They came to MacArthur Park on horseback and in riot gear, their faces covered and their weapons out. They were part of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) and the California National ...

Protest signs for the first “Good Trouble Lives On” rally dedicated to commemorating the legacy of longtime Georgia Congressman John Lewis, at the Old Court House Thurs. July 17, 2025. The rally was ...

William L. Clay Sr., Missouri’s first Black congressman and a prominent civil rights leader who died last week, was one of ...

Stacey Abrams is spellbinding. Her ability to articulate the war on democracy that she is willfully – and defiantly – determined to win is downright captivating. So much so that she recently went ...

Infectious diseases that the U.S. had conquered decades ago — thanks to highly effective vaccines — are surging again, due to an uptick in vaccine avoidance. In 2025, three people have died and 162 ...

St. Louisan Napheesa Collier was the biggest star amongst the stars at Saturday night’s WNBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis.

Rev. Vivian Baker Castain didn’t set out to make history. But when she became the first woman to serve as pastor in the Second Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church — spanning ...

Billed as the largest girls’ basketball showcase in the world, the annual Run 4 Roses event last week in Louisville, Ky., featured more than 2,000 teams from several different countries – and ...

Rap diva Nicki Minaj took to social media Tuesday night to initiate a beef with Grammy-winning, STL born music star SZA. Minaj insulted SZA’s music and physical appearance in the thread of commentary ...

Lincoln University of Missouri has appointed Piyusha Singh, Ph.D., as interim provost, effective July 21, 2025. Singh holds a doctorate in public policy and management from Carnegie Mellon University ...

African American hairstyles are inventive, eclectic, stylish and ever-escalating. Likewise, Leslie and Valerie Hughes, founders of Frizzy by Nature, the nonprofit that hosts Frizz Fest, the annual ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is welcoming its newest Cougars during the 2025 Summer Success Program (SSP), which runs through August 8. “The five-week residential initiative is designed ...