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‘This city needs to change’ Tishaura O. Jones connected with supporters Paul Lemmon and Joanna Kardos at her official campaign kickoff party for her mayoral bid on Tuesday, November 15 at the Exodus Art Gallery, 5075 Delmar Blvd.
Tishaura Jones launches mayoral bid By Rebecca Rivas Of The St. Louis American
Photo by Wiley Price
Tishaura O. Jones promised supporters that “everything is on the table” at her official campaign kickoff party on Tuesday, November 15. “I’m running for mayor because I love St. Louis,” said Jones, who was re-elected for St. Louis treasurer on November 8. “I am also running for mayor because this city needs to change. I am not afraid to say that. I plan on looking at every issue – be it money invested in our parks or tax incentives – through a racial equity lens. We need to be asking if decisions we are making truly help our
n “I plan on looking at every issue – be it money invested in our parks or tax incentives – through a racial equity lens.” – Tishaura O. Jones
city, especially those who have been disenfranchised, red-lined and flat-out ignored for way, way too long.” The concept of a “racial equity lens” was central
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Gwen Ifill passes at 61 Award-winning political analyst and author blazed trails for blacks and women By Dylan Byers and Brian Stelter Of CNN Gwen Ifill, the veteran journalist and newscaster who co-anchored “PBS NewsHour,” died on Monday, November 14. Ifill, 61, broke gender and racial barriers and became a role model for journalists across the country. She had been battling endometrial cancer while covering this year’s presidential election. PBS said in a statement that she died Monday “surrounded by family and Gwen Ifill friends.” “Gwen was one of America’s leading lights in journalism and a fundamental reason public media is considered a trusted window on the world by audiences Photo by Wiley Price
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St. Louis protests Trump presidency Hundreds of people protested the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president in downtown St. Louis on Sunday, November 13. The march began with 22-year-old Basel Isa’s Facebook post. “I want this to show the world that we’re not okay with this,” Isa told St. Louis Public Radio. “We’re going to exercise our rights, and we’re going to get active. Stand up for people that aren’t brave enough. We love, and that’s what’s most important.” In the City of St. Louis, Hillary Clinton won 79 percent of the vote, and Trump lost by more than 81,000 votes.
United Way raises record sum More than $75M from 2016 campaign will fund area social service agencies
n “It has been an honor to see the organizations supported and the lives impacted by United Way.”
Missouri’s Democratic Caucus elects most black leaders ever ‘We are the people power party,’ says new chair, state Rep. Michael Butler By Chris King Of The St. Louis American
– campaign co-chair Steve Lipstein
American staff The United Way of Greater St. Louis raised a record $75,055,451 in its 2016 campaign, co-chairs Steven Lipstein, president and CEO of BJC HealthCare, and Gene Diederich, partner with Moneta Group, announced at a victory celebration at the Saint Louis Science Center on Monday, November 14. “The St. Louis region, from its strong corporate community
to its generous individuals, has once again come together to help our neighbors, co-workers, family and friends,” said Lipstein. “Reaching our goal to raise the most money ever for the St. Louis community was possible because of the dedication and See UNITED WAY, A6
State Rep. Michael Butler
The Democratic Caucus in the Missouri Legislature elected its new leadership on Thursday, November 10, two days after the party lost the White House and every statewide office on the ballot – U.S. senator, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and state treasurer. And there are more black leaders than ever before in the state legislature. “For the first time in history, a See CAUCUS, A7