Requiem for Mike Brown Demonstrators ‘disrupt’ St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in protest
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Resistance and reflection in Ferguson Organizers invite nation to St. Louis to protest and strategize By Bridjes O’Neil Of The St. Louis American People from across the country will converge on Ferguson for a Weekend of Resistance, October 10-13, to demand justice for Michael Brown. Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson fatally shot Brown, an unarmed
black teen, two months ago. From New York to Los Angeles, the weekend of resistance will mark a national call for non-violent action to end systemic racial police bias and violence against black and brown communities. “This is a culture that has embedded itself in cities from coast to coast,” said Montague
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n “This is the moment for us to actually challenge patterns of abuse.”
Simmons, Weekend of Resistance spokesman and chair of Organization for Black Struggle (OBS). – Montague OBS, Hands Simmons, OBS Up United and Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE) will join more than 40 organizers, See FERGUSON, A6
Why Rick Stream? Fannie Lou Hamer club defends endorsement By Chris King Of The St. Louis American The Fannie Lou Hamer Democratic Club of St. Louis County endorsed Rick Stream, a conservative Republican, over Democratic nominee Steve Stenger for St. Louis County Executive. The general election is Tuesday, November 4. Stenger, an attorney from South County who is closely tied to St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch, is attacking Stream as “too extreme for St. Louis County.” Stream has sided with Missouri Republicans in measures that would have the effect of excluding some lowMike Jones income voters. He has cast doubt on whether President Barack Obama was born in the United States and eligible to serve in the nation’s highest office. The American asked Mike Jones, one of the architects of the Fannie Lou Hamer club (and advisor to Charlie Dooley, the lame duck county exec), to explain the disconnect. Why would black Democrats endorse Stream? St. Louis American: By just about any measure, the Republican candidate for St. Louis See STREAM, A7
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‘Sista-ly’ love More than 8,000 arrived at Soldier’s Memorial Saturday morning with open arms in support of the iHeart Media St. Louis (formerly Clear Channel Radio St. Louis) 5th Annual Sista Strut 3K, presented by Majic 100.3 FM and Hallelujah 1600 AM. The event promotes breast cancer awareness among the African-American community, and participation has nearly quadrupled since its inception in 2009.
Judge White takes oath for federal bench Ashcroft, Bond are ghosts in the room as colleagues, family celebrate
Judge Ronnie L. White’s son and wife, Ronnie L. White II and Sylvia D. White, robed him as a federal judge during his investiture ceremony on Oct. 3.
By Chris King Of The St. Louis American Judge Ronnie L. White was administered the oath of office to join the bench on the United States District Court’s Eastern District of Missouri in a lively, emotional investiture ceremony held Friday afternoon in the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in downtown St. Louis. The ceremony was held in the En Banc Courtroom on the 28th floor featuring keen personal comments from U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Russell, Saint Louis University School of Law Dean Michael Wolff and Judge White’s longtime golfing partner and See WHITE, A7
North Campus, UMSL will partner on tutoring Nixon commits $500K to bolster North City project started by French By Bridjes O’Neil Of The St. Louis American
n “When you see them in our after-school programs, they shine.”
Gov. Jay Nixon announced Oct. 2 that North Campus in North St. Louis City has received $500,000 in federal funds from the state. 21st Ward Alderman – Antonio French Antonio French founded North Campus in 2012 to provide students with access to math and science tutoring and enrichment programs. Federal funding will give an additional 350 students in St. Louis city and county access to these services. North Campus currently serves 150 children through in-school and after-school programming. The investment will create a new partnership between North Campus and the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ College of Education. The See NIXON, A6
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