Black History Month
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A Black writer in 19th-century America used humor to combat white supremacy
Any writer has to struggle with the dilemma of staying true to their vision or giving editors and readers what…
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Historic Black children’s school receives $5 million grant
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A foundation has given a $5 million boost to efforts to preserve a colonial-era schoolhouse where…
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DeVerne Calloway’s legacy in Missouri politics celebrated during Black History Month
In June 1961, DeVerne Calloway sat down at her typewriter to write a column about the uncertain future of the…
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Black members of Biden’s Cabinet mark Black History Month
WASHINGTON (AP) — The six Black members of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet marked Black History Month recently by discussing their roles, some…
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HBCU leaders decry waves of bomb threats
WASHINGTON — Hours before the Southern Poverty Law Center held a virtual panel Tuesday about recent bomb threats made to…
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Vietnam War pushed MLK to embrace global justice, not only civil rights at home
On July 2, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. stood behind President Lyndon Baines Johnson as the Texan signed into law the…
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Remembering MLK’s St. Louis speech on the future of integration
In November 1960, Ben Uchitelle was a young father who had just moved to St. Louis to start his career…
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18th-century school for Black children to be moved, restored
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — William & Mary University and Colonial Williamsburg are teaming up to preserve the legacy of an…
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Urban League to give honors, along with food, for Black History Month
The Urban League of Metropolitan Saint Louis is honoring more than a dozen communications professionals Saturday at a special Black…
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At least 160 Confederate symbols taken down in 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — When rioters tore through the U.S. Capitol last month, some of them gripping Confederate battle flags,…
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Black Lives Matter opens up about its finances
NEW YORK (AP) — The foundation widely seen as a steward of the Black Lives Matter movement says it took…
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Black sororities blaze trail of achievement
In Kamala Harris’ speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, she saluted seven women who “inspired us to pick up…
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Vashon Museum offers intimate history of some of city’s Black residents
ST. LOUIS PLACE – Calvin Riley Jr. doesn’t need a time like Black History Month to raise the banner for…
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Juneteenth becomes official holiday in St. Louis County
Starting this year, Juneteenth will be a holiday in St. Louis County. The county’s Civil Service Commission agreed on Thursday…
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Senate resolution condemns 1852 Dred Scott decision by Supreme Court
For two brief periods of his life, Dred Scott was a free man. The first period of freedom began with…
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Icons of 1960s civil rights movement voice cautious optimism
CINCINNATI (AP) — Bob Moses says America is at “a lurching moment” for racial change, potentially as transforming as the…
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Black Catholics demand actions, not just words, from church
NEW YORK (AP) — Black Roman Catholics are hearing their church’s leaders calling for racial justice once again after the…
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Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain – and now national action
In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned…
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My North Side love letter
By Pancho Rucker Dear North St. Louis, You have been the most impactful thing to ever affect and influence my life.…
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Picturing pride, prejudice, and protest: African American graphic novels
By Daniel F. Yezbick Over the last few decades, multimodal stories that employ both words and images have gained immense…
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Policing in America has been an institution of oppression
By Andre Smith The concept of modern policing and “blackness” is wrought with a history of institutions that were initially…
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WWI infantryman was St. Louis’ own Harlem Hellfighter
By Marvin-Alonzo Greer “Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?” read a sign after the East St. Louis…
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Tour of Civil Rights sites teaches importance of history
February is well known as Black History Month. But the month of March is important in Civil Rights history. One…
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Recipes for respect: Book describes black food
By Rosalind Early If you read “Gone With the Wind” or “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” popular but inaccurate depictions of life…
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Month puzzles black immigrants
By Amanda J. Muhammad Before coming to America, I never gave much thought to my race. However, the longer I…
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Harris-Stowe University has storied past
By Alandrea Stewart For more than 160 years, people of all backgrounds have benefited from the exceptional instruction that is…
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For black men, clothing comes with a label
By Pamela Hornsby-Irvin I was dining out in the Delmar Loop with my bestie, and I conjured up a conversation…
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Affirmation ‘gang’ offers guidance, support
By Andrea Scott On Jan. 20, many people celebrated historical leaders on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I celebrate his…
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African Americans and the vote
By Shakia Gullette Historically, Black History Month encourages us all to reflect, recognize and re-engage with the historical legacy of…
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