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Blake Strode to lead ArchCity Defenders Thomas Harvey joining wife, and national bail reform effort, in L.A. By Chris King Of The St. Louis American
Blake Strode will succeed co-founder Thomas Harvey as executive director of ArchCity Defenders at the end of this year.
Thomas Harvey, executive director and co-founder of ArchCity Defenders, will leave the St. Louis-based civil rights law firm at the end of the year, with Blake Strode to succeed him in leadership. Harvey, 45, and Strode, 30, made the announcement to The St. Louis American on November 2. Harvey credited the paper’s previous coverage of the firm’s fundraising efforts to attract and retain black attorneys for its ability to retain Strode after his Skadden Fellowship from Harvard University, which brought the Pattonville
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COGIC honors Bishop Wooten
Public meetings on SLPS governance continue Nov. 9 and 13
At the first of three planned meetings seeking public comment on the future governance of St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS), supporters of an elected school board came out in force. SLPS has been governed by an appointed Special Administrative Board (SAB) for the past 10 years, but now that the district has regained full accreditation, the state Board of Education must decide on the district’s future board governance. If the state board chooses to recommend an appointed or hybrid school board, the state legislature will Donna need to pass a law allowing it. Jones To advise on the decision, the SAB has assembled an advisory committee of parents, teachers and community members. The committee is now seeking comments from the public in a series of informational meetings and on its website. On Monday, November 6, the first of three public meetings focused on elected school
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Harris-Stowe to host ‘Policy after Protest’ forum
By Kenya Vaughn Of The St. Louis American
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Community calls for elected school board By Jessica Karins For The St. Louis American
110th Holy Convocation continues through Nov. 14 As the saints were pouring into the city for the Church of God In Christ’s 110th Holy Convocation on Tuesday, November 7, one n “Bishop of St. Louis’ own received a blessing for Lawrence his decades of service Wooten is to COGIC. Williams Temple incredible. Senior Pastor Bishop There is Lawrence Wooten and nobody his wife Lady Shirley like him.” A. Wooten were given a royal welcome – COGIC’s as they entered the Presiding Crystal Ballroom of Bishop the Grand Marriott. Charles E. Dressed to the nines Blake in typical COGIC fashion, everyone in the room rose to their feet to welcome the Wootens for the celebration Banquet which honored the pastor for his work in the church, particularly for being elected as a general board member for a
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Tishaura Jones, Bruce Franks, Tony Messenger, faculty to discuss long-term solutions By Jessica Karins For The St. Louis American
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The Liturgical Leaders in Motion perform during the 150th Anniversary of St. Alphonsus Liguori ‘Rock’ Church on Sunday morning.
Is it possible for the disparate factions of stakeholders and community members in St. Louis to unite and fight racism? On Wednesday, November 15, Harris-Stowe State University will make an attempt with “Policy after Protest: Is that Enough?” “Over decades of sincere protests and resultant well-meaning policies, hardcore issues remain unresolved and seem to simmer and fester,” organizers stated. “Are there viable solutions that will address institutionalized and systemic forces that continue to cripple the St. Louis region?”
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