The American endorses... President Obama, Senator McCaskill, Congressman Clay, Jason Kander for Secretary of State and others on Nov. 6 ballot.
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Vol. 84 No. 30
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Wiley inducted into Hall American veteran given ultimate state honor for photojournalism By Rebecca S. Rivas Of The St. Louis American
Photo by Maurice Meredith
Wiley Price, photojournalist of The American, was inducted into the Missouri Photojournalist Hall of Fame on October 18. He is pictured with past inductee Cliff Schiappa, retired Midwest photo editor for the Associated Press, and Missouri Press Association Executive Director Doug Crews.
Many Americans are familiar with the iconic photograph of the AME bishops laying their hands on then Senator Barack Obama and praying for him during his 2008 presidential campaign, said U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill. “But too many Americans don’t know that that was Wiley, capturing an important moment in American history,” Senator McCaskill said. This photograph is one of many that
See story video at www.stlamerican.com hang on the wall of the Missouri Photojournalist Hall of Fame, where St. Louis American’s veteran photojournalist Wiley Price was inducted on Oct. 18. Activist Jamala Rogers recalls emails that were going out during Obama’s campaign, asking for prayers. Those emails, that went around the world many
CORTEX dodges city inclusion law
Democrat for Sec. of State faces Sinquefield-funded Voter ID proponent
First Source Jobs Policy requires job outreach to poor, unemployed By Rebecca S. Rivas Of The St. Louis American
By Chris King Of The St. Louis American
Job creation is a buzz word in an election year. But in the African-American community which suffers from double-digit unemployment rates, it’s a perennial issue – and one that’s consistently ignored. St. Louis City has a law on the books that requires companies who receive tax incentives to provide “permanent employment opportunities for the unemployed” and “economically disadvantaged.” But few people know about the 1987 “First
St. Louis American: Tell our readers why they should care about the office of Missouri Secretary of State. Jason Kander: The Secretary of State is the guardian of our democracy. It is the responsibility of the Secretary of State to approach the job in a way that leaves politics at the door and protects every voter in the state. I’m the only candidate in the race who has a record of being able to put politics aside.
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American: Talk about your opponent’s connection to Voter ID legislation. Jason Kander: I have been Jason opposed to the Voter ID proKander, posals in Missouri because Democratic they are extremely unfair, and candidate that includes my opponent’s for proposal. There are states that Secretary have a requirement to show a of State photo ID that doesn’t disenfranchise eligible voters. The Missouri proposals would disenfranchise eligible voters.
STANTON LAWRENCE RESIGNS Normandy superintendent is moving back home to Texas By Rebecca S. Rivas Of The St. Louis American
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Q&A with Jason Kander
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Superintendent of Normandy School District Stanton Lawrence will resign at the end of the current school year, announced the Normandy School District Board of Directors on Oct. 18. In a letter to the board, Lawrence said that recent perStanton sonal and family circumLawrence stances had caused him to reconsider “his commitment to remain in the
times, came with Price’s photograph attached. “It captured not just the sentiment of the faith leaders,” Rogers said, “but there was also a sentiment among African– Alice Roach, American people St. Louis Public that something Schools bad was going to happen to Obama in the racial climate that we had, and people did want some semblance of security around him.”
“That’s the most amazing thing to see him with kids, capturing them at their best, always at their best.”
Photo by Wiley Price
Church girl jumps for joy Lauren Harris, 5, jumps for joy after winning a contest at the Kid’s Day held recently as part of Wayman AME Church’s celebration of its 109th anniversary. The girl is a member of Wayman and student at Washington Elementary School.
American: How? Jason Kander: A classic example of playing politics with elections and causing real consequences is my opponent’s proposal, which would end absentee voting by mail. My opponent, Shane Schoeller, claims this was designed to stop voter fraud, yet admitted there are no cases of voter fraud on record that it would have stopped. It would keep many elderly people, and many people in urban and rural areas, from voting. This is personal to me, since I voted absentee by mail while I was serving in Afghanistan. American: How did you serve in Afghanistan? Jason Kander: I was an intelligence officer investigating corruption in Afghani government. See KANDER, A6