2008

At yesterday’s town hall meeting on the latest proposal to close more schools in St. Louis City, Deanna Anderson, St. Louis Public Schools’ Director of Operations, began the meeting by assuring everyone that no final…

Lines wrapped around three sides of the Edward Jones Dome before the doors opened and crowds of supporters poured onto the stadium floor. “I haven’t seen so many people in this dome since the Rams…

Tomorrow night, February 1, opponents of the Mayor Francis Slay’s decisions to demoted Fire Chief Sherman George, support the State takeover of the public schools, and veto a police Civilian Review Board will picket outside…

Systematic underreporting of rapes, missing money from police vaults, and now the “borrowing” of impounded vehicles for the personal use of cronies and his own daughter. Do you think it’s time for Police Chief Joe…

Members of a coalition to combat an anti-Affirmative Action petition called for voters not to “be fooled in April” by individuals getting signatures for the initiative. The Working to Empower Community Action Now (WeCAN) coalition…

Another night, another senseless shooting in St. Louis. So far this year, more that 140 people have been killed — and hundreds more have been wounded. Few of these acts of violence are ever solved.…

Dr. Henry Givens, Jr.ChairmanMartin Luther King, Jr. State Celebration Commission3026 Laclede AvenueSt. Louis, Mo. 63103 Re: St. Louis Racial Climate - Economic Boycott Alert Dear Dr. Givens: We write concerning the current intense racial climate…

With all the drama surrounding St. Louis Public Schools any discussion on the subject sounds like a marvelous notion to kick off some progress, so education professionals are preparing their thinking caps for the latest…

A Washington University fraternity will be hosting a panel of state legislators this week as part of their student political awareness campaign. As part of their yearlong “I Will…” awareness project, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity…