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Vol. 84 No. 3
CAC Audited APRIL 18 – 24, 2013
COMPLIMENTARY
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How I became mayor The early years: building a coalition By Freeman Bosley Jr. For The St. Louis American
Former Mayor Freeman Bosley Jr. at St. Louis City Hall on Tuesday at the fourth inauguration of Mayor Francis G. Slay.
April 20 will mark the 20th anniversary of the inauguration of St. Louis’ first black mayor. We asked former Mayor Freeman Bosley Jr. to tell his story in his words. This is part one. For me there was no greater honor than being elected and serving as the mayor of one of the greatest cities in America. To have the privilege of being the first African-American mayor of a city where I was born, raised and educated was a dream come true. But none of that would have been possible without
Black elected officials said, “Don’t campaign in South St. Louis. Stay down here with us.”
North County goes to White House 24:1 initiative presents to Office of Neighborhood Revitalization
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By Rebecca S. Rivas Of The St. Louis American Cool Valley Mayor Viola Murphy never dreamed that she would one day visit the White House to present her work in North St. Louis County. “It was an indescribable feeling knowing the president has recognized the efforts of Beyond Housing and 24:1 in North County,” Murphy said. “The feeling that someone is looking at our group and wanting to know how they can bottle that – it was a great honor.” Murphy was part of a 17-member delegation of North County political, educational and civic lead-
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HEALTH SALUTE
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Pressure on the Legislature Supporters listened on Tuesday as Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon used the Capitol rotunda to address business leaders, law enforcement officers, health care advocates and faith leaders on the need to bring the dollars Missourians send to Washington, D.C. back home to strengthen Medicaid. More than 200 organizations, including 60 statewide and local business groups, have endorsed strengthening Medicaid, which would bring $5.7 billion back to Missouri and provide health coverage to an additional 300,000 Missourians over the next three years, at no cost to the state.
Early inducted into Walk of Fame Wash U professor, author honored for literary accomplishments By Chris King Of The St. Louis American
Washington University professor and author Gerald Early, right, posed with his star that is going on the St. Louis Walk of Fame with Joe Edwards, who founded the Walk of Fame, after his induction ceremony last Thursday in front of the Moonrise Hotel on the University City Loop.
Washington University professor and author Gerald Early was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame last Thursday morning before an enthusiastic crowd of family, colleagues, friends and admirers and to the accompaniment of a Dixieland jazz band. In accepting the honor, reserved for St. Louisians whose life and work have a national impact, Early remembered painful lessons he learned in his home city of Philadelphia, where his mother raised him in a tough,
Eight excellent awardees Salute to Excellence in Health Care is April 26 By Sandra Jordan Of The St. Louis American Eight outstanding health care professionals will be honored as awardees at the St. Louis American Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Health Care Awards Luncheon on Friday, April 26 at the Frontenac Hilton. The reception will begin at 11 a.m. and the program will start at noon. Catrina Chambers, Ph.D. is an asthma disparities consultant for the St. Louis Regional Asthma Consortium focusing on health promotion and disease prevention. The Sacramento, Calif. native is turning her attention to tobacco prevention when she begins a
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