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Wesley Bell is running for U.S. Senate
Calls Hawley ‘political opportunist’ By Alvin A. Reid St. Louis American
Wesley Bell, St. Louis County prosecutor, announced Wednesday that he is running for U.S. Senate in the 2024 election. The office is held by Republican Josh Hawley, who won the seat formerly held by Claire McCaskill in 2018. Bell didn’t mention his Democratic opponents Lucas Kunce or Columbia community activist December Harmon before attacking Hawley – and his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by insurrectionists. “Missouri voters have not forgotten that on January 6, 2021, Hawley gave a power salute with his fist to an armed attempt to stop the sacred
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Vol. 95 No. 10 COMPLIMENTARY
NAACP: Missouri travel advisory still in effect Bias in traffic stops a concern
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St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell announced that he is running for U.S. Senate in the 2024 election. If he wins the Democratic nomination he will seek to unseat Republican Josh Hawley.
While Florida’s NAACP travel advisory continues to draw reaction from throughout the nation and the world, Missouri n “The advisory NAACP President Nimrod serves as a Chapel Jr. says reminder that this state’s advisory remains crimes against in effect. Black victims, “The advisory including Justin serves as a King, Durante reminder that Martin, and Tori crimes against Sanders, remain Black victims, including Justin unsolved.” King, Durante Martin, and Tori – The NAACP Sanders, remain unsolved,” the NAACP said in a release. “In Missouri, Black people cannot sue co-workers that discriminate against them at work. Black tax dollars are funding government functions that harm and don’t
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Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster on her 95th birthday in 2019.
Photo by Taylor Marrie
The Reed Family with Keith Sweat at the Runway to Raceway fashion show at Neiman Marcus St. Louis Thursday, June 1. The event was part of a fun-filled weekend that included fashion, concerts, and STEM activities centered on the Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR race at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Wallace wins fans during Enjoy Illinois 300 weekend Joins Jimmy Williams at ESL McDonald’s
By Alvin A. Reid St. Louis American Before Bubba Wallace competed in the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway on Sunday, he spent a hot Friday afternoon with McDonald’s uber-entrepreneur Jimmy Williams and members of the East St. Louis community Wallace is honored to represent as NASCAR’s lone Black driver. Wallace returned to the East S.,
n “It was such a hit last year for the local community. It’s so cool.” – Bubba Wallace
Louis McDonalds on 24th Street for the second consecutive year, and he called the family-friendly event “amazing.”
BUSINESS
The Nexus will house grocery and educational center
The Nexus grocery store will feature local urban farmers’ produce, a bistro serving graband-go-meals and a shared culinary kitchen and small-scale production space for chefs.
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“It was such a hit last year for the local community,” Wallace said. “It’s so cool.” Despite a heat index nearing 100, Wallace spent time with youths and fans signing autographs and sharing photo opportunities. He also staffed the carryout window and handed meals to customers. “I realize what the 23XI Team [with co-owner Michael Jordan] means and all those we represent. It’s about diversity,”
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Family of ‘Miracle Nun’ seeks respect from Catholic church officials They say Canon Law violated
By Sylvester Brown, Jr. The St. Louis American It’s been referred to by some media outlets as “a miracle in Missouri.” To date, thousands have made the pilgrimage to a remote Missouri abbey in Gower, MO (about 39 miles north of Kansas City) to witness the incorrupt body of an African American nun, Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, who died in May 2019 at the age of 95. Mother Mary Wilhelmina Lancaster was exhumed on April 28, 2023, with the intent of placing her un-embalmed body
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SPORTS
St. Louis track athletes shine at state finals
The state is still abuzz after St. Louis athletes dominated the MSHSAA State Track and Field Championships in Jefferson City last week.
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