood Cemetery (Jan 2018) 

St. Louis Environmental Racism Report (October 2019)

THANKS to Andy Heaslet, Earthworms Engineer, and to Andy Coco and Jon Valley of KDHX Production Team.