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Creating equity in Alzheimer’s research
Taking awareness to action By Sylvester Brown, Jr. St. Louis American
Did you know that volunteering, joining a step class, reading complicated books or articles, eating more fruit and vegetables or just visiting friends and family can help in the fight against Alzheimer’s and dementia? That was just some of the helpful information shared at the “Advancing Equity in Alzheimer’s Prevention and Research” panel discussion held at the Deaconess Foundation on North Vandeventer Ave. The session was held on the day (the second Tuesday in March) the Missouri legislature designated “Alzheimer’s Awareness Day.” The Greater Missouri Alzheimer’s Association (GMAA) also recognized the day by hosting education programs across the state which included St. Louis.
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Vol. 96 No. 49 COMPLIMENTARY
State takes over STL police force ‘It’s pathetic, cowardly’
By Alvin A. Reid St. Louis American
Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
Dottie P. McDowell, Clinical Research specialist at Washington University School of Medicine, said more people must advocate for policies that improve healthcare access to address inequities in Alzheimer’s research.
The Missouri legislature, ignoring the will of St. Louis residents and voters statewide, on Tuesday stripped authority over the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department from the city and put it in the hands of Gov. Mike Kehoe and the state. “This bill is disrespectful, it’s pathetic, and it’s cowardly,” said Mayor Tishaura O. Jones in a release. Jones said the legislature, including several Democrats who sided with Republicans, knows the seizure of control will do nothing to address crime in St. Louis. “There is one thing that the bill sponsors and I agree on - that this bill is not a crime plan,” said Jones. “My administration and I have spent the last four years addressing the realities of crime in our city. We continue to
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Blue Tigers’ winning tale
Photo by Lindsey Williams / Great Lakes Valley Conference
Jubilant Lincoln University players douse head coach Jimmy Drew with water in the locker room following their Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament championship game victory over the University of Missouri-St. Louis at Hyland Arena in St. Charles. The Blue Tigers won an automatic berth to the NCAA Division II men’s basketball tournament where they will take on host Lake Superior State at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15. For more coverage, see Sports.
By Sylvester Brown, Jr. St. Louis American In a surprise move, the St. Louis City Democratic Central Committee last week voted to endorse
Alderwoman Cara Spencer against incumbent Mayor Tishaura O. Jones in the April mayoral election. It was an unusual show of support from a challenger against a former committee member (Jones) and an incumbent of the same party. Out of the 26 committee members, representing the city’s 14 wards, nine voted for Jones, 15 endorsed Spencer and two abstained. The other challengers, Michael Butler and Andrew Jones,
HEALTH
Black youths face equity gap in genetic testing
A new study from Washington University found that about 50% of Black children with neurological disorders sought genetic testing versus 75% of white patients.
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Billionaire owned Heartland Coca-Cola
By Alvin A. Reid St. Louis American
did not secure enough votes in the municipal primary to land a spot on the ballot. The committee’s elected body consists of one Committeewoman and one Committeeman from each of the 14 wards in the city. The group’s stated mission is to build a strong party organization within the city and work to get Democrats elected up and down
Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman, a gifted athlete and entrepreneur whose St. Louis area-based business helped take him to billionaire status, died Tuesday March 11, 2025, in Louisville at 71 after suffering a medical emergency at the famed Galt House Hotel during a fundraising event. Bridgeman played for Louisville under coach Denny Crum and reached the NCAA Tournament Final Four in 1975 before being Junior drafted to the NBA by Bridgemen the Milwaukee Bucks. His entrepreneurial endeavors included restaurant franchises and the Heartland Coca-Cola bottling operation, which is headquartered in St. Charles, Mo. Bridgeman was also owner of Ebony
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Democratic Committee spurns Mayor Jones
Is it ‘will of the people?’
Junior Bridgeman passes suddenly in Louisville
SPORTS
Lincoln roars into NCAA Division II tourney
Lincoln, the tournament’s No. 4 seed, earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Division II men’s basketball Tournament by winning the GLVC title game.
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