Posted on 25 January 2008 by Antonio French
State representative candidate Shamed Dogan, a Republican running in the south St. Louis County district being vacated by Neal St. Onge, is holding a fundraiser tonight at 6:00 PM at Mandarin, 44 Maryland Plaza, in the Central West End.
For your $25 ticket, you will receive two free drinks during the event, and Mandarin is offering specials for those who hang out afterwards.
Posted on 21 January 2008 by Antonio French
After waiting for more than three hours, the gymnasium which held thousands of Hillary Clinton supporters erupted in cheers as Bill and Hillary Clinton finally arrived at McCluer North High School.
Here’s her full 30-minute speech:
Posted on 02 January 2008 by Antonio French
As America prepares to elect another president this year, Missourians for Honest Elections is sponsoring a viewing of the documentary “UnCounted” next week to highlight what can — and has — gone wrong when Americans try to cast their ballots.
“UnCounted,” a documentary about how many Americans’ votes were not counted in the 2004 and 2006 elections — and what could happen in 2008 — will be shown next Thursday, January 10, at 7:00 PM at Epiphany United Church of Christ, 2911 McNair Ave.
Posted on 20 December 2007 by Antonio French
Photographer Rosalind Guy was one of 130 Missourians who traveled to Iowa last week to campaign for Barack Obama. We’ve posted some of her great photos from the event on our .Mac web gallery.
Click here to view, download, and even upload your own photos from the trip.
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Posted on 17 November 2007 by Antonio French
About a dozen teenagers attended a free hip-hop journalism seminar today at the University of Missouri in St. Louis. Instructor MK Stallings taught the students composition, reporting and interviewing techniques. The seminar was sponsored by the Urban Artist Alliance for Child Development.
Earlier Story:
Free Hip-Hop Journalism Seminar for High School Students Coming to UMSL
Posted on 14 November 2007 by Antonio French
St. Louis Congressman Lacy Clay was all smiles Friday night as he and visiting House majority whip Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC) helped raised over $100,000 for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The fundraiser was held at the home of Bob and Ellen Clark. Bob Clark is the founder, chairman and CEO of Clayco Construction Company.
Pictured are Lewis McKinney, an executive with Anheuser-Busch, James Clyburn and Clay.
Posted on 07 November 2007 by Antonio French
As more media publications become converged, what challenges do professional reporters face? That’s the subject of tonight’s panel discussion “Clashes in Convergence?: Challenges of working in Dual Mediums” on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO.
Speakers include: Jason Rosenbaum, reporter and blog writer for the Columbia Daily Tribune; Brent Martin, managing editor of MissouriNet; and yours truly, Antonio French, editor of PubDef.net.
The program starts at 7:00 PM in 110 Lee Hills Hall.
Posted on 25 October 2007 by Antonio French
Aldermanic President Lewis Reed*, State Representative Rodney Hubbard*, and Vice-Chair of the City Democratic Party Yaphett El-Amin helped the Barack Obama Presidential campaign open their St. Louis headquarters yesterday.
The new campaign headquarters is located in the Jack Thompson building at the corner of Washington Ave. and Tucker.
*Clients of A D French & Associates
Posted on 03 October 2007 by Antonio French
PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE
During a panel discussion hosted by Congresswoman (and St. Louis native) Maxine Waters (D-CA) at the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference in Washington D.C. last weekend, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons made a surprise visit and jumped into a discussion about the use of words like “nigga,” “bitch,” and “ho” in urban music.
Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam Records and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, talked about his recent appearance on Oprah Winfrey’s show, where he discussed the same topic. He said that appearance may have been a mistake because the audience already had their minds made up and weren’t hearing what he had to say. Simmons soon found some panelists and audience members in D.C. also had their own strong opinions on the subject.
Simmons received some opposition from some of his fellow panelists, including a spoken word artist and actor Hill Harper, who was recently in St. Louis at a St. Louis American Salute to Excellence banquet.
VIDEO: PubDef interviews Jabari Asim, author of “The N-Word”
Posted on 02 October 2007 by Antonio French
Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) Managing Director Valeisha Butterfield, daughter of Congressman G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.).
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