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From club to streets to ballot Wiley ‘Chip’ Price IV runs for state rep By Chris King Of The St. Louis American
Wiley “Chip” Price IV campaigned for state representative in the 84th District last month. The Democratic primary is Tuesday, August 7.
Wiley Price IV – his family and friends call him “Chip” – decided to run for state representative because of two monumental life changes. First, he became a father, and he realized he needed to do something to improve the fortunes of his daughter, especially in terms of education. And, then, Michael Brown was killed by a Ferguson Police officer in August 2014, and Price spent more than a month solid in the streets. Ferguson woke up Price, 34, from the life of a young millennial clubber, rapper and promoter. “That felt like a revolution,” he said. But it was the next wave of protests, following former
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‘The most dangerous form of racial profiling’ Wash. U. students await apology after police falsely accused them By Rebecca Rivas Of The St. Louis American
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Black Washington University students, concerned faculty and community members have demanded changes to Clayton Police Department’s practices and procedures – along with an apology from the City of Clayton – after 10 incoming black freshmen were falsely accused of “dining and dashing” and were forced to return to the restaurant while trailed by a caravan of police cars, even though some of the students produced receipts. “The officers involved in this incident, a false accusation against 10 black Washington University students claiming that they left a restaurant without paying, engaged in the most dangerous form of racial profiling by relying solely on the
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Latasha Johnson – seen here with Lee Camp, of ArchCity Defenders – was represented by Legal Services of Eastern Missouri in a dispute with her landlord, Kohner Properties, that was adjudicated in her favor by the Missouri Supreme Court. Photo by Wiley Price
Remembering a reverend husband Mildred McLeod Hylton played “’Tis So Sweet to Trust Jesus” to honor her late husband, Rev. Samuel Hylton Jr., during his homegoing service on Saturday, July 14 at Centennial Christian Church, which he led for more than three decades. Rev. Hylton, the first president of the St. Louis Metropolitan Clergy Coalition, passed on July 4 at age 91.
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WUSTL faculty demand Clayton address race in wrongful detention of students According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 10 incoming students of Washington University were stopped and falsely accused of not paying their bill at the International House of Pancakes (IHOP) by the Clayton
Police Department on Saturday, July 7, even after many of them produced their receipts. After Clayton Police asked students to walk back to IHOP with several police cars called to the scene, the manager confirmed that the students had paid for their meals. The only thing that aligned with the description of alleged non-payers was race; all 10 of the students were black.
By Jessica Karins For The St. Louis American
Washington University administrators contacted and met with Clayton Police and city officials to communicate their concern. However, only after the press gave visibility to this egregious action a week later did the City of Clayton issue a statement. This statement, which does not address race specif-
A Missouri Supreme Court case between a tenant and her landlord was decided in favor of the tenant, in a development advocates are hoping may be a sign that the tide is turning towards accountability for landlords. Latasha Johnson’s conflict with Kohner Properties started in 2015, when a leaky ceiling her landlord refused to repair collapsed into her bathtub. Johnson found herself staying at a motel at her own expense in order to take showers. When her landlord took her to court for refusing to pay rent, Johnson turned to Legal Services of Eastern
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Say city’s response ‘acknowledges and condones racial profiling’ By concerned Washington University faculty For The St. Louis American
MO Supreme Court issues landmark ruling for tenants’ rights