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Carol Daniel unpacking ‘one story at a time’
By Ashley Winters St. Louis American
She’s an award-winning journalist, writer, reporter, host, columnist, and author. She has also served as the vibrant emcee for many St. Louis American Foundation events and has been honord herself innumerable times. She accessories her stylish wardrobe with class and integrity, and she gives love and wisdom to anyone who will accept it. She’s an outspoken God-fearing wife and mother of two and her talent is unmatched. She is Carol Daniel, a veteran of 40 years in media who is now a Nine PBS senior producer and host. Daniels’s career spans from KZIM Radio in Cape Girardeau to columnist for the St. Louis American, host for Great Day St. Louis on KMOV, and anchor and reporter for KMOX Radio. Fortunately, she has chosen to remain in St. Louis. Her accolades are a mile long, she’s been honored as a Living Legend by NABJ St.
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Commentary
Ahead of the game
ESL takes proactive approach to thwart violent trend By James T. Ingram For the St. Louis American
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Former KMOX Radio anchor Carol Daniel is now a Nine PBS senior producer and host.
According to a recent report published in Education Week, over 30 U.S. high schools have experienced shootings at or near football games in 2023. Most involved disputes which devolved into fights, shootings and/or deaths among spectators who were in attendance. Locally, Alton High School reported as many as a dozen fights prior to a recent game. The response by administrators was to limit games to players and family members. Vashon High School, James T. because of fights and Ingram alleged threats, was forced to forfeit their home opener against Cardinal Ritter Prep as a precaution. Nationally, high school stadiums have begun to invest in metal detectors, banning backpacks, with the exception of the plastic see-through variety, and enhanced security staff members, including the addition of police.
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High achievers in education to receive 2023 Stellar Awards By Alvin A. Reid St. Louis American
Family fun in Forest Park
Race and Equity Center. It’s a turbocharged transformation for a young woman who, not long ago, was a frustrated Black cheerleader at a mostly-white, suburban high school. For Day, however, her meteoric rise to award-winning activist nonprofit executive and budding philanthropist is simply about the future. And the future
Dr. James T. Minor, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville chancellor, and Dr. Joycelyn Pugh-Walker have been named 2023 Stellar Performers in Education. The dynamic educator duo will be honored during the 36th St. Louis American Foundation Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship and Awards Gala on Nov. 4, 2023, at America’s Center. During the 2022 celebration, about $2.8 million in minority scholarships were presented to high-achieving, under-financed students, and community grants to schools and service organizations. James T. The foundation and its Minor higher education partners have distributed more than $14 million locally since its inception. Stellar awardee James T. Minor became the 10th chancellor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) in Joycelyn March 2022 after he left Pughbehind his position as Walker California State University assistant vice chancellor and senior strategist. He would not only be leaving a prominent position, but he would also say
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From left, Sunday, Anna, Arit, and Michael Asebioyo at the Great Forest Park Balloon Glow on the evening of Friday, Sept. 15 in Forest Park. The following day more than 20 balloons took flight during the annual Balloon Race.
A new day
Youth activist Tiana Day picks up torch of racial justice By Joseph Williams Word In Black Tiana Day is a young woman in a hurry. She was 17 when she organized and led her first protest march after the murder of George Floyd — one of the largest
in the San Francisco Bay Area. Not long afterward, she founded her own nonprofit and raised $10,000 in college scholarships. A University of Southern California undergrad Tiana Day herself, Day is CEO of her own diversity consulting firm and works with the USC
HEALTH
Raising awareness of Sickle Cell Disease
September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month and this year’s theme “Sickle Cell Matters” is a rallying message about the diseases’ impact on the Black community.
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SPORTS
MCC rivals set for epic gridiron clash
An epic ‘backyard brawl’ is at the forefront of this week’s schedule with Metro Catholic Conference rivals CBC and DeSmet set to square off at 6 p.m. Friday.
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