One year ago, on Oct. 4, 2018, I published a column in The NorthSider entitled “Bob Romanik is a Racist and It’s Time to Shut Him Down.” One year later,…
Author: Antonio French
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Antonio French is the publisher of MetroSTL.com, The NorthSider and SouthSider community newspapers. Born and raised in north St. Louis, he is a social entrepreneur and former two-term St. Louis City alderman. He lives in the O'Fallon Park neighborhood with his wife, son, and four rescue dogs. Follow him on Twitter at @antoniofrench.
French: Police should 'step up,' clean own house before scolding the public
Last weekend, many people marked the five-year anniversary of the killing of teenager Michael Brown Jr. by Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson. That killing, of course, sparked months of protests…
MetroSTL with Antonio French - Episode #1
In this episode, host Antonio French and reporters from The NorthSider and The SouthSider newspapers take a look at Wesley Bell and Kimberly Gardner, the two reformer prosecutors elected after…
From our publisher: It's not just Ferguson
The dream of “One St. Louis” has been the aspiration of civic and business leaders for decades. Ever since the negative effects of the “Great Divorce” of 1876 began to…
PREMIERE: Lo-Fi Cherokee presents Nick Gusman and the Coyotes - "Shortcut the Mountain"
Nick Gusman and the Coyotes performing their song “Shortcut the Mountain” at Flowers and Weeds at 3201 Cherokee Street.
Summer is coming.
Game of Thrones has returned. The epic HBO show began its final season last week after a two-year hiatus. Eager fans, myself included, couldn’t wait to catch up with our…
French: To north side middle-class families, city gov’t says: ‘You’re on your own.’
North St. Louis is as misunderstood as it is under-served. It is home to some of the most beautifully built houses in the region. Its proximity to downtown, the Mississippi…
Reed won. Time to make up and work.
It’s been a week since Lewis Reed defeated both Jamilah Nasheed and Megan Green to win his fourth term as President of the Board of Aldermen on Tuesday, March 5.…
Progressives still divided by race, runoffs needed
The division between black progressives and white progressives was on full display during the divisive campaign for President of the Board of Aldermen which ended Tuesday night with the two…
Hayden, Edwards remain blind to corruption in their department
Within the last 60 days, four St. Louis police officers were indicted for beating another officer who was black, on-duty and undercover; another police officer was indicted after he and…
Undercover officer: Colleagues beat him 'like Rodney King'
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An undercover St. Louis police officer reported that his colleagues beat him “like Rodney King” when they mistook him for a protester following the acquittal of…
A Tough Week for Black Officials
It was a rough week for black elected officials in St. Louis. Just a few days into 2019 and local media was buzzing with controversies big and small. Bruce Franks,…