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Carey-Boyd, family are ESL servants
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COMPLIMENTARY
CCS Divine 9 Challenge kicks off
‘Success is 99% hard work’
Robin Carey-Boyd, president of the East St. Louis Branch of the NAACP, says she comes from “a family of servants.” “My family and I are all natives of East St. Louis. I’m the proud daughter of Robert Allen Sr., and the late great Dr. Edna Rowery Allen.” Carey-Boyd said her parents instilled the importance of education and community service into her and three siblings. She said they were all “service driven” from their childhood. Her parents led by example and with enthusiasm. “My mother was a real dynamo,” said CareyBoyd. “She was a director for the Gifted Program for East St. Louis School District and served the district 34 years before retiring.
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Black Greeks support United Way
St. Louis American The United Way of Greater St. Louis Charmaine Chapman Society (CCS) is kicking off its 2024 Divine 9 fundraising challenge during a milestone year - the 30-year anniversary of the group’s inception. The Divine 9 Challenge increases financial support for United Way’s annual community campaign and celebrate Black sorority and fraternity’s commitment to service that ensures the St. Louis region is a better place to live, work, and thrive. Last year’s Challenge raised a Michelle D. total of $385,000 for Tucker the community and the winners were: • Sorority = Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. - $154,940 • Fraternity = Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. - $104,610 The fundraising challenge runs through December 2 and leading this year’s challenge are CCS co-chairs Arica and Steven Harris. “We are proud to be leading CCS during what is a very special year for us, the money we have invested into the
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Robin Carey-Boyd, president of the east St. Louis Branch of the NAACP.
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‘Are you ready to build, St. Louis?’
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Mayor’s Business Luncheon highlights city growth
Dr. LaTonia Collins Smith, Harris-Stowe State University president, introduced Dr. Stacy Gee Hollins, Anheuser-Busch School of Business dean, and Kristy Jackson, HSSU Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship executive director, before the ribbon cutting for the new facility at 3203 Olive on Oct. 3, 2024.
Harris-Stowe has historic week
By Sylvester Brown, Jr. St. Louis American
Collins shared that the building at 3203 Olive that houses the CIE once was once owned by Harris-Stowe. “We sold it, and now it has come back. I was in Head Start as a kid right
Donning a white construction helmet, Neal Richardson, president and CEO of the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC), ended his presentation with an enthusiastic call & response challenge to the capacity-filled auditorium. “St. Louis, are you ready to build? “St. Louis, are you ready to build a future where every young person, no matter what zip code you were born in, has the opportunity to reach their full potential?” “Are you ready to build an ecosystem where all businesses in the city of St. Louis are able to succeed?” Richardson was co-host of the annual Mayor’s Celebration of Businesses luncheon held at the Marriott St. Louis
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CIE opens, HBCU receives $1M donation By Alvin A. Reid St. Louis American The renowned past and exciting future of Harris-Stowe State University came together during a historic first week of October for the HBCU. Harris-Stowe celebrated the opening of its Center of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE) on Thursday, October 3, 2024, formally unveiling
a state-of-the-art space “designed to inspire creativity, foster collaboration, and support groundbreaking ideas,” according to HSSU President LaTonia Collins Smith. Last week, the university also received a historic $1 million posthumous endowment from alum Anne E. Price, a former assistant superintendent for elementary schools and Banneker Elementary School principal in the St.
HEALTH
Affinia, Haven of Grace cook up healthier recipes
Affinia Healthcare and The Haven of Grace are cooking up a new partnership to help pregnant and unhoused women in the St. Louis area.
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Louis Public Schools district. CIE open for business
SPORTS
Big road shows await DeSmet and Luteran North
Perennial small-school powers Lutheran North and Maryville will play their annual mid-season game. Saturday’s contest will be played at Chillicothe at 1 p.m.
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