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OtherThe Regional Business Council and Civic Progress on Tuesday announced more than $1 million in funding for eight St. Louis community organizations working…
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Mental illness is real in the African-American community and needs to be talked about.That was the message of the final panel at the National Urban League…
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Updated at 4:50 p.m. July 26 with additional comments from the ceremony — In 2014, the burned-out Ferguson QuikTrip quickly became a national symbol of a…
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If you want to know why the National Urban League conference is in St. Louis this week, look no further than Michael Brown’s fatal shooting. The local…
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When Sheila Beckham’s house was leaking heat last winter, she thought back to when her great-grandfather repaired his home.“I remembered that the Urban…
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The National Urban League Conference will be in St. Louis this summer.The event will be held July 26-29 at the America’s Center. President and CEO Marc…
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Many organizations are still working to make a difference in Ferguson and North St. Louis County two years after unrest erupted in the city. That includes…
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A year ago the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis announced its Community Empowerment Center of Ferguson.A few months later a groundbreaking on the…
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For two years, Tyrell Stalling sent off job applications to no avail. Sometimes, he was homeless.“At one point I took all the resumes I did and just threw…
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It was a much different scene than 11 months ago at 9420 West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson.The parking lot of the former QuikTrip was ground zero for…