The Supreme Court is poised to dismantle Dr. King’s legacy
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Tyrone Christian passes at 64 Tyrone Christian was a leader in the effort to create the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
St. Louisan was one of leaders in creation of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial By Chris King Of The St. Louis American Tyrone Christian, a leader in the effort to create the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., passed away January 10 at age 64. The St. Louis native and 1973 graduate of Christian Brothers College (CBC) High School served as the chief marketing strategist for the Washington, D.C., MLK Memorial Foundation Project Inc. He led the marketing, creative, media and brand development efforts to create awareness and raise funds. Under his marketing leadership, the foundation raised more than
n “While we are deeply grieving our loved one, we are exponentially proud of the legacy he left his family and this nation.” – his brother Brian Jones, on Tyrone Christian
$120 million to build the monument, and he secured more than $500 million in media. “While we are deeply grieving our loved one, we are exponentially proud of the legacy he left his family and this nation,” his
brother Brian Jones said on behalf of their family. “Our hope is that history and future generations will remember my brother’s pivotal role in helping make the MLK Memorial a reality. His efforts had a huge impact on American history and an even greater impact on the African Americancommunity. We celebrate his legacy and his accomplishments with great happiness.” He served as a trailblazer in a marketing career that spanned nearly four decades. In 1986, he became the first person of color elected president of the Orlando Advertising
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Surveillance and secrets Are St. Louis police following their own rules to protect citizens’ privacy? By Rebecca Rivas Of The St. Louis American
Photo by Wiley Price
Open up, Trump Alphonso Wesley carried a sign demanding that President Trump and Congress reopen the federal government during the march in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in downtown St. Louis on Monday, January 21.
‘There is more good work to be done at the Board of Aldermen’ By Lewis Reed For The St. Louis American Serving the citizens of our city on a daily basis is a challenging yet rewarding job. The reward comes from being able to sponsor legislation and push initiatives that help people and enhance the quality of life of
those that live here. Working together with the community and other members of the Board of Aldermen, I am proud to have been a part of improving our community. I sponsored legislation that created a crime prevention fund that places a million dollars each year into programming for
at-risk youth. To date, those programs have touched over 20,000 children. Also during my time as the head of the Board of Aldermen we passed, for the first time in St. Louis’ history, a law that requires minority participation on city-funded projects and has
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In a dimly lit room, some five St. Louis police officers stare at a wall of screens. They watch through cameras perched on stop lights or lamp posts as people cross intersections or convene at parks. Using controls n “We’ve been in at their computers, the officers can zoom in the situation that to identify people’s the city admits is faces more than a block not adequate for away from the cameras. three years now.” The officers monitor about 600 surveillance cameras citywide, as – John Chasnoff, well as license plate Privacy Watch STL reader cameras, sensors that can detect and locate gunfire, and three surveillance trailers that move throughout the city. The Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) – located in the headquarters of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department at 1915 Olive St. – provides the department with eyes and ears all over the city. About one-third of the cameras are owned by the
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n “I am proud to have been a part of improving our community.” – Lewis Reed