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An evening with Joy-Ann Reid at Shalom Church By Ashley Winters The St. Louis American
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COMPLIMENTARY
Estimate: SLU owes slave descendants up to $70 Billion
MSNBC host on book tour
MSNBC host and bestselling author Joy-Ann Reid graced Shalom Church City of Peace stage for her book tour. On Saturday, February 10, Reid in a conversation with Carol Daniel, Senior Producer, and Host-Nine PBS, talked about her newest book ‘Medgar & Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America’ to a sold-out, enthusiastic audience. The MSNBC host made history as the first Black woman to host a prime-time cable news program; she is the author of two previous national bestselling books. She is also the host of Reid This Reid That podcast. In 2022 Reid received
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By Ashley Winters The St. Louis American
Descendants of St. Louis University Enslaved (DSLUE) is seeking reparative and restorative justice. Descendants of Henrietta Mills held a historic gathering at St. Louis University on Thursday, February 8, 2024. The press gathering included the announcement that the estimated value of wealth acquired from slave labor by the university is worth $361 million to $70 billion. “We know from the Jesuits themselves these universities unjustly enriched themselves and accumulated Areva billions and billions of Martin, dollars at the expense civil rights of enslaved people,” attorney said Areva Martin, civil rights attorney. Martin is the family’s legal counsel and represents 200 descendants of Henrietta Mills. The event marked the first time that the value of slave labor that built a U.S. university was calculated and unveiled and included calls on the university to disgorge ill-gotten gains and make good on promises of justice and accountability. Robin Proudie a descendant of
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Joy-Ann Reid, host of MSNBC’s ‘The Reid Out’ joined Carol Daniel, host of the Nine PBS podcast ‘Listen’ in a discussion of her latest book ‘Medgar & Myrlie Evers: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America.’ The event was held at Shalom Church (City of Peace) on Saturday, February 10, 2024.
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2024 Salute to Business
Empowering inclusive economic growth
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Mardi party
Olivia McClinton, Diva, Amora Peay, and Janeille Williams enjoy Mardi Gras celebrations in Soulard on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024.
By Alvin A. Reid St. Louis American
A chance to BELIEVE
Real partnerships are essential to building inclusive economic growth that is sustainable and brings benefits to more for the greater good throughout the St. Louis region and America. Yet, the words Salute to Diversity, Equity and Business Inclusion have become targets in recent years instead of goals of fairness that all businesses and organizations should strive to achieve. If economic growth does not include all sectors of a community, it will stall and end. This was true when the St. Louis American Charitable Foundation held its inaugural event honoring business, non-profit, and philanthropic leaders
New charter high school to open in St. Louis this fall By Sylvester Brown Jr. St. Louis American Later this year, a new charter school-BELIEVE St. Louis Academywith a focus on preparing students for future independence and success, will open in the city. Starting in the 2024-2025 academic year, BELIEVE will serve 100 ninth graders, with a new grade added every subsequent year until it reaches its total
projected enrollment of almost 450 students. The tuition-free, public early college and career preparatory high school that’s dedicated to “closing the income gap for the next generation” will offer advanced placement and honors courses, a program for the “gifted and talented,” regular field trips, financial literacy classes and free transportation. The charter high school is the vision of St. Louisan, Kimberly Neal-
HEALTH
Urban farmers, Food City seek to drain ‘food swamps’
Urban farmers like Dail Chambers, right, have multiple farms in north city. She started farming because she wanted her family to have a nutrient-rich diet.
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Brannum, who started her teaching career at Vashon High School. The career educator said she considers opening a new school in St. Louis an honor that will enhance the city’s educational landscape. “The opportunity to return home to serve the community that raised me is legacy work. I BELIEVE our school will have a positive impact on genera-
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Chaminade tops Vashon, will face DeSmet Friday
The Chaminade Red Devils are starting to hit their stride having won five of their last seven games with those victories coming against some high quality opponents.
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