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This Week’s Photos: May 22nd, 2025
This week’s photo gallery captures the devastating aftermath of the May 16th F3 tornado, which carved a destructive path through Clayton, north St. Louis, and the Metro East—claiming five lives, injuring dozens, and causing $1.6 billion…
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‘Our legacy is rooted in action’
Sunday’s weather was perfect for a parade. The sunny day with mild temperatures added to the irony. After Annie Malone Children’s and Family Service Center rallied to secure funding so that the legacy would continue for…
Videos
The Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center celebrates love, pride and resistance to police brutality
The opportunity to visit the nine-month-old Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center in…
Now is the the time for action St. Louis: VOTE!
Sixteen-year-old Brooke Gumbs protested in the rain on Saturday, April 5, 2025…
Arts & Entertainment
Trial underway for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Cassie takes the stand
A jury was selected Monday (May 12) to hear the evidence against Sean “Diddy” Combs. The 12-person jury includes eight men and four women. Opening statements also began on May…
Sharing secrets of the game
Religion – The Next Move
Your Health Matters
Faith leaders, physicians fight to protect Medicaid, SNAP
As faith leaders are being arrested following prayer protests in the U.S. Capitol each Monday, the National Medical Association (NMA), has issued a dire warning as Congress considers dramatic cuts to Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
Sports
Another plea to bring NBA Pelicans to St. Louis
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson was the first pick of the 2019 NBA Draft and has not met…
JPMorganChase – Advancing Black Pathways
Rent vs. own in today’s economy: Is now the best time to buy?
Homeownership has been long associated with the American Dream, yet the economic climate of recent years has left some potential homebuyers on edge. Many potential homeowners have put their dream of buying a…
Business
Mattie Lucas of Wisdom Academy receives national honor
KIPP Wisdom Academy 1st grade teacher Mattie Lucas was honored during National Teachers Week with the national Harriett Ball Excellence in Teaching Award. Only 10 educators are selected annually out of more than 20,000 KIPP teachers…
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Columnists / Opinion
Will the St. Louis Black community go the way of Post-Katrina New Orleans?
Friday, May 16, the St. Louis area was hit by a EF3 tornado. Wind speeds estimated…
A Black veteran says no to ‘Victory Day’
I’m an Air Force veteran. My father served in the Marine Corps, Army, and Air…
St. Louis region and nation need re-entry solutions
A recent headline from Ferguson, Missouri — a name now synonymous with cries for justice…
Listen and learn Black men
Black men hold a special place in our hearts, but sometimes—just sometimes—y’all make this love…
