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Be easy. Another family has lost a loved one because of the crime’s in St. Louis. My heart goes out to the Thompson family and anyone else affected by the 75 homicide’s this year in our city. We have got…
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Boys & Girls Club Alumni Inducted into the 2016 Hall of Honor The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis is proud to announce its 2016 Alumni Hall of Honor Inductees! During the 2016 Annual Recognition event, where staff,…
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Our community has been shrouded in negativity. Gun violence, domestic abuse, and mass incarceration has plagued the homes of minorities. Even with all the accomplishments we’ve acquired in education, activism, and entrepreneurship, we still have a long way to go….
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Harris-Stowe State University Partners with LaunchCode to Announce ‘Summer of Code’ Free Tech Training Classes LaunchCode quadruples number of free classes this summer to make tech training more accessible to the St. Louis community ST. LOUIS, MO, (June 1, 2016)…
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Entrepreneur, Gabrielle Burks founded A Conscious Conversation, Non Profit with the future of our children deeply in mind. As a mother, she understands the necessity of community cohesiveness. “I’m a mother first so the balance is real. To know me…
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All over the US – Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Health Care facilities alike, all have mandatory annual Influenza vaccines and TB skin testing. And while some workers find it necessary and even helpful, others just find it down right unconstitutional…
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Pacia Elaine is on a mission to make a positive impact through art, poetry and social activism. The poet and co-founder of Cherokee Street Reach, a youth based arts initiative that provides in-school arts enrichment classes and summer camp, has…
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If you are a performer or patron of the local underground hip hop scene, you will inevitably run into promoter, Robert “Rob Boo” Ford. He has played a major role in bringing small St. Louis acts together with the motto,…
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“When life gave them a lack of women ’s artistic experiences, expressions, exhibits and stories, Alexy Irving, Ashlee Nicole, Erica LoveJones and Taylor Roberts joined forces to begin working on an empowering response to fill that void.” – Ebonie Young…
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For Immediate Release The Pink Angels have partnered with Sam’s Club of the Saint Louis metropolitan area along with parts of Illinois, to become a unit in the community. This partnership officially took place March 20th, 2016 and will continue…
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Chelsea Clinton Visits Local Early Education Center The intensity rises as for the Missouri election for the 2016 presidential candidate. Such matters have taken first seat at the discussion table, like gun control, immigration, and national security have all been the…
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Boys & Girls Clubs members at all six locations got together and decided they’d like to donate water bottles to Flint, Michigan. Our Clubs connected with a Club in Michigan and plan to drive the bottles of water of there…
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An Annual Women Leaders Lunch that helps young girls develop healthy lifestyles, positive self-esteem and make good decisions. In its history, St. Louis area women leaders, the Table for Four committee and sponsors have raised over $270,000 to support the Boys…
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TISHAURA JONES the Official Launch of College Kids In December 2015, City of St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura O. Jones was joined by Laura Woods, Vice President of Marketing & Community Presence, 1st Financial Federal Credit Union; Dr. Kelvin Adams, Superintendent, St….
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In the late fall of 2013 I was given the assignment, my first, to do a piece on Cardinal Ritter. With this assignment came the opportunity to interview the school’s president Mr. Leon Henderson. What I thought would be a…
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More details from the night Laquan McDonald was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer are beginning to emerge. On Thursday audio was released of an officer’s radio call requesting a Taser to rest [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/238885535″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]…
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