Raising the roof Helping current owners stay in their homes is key to increasing Black homeownership in the St. Louis region. Midwest BankCentre and the Rising Together Foundation have launched an affordable home repair initiative backed by an $865,000 grant from the James S. McDonnell Foundation. The program is designed to help homeowners pay for major repairs without […]

'Raising the roof'

🖋 Alvin A. Reid | The St. Louis American
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'A night of neo-soul nostalgia'

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

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Harris-Stowe to host entrepreneurship Demo Day Harris-Stowe State University’s business school will host its “Nxt Lvl” Demo Day on April 20 at 3203 Olive Street, highlighting graduates of its entrepreneurship accelerator.  Fifteen participants are expected to pitch business ideas developed over several weeks of training to judges and a public audience. The event will feature ventures across multiple industries and marks […]

'Harris-Stowe to host entrepreneurship Demo Day'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
📸 Photo from Wikimedia Commons

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Seven Last Words services highlight Black church preaching tradition The Friday the calendar annually designates as Good offers some of the best preaching in the African American faith community. Representing the sayings of Jesus while dying on the cross of Calvary, it also represents the genius, creativity and diversity of scriptural interpretation by those who are called and trained for pulpit ministry. To one […]

'Seven Last Words services highlight Black church preaching tradition'

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

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Chess makes its move at Busch Stadium The field-level concourse at Busch Stadium usually echoes with the crack of a bat. Last Thursday, it was filled instead with the rhythmic clicking of chess pieces. The First Responders Chess Helping Enhance Student Skills (CHESS) program brought local students, police officers and firefighters together in the Cardinals’ dugout, using competition to build connections. “It’s […]

'Chess makes its move at Busch Stadium'

🖋 Na’Porsha Williams For The St. Louis American
📸 Lawrence Bryant | The St. Louis American

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HBCU’s positive role on Black brain health Middle-aged and aging alumni of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities could very well be reaping health benefits decades later, according to a recent study.  Researchers examined a sample of 1,978 Black American adults who attended college between 1940 and 1980, 35% of which had attended an HBCU. The study also examined college attendees […]

'HBCU’s positive role on Black brain health'

🖋 Jennifer Porter Gore | Word In Black
📸 Photo courtesy of The HBCU career center

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So far, the numbers are right for Jordan Walker While it is not logical mathematically, there is something to be said for “addition by subtraction.” Jordan Walker is making that case during the first month of the Major League Baseball season, and the St. Louis Cardinals are benefiting. After belting his eighth home run in a 9-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Monday […]

'So far, the numbers are right for Jordan Walker'

🖋 Alvin A. Reid | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo from Facebook

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Arrests were made Friday after protesters disrupted Mayor Cara Spencer’s State of the City, demanding more tornado recovery funding for North St. Louis.

📸 Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American

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A quiet giant honored There are honors, and then there are affirmations. For Dr. Eugene B. Redmond, the distinction matters. After decades of shaping the voices, visions and vocabularies of generations of writers, the 2026 Writers for Writers Award from Poets & Writers felt like a full-circle moment. Founded in 1970, Poets & Writers has long stood as the […]

'A quiet giant honored'

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo courtesy of Dr. Eugene Redmond

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Bow Wow brings out St. Louis royalty, Nelly, at The Millennium Tour to perform "Hot in Herre" on April 16 at Chaifetz Arena

📸 Zaria Mac | St. Louis American

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'A time to choose'

🖋 Delores Shante | The St. Louis American
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A seat at the table  There’s something sacred about a table — four chairs, shared space, and the quiet understanding that what happens there can shift a life’s trajectory. At the upcoming Women Leading the Way: Table for Four Luncheon, presented by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis, that table becomes a bridge. A place where lived […]

'A seat at the table'

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
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Raheem DeVaughn performing at the Floetry Presents: Say Yes The Tour at the Stifel Theatre happening now

📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

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New video undercuts initial police account in teen shooting Newly released body camera footage is raising serious questions about the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old in St. Louis nearly two years ago, challenging initial accounts from authorities and intensifying calls for accountability. The video shows Emeshyon Wilkins running from an officer during a brief foot pursuit in June 2024 before he is shot […]

'New video undercuts initial police account in teen shooting'

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

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Youth financial literacy competition planned on Delmar The 100 Black Men of Metropolitan St. Louis will host its Dollars & Sense Youth Investment Competition at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at 4631 Delmar Blvd.  Local high school students will present financial plans after completing a program on budgeting, saving and investing.  Winners will advance to the group’s national convention in New York […]

'Youth financial literacy competition planned on Delmar'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
📸 Photo from 100 Black Men of Metropolitan St. Louis

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A bridge of dance, sound and Black creative imagination This year marks a century since the births of musical giants — including John Coltrane and the region’s own Miles Davis and Chuck Berry. And in a season where Dance St. Louis is celebrating its 60th anniversary, it feels fitting that the organization chose to honor St. Louis’ own Berry not with nostalgia, but with […]

'A bridge of dance, sound and Black creative imagination'

🖋 Zaria Mac | The St. Louis American
📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

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STL Sites and Sounds CONCERTS  Thur. Apr. 16, 7 p.m., Boys 4 Life Tour featuring B2K & Bow Wow, Chaifetz Arena, 1 South Compton Avenue St. Louis, MO 63103. For more information, visit www.chaifetzarena.com.  Thurs., Apr. 16, 8 p.m., Floetry presents the Say Yes Tour featuring Raheem DeVaughn, Stifel Theatre. For more information, visit www.stifeltheatre.com. Fri., Apr. 24, 7 […]

'Sites and Sounds: St. Louis American Calendar'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
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More than 100 local students gathered at Busch Stadium on April 9 for the First Responders C.H.E.S.S. program, using chess to connect with first responders and professional athletes.

📸 Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American

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St. Louis American Boys "Fab Five" All-Stars The members of the St. Louis American “Fab Five” All-Star First Team have experienced significant winning during their careers. All five members have either won a state championship or played for a Final Four team during the past two seasons. Quentin Coleman of Principia and Jamison White of East St. Louis led their respective teams […]

'St. Louis American Boys “Fab Five” All-Stars'

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

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Steven-Anthony Clark named Symetra VP Steven-Anthony Clark is serving as a regional vice president for Symetra’s Retirement Division, covering the Bank & Wire Channel in Arkansas, Southern Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. He joined Symetra in 2025 and has over 10 years of experience in the industry. Steven-Anthony earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and government. He earned his […]

'Steven-Anthony Clark named Symetra VP'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
📸 Courtesy photo

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Unlimited Miles, genius unbound  When the crowd refused to sit down after the encore, one thought rose above the applause: “Unlimited Miles is exactly right.” Because what unfolded at The Sheldon Concert Hall was a masterclass in how Miles Davis continues to bend the arc of American music long after his horn fell silent. The sextet assembled for this […]

'Unlimited Miles, genius unbound'

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

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The Brickline Greenway came to life on April 13, 2026, as the community gathered at Harris-Stowe State University to celebrate connection, culture, and the opening of the Market Street stretch.

📸 Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American

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Affinia announces Residency Program inaugural class In its ongoing mission to increase equitable healthcare access throughout the region, Affinia Healthcare established its Healthcare Family Medicine Residency Program in June 2025. On March 20, 2026, Affinia announced its inaugural class for the residency program, with residents from across the country. Coming to serve the St. Louis community at Affinia’s Ferguson Health Center […]

'Affinia announces Residency Program inaugural class'

🖋 Alvin A. Reid | The St. Louis American
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Mutamba attends nutrition conference Judith Mutamba, Lincoln University assistant professor and state extension specialist for human nutrition and health, hosted a breakout session during the 2026 National EFNEP Coordinators’ Conference in Kansas City March 2-5. Mutamba discussed how nutrition program associates can integrate underutilized nutritious crops into family diets. The conference brought representatives from 1862 and 1890 land-grant universities […]

'Mutamba attends nutrition conference'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
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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
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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

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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
📸 Photo courtesy of canva

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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

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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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