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Vol. 96 No. 20 COMPLIMENTARY
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Sharon Harvey Davis passes at 68
Stage is set for Harris’ historic run for POTUS Obamas star on Tuesday night By Dawn Suggs | Alvin A. Reid St. Louis American St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, a Missouri delegate at the Democratic National Convention, said Wednesday she has not felt “this kind of excitement” since the 2004 DNC when Barack Obama delivered the keynote address. “Every Democratic official I have encountered this week is enthusiastic and ready to get to work over the next 76 days to elect Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz,” Jones told the St. Louis American on the eve of Harris’ Democratic nomination acceptance speech. Another native St. Louisan and rising star in
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DEI champion By Denise Hooks-Anderson For the St. Louis American On Aug. 12, 2024, Sharon Harvey Davis, a champion of diversity in St. Louis, passed away. She was 68. At an early age, Davis was exposed to the harsh realities of racism and housing inequities. Her father, who was active in the civil rights movement, made a commitment to his family that they would not live in a segregated neighborhood and that his daughter would not attend a segregated school. At the age of 7, her family moved to Florissant, Missouri, where they encountered but overcame Sharon red lining, verbal and Harvey Davis physical threats. Davis would go on to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and St. Louis University with an Executive Master’s Degree in International Business. She later became a Certified Diversity Professional/Advanced Practitioner in Diversity Management. After returning to school and completing her Master’s at St. Louis University, Sharon was hired by Adam’s Mark Hotels (HBE Corporation) as assistant personnel director. Shortly
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St. Louis native Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, asked, “Will a vindictive vile villian violate voters’ vision for America or not?” during the Democratic National Convention Aug. 19, 2024.
Jefferson Elementary School principal Dr. Leslie A. Bonner enjoying time with her students while they were having breakfast during the first day of school Monday Aug. 19, 2024.
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Black men are changing the game in literacy By Ashley Winters The St. Louis American Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
More than 6,000 students were expected to use vans, sedans, cabs and SUVs to get to class. The district operates approximately 60 school buildings for its 20,000 students. It instituted an “Adopt a Stop” program which stationed background-checked adults at bus stops, including both traditional school bus stops and Metro bus stops. In regard to parents and families who complained that transportation should be better, she said “I stand with you.” District officials said some rideshare transportation con-
Embrace the Power of Reading: How St. Louis is Changing the Game with Black Men at the Forefront. Ready Readers, Black Men Read, and The Believe Projects are on a mission to energize literacy efforts throughout St. Louis. The three organizations unveiled two literacy posters on Aug. 15, at HeyDays HQ. The portraits are of 25 St. Louis-area Black men proudly reading. The design of the posters is inspired by vintage READ posters created by the American Library Association. The literacy initiative hopes to ignite joy, promote literacy, and amplify the presence of Black men reading and Black men reading to the kid(s) in their lives. The posters also aim to increase authentic representation of Black men as critical caregivers, especially in early
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SLPS year underway “It takes a community to make things happen.” By Sylvester Brown, Jr. The St. Louis American On Monday, Dr. Millicent Borishade, acting superintendent of the St. Louis Public School District, faced the media to discuss a first day of school fraught with transportation issues. The district was notified the weekend before school started that Xtra Care Transportation would not be able to provide buses for students at nearly two dozen schools which meant that as many as 1,000 students would be without transportation.
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Mizzou will open its season on Aug. 29, when they host Murray State in Columbia. The Tigers have their sights set on earning a spot in the newly-expanded 12-team College Football Playoff.
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