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The St. Louis Juneteenth weekend, which included Father’s Day, was rocked early Sunday by a mass shooting that left 17-year-old Makao Moore dead and at least nine others wounded.

The St. Louis Area Foodbank announced a $150,000 grant from the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation, a philanthropic arm of Elevance Health Foundation, to continue the ‘Food as Medicine’ program. This initiative will support St. Louis Area Foodbank as…

For those who think the Juneteenth story we’ve been taught is all we and our children need to know about June 19, 1865, think again. Here are some unique perspectives on Juneteenth shared by nationally-acclaimed scholars.

Tower Grove Park broke ground on the construction of two new community basketball courts at a ceremony attended by Mayor Tishaura Jones, Board of Alderman President Megan Green, District 80 Representative Peter Meridith, and more than forty invited guests.

The University of Missouri–St. Louis was the presenting partner for Sunday’s St. Louis CITY SC match against the LA Galaxy as the team commemorated Juneteenth ahead of the national holiday later this month.

The Saint Louis Science Center has launched its STL (Science and Technology Learning) for All membership program and is collaborating with the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis to offer free memberships to approximately 700 local families served by its…

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) recently celebrated its annual Recognition Ceremony at Edward Jones Headquarters.

Benjamin Akande, Stifel Financial Corporation Global Human Resource Enterprise senior vice president, will deliver the 86th Annual St. Louis County NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner keynote address at 7 p.m. Monday June 19, 2023, at the St. Louis Marriott Gran Hotel,…

Dear Fathers, an online media platform, is designed to promote stories, news, and information about Black fathers. Its goal is to allow them to be seen, heard, and celebrated.

A year ago, 22nd Circuit Court Judge David Mason was joined by hundreds of St. Louisans as he unveiled the Freedom Suits Memorial, located at the Civil Courts Building on 10 N. Tucker Street in St. Louis, Missouri.

The St. Louis Chapter of Chums, Inc., had down on the farm fun to support its literacy support programs on June 4, 2023.

St. Louis County Children's Service Fund (CSF) will award $150 million to 72 mental health programs across St. Louis County, including a program at Better Family Life Inc.

The AARP Foundation’s Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is currently accepting applications from St. Louis City and County residents aged 55 and older who are looking for work.

It’s been referred to by some media outlets as “a miracle in Missouri.”

While Florida’s NAACP travel advisory continues to draw reaction from throughout the nation and the world, Missouri NAACP President Nimrod Chapel Jr. says this state’s advisory remains in effect.

Before Bubba Wallace competed in the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway on Sunday, he spent a hot Friday afternoon with McDonald’s uber-entrepreneur Jimmy Williams and members of the East St. Louis community Wallace is honored to represent…