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Jones rejects Post’s ‘dose of humilty’ ‘You still don’t get it,’ change candidate tells daily paper’s editorial board
Key STLCC seats on April 4 ballot Subdistrict 1 includes most of North and Central County
By Chris King Of The St. Louis American
By Rebecca Rivas Of The St. Louis American
Tishaura O. Jones – the St. Louis treasurer who narrowly lost the March 7 mayoral primary after months of negative and condescending reporting and editorializing by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch – has another message for the Post’s editorial board, which was obtained by The American. n “I plan to Her previous rebuke of Tod keep the Robberson, Editorial Page coalition that editor at the Post, where she explained her reasons for not supported me engaged meeting with the Post editorial accused the paper of in the issues board, “thinly veiled racism and I raised preference for the status quo during the past.” It went viral after it was campaign.” posted on stlamerican.com. More than a quarter-million – Tishaura O. people read Jones’ letter. Jones It became the subject of at least four national news stories and attracted financial contributions to her campaign from all over the world. Here is her latest letter to Robberson, dated Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Tishaura O. Jones writes: Your recent editorial “Some Ingredients behind Tishaura Jones’ Surprise Election Showing” contains a passage that I cannot resist highlighting: “She gained traction for standing up to the establishment by circulating a letter accusing this editorial board of racism. For those who read
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Marsha Bonds
Kevin Martin
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Tishaura O. Jones addressing supporters at her election watch party on March 7, when she lost the Democratic mayoral primary to Lyda Krewson by 888 votes.
St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch talked to media at the St. Louis County Justice Center on Monday, March 13, regarding a documentary about Ferguson that includes surveillance video from Ferguson Market that was not shown to the grand jury in the Darren Wilson case and not released to the public until now.
By Chris King Of The St. Louis American Protest returned to the streets of Ferguson on Sunday, March 12 following the release in a documentary of new footage from Ferguson Market recorded very early in the morning of the day that Michael Brown Jr. was killed by then Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson. One man was even charged with two felony counts for
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The MOVE combats St. Louis violence
False narrative of Ferguson Market footage Protest flares over documentary that misrepresents facts of Mike Brown incident
Miranda AvantElliott
St. Louis Community College could be more involved in getting high school students exposed and ready for college, said several candidates who hope to be part of the college’s governing body. In the April 4 general municipal election, 12 candidates will vie for two seats on the St. Louis Community College Board of Trustees. Nine candidates will be on the ballot for the Subdistrict 1 seat, including incumbent Derek Novel. The other candidates are Candace Gardner, Marsha Bonds, Kevin Martin, Marcus D. Adams, O. Daniel Gray, Veronica Avery-Moody, Theodis Brown and Miranda Avant-Elliott. Three candidates have filed for the Subdistrict 2 seat, including Pam Ross, Patrick J. Burke and Ciera Lenette Simril. Incumbent Hattie R. Jackson will not seek re-election. The winner of the Subdistrict 1 seat will serve a three-year term while the winner of the Subdistrict 2 seat will serve a six-year term. Subdistrict 1 includes the Hazelwood, Ferguson/Florissant, Riverview Gardens, Jennings, Pattonville, Ritenour, University City, Normandy, Clayton and Ladue
James Clark: ‘When we talk about crime, we need an internal accountability’ By Tashan Reed For The St. Louis American “We cannot ignore the fact that African Americans kill other African Americans every day,” said James Clark, vice president of Community Outreach for Better Family Life Inc. He was explaining the need for The MOVE, a new citizen response to the issue of crime and violence ravaging African-American communities in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
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