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Alex Stallings Alex J. Stallings joined Deaconess Foundation as a Director of Communications and Advocacy in January 2015. Alex spent the last eight years engaged in community education at the Missouri History Museum where she cultivated underrepresented audiences, collaborating with…
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Adewale Soluade is an Assistant Vice President and Inclusion & Diversity Manager for Commerce Bank, currently ranked by Forbes as the 9th Best Bank in America. He is an alumnus of the STLBDI Fellows program and a member of…
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Heavy notes (scents) such as Sweet, Spicy, and Woodsy are the most wearable fragrances to apply during the Autumn and Winter months. Be memorable with these colognes: Tom Ford Noir Extreme 2. Paco Rabanne One Million 3. Spicebomb (Victor…
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An Evening With Janelle Monae’s Wondaland Records Fun times last week at the one-year anniversary of Janelle’s Monae’s indie record label partnership with EPIC Records at The Estate in Buckhead. Wondaland is sure to continue to spark a seismic shift in the…
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HOV STEPS IN THE STL- Rumors were flying around all day that Jay-Z was in the building. But no one had posted anything on social media… Everyone knows Tod Gurley is signed to Jaz-Z- RocNation Sports and apparently made a…
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Daniel Holtzclaw Found Guilty Thirteen black women testified against former Oklahoma City cop Daniel Holtzclaw. A jury found him guilty on 18 charges, including four counts of first-degree rape. Was it my imagination or did he look at the jury…
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Alderwoman Megan Green alleges ‘corruption’ St. Louis Alderwoman Megan Ellyia Green on Thursday took to Twitter to allege “corruption” at City Hall following a key committee vote that advanced a stadium financing package to the full Board of Aldermen. Green…
Read moreThanksgiving is over and after stuffing our faces with turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes and all the other Thanksgiving deliciousness our stomachs may not be as tight as we want them to be. That is why it is the perfect time…
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THE WIZ: EASES DOWN THE ROAD TO BIG RATINGS (CNN) – NBC’s live musical, “The Wiz Live!,” brought in 11.1 million viewers on Thursday night, according to NBC. This made the network’s adaptation based on the 1975 Broadway show “The…
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THINKING INSIDE THE BOX Over the last few years, the industry and popularity of subscription boxes have steadily climbed. Subscription boxes are described as packages full of retail products and samples that are mailed to consumers on a reoccurring basis…
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Where do I begin? Chi-Raq is the newest joint directed and co-written by the legendary Spike Lee (Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus, Oldboy). Its stars Nick Cannon, w/ Teyonah Parris, John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Wesley Snipes, Angela Bassett, &…
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DELUX FOODIE: THE KITCHEN SINK Words by: Shandress Denise Ever remember hearing someone say, “I put everything, but the kitchen sink in it when they were cooking?” Well that’s exactly the saying that lead head cook/ owner Anthony Ellerson to…
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Netflix and the Marvel Universe has teamed up once again to offer one of their iconic comic book creations: Jessica Jones The story of Jessica Jones first appears in Marvel Comics in November 2001 and spans several different franchises and…
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From the original, to the sequels, to the countless remakes/reboots/ parodies, we now stand before the 45th re-imagining of Mary Shelley’s classic tale of loss and rebirth in: Victor Frankenstein. Directed by Paul McGuigan (Lucky Number Slevin, Gangster No.1, Sherlock),…
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(November 24, 2015)—City of St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura O. Jones joins state legislators and local elected officials to oppose the current stadium proposal in the City of St. Louis. “The stadium proposal will negatively impact the city’s credit rating,” says…
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ST. LOUIS, MO (Nov. 24, 2015) – The Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) men’s basketball team has much to celebrate this season: a 3-1 opening record with back-to-back wins at home and an exciting victory over a previously undefeated Lincoln (Mo.)…
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