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Vol. 96 No. 9 COMPLIMENTARY
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In the groove with Foxy 106.9 FM
Gabe Gore notes progress, challenges By Sylvester Brown Jr. The St. Louis American As someone running in his first political race, St. Louis Circuit Attorney, Gabe Gore, finds himself in an enviable position. He has no Democratic challenger in the primary. Because the city is overwhelmingly Democratic, he’s heavily favored to win the general election in November. Three days after the former Circuit Attorney, Kim Garner, resigned from office, Gov. Mike Parson appointed Gore after 18 candidates, including five judges, applied for the position. He’s been in that position for approximately one year. Since he’s not consumed in a heavily competitive contest, Gore instead seems to be focusing on informing voters of what he’s accomplished in the past year. That includes the progress he’s made in hiring more staff and addressing the huge backlog of cases awaiting warrants and/or pending homicide prosecutions. Last week, Gore held a press conference at the Carnahan Courthouse to “update the community on
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Since he has no Democratic challenger in the August primary St. Louis Circuit Attorney, Gabe Gore, finds himself in an enviable political position.
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A ‘heartbeat’ of St. Louis By Kenya Vaughn The St. Louis American On December 1, 2023, a switch was flipped that brought Foxy 106.9 FM to St. Louis airwaves and the internet. At only six months old, the station feels as if it has always been around. That was the whole point. Foxy 106.9 was established to remind listeners of the good old days of local Black heritage radio stations like KATZ, WESL 1490 and KMJM Majic 108 FM – and in more ways than just its musical format that includes R&B hits and throwback jams. “We strive to be the heartbeat of St. Louis,” said Jeanne Roberts Johnson. “Everyone is still getting the groove of everything, but it is coming together. And Jeanne the responses we are Roberts getting – people say, Johnson ‘we’ve been waiting for this.’ They are hype about it. It makes me excited that they are reacting the way we hoped that they would.” She and twin brother Michael V. Roberts Jr., Esq. are co-owners of the station along with their father Michael V. Roberts Sr. Collectively they are known as Roberts Metro Broadcasting. Roberts Johnson serves as General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer, Michael V. Roberts Jr. is the company’s Chief Operating Officer. Her husband Jay Johnson serves as chief strategy officer and the elder Roberts is referred to as
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Toy story
300 toy companies met in St. Louis this week for the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association Marketplace Academy. Keith Belcher is the owner of Genx.fun, a major distributor of MGA toys, the 5th major toy manufactuer in the world.
The St. Louis city chapter of the NAACP is planning an educational billboard campaign following several reports of racial intimidation in workplaces across the St. Louis region. Missouri Central School Bus, which provided transportation for thousands of St. Louis Public Schools students, came under fire in February after a diesel mechanic claimed a noose was intentionally placed near his workstation.
BUSINESS
By Alvin A. Reid St. Louis American
St. Louis city NAACP President Adolphus Pruitt said that every month since January, people including various construction workers, as well as an employee from the city’s refuse department, have reported cases of nooses being hung and displayed as an intimidation tactic in their workspaces. Black workers have been called racial slurs in some instances, and contractors and construction workers are being subjected to unsafe working conditions, Pruitt said. “In the St. Louis region, violence is not the only
While the U.S. Constitution does not forbid a convicted felon from serving as president, Congresswoman Cori Bush is among many that are challenging Republicans to not nominate him later this summer. Congresswoman Cori Bush was in St. Louis on the afternoon of May 30, 2024, when the verdict finding former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records was announced. The following morning at the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, Bush said Trump “should not be able to be the [presidential] nominee for the Republican Party.” “No one is above the law. At the end of the day, we all have to be responsible for our actions.” The courtroom was silent as the jury’s verdict was read aloud: “Guilty, guilty,
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City NAACP to act after noose incidents By Lacretia Wimbley St. Louis Public Radio
Bush: Trump should not be able to run
SPORTS
Jennings to add 31 singlefamily homes to 4th Ward
Ladue dazzled in run to state championship
A Caring Plus Executive Director Alice Logan said, “The 4th Ward has been neglected and blighted. Adding the 31 single-family homes will revitalize that area of Jennings.”
Ladue won the state championship with 62 points. Senior Shaun Roberts won the 100 in 10.8 seconds. The Rams also finished first in the 4x100 in 41.88 and 4x400 in 3:17.78.
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