Morgan Tuck, a four-time NCAA champion and WNBA titleholder turned executive, brought championship-level insight and heart to Kirkwood High School during a visit to the school on Thursday, November 6. She dropped several gems on the students that blended mentorship, motivation, and cultural pride. Tuck, who was in the St. Louis area visiting a college […]

African American women have a 40% higher breast cancer mortality rate — the highest of any racial or ethnic group in the U.S. Your perspective can help us uncover the barriers and build solutions that save lives. Please take a St. Louis American survey in collaboration with Word In Black to help us gather local […]

While Black Friday is among the busiest and most profitable days of the year for major retailers, Small Business Saturday is just as crucial for entrepreneurs and small-business owners. November is also National Entrepreneurship Month, and with Small Business Saturday falling on Nov. 29, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri is celebrating a trio of local […]

While the midterm elections are still nearly a year away, a series of major Democratic victories in Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Georgia have energized party members in Missouri and across the country. “Donald Trump has spent his time in office gutting Medicaid, taking away health care and food assistance, and making everything more expensive […]

The 20th annual Metro East Youth Leadership Weekend brought high school students from across the region to Southern Illinois University Carbondale recently for workshops on artificial intelligence, civic engagement and college success. Hosted by SIU’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, the two-day program featured speakers Tobias Merriman and Jermaine Hughes, along with keynotes by Rodney […]

On October 22 and 23, 2025, the progressive movement of the Universal African Peoples Organization (UAPO) held its 36th Annual Celebration saluting the life and legacy of the powerful advocate for social justice, Brother Malcolm X, also known as El Hajj Malik El Shabazz.  The celebration which is normally held on his birthday, May 19, […]

When John Legend released his debut studio album “Get Lifted” during the last week of December of 2004, he did the impossible. With singles like “Used to Love U” and the pop-crossover ballad “Ordinary People,” Legend managed to loosen the grip Usher had on the male R&B lane — a reign that stretched from the […]

With more families across the St. Louis region struggling to make ends meet, community groups and local governments are expanding food distributions and pantry services to meet growing demand before the holidays. “Ever since the announcement of a reduction or pause in SNAP benefits, we’ve seen a huge increase in visits to our six food […]

We’ve seen enough in St. Louis to forget how to breathe — protests and politics, grocery bills and gunfire, ICE raids and school closures. But if you can still catch your breath, you’ve got a reason to praise. “Let everything that has breath,” the Psalmist said. That means you. That means us. Because God is […]

On May 16, 2025, a ruthless tornado tore through parts of St. Louis City, County and the Metro East. In less than 30 minutes, the storm carved a 20-mile scar across North St. Louis, flattening blocks in Fountain Park, Penrose, The Ville and Kingshighway West. Nearly 5,000 homes, churches and businesses were destroyed, with damage […]

Calling Robert Townsend an actor, director, producer, and writer is accurate. But it doesn’t feel like enough. “Cultural architect” seems more fitting — because few figures in Black entertainment history have shaped the landscape as deeply and quietly as Townsend. He is known for classics like “Hollywood Shuffle,” “The Five Heartbeats,” “Meteor Man,” and “BAPS*.” […]

For decades, Mill Creek Valley was dismissed in headlines as a “slum.” In truth, it was a cultural and civic powerhouse—a place where jazz, blues, and ragtime thrived. Black-owned businesses, churches, schools, and social clubs also flourished there. Mainstream media criminally misrepresented Mill Creek Valley in an effort to justify the even bigger crime of […]

Most individual health insurance plans sold in Missouri will increase in price next year even as customers prepare to dig deeper into their own funds to replace costs previously covered by federal tax credits. The state Department of Commerce and Insurance on Friday released the approved rates for individual plans, most of which are sold on the health […]

There will be some championship hardware handed out this weekend as Missouri high school teams play for district titles on Friday and Saturday. The biggest matchup of the weekend will be at CBC on Friday night when the host Cadets take on Lafayette in the Class 6, District 2 championship game. Both teams enter the […]

The St. Louis chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists will honor four veteran area journalists and media professionals during its annual Living Legends Honors on Saturday. The event celebrates journalists who have used their platforms to inform, inspire and strengthen their communities while mentoring the next generation of storytellers. This year’s honorees are […]

CONCERTS  Thurs., Nov. 13, 6 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Keke Wyatt, City Winery St. Louis, 3730 Foundry Way, St. Louis, MO 63110. For more information, visit https://citywinery.com.  Sat., Nov. 15 – Nov. 16, The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra presents The Lion King in Concert,  Powell Symphony Hall. For more information, visit www.slso.org.  Sun., Nov. 16, […]

When Kym Whitley was honored by the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis in 2023 for their annual Salute to Women in Leadership Gala, she didn’t hold back her love for the city. Now, the beloved actress, comedian, and podcast host is returning to the Lou with a mission: to make St. Louis laugh. Whitley […]

For many of the men who caravanned for hours in buses and cars to Washington, D.C., for the October 16, 1995 Million Man March, the event marked an attempt toward a modern Harlem Renaissance, also known as “the New Negro Movement.” The 1990s produced new grotesqueries like the criminological theory of “super predators,” a small […]

Economic development projects in the Jeff-Vander-Lou and St. Louis Place neighborhoods are among recipients of Community Development Administration (CDA) Neighborhood Plan Implementation Awards, which total $1.14 million. Community-led projects in Skinker DeBaliviere, West End, Downtown, Downtown West, and Covenant Blu-Grand Center neighborhoods are also part of the grants. The Brickline North CDC project, which will […]

If the Nov. 4 elections were measured on the Richter scale like earthquakes, they would likely register a magnitude of 4.0. The Richter scale indicates the strength of an earthquake and the level of destruction it causes. A 4.0 rating means those closest to the source of energy had minimal damage. While voters have reason […]