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The St. Louis American is Missouri's most widely-read weekly newspaper targeting the African American community.
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'Activists: ‘We ain’t buying it this Thanksgiving weekend'

🖋 Shernay Williams | Word in Black
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Activists: ‘We ain’t buying it’ this Thanksgiving weekend
“History has already shown us that pulling our dollars hits harder than any speech, any march, any protest ever could,” says content creator Ashley B in an Instagram video.  She’s part of a growing coalition of community organizers, pastors, and political engagement groups calling for a mass boycott ahead of the holiday retail season to […]
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November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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'Sites and Sounds: St. Louis American Calendar'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
📸 Photo from Lavell Crawford Facebook

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STL Sites and Sounds
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS Tue., Dec. 2, doors 6:30 p.m. Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland, The Factory, 17105 N Outer 40 Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63005. For more information, visit www.thefactorystl.com.  Fri., Dec. 5-6, 7:30 p.m. The Bosman Twins: For The Holidays, Blue Strawberry Showroom and Lounge, 364 N. Boyle Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108. For more information, visit […]
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November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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'At Urban League holiday drive, families find food — and hope'

🖋 Ashley Winters | The St. Louis American
📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

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November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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'Thanksgiving reflections from a city that endured'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
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Thanksgiving reflections from a city that endured
The Ga people of Ghana, West Africa, begin a celebration in August that continues as a month-long thanksgiving known as Ga Homowo — the Harvest Festival. Many ethnic groups in Ghana and all over Africa have similar traditions. Ceremonies and rituals vary, but the purpose is the same — remembering lean times, being thankful for […]
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November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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'Sexyy Red’s four-hour frenzy'

🖋 Zaria Mac | The St. Louis American
📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

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November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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'Local organizations fight for maternal health equity'

🖋 Ashley Winters | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo courtesy of Generate Health

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Local organizations fight for maternal health equity
For too many Black mothers in St. Louis, pregnancy and childbirth carry risks that should never exist. Black women in Missouri are 2.5 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women — a stark reminder that where and to whom you’re born can still determine whether you survive motherhood. Behind those numbers […]
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November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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'Shuttered Homer G. Phillips Hospital Set to Reopen with New Owners'

🖋 Sylvester Brown, Jr. | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo courtesy STLPR

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Shuttered Homer G. Phillips Hospital Set to Reopen with New Owners
Houston-based healthcare company, Nutex Health, Inc. recently announced it will soon reopen the former Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital renamed as “Archview ER and Hospital,” a “micro-hospital.” It will offer 24/7 emergency and inpatient services, diagnostic imaging, and clinical lab testing. Nutex, a physician-owned, publicly traded health firm owns and operates more than 24 micro-hospitals, […]
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November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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'‘Through the Fire’ lights up St. Louis'

🖋 Zaria Mac | The St. Louis American
📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

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November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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'Free holiday rides home offered in St. Louis to curb impaired driving'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
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Free holiday rides home offered in St. Louis to curb impaired driving
St. Louis American staff St. Louis residents heading out for Thanksgiving Eve — one of the busiest bar nights of the year — can get a free ride home this week through a statewide safety effort backed by Breakthru Beverage Missouri and Deep Eddy Vodka. The distributors are covering the cost of 500 Lyft rides […]
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November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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'As winter approaches, questions mount over city’s tornado response'

🖋 Sylvester Brown, Jr. | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo courtesy of Kwame Building Group

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As winter approaches, questions mount over city’s tornado response
With winter less than a month away, city officials are under growing pressure to find safe housing for families displaced by the spring tornado that tore through North St. Louis. Hundreds of residents — most from majority-Black neighborhoods — are still relying on shelters, hotel rooms or relatives as they wait for long-term options. Mayor […]
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November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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'‘The Firebird’ sells out Powell Hall, but guest soloist and musical sawyer steal the show'

🖋 Chris King for The St. Louis American
📸 Photo from Jean-Yves Thibaudet Facebook

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‘The Firebird’ sells out Powell Hall, but guest soloist and musical sawyer steal the show
Powell Hall looked sold out for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s concert on Saturday, November 22 branded around The Firebird, Igor Stravinsky’s 1910 composition for ballet, and it was a deep pleasure to see Stravinsky and SLSO put so many butts in seats, yet The Firebird was not nearly the most thrilling piece on this […]
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November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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'New Bond Center expands early childhood and family support services in St. Louis'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
📸 Photo from Parents as Teachers National Center Facebook

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New Bond Center expands early childhood and family support services in St. Louis
Families in St. Louis City and County will soon have expanded access to early childhood and family support services through a new permanent home for the Show Me Strong Families program. The facility, supported by a $240,000 multi-year grant from the Berges Family Foundation, is located at 1905 S. Grand Blvd. and will serve as […]
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November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Junior Dasia Scott of Principia hits the 3-pointer in the Panthers’ victory over St. Vincent on Saturday at the Giants Basketball Showcase in Farmington, Mo. Scott finished with 18 points.

📸 Earl Austin Jr. | St. Louis American

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November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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'Urban League holiday meal giveaway event Nov. 25'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
📸 Wiley Price | St. Louis American

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Urban League holiday meal giveaway event Nov. 25
The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis has met the challenge of helping feed St. Louis area families since the May 16, 2025, tornado, and during the suspension of SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. While the storm was six months ago and SNAP benefits have resumed, many households are still struggling to rebound from […]
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November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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‘Get it Sexyy,’ the St. Louis crowd sings along with St. Louis’ own Sexyy Red at the Sexyy Red and Friends concert at The Enterprise Center Saturday night, Nov. 22, 2025. She keeps those hits coming, Baow, baow, baow, baow! 💃🏿🎤🔥💋

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November 24, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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'Decades of mistrust keep North County families from seeking radiation funds'

🖋 Sylvester Brown, Jr. | The St. Louis American
📸 Courtesy of Riverfront Times

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Decades of mistrust keep North County families from seeking radiation funds
Hundreds of thousands of St. Louis County residents may now qualify for tax-free federal payments worth up to $50,000, but many are not applying, some saying they don’t trust the program or the people promoting it. That mistrust, advocates say, is keeping families from money that could help pay medical bills or bring relief after […]
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November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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'Black Catholic Messenger marks five years amplifying voices of faith'

🖋 Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware | Word In Black
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Black Catholic Messenger marks five years amplifying voices of faith
November is Black Catholic History Month, set aside to acknowledge and celebrate the sacrifices, contributions, and achievements of the 3 million Black Catholics in the United States. An instrument of that history-keeping task, the Black Catholic Messenger, is marking its fifth year of gathering and distributing news of and to the ever-growing body of faith […]
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November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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'Mill Creek is family, and St. Louis history'

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

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November 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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'Robin Boyce honored by National Black Radio Hall of Fame'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
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Robin Boyce honored by National Black Radio Hall of Fame
Robin Boyce, associate director of corporate support for WSIE 88.7 The Sound FM, recently received the African American Radio Pioneer Award and was inducted into the 2025 class of the National Black Radio Hall of Fame during the annual induction awards at the Renaissance Hotel in St. Louis. Boyce has a 45-year career working in […]
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November 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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ICYMI: Freshman guard Daylin Douglas of John Burroughs drives through the lane to score on the left handed layup against Hazelwood West at the Cardinal Ritter Jamboree on Tuesday night.

📸 Earl Austin Jr. | St. Louis American

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November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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'New teachers tested by rising demands, shrinking support'

🖋 Leah Gullet For The St. Louis American
📸 Photo by Lawrence Bryant

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New teachers tested by rising demands, shrinking support
On a recent Tuesday morning in a kindergarten classroom at Momentum Academy, teacher Caroline Simmons knelt beside a student who had gotten out of his seat for the fourth time in five minutes — and they were only an hour into the school day. “He’s not misbehaving,” she said softly. “His brain just wants to […]
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November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Tish Period performing now at Live By Lowe’s for Chaka Khan tribute “Through The Fire”

📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

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November 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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'Holiday spirit meets community giving'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
📸 Photo courtesy of Celebrate St. Louis

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Holiday spirit meets community giving
The heart of downtown will come alive with holiday cheer on Saturday, November 22, as two beloved traditions unite to mark the start of the season. The 41st Annual Thanks-For-Giving Parade returns to Market Street at 2:00 p.m., joining forces with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation’s 10th Annual Winterfest for a day packed with festive […]
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November 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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'Prep Football Notebook'

🖋 Earl Austin Jr. | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo courtesy of CBC High School

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November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Junior guard Paul Crawford of Hazelwood East throws down a dunk against Sikeston at the Hazelwood East Jamboree on Wednesday night

📸 Earl Austin Jr. | St. Louis American

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November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM