Andrea Y. Henderson
Race, Identity and Culture ReporterAndrea Henderson joined St. Louis Public Radio in March 2019, where she covers race, identity, and culture. Andrea comes to St. Louis Public Radio from NPR. She reported for the race and culture podcast Code Switch and produced pieces for All Things Considered. Andrea’s passion for storytelling began at a weekly newspaper in her hometown of Houston, Texas.
Andrea graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and earned her master’s degree in arts journalism from Syracuse University. When the proud Houstonian is not chasing a story, she enjoys catching up on her shows, getting lost in museums and swimming in tropical waters.
Follow her journey through St. Louis via Twitter at @drebjournalist.
-
The St. Louis Reparations Commission will be extended until Sept. 9. The commission was previously set to end this spring. Members asked Mayor Tishaura Jones for more time to engage with the community and to produce a final report.
-
Word in Black, a digital website that publishes national news and local content from 10 local Black newspapers — including The St. Louis American — has been incorporated into a public benefit company.
-
Virtuously B’Earthed Doula Services, a St. Louis-area birthing agency, received nearly $90,000 to teach doula care this fall in Spanish, French, Somali and Arabic. The agency will provide translated manuals and training to bilingual women.
-
St. Louisans can donate to families in need this holiday season through a giving vending machine at West County Mall. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will host the machine through January 1.
-
The St. Louis International African Catholic Community organization brings Mass in Swahili and French to many African immigrants in the area, building local community and connections to parishioners' home countries.
-
Through colorful imagery and detailed documentation, co-authors Calvin Riley and NiNi Harris tell the stories of enslaved people, nightclub owners, soldiers and everyday Black St. Louisans.
-
A recent study found online rental listings in St. Louis neighborhoods with more poor, Black residents are less likely to include a neighborhood name in their advertisements.
-
The Noir Bookshop is placing a book vending machine in book deserts around St. Louis beginning next month to boost literacy in communities of color.
-
The St. Louis Department of Human Services has increased its partnerships with local agencies to provide more beds and social services support throughout the winter for people who are experiencing homelessness.
-
Jamaa Birth Village plans to open satellite midwifery birthing locations across Missouri next year. Patients can receive midwifery and doula care and social support services.
-
Recent reports show more people are experiencing loneliness, and it's worse for young adults and women of color. Ronke Faleti created Korédé House — a third place for St. Louis-area women and mothers to work remotely, relax, build businesses and more.
-
Community members, educators and activists in north St. Louis are protesting the opening of Believe St. Louis Academy — a charter school supported by Opportunity Trust. They say opening charter schools reduces funding from St. Louis Public Schools and leads to further teacher layoffs.