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Bell tops Bush in contentious Congressional primary Bell: "The voters have made their voices heard.”
Bush: "There’s some other work I need to do."
By Ashley Winters St. Louis American
By Sylvester Brown, Jr. St. Louis American
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell won the Democratic nomination for the 1st Congressional District in a race that became the second-most expensive House battle in history. Bell spoke at the Marriott Hotel in downtown St. Louis after he was declared the projected winner.. With bells ringing throughout the ballroom, Bell said, “I believe that running a positive message is the way to win. Running a campaign on the issues is what I do. “We have to pay attention to the political discourse and pay attention to what we say and how we say it.” Speaking on his accomplishments, Bell said he expanded diversion programs for mental health and substance abuse and created a conviction incident review office unit to review wrongful allegations. Bell ended his speech by saying, “At the end of the day we need to move this region forward and we gone do it together, y’all.” Bell made history in 2018 when he became the first African American to
“Hey, hey, the Blues is alright…” It seemed local bluesman Marquise Knox’s decision to sing Little Milton’s “The Blues Is Alright” was the right choice at the right time of the evening. Knox served as entertainment for Congresswoman Cori Bush’s election night watch party. By 10:00 pm, the buoyant atmosphere where attendees enjoyed free drinks, a soul food buffet and impromptu line dancing had transformed into a somber affair with those same participants dabbing napkins at moist eyes, shaking disappointed heads or simply standing in a crowd of stunned silence. By 10:15 p.m., the Associated Press had called the race for Bush’s opponent, Wesley Bell. Unofficial results with all precincts reporting showed the St. Louis County prosecutor had won about 51% of the vote or about 63,000 votes. Bush had been trailing Bell all day but by late evening, she jumped to about 56,500 votes or 46%, but wasn’t able to diminish Bell’s lead. “They stole this election,” one agitated
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Photo by Sophie Proe / St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Prosecutor Wesley Bell hugs Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham after finding out he defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush on Tuesday night in downtown St. Louis.
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Kamala Harris to dance with Walz
Story Stitchers, artists honor Brown Jr. legacy By Ashley Winters The St. Louis American On Aug. 9, 2014, the St. Louis region was rocked to its core after the killing of Michael Brown Jr. at the hands of former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. Communities across the city and county lines were faced with the truth about systemic racism that had boiled over into the streets of the small North County suburb of Ferguson. For 10 years, n Over the grassroots organiyears artists zations and local have built activists have put an archive their boots on the ground – literally of Black and figuratively – voices from to undo decades of 2014 about systemic oppresFerguson and sion that have Michael Brown crippled Black and brown commuJr.’s death. nities across the region. Local youth organization Story Stitchers is honoring Michael Brown Jr. at its 10th annual Youth Empowerment Summit from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. August 9 at the Zack Theater. Over the years artists have built an archive of Black voices from 2014 about Ferguson and Michael Brown Jr.’s death. The summit, which is for ages 15 through 25, is a four-hour program that celebrates the five pillars of Hip-Hop–the five pillars are MCing, DJing, Graffiti,
Campaign contributions surge By Alvin A. Reid St. Louis American
Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
Story Stitcher’s John House IV, Brandon Willis and Keith Brown were on the turntables on Monday July 29, 2024 in preparation for the 10th annual Youth Empowerment Summit on August 9 at the Zack Theater. Knowledge, and Breaking, Graffiti with Stan Chisholm, MC-ing with DJ Ntegrity, DJ-ing with BlueBeatz, and Breaking with Domo and Rich Grzelka. The knowledge part of the program is dedicated to Michael Brown Jr. and his family. There will be an over-
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view of what happened on Aug. 9, to explain to the teens who were young kids 10 years ago how Brown’s death helped shape the narrative of living in a post-racial era. Keith Brown, a Central Visual
Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign reported that it raised $36 million in the 24 hours after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) was added to the ticket. Campaign officials called it “one of our best fundraising days of the cycle and a reflection of enthusiasm among Democrats about the vice president’s choice of Walz as her running mate.” Walz is a former teacher and football coach, which Harris hopes appeals to voters throughout America – especially in the Midwest. “Coach Walz and I may hail from different corners of this great country. But our values are the same,” Harris said during a rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Tim has continued to fight for working families. He secured paid leave for workers in Minnesota. And he refused as governor, to allow any student in their public schools to go hungry, so he made school breakfast and lunch free for every child.” Walz used his first national platform energize supporters and lace into Donald Trump.
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‘Love of skin’ is a STL Contouring and Health staple
Mensey is headed to World Masters Championships
Michelle Davis created STL Contouring and Health Consulting because she wanted to help people eager to make their bodies look better. Two years into her business, she’s doing just that.
At 75, Myrle Mensey has shown no signs of slowing down as she continues to compete at a high level while also running her own “Throwing and Growing” Foundation.
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