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Kim Gardner calls removal effort âfoolishnessâ
Gardner vows to seek re-election
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner hosted a public event Tuesday evening, Mar. 28, on criminal justice reform at Westside Baptist Church. The event was to explain how her office is working efficiently to move cases along. The moderator for the evening was Reddick Hudson.
By Sylvester Brown Jr. The St. Louis American The parking lots and streets surrounding West Side Missionary Baptist Church on Page Boulevard were packed Tuesday night. People of all stripes and vocations-young, older, politically activated and religious-responded to Circuit Attorney Kim Gardnerâs call for a public gathering. Those expecting a rally in support of Gardner
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Bubbles up! Malia Jackson, 9, a student at Lusher Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District, plays in a shower of bubbles during the St. Louis Chapter of The Links, Inc.âs free Black Family Wellness Expo Saturday, Mar. 25, at the Christian Hospital Atrium. For more Wellness Expo coverage see Health Matters, page A10.
Vol. 94 No. 52 COMPLIMENTARY
Cori Bush leading new push for ERA passage âWe refuse to wait any longerâ
St. Louis American staff Congresswoman Cori Bush is a leader of a multiracial coalition of female lawmakers who on Tuesday launched the Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). âIt has been 100 years since the Equal Rights Amendment was first drafted and introduced in Congress, and more than a half century since both chambers passed it,â Bush said at a press conference outside the Capitol. âThat is far too long for women, Black and brown folks, LGBTQ+ people, and other marginalized groups to wait for constitutional gender equality â and we refuse to wait any longer.â Joining Bush as a caucus co-chair is Ayanna Pressley [D, Massachusetts.] Cori Bush Reps. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) and Summer Lee (D-Pa.) will serve as vice chairs. âIâm thinking a lot about my 14-year-old daughter, Cora, and how I do not want her to continue to live in a country in a world where we have so conflated and normalized the disparate treatment and outcomes and disparate access and the second-class status it is to be a woman in this society,â Pressley said. âI look forward to the day when calendars will say and on this day in history, the ERA caucus was established, but I really look forward to the day when
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April 4 election will be historic in city While turnout was low in St. Louis city and St. Louis County, its leaders are urging voters to show up in force the April 4 elections to decide historic St. Louis Board of Aldermen races and other critical ballot issues. âVoting is one way we can make change
BUSINESS
Alex David brings $2.53B in new business to Stifel
in our communities,â said St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones. âCast a no-excuse absentee ballot ahead of Election Day or head to the polls to make your voice heard this election.â For the first time in its history, St. Louisâ Board of Estimate and Apportionment is comprised of three women elected officials. Joining Jones on the Board of E&A are Comptroller Darlene Green and Board of
HEALTH
Linked into healthy lives
David recruited 23 financial advisors with more than $2.53 billion in client assets to join the firm, driving total assets at the subsidiary to more than $6 billion.
The St. Louis Chapter of The Links, Inc. hosted a Black Family Wellness Expo on Saturday to deliver health and wellness to the entire family.
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More than 1,300 have completed program By Sylvester Brown St. Louis American
Aldermen President Megan Green. The comptroller, who has served in her office since 1996 and was reelected in 2021, said voters should realize the importance of the Board of Aldermen races. âThis election is the first step in defining how well the new streamlined legislative body will do at the very important job of delivering
âI may be leaving this program with graduation, but this program will never leave me.â Jim Gâs words flashed on the screen behind him as he stepped up to receive his graduation certificate from the St. Louis County Treatment Court. Last week, 21 county residents who had completed the program were recognized by court and medical officials, friends and family. The ceremony was held in the Jury Assembly Room of St. Louis County Courthouse in Clayton. With their quotes and first and last name initial on screen, graduates humbly approached the stage to be honored. A few offered words of gratitude. The entire event was both supportive and motivational and not just for the graduates. âI know that Godâs plan for me is to be sober today, tomorrow and in the future. My future is
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Important props on city, county ballots
By Alvin A. Reid St. Louis American
Treatment Court gives graduates better life
SPORTS
College basketball marches to a crazy tune
No other sporting event can captivate the nation and rally fan bases of schools in every corner of the country like the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
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