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Vol. 96 No. 4 COMPLIMENTARY
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Sterling Moody passes at age 67
Girls Inc. members learn ‘your vote matters’ By Alvin A. Reid St. Louis American The importance of voting, not just in presidential elections but also local ones, was emphasized to young women during an informative Voter Education Program at Girls Inc. on Saturday April 27, 2024. Before the morning was complete, 10 Girls Inc. members had registered to vote and were excited to cast a ballot for the first time in August. Reagan Beverly, a 15-year-old Ritenour High School sophomore, called the session “a good opportunity to talk about voting, especially with an election coming up.” “It’s so important.’ Chanel Scott, 16, said it was interesting to share thoughts on the importance of voting with her peers and facilitators. “Learning more about the voting process has been great. Not just for president, in every election because they all matter,” said the
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Nikylan Knapper, former Maplewood mayor, asked Girls Inc. members why they thought it is important to vote during a Voter Education Program on Saturday April 27, 2024 at the Girls Inc. headquarters in north St. Louis County. More than 50 girls took part on the session, and 10 young women who were at least 17 1/2 registered to vote.
By Sylvester Brown Jr. St. Louis American Gen Z and those born afterward probably won’t remember the time when there were no major grocery stores in north St. Louis. In fact, in the early nineties, Blacks resorted to launching protests just to persuade major grocers and pharmacies to accept their hard-earned dollars by opening stores in the ‘hood. Out of that era of economic apartheid, entrepreneur Sterling Moody Sterling opened Sterling’s Moody Marketplace-a first (at the time) Black-owned grocery store in Baden. Moody, with his unique blend of charisma, gravitas, showmanship and audacious vision served thousands of customers and inspired several burgeoning Black entrepreneurs. On April 14, Sterling Moody passed away. According to his family, he never fully recovered from COVID-19 in the
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Centene donates $25M facility to Urban League Former call center will house programs Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
The members of Change The Name Coalition & Homer G. Phillips Nurses Alumni, Inc held an information picket Sat. Apr. 27, 2024 in front of a 3-bed facility at Jefferson and Cass Blvd. called Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital. Developer Paul McKee who owns the facility did not receive permission to use their copyrighted name.
The case has been moved from Federal Court to the Circuit Court following several delays and rescheduled trial dates, including a January court date. The first Circuit Court appearance is set for 9 a.m. August 8, 2024 in Clayton. “[McKee] refused to meet or seek the approval of Homer G. Phillips Nurses Alumni, Inc. to use their copyrighted name. What’s at stake is violation of federal law and the
The “legacy of the late Michael Neidorff” continues to have a historic impact on the region, according to Michael McMillan, Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis president and CEO. On Thursday, McMillan announced that the Centene Corporation, the company that Neidorff moved from Milwaukee to St. Louis and led from a $40-million single healthcare plan to a global healthcare company with revenues of $125 billion, is donating its Ferguson call center to the Urban League. The Urban League’s newest facility will be called the Centene Connected Community Center. It will house Head Start, workforce development, education, housing, and re-entry programs. It will also have a regional food distribution center and Midwest conference center, which can be used for community events. “This is the single largest item donated to any particular Urban League [affiliate]
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Homer G. Phillips legal fight moved to Circuit Court Trial date set for August 8 St. Louis American The legal fight to protect the iconic name of Home G. Phillips Hospital continues, with members of the Homer G. Phillips Nurses Alumni staging a rally on Saturday April 27 outside a three-bed privately owned medical facility at 1320 N. Jefferson. In 2022, the Nurses Alumni, Inc. filed a lawsuit against developer Paul McKee for copyright infringement after he labeled the facility Homer G. Phillips Hospital.
BUSINESS
By Alvin A. Reid St. Louis American
SPORTS
Kwame Foundation celebrates annual HBCU College Tour
Top track stars aligned to shine in Kirkwood
Education means everything to Kwame Building Group CEO Tony Thompson, and the Kwame Charitable Foundation reflects his support through scholarships and exposure to colleges.
The Dale Collier Invitational featured some of the boys and girls athletes in the St. Louis area along with some talented performers from Mid-Missouri and the Kansas City area.
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