Douglas Turner Ward (1930-2021) wrote a searing play, “Days of Absence,” that depicted the way life might be like in a small Southern town where all of the Black people disappeared. Predictably, white ...

FOCUS St. Louis has announced that Edward Bryant, Heartland Coca-Cola vice president, public affairs and communications will serve as board president during the 2025-26 fiscal year. His fellow board ...

The St. Louis region is getting its own National Thoroughbred League team thanks to rap superstar Nelly. The Grammy winner has taken significant ownership in the league’s Seattle franchise. The team ...

A week before its U.S. premiere on the Cartoon Network, “Iyanu” creator and showrunner Roye Okupe referred to himself as “the luckiest guy in the world.” The gratitude stemmed from being able to have ...

Black hairstylists and their clients are bracing for price hikes and supply shortages after the Trump administration announced new tariffs on imported Chinese goods—including the synthetic and human ...

St. Louis and other cities are bracing for a return of scorching weather over the 4 th of July weekend. On Wednesday June 28, 2025, seven states including Missouri saw temperatures that tied or ...

The fate of millions of Americans’ Medicaid enrollment, including more than 200,000 in Missouri, was being debated Wednesday in the House of Representatives. The Senate passed its version of the ...

It’s June in El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río Porciúncula — the original, full name of Los Angeles, founded in 1781 by 44 settlers from Spanish Mexico, more than ...

Lincoln University of Missouri has selected Adrian S. Petrescu, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of its new Security Sciences Institute. He brings more than four decades of experience in academia ...

Pascal Siakam scored 16 points and added 13 rebounds in the Pacer’s 108-91 NBA Finals Game 6 win over Oklahoma City. Photo courtesy of nba.com The underdog Indiana Pacers turned a dazzling first ...

A 30-foot mural celebrates the Tuskegee Airmen of St. Louis. Artifacts that attract both adults and youth are the three 1/6 scale model planes including: the Steerman, the plane many of the ...

After deciding to transfer from what she described as her “tiny,” predominantly white liberal arts college after a few semesters, Nalini Venugopal chose Rutgers University-New ...