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CAC Audited SEPTEMBER 19 – 25, 2013
Vol. 84 No. 25 COMPLIMENTARY
stlamerican.com “This funding is a direct investment in our community and its future.” – Donald M. Suggs, president of the St. Louis American Foundation
$300K in scholarships, grants Lynell Johnson, a Suggs scholar at St. Louis Community College, is congratulated by Constance G. Gully, interim president of Harris-Stowe State University, while Timothy Moore, a Suggs scholar at Harris-Stowe, looks on at the St. Louis American Foundation’s 26th Annual Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship and Awards Gala. Michael McMillan, who raised the funds for their scholarships, addresses the audience of nearly 1,500.
Almost 1,500 at Education Salute St. Louis American Foundation continues to see scholarships grow By Rebecca S. Rivas Of The St. Louis American
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‘A very special St. Louis celebration’ of excellence in education By Bridjes O’Neil Of The St. Louis American Nearly 1,500 people celebrated area educators and the awarding of $314,000 in scholarships and community grants at the St. Louis American Foundation’s 26th Annual Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship and Awards Gala, held Friday at America’s Center. Donald M. Suggs, president of the St. Louis American Foundation and publisher and executive editor of The St. Louis American newspaper, introduced the evening as “a very special St. Louis celebration” of excellence in education. The highest honor, 2013 Lifetime Achiever in Education, was awarded to Lynn Beckwith Jr., Ed.D, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
“I reject the concept that black children are innately intellectually inferior. If you take that away, then it’s got be something else. Well taught, well learned.” – Lynn Beckwith Jr., Ed.D, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis
Lynn Beckwith Jr., Ed.D, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education at the University of MissouriSt. Louis, was awarded 2013 Lifetime Achiever in Education.
“I have the great honor of introducing an individual who has dedicated his lifetime to promoting diversity, equality and excellence
With their glimmering outfits and sparkling smiles, 11 scholarship awardees took the stage to be recognized before nearly 1,500 guests at the St. Louis American Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship and Awards gala on Sept. 13. This year, the event fostered nearly $300,000 in scholarships to six Missouri “Prioritizing colleges and universidiversity and ties, along with inclusion is an $17,000 in communiessential part of ty grants for educatransforming our tors. Since its inception in 1994, the students for foundation has fosglobal tered nearly $3 milcitizenship.” lion in scholarships and community grants. – Beth Stroble, “This funding is a president of direct investment in Webster our community and University its future,” said Donald M. Suggs, publisher and executive editor of The St. Louis American and president of the St. Louis American Foundation. “It was our revered leader Malcolm X who told us that, ‘Education is our passport to the future … for tomorrow belongs to people who prepare for it today.’” About 14 years ago, the University of Missouri – Columbia partnered with the foun-
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Student on a mission
Koster convenes crime summit
Andrew Fowler takes campus ministry to Slovenia
Missouri AG focuses on curbing urban crime
journalism, and last year he interned in New York for The Today Show. From all indications, the broadcast journalism major was making a departure from serving in leadership positions in banking, politics or ministry, like his father, uncles and grandfather. “That’s something I’ve always particularly shied away from, because
By Sandra Jordan Of The St. Louis American Since soon after his graduation from Saint Louis University High School in 2009, Andrew Fowler has been on a mission to build his career in journalism. While in college at Ohio University, Fowler worked during breaks as an intern with The St. Louis American, winning a national award for feature print
Andrew Fowler
SPORTS
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By Rebecca S. Rivas Of The St. Louis American In the St. Louis area, police have identified 8,671 gang members – most who range in ages 14 to 19. The youngest documented gang member is nine and the oldest is 44, said Police Detective Jerod Breit, who spoke at Attorney General Chris Koster’s Urban Crime Summit on Sept. 18, held at the Saint Louis University School of Law.
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“Many of us are on the streets every day with individuals who have com– Jonathan Davis, mitted crimes University of repeatedly with Chicago Crime Lab weapons,” said Breit, a specialist in gang activity for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The first day of the crime summit in St. Louis focused on gang violence, youth employment programs to reduce crime, and mental health resources.
“Nothing stops a bullet like a job.”
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NEWS
Mayweather makes Canelo look silly
Greeting cards from prison
Letter to my father’s killer
Floyd “Money” Mayweather did just what he’s done in at least 43 of the 45 victories in his stellar, undefeated career – he made it look easy.
Ricky Kidd partners with minister to turn life sentence into small business
Christopher Reiter is the son of Paul Reiter, of The St. Louis American, who was killed by Rico Paul, who was just sentenced to life without possibility of parole.
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