Culture & History

The Griot Museum of Black History has received a $100,000 grant to honor the historic contributions of Black St. Louis women.

"Making History" was supposed to be on display in the Missouri State Museum in the Capitol until Dec. 26, but it was removed within days of its installation in September after GOP lawmakers complained to the governor's office.

The banjo innovator is touring behind his first bluegrass album in 22 years.

Racial covenants made it illegal for Black people to live in white neighborhoods. Now they're illegal, but you might still have one on your home's deed. And they're hard to remove.

Unlike some states, Missouri doesn’t have a process laid out for homeowners to amend racially restrictive covenants. But some lawyers passionate about the issue are helping homeowners amend them and pushing for lawmakers to do more.

The covenants, widely used in the early- to mid-1900s, shut Black St. Louisans out of white neighborhoods for decades and had long-lasting impacts on communities. Many homeowners have no idea these legal documents still are associated with their deeds.

“Caracas is a place I was born and raised, and it is my first home. St. Louis is my second one. The Arch now has become a symbol for home to me,” said one Latina resident who moved to St. Louis in the past decade.

Little has changed despite protests and petitions calling for the removal of statues and street names that honor people with ties to slavery, genocide and other atrocities.

The Irons for Inclusion tournament will offer accommodations for people with blindness, limited mobility and other disabilities. Organizers hope it will show that making sports accessible isn’t difficult.

A one-mile stretch of the Brickline Greenway along Market Street in downtown St. Louis will host an art installation commemorating the history of the former neighborhood.