SAVE Act a throwback to Jim Crow Analysis after analysis shows that the Trump administration’s voter suppression legislation will keep millions of Americans from voting.But pointing out that the bill will disenfranchise huge swaths of the electorate will not deter its proponents — because mass disenfranchisement is the goal. “The SAVE Act is not an election security bill — it is a […]

'SAVE Act a throwback to Jim Crow'

🖋 Marc Morial
📸 Photo courtesy of Google

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #VoterSuppression #VotingRights #CivilRights #DemocracyNow

Missouri officials warn of potent new opioid, nitazene Multiple state agencies put out a warning this month about a potent new opioid that appears to be increasingly prevalent in the state — nitazene. The Department of Public Safety, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the Department of Mental Health wrote in their alert that […]

'Missouri officials warn of potent new opioid, nitazene'

🖋 Rebecca Smith | KBIA
📸 Rebecca Smith | KBIA

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis

Giving Black women their due There are many days on which we honor men, but precious few that recognize women’s contributions. Women’s History Month concluded Tuesday, March 31, but I must share a bit of Mayor Johnny Ford’s work honoring the history of Black women through his organization, the World Conference of Mayors. I pray that you will share it […]

'Giving Black women their due'

🖋 E. Faye Williams for The St. Louis American
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#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #BlackWomenLead #WomensHistory #CommunityFocus

America needs a ‘War for affordability’ On Saturday, Feb. 28, Americans woke up to find their country at war with Iran. Breaking news alerts carried word that the United States had joined Israel in an unprecedented joint military operation aimed at Iranian targets. The human cost is already jarring: one week in, Al Jazeera’s live tracker reports more than 1,300 dead […]

'America needs a ‘War for affordability’'

🖋 Eric Morrissette
📸 Lawrence Bryant | The St. Louis American

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #AffordabilityCrisis #EconomicJustice #CostOfWar #MiddleEast

Black women built the Black Church. Why can’t they lead it? Born into a free Black family in the late 1700s, Jarena Lee was just 24 when she heard the call to ministry as a member of the newly-formed African Methodist Episcopal Church. Though founders banned women from the pulpit, Lee persisted: “If the man may preach, because the Savior died for him, why not the […]

'Black women built the Black Church. Why can’t they lead it?'

🖋 Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware | Word In Black
📸 Photo from Canva

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis

AKAs cut Trick Daddy set short, rapper claps back on IG  A booked performance by Miami rapper Trick Daddy at Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.’s South Atlantic Regional Conference was shut down after the organization said he strayed from a pre-approved set list and made inappropriate comments, prompting members to walk out. Regional Director Tiffany Moore Russell said in a statement that the sorority had met […]

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'AKAs cut Trick Daddy set short, rapper claps back on IG'👏🏾🪷⚡

🖋 St. Louis American staff
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He strayed from "a pre-approved set list & made inappropriate comments, prompting members to walk out"?

#AKACulture #HipHopCulture #CultureClash #stlamerican

Reclaiming marriage in the pews Whenever I say I’ve been married 57 years, I always get this question: “To the same person?”  Yes: Mr. Boulware and I tied the knot when I was 18, and he was 19. Four children, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren later, my husband and I still like each other. Most days.  Though it’s usually said […]

'For those who don’t ascribe to faith-based marriage instruction, Bishop Michael Smith, who’s been married for 35 years, gives principles of marriage without scripture or verse.' 💍💞🤝🏾

Reclaiming marriage in the pews

🖋 Rev. Dorothy Boulware | Word In Black
📸 Photo via Envato

#StLouis #stlamerican

SNAP overhaul reshapes access to food, sparks pushback In the year since Donald Trump returned to power, his administration and its allies in Congress have rolled out a series of harsh new rules for recipients of SNAP, the federal food assistance program formerly known as food stamps. From a massive budget cut to new work requirements, experts say, the changes are reshaping how […]

'SNAP overhaul reshapes access to food, sparks pushback'

🖋 Jennifer Porter Gore | Word In Black
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#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #FoodSecurity #SNAPbenefits #PublicPolicy #AntiHunger

Black Doulas and the power of reclaiming the village We have all heard the phrase, “it takes a village,” a reminder that raising children and sustaining life has never been the responsibility of one person alone. For Black communities, this has never been a metaphor. It has been practice. It has been tradition. It has been survival. Long before care was medicalized, childbirth was […]

Integrating Black doulas into birthing plans is not a trend. It is a return to what has always worked, now supported by policy that is beginning to catch up to practice.🤰🏾🍎🛌

🖋 Constance Harper | Deaconess Foundation
📸 Photo courtesy of Black Doula Directory

#STLYourHealthMatters #STL #stlamerican

‘You, Me & Tuscany’ charms past its flaws with chemistry and fantasy Is the premise for “You, Me and Tuscany” outlandish? Absolutely. Is the story held together by alliances that make no earthly sense and moments that would never pass the common-sense test? Without question. But rom-coms have always asked viewers to suspend disbelief — and if Meg Ryan can time-travel into a 19th-century situationship in “Kate […]

... a Black millennial [stumbles] into love in a postcard-perfect Italian village.

‘You, Me & Tuscany’ charms past its flaws with chemistry and fantasy'❤️🇮🇹🍇

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures

#BlackRomCom #TemporaryEscapism #STLLivingIt #stlamerican

Kaliyah ran the Go St. Louis 5K marathon this morning and told The St. Louis American why this marathon is so meaningful for her.🏃🏾‍♀️🔥❤️

📸 Lawrence Bryant

#STLYourHealthMatters #StLouis #STL #stlamerican

Study: Fix to kidney test shortens wait for Black patients When Congress established it in 1984, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network was given a key mandate: set up a system to handle the growing demand for organ transplants that would efficiently match donors and recipients.  and prevent human organs from being bought and sold.  In turn, OPTN created a nonprofit organization, United Network for […]

'Study: Fix to kidney test shortens wait for Black patients'

🖋 Jennifer Porter Gore | Word In Black
📸 Stock image

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #KidneyHealth #RacialEquity #Healthcare #HealthJustice

State House approves health care bill which expands doula services A wide-ranging health care bill that includes a provision expanding doula services for low-income families across the state passed out of the Missouri House on Thursday, April 2, 2026 The legislation, sponsored by state Rep. Tara Peters, a Rolla Republican, would expand coverage of doula support for women enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program from six to […]

The legislation would expand coverage of doula support for women enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program from 6 to 16 visits covering pregnancy, birth, postpartum & lactation support.🤰🏾🍎🛌

🖋 Anna Spoerre | Missouri Independent
📸 Anna Spoerre

#STLYourHealthMatters #StLouis #STL #stlamerican

Reva Faber named LFCS behavioral health director Lutheran Family and Children’s Services has hired Reva Faber as director of behavioral health. Under her leadership, Faber will ensure clinical teams have the support they need to provide the highest quality care to Missouri families. Before joining LFCS, Faber held key leadership roles at CenterPointe Hospital in St. Charles, including director of clinical services, […]

Congratulations, Reva Faber!💫

Reva Faber named LFCS behavioral health director

🖋 The St. Louis American staff
📸 Courtesy

Lutheran Family & Children’s Services has hired Reva Faber as director of behavioral health.

Faber will ensure clinical team support

#STLPeopleOnTheMove #stlouis #stlamerican

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'Otis Williams steps aside for new SLDC director'

🖋 Sylvester Brown, Jr. | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo by Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American

www.stlamerican.com/business/business-news/o...

#STLEconomicDevelopment #STLLocalNews #stlamerican

City jury awards $37M to Tyron Edwards A St. Louis jury has awarded $37 million to Tyron Edwards after it found that he was unjustly shot by police as a 14-year-old nearly a decade ago. The verdict, reached after several hours of deliberation, found former St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officer Thomas Streckfuss and current officer Ryan Murphy liable for assault, malicious […]

'Adolphus Pruitt, president of the St. Louis City NAACP, said the jury’s decision stood out in a system where officers are often given the benefit of the doubt.'⚖️

City jury awards $37M to Tyron Edwards

🖋 Ashley Winters | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo via Canva

#Justice #StLouisCity #stlamerican

Dr. Stanley Andrisse addresses SLU prison program graduates Stanley Andrisse, who earned his doctorate from Saint Louis University, delivered the commencement address for graduates of the university’s Prison Education Program. Andrisse, an associate professor of physiology at Howard University and executive director of From Prison Cells to Ph.D., was incarcerated at a young age before earning his doctorate. The ceremony was held March […]

'Dr. Stanley Andrisse addresses SLU prison program graduates'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
📸 Courtesy photo

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #peopleonthemove #HigherEducation #PrisonReform #SecondChances

STL Sites and Sounds CONCERTS  Sat., Apr. 11, 9:30 p.m., City Winery welcomes Jonathan Butler, City Winery St. Louis, 3730 Foundry Way, St. Louis, MO 63110. For more information, https://tickets.citywinery.com.  Sat., Apr. 11, 8 p.m. Curren$y: The Winners Circle Tour w/ The 747 Band, Fendi P and Stoney Jackson, The Hawthorn, 2231 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103. For […]

'Sites and Sounds: St. Louis American Calendar'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
📸 Photo by Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #stlevents #thingstodoinstl

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Kudos Mariah Richardson!🎭💫

'Mariah Richardson honored by Metro Theater'

🖊️Jamala Rogers | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo courtesy of The St. Louis Voting Initiative

#MariahRichardson #Brava #MetroTheaterCompany #STLTheater #stlamerican

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Live at the Pulitzer closes season with delightful throwback concert🎼🎻🎶

🖊️Chris King for The St. Louis American
📸 Chris King

www.stlamerican.com/arts-and-entertainment/l...

#SLSO #stlamerican

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Congratulations, Mercedes Crayton!💫

Mercedes Crayton named LFCS clinical supervisor

🖊️ The St. Louis American staff
📸 Courtesy photo

www.stlamerican.com/business/people-on-the-m...

#MercedesCrayton #STLPeopleOnTheMove #StLouis #stlamerican

Flipping futures Before he was a WWE showstopper or a globe-trotting acrobat with Cirque du Soleil and the Flying Wallendas, Sidney “Iking” Bateman was a St. Louis kid learning to defy gravity with the St. Louis Arches. This Saturday, he comes home for Circus Harmony’s Silver Circus Soirée — a full-circle return to the place that launched […]

'Flipping futures'

🖋 Zaria Mac | The St. Louis American
📸 Photos courtesy of Circus Harmony

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #CircusHarmony #SocialCircus #CommunityProgram #YouthMentorship

St. Louis American Girls "Fab Five" All-Stars The members of the 2026 St. Louis American Girls “Fab Five” All-Star Team represent a great combination of talented young players and veteran leadership. Nevaeh Lucious of Incarnate Word and Diamond Polk of Lift for Life were outstanding seniors on state championship teams. Dasia Scott of Principia, Jordyn Haywood of MICDS and Hailey Gray of […]

'St. Louis American Girls "Fab Five" All-Stars'

🖋 Earl Austin Jr. | The St. Louis American
📸 Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #GirlsBasketball #HighSchoolSports #AllStars #CommunityNews

Disparities in Black maternal health demand action Black history calls us not only to remember the past, but to confront how that past continues to shape the lives of Black mothers and babies today. In maternal health, that history is both painful and powerful. Black history in maternal health is not defined solely by exploitation. It is also defined by extraordinary leadership […]

'Disparities in Black maternal health demand action'

🖋 Vern Anthony | Michigan Chronicle
📸 Photo courtesy of Unsplash

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #BlackMaternalHealth #HealthEquity #PerinatalCare

Esperanza Hunter named to Rung for Women board Esperanza Hunter has been named to the board of directors of Rung for Women. Hunter is director of Aura Implementation for Reinsurance Group of America. She previously held executive roles with Charter Communications, TforG Group in Belgium, Kforce and NII Holdings. Since launching programs in 2021, Rung has assisted more than 600 women, focusing on […]

'Esperanza Hunter named to Rung for Women board'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
📸 Courtesy photo

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #peopleonthemove #WomenInLeadership #BoardAppointment #CareerAdvancement

Forty years in motion The Better Family Life Cultural, Educational and Business Center is celebrating 40 years of Black Dance USA: A Celebration in Movement — a dance conference and festival that brings dancers from across the nation to St. Louis. The multi-day gathering unites participants through a shared appreciation of African and African diaspora art forms, creating a […]

'Forty years in motion'

🖋 Zaria Mac | The St. Louis American
📸 Photos courtesy of Better Family Life

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #BlackDanceUSA #AfricanDance #DanceCulture #CommunityArts #BetterFamilyLife

City voters have spoken. The 1% earning tax will stay in place to provide essential city services.🚨🪏🚮🏙️

#STL #StLouis #STLElections #STLLocalNews #stlamerican

Recession has already arrived in Black America “Policy rollbacks that have removed protections and investments designed to support Black communities … is the regression, combined with economic indicators, particularly unemployment, that would qualify as recessionary if they were applied to the national economy.” — Monica Mitchell, chief of staff, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies The revelation that the U.S. economy […]

'Recession has already arrived in Black America'

🖋 Marc Morial
📸 Photo from Canva

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis

Vote St. Louis! Listen to Ailey Pope…🗳️☑️🌇

📸 Lawrence Bryant | The St. Louis American

#UnlockTheBallot #UseYourPower #STLVote #stlamerican

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Have you voted today?🗳️☑️🌆

'Women’s sassitude should match our voting power'

Jamala Rogers | The St. Louis American

www.stlamerican.com/news/columnists/the-way-...

#UnlockTheBallot #UseYourPower #STLVote #stlamerican