Race, Identity and Faith

More Black parents in the U.S. and Missouri are choosing to teach their kids on their own terms. This new podcast from St. Louis Public Radio explores why Black families in the St. Louis region are choosing to home-school, how they are managing to do it and what the kids think about it.

The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, long a department of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, will become an independent entity as it widens its mission and recruits partners from outside the Jewish faith.

Black business ownership is about 30% higher than it was before the pandemic, with that growth driven by women starting businesses. Some Black St. Louis women owners say it's not easy, but they want to inspire more women to become entrepreneurs.

Urban Golf of Greater St. Louis, a Black golfing nonprofit, will teach children about the basics of golf and the business behind the sport at seven recreation centers. The program aims to expose more Black children to a predominantly white male-dominated sport to give them more college and career opportunities.

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office finds that public schools remain highly segregated along racial, ethnic and socioeconomic lines. One reason: school district secession.

Change and Action for Racial Equity and the St. Louis Association of Community Organizations are placing 10 free little libraries in seven north St. Louis neighborhoods to boost access to books north of Delmar Boulevard.

Forward Through Ferguson has released its preliminary report examining St. Louis County’s 911 system. The nonprofit found that nearly 80% of 911 calls were for noncriminal incidents, including medical ones.

Military families can move to new bases if they're stationed in states with laws hostile to LGBTQ people. But families who try to take advantage of the program may face barriers.

Black Alcohol/Drug Service Information Center will provide drug and alcohol counseling and care to Black neighborhoods in north St. Louis on a mobile treatment center.

Washington University's Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Equity is partnering with SlaveVoyages, an online slave trade database, to better understand the St. Louis region's history with slavery.