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‘Don’t let them take us back and make damn sure they know who they serve.’ – Mayor Tishaura Jones
Mayor Tishaura Jones loses re-election bid
By Sylvester Brown, Jr. St. Louis American
“Hey, ya’ll,” a shaken Tishaura Jones said as she stepped up to deliver her concession speech on Tuesday night. “Tonight didn’t go as we hoped. Our city has never had a Black mayor serve more than one term and I know many of you, like me, were looking to make history with me and a second term.” Jones’ challenger Alderwoman Cara Spencer won 64% of just over 50,000 ballots, indicating a turnout of about 25.7%. By 9 p.m., Jones officially conceded at the Omega Center on Goodfellow Blvd. Signs of sadness, frustration and even anger graced the faces of many in attendance. “Together,” Jones continued, “we’ve accomplished so much.” To thunderous applause she listed her many accomplishments as mayor and as a mayoral candidate.
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Spencer spoils Jones’ re-election bid Vows to help north city
By Ashley Winters St. Louis American
Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
Mayor Tishaura Jones speaks with supporter LaToya Moore at The Omega Center after being unseated by Alderwoman Cara Spencer on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
Resist to Exist Congressman Wesley Bell challenged all St. Louisans to rise up and actively protest the Trump administration for its destructive policies and demonization of Black history and culture during the “Resist To Exist” rally at St. Paul African Methodist Church on Saturday, April 5, 2025. There were several “Hands Off” protests in the St. Louis area, and rallies were held on the National Mall in Washington D.C., and throughout the nation.
8th Ward Alderwoman Cara Spencer will be sworn in as mayor of the city of St. Louis on April 15, 2025, meaning a city with a majority Black population will soon be led by three white members of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. Spencer toppled Mayor Tishaura Jones with about 64% of the vote, following up her huge advantage over the incumbent in the March municipal primary. Joining Spencer on the Board of E&A will be Board of Alderman Cara President Megan Green Spencer and newly elected comptroller Donna Baringer. Baringer defeated longtime incumbent Darlen Green in the race for comptroller. “This campaign was built on the simple idea that St. Louis can do better,” Spencer said to supporters during her victory speech. She will be the city’s third consecutive female mayor, following Lyda Krewson and Jones. Jones defeated Spencer in the 2021 mayoral election to become St. Louis’ first female Black mayor. She promised to deliver “better delivery of city services that residents and
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Photo by Sylvester Brown Jr. / St. Louis American
‘We are morally obligated to resist’
‘Hands Off Movement’ accelerates By Sylvester Brown, Jr. St. Louis American
Hundreds of thousands of protestors took to the streets across the country Saturday with a unified message to the
Trump Administration: “Hands off.” The St. Louis region hosted its share of demonstrations against the administration’s plans and policies that range from the involvement of multi-billionaire Elon Musk in government matters, to the mass firing of federal workers, to the worsening economy. Another rally that day not only called out the folly of Trump but urged attendees to fight back as if their very lives and those of others were at risk. During the “Resist to Exist Rally” at
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St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) on Hamilton Avenue, Congressman Wesley Bell and others challenged attendees to “fight back.” Bell was joined by local preachers, politicians and dignitaries. Despite a steady drizzle outside, the sanctuary of the church was nearly full with an animated audience. “If you go to a doctor and he pulls out a scalpel and starts cutting off
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Baringer tops Green in comptroller’s race By Rachel Lippmann St. Louis Public Radio Former Alderwoman and state Rep. Donna Baringer beat longtime St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green on Tuesday, ending Green’s nearly 30-year political career. Baringer got 51.5% of the vote, with Green receiving 48.5% in final unofficial results. Turnout was about 25.7%. “Even though we didn’t get the victory this time, we move forward with hope,” Green said in a statement. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to have served the people in the city that I love with integrity and dignity for the past 29 years.” Baringer was the top vote-getter in the March primary by a narrow margin and had picked up the endorsement of Celeste Metcalf, the third candidate in that race
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LIVING IT
Tank and The Bangas uplift and inspire at Delmar Hall
Tank and The Bangas captivated the audience Wednesday night at Delmar Hall blending jazz, hip hop, and spoken word with their musical arrangements.
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