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5:00 am

Wed June 5, 2013

College Bound: Debate Champ and Valedictorian Headed To Princeton On Full Scholarship

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Crockett after her high school graduation. The 17-year-old will attend Princeton University this fall on a full scholarship.

By Erin Williams

The school year may be over, but things are just getting started for 17-year-old Destiny Crockett. She graduated from Clyde C. Miller High School in St. Louis with a 4.1 GPA, finished in the top 16 of the Urban Debate League's national competition last month with her partner Cameron Smith, and will be attending Princeton in the fall on a full scholarship.

Crockett will be the first graduate from her high school and the College Bound program to attend an Ivy League school.

Cityscape

3:58 pm

Fri May 31, 2013

Artist Kerry James Marshall Creates 'Garden of Delights' at CAM

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From Kerry James Marshall's 'Garden Of Delights,' at the Contemporary Art Museum

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From Kerry James Marshall's 'Garden Of Delights,' at the Contemporary Art Museum

Credit Erin Williams

From Kerry James Marshall's 'Garden Of Delights,' at the Contemporary Art Museum

Credit Erin Williams

From Kerry James Marshall's 'Garden Of Delights,' at the Contemporary Art Museum

Credit Erin Williams

From Kerry James Marshall's 'Garden Of Delights,' at the Contemporary Art Museum

From Kerry James Marshall's 'Garden Of Delights,' at the Contemporary Art Museum

Credit Erin Williams

From Kerry James Marshall's 'Garden Of Delights,' at the Contemporary Art Museum

From Kerry James Marshall's 'Garden Of Delights,' at the Contemporary Art Museum

Credit Erin Williams

From Kerry James Marshall's 'Garden Of Delights,' at the Contemporary Art Museum

Credit Erin Williams

From Kerry James Marshall's 'Garden Of Delights,' at the Contemporary Art Museum

Credit Erin Williams

From Kerry James Marshall's 'Garden Of Delights,' at the Contemporary Art Museum

By Erin Williams

Throughout his career, artist Kerry James Marshall has turned his environment into his muse, turning to the cultural and social landscape of America.

A native of Birmingham, at the age of seven, he moved from the South to the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. He grew up there during the Civil Rights Movement.

Marshall now resides in Chicago and is known for creating series of works based on outdoor landscapes and the interactions of black people within them.

Violence Prevention

4:28 pm

Mon May 20, 2013

St. Louis Initiative to Reduce Violence Focused On Community Support For Sustainability

Credit Erin Williams

Pastor B.T. Rice of New Horizon Christian Church speaks about the St. Louis Initiative to Reduce Violence, or SIRV. Rice, who is also chairman of police affairs for the St. Louis County branch of the NAACP created the initiative.

By Erin Williams

The St. Louis Initiative to Reduce Violence is a new effort for both the city and county to prevent wrongdoing in its tracks by starting at the source – neighborhoods and communities. The grassroots effort is incorporating a partnership of police officers and community leaders to curb wrongdoing by creating a more approachable relationship among youth and families.

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