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CAC Audited MAY 26 – JUNE 1, 2016
Vol. 88 No. 8 COMPLIMENTARY
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Cong. Lewis, Sister Ebo share battle scars ‘Bloody Sunday’ veterans reunite after a half-century at WUSTL Commencement By Chris King Of The St. Louis American Photo by Wiley Price
Two veterans of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama – Congressman John Lewis and Sister Mary Antona Ebo – enjoyed a brief reunion on the campus of Washington University on Friday, May 20.
She asked to see his scars, and he traced his bald crown to find the scars. Two veterans of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama – Sister Mary Antona
Ebo, 92, and Congressman John Lewis, 76 – enjoyed a brief reunion on the campus of Washington University after Lewis delivered the 2016 Commencement speech on Friday, May 20. Ebo, the first black nun to march in Selma, first checked on a former victim’s
wounds that were more than 50 years old. In his Commencement address, Lewis said he thought he “saw death” after the beating he endured in Selma. Lewis leaned into her wheelchair. They
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From teen mom to valedictorian Harris-Stowe State University President Dwaun Warmack listened intently as 2016 valedictorian Ribbon WilliamsHarvey delivered the Commencement speech on May 14.
Ribbon WilliamsHarvey shatters stereotypes at Harris-Stowe By Pat Matreci For The St. Louis American
n “I had tons of support from my children, my parents, my siblings and friends, my church and a lot of different people at the university.”
Many words can be used to describe Ribbon Williams-Harvey. Mother. Achiever. Believer. Mature. College graduate. Valedictorian. Teacher. Williams-Harvey has fought the – Ribbon Williamsmajority of her life Harvey to ensure one word never will define her. That word is “stereotype.” She became a mother at the age of 12. Mature beyond her years, she accepted her fate and took the responsibility of raising a child very seriously. See MOM, A7
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Jennings mayor impeached
John Lewis goads graduates to activism Civil rights battler delivers WUSTL’s 2016 Commencement address By Chris King Of The St. Louis American
n “There are forces today who want to take us back. We can’t go back.”
“Find a way to get in the way,” U.S. Rep. John Lewis said to more than 2,900 graduates of Washington University and their supporters at its 155th Commencement on Friday, May 20. In a speech that lasted 18 and a half minutes and was often joined by cheers throughout the Brookings Quadrangle, Lewis challenged the graduates – whom he described as “beautiful” and “handsome” – to use their talents and training to expose injustice and improve the world.
– Congressman John Lewis
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“If you see something that is not fair, that is not right, that is not just, you must have the courage to do something about it,” Lewis said. “Get in the way.” See LEWIS, A6
U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia) delivered Washington University’s 155th Commencement address to more than 2,900 graduates on Friday, May 20.
BUSINESS
After serving for one year and making history by becoming Jennings’ first black woman mayor, Yolanda Fountain-Henderson has been impeached. In a unanimous decision in a hearing at the city’s municipal court on Tuesday, May 24, the Jennings City Council – which includes two newly elected members who have been serving for less than two months – voted to end Henderson’s term as mayor. Only about 10 residents attended. Some of See MAYOR, A6
NEWS
Lillard blazing path to superstardom
Morehouse Man at the St. Louis Science Center
Where are their manners?
Portland Trailblazers guard is excelling on the basketball court and with the mic
Christian Greer is chief education and programs officer at the Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis’ free interactive science center in Forest Park.
It seems like the younger generation wants to equalize adults by calling us by our first names.
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