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Bush, AOC hit picket line with UAW strikers ‘Solidarity is the strategy’
By Dawn Suggs St. Louis American Ten days after tens of thousands UAW workers walked off their jobs at selected sites and began a “stand-up” strike against the “Big Three” automobile manufacturers Ford, General Motors, and Stilantis, Congresswomen Cori Bush (D-St. Louis) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) joined a picket line at the GM Assembly Plant in Wentzville. The duo spoke earlier at the Sept. 24 rally for UAW workers of Local Union 2250 in the Union Hall. AOC asserted that contrary to what “Wall Street analysts” and “Washington insiders” tell you, “Our whole economy is in a special kind of crisis; an absolute economic crisis of
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Vol. 95 No. 26 COMPLIMENTARY
Remarkable St. Louisans
Marvin Thomas loves tinkering “I see things differently than other people.”
By Sylvester Brown Jr. St. Louis American
Photo by Dawn Suggs / St. Louis American
From left, U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, UAW Local 2250 President Katie Deatherage, and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) were on the picket line at the GM Wentzville Assembly Plant on the 10th day of a “stand-up” strike against the Big Three Automakers on Sept. 24, 2023.
Marvin Thomas, 65, is an inventor. He is the oldest son of a father who happened to be named Benjamin Franklin Thomas. It would be an interesting tidbit if his dad followed the path of Marvin Benjamin Franklin, who Thomas was a writer, political philosopher, scientist and noted inventor. But Thomas’ father was well known as a beloved automotive instructor at several area high schools and technical schools and didn’t consider himself an official “inventor.” “He just loved to take things apart and fix them,” Thomas recalled. There was one thing his “mechanically
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Kathy Osborn a ‘Champion of Education’ works for equity for all By Alvin A. Reid St. Louis American
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When the St. Louis Regional Business Council was founded in 2000, President and CEO Kathy Osborn ensured that K-12 education be one of its foundational priorities. While 23 years have passed and the RBC has grown from 50 to 100 presidents and CEOs representing the region’s largest mid-sized companies, Osborn’s organization continues its Kathy outstanding support for Osborn educators, students, and staffs at public and charter schools. The RBC website states it “works to invest advance opportunities for learning and academic excellence for every child in the region, especially disadvantaged youth.” “We aim to ensure all students have access to an excellent education by developing strong leaders for every classroom and school, promoting high performing school districts and fostering quality governance at local and state levels.” For her dedication to education and stewarding RBC’s exemplary history of
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Photo by Taylor Marrie / St. Louis American
In vogue
The Legendary Byron Juicy Couture walks in a competition at Maven Lee’s fabulous 4th Ball in The Park, at Tower Grove Pride in Tower Grove Park on September 24, 2023.
American again wins Gold Cup Seventh time in last 11 years for MPA’s highest honor
By St. Louis American Staff The St. Louis American received Missouri Press Association’s Gold Cup award at its convention last weekend in Westport. The American, which tied for first with the Washington Missourian, has now won the state press association’s top honor seven of the last 11 years, which is unprecedented. In total, the American won
31 total statewide awards in the Better Newspaper Contest against newspapers with a circulation of 5,000 or more. The awards include the first place award for general excellence, which the American has now won eight times. Each year, a different state press association judges the competition. This year, it was the Kansas Press Association. Regarding the general excellence award, judges stated “This
BUSINESS
Raising awareness of Sickle Cell Disease
Angelica Harris, founder and CEO of Top Tutors for Us, runs a company that specializes in teaching mostly students of color the fundamentals of standardized testing strategies.
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SPORTS
Metro powers mix it up for conference supremacy Metro League powers Lutheran North and MICDS are undefeated at 5-0 but only one of the teams will have a spotless record after Friday’s 6 p.m. showdown.
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