Oprah welcomes world to Sweetie Pie’s Staple local soul food eatery heads to small screen thanks to reality show that debuts Oct. 15 on the Oprah Winfrey Network.
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Vol. 83 No. 27
CAC Audited OCTOBER 6 – 12, 2011
COMPLIMENTARY
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POTUS keeps it positive Obama emphasizes health reforms, jobs bill in St. Louis campaign stop Photo by Wiley Price
President Barack Obama met supporters after landing at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport late Tuesday afternoon. The President’s visit was scheduled for him to attend two fundraisers for his 2012 re-election bid.
By Rebecca S. Rivas Of The St. Louis American When President Barack Obama stepped out of Air Force One at about 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, he shook hands with Gov. Jay Nixon and Mayor Francis G. Slay, the two elected officials awaiting him. Then he made a straight line to the crowd of 50 guests on the runway – something
presidents have rarely taken time to do in St. Louis. Granted, his main objective in St. Louis was to raise funds, but the people still took notice and relished the experience. “Being a military leader, I know it’s easy to go out and talk when things are going well,” said Cornell Perry,
“Insurance companies can’t drop your coverage for no good reason. Think about what that means for families all across America.” – President Obama
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INSIDE BUSINESS SALUTE
Management consultant to minority businesses 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year David Price, president and CEO of Birdet Price, will be recognized at Nov. 9 Salute
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AS I SEE IT
Celebrating Thurgood Marshall SLU Law professor Justin Hansford reflects on the 20th anniversary of Marshall’s retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Photo by Wiley Price
Homecoming Court on parade Harris-Stowe State University’s Homecoming Court waves to parade-goers during the school’s Homecoming parade on Friday. From left: Mr. Sophomore Patrick Jones, Mr. Freshman Rance Cooper, Miss Junior Teaira Morris, Miss Sophomore Maggie Duret and Miss Freshman Mie’shia McDonald.
SPORTS
Comeback city
‘Countdown to the shut down’
There were some dramatic comebacks in the area during last weekend’s prep football action. East St. Louis staged the biggest, rallying to stun O’Fallon 23-22.
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FROM BOYS TO KAPPA MEN STL chapter model for service in developing future leaders By Kenya Vaughn Of The St. Louis American “It’s an awesome responsibility. You have to live up to the dream that those brothers had back in 1922,” Cliff Franklin said of Kappa Guide Right. “It’s a national program, but it was started here in St. Louis.” Through participation in this national mentoring program, started here, the St. Louis Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi actively intervenes with and mentors young AfricanAmerican boys and teens.
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Activists, NAACP demand workforce inclusion on Library project Rebecca S. Rivas Of The St. Louis American Unless the St. Louis Public Library can agree to hire more African-American construction workers by Friday, protesters plan to shut down the down– Mikail Ali, town Central Library’s reconof the African struction site. American “We are going to jail if we Business & have to,” said Mikail Ali, of the Contractors African American Business & Association Contractors Association (AABCA) (AABCA). “We are calling it the countdown to the shut down. They are going to have to cut us in or we are going cut it out. Everything halts.” According to the library, 20.5 percent of the $67.5 million renovation project’s contracts for construction costs are going to minority-owned business
“We are going to jail if we have to.”
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Pruitt of the NAACP said it is possible to reach a resolution that everyone can find acceptable as long as it is a long-term solution.