reparations

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones spoke during the Juneteenth Caribbean Heritage Walkathon on June 19, 2021, in Forest Park.

As Juneteenth nears, St. Louis organizations call for reparations

A coalition of over 25 local community organizations are asking St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones to map out to repair the damage caused by decades of institutionalized racism.

Robin Proudie, middle row far right, poses for a picture with the elders of her organization the Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved. Her organization, in partnership with the Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project, are dedicating a headstone to their ancestor Sylvester Chauvin.

Culture & History

A Black St. Louis baseball star finally receives a headstone as descendants honor his life and legacy

Marissanne Lewis-Thompson

The Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved are hosting a headstone ceremony to honor and celebrate the life of their ancestor Sylvester Chauvin on June 13. Chauvin was a star baseball player for the St. Louis Black Stockings, one of the country’s first Black baseball teams.

Vivian Gibson, the author of “The Last Children of Mill Creek,” stands in for a portrait on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at her home in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Mill Creek Valley was 454 acres in the heart of downtown St. Louis that comprised the nation's largest urban-renewal project beginning in 1959. The predominately Black neighborhood was designated as “blighted” by city officials was torn down to make way for new developments.

Government, Politics & Issues

Ending the racial wealth gap through reparations: Local policies or federal payments?

Chad Davis

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is one of a dozen U.S. mayors calling for local reparations to address the racial wealth gap by ending racist policies.