St. Louis

St. Louis Reparations Commission Seeks Public Input On Payments

Several cities are at various stages on their journey toward reparations for Black residents.
10/13/2023

Victims Of Secret Government Experiment In St. Louis Demand Compensation, Health Studies

‘We were living in so-called poverty. That’s why they did it,’ says one of the men leading a call for accountability.
09/25/2023

St. Louis Mayor Sued By Homeless Advocate Over Claim She Got Him Fired

Advocates sharply criticized Mayor Tishaura Jones for demolishing a homeless camp, but the city says it’s fixing the homelessness situation.
08/03/2023

School Board In Missouri Revokes Anti-Racism Resolution

The Francis Howell School District near St. Louis voted to revoke the anti-racism resolution and will remove copies from all school buildings.
07/25/2023

Majority White Legislatures Taking Control Of Predominantly Black Cities In Emerging Pattern

‘Right-wing extremists’ with a racist agenda are taking away Black rights to self-determination, says activist.
03/27/2023

St. Louis Mayor Appoints Nine Residents To City’s First Reparations Commission

The first meeting will take place next month.
03/14/2023

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones Signs Executive Order To Appoint Reparations Commission

A nine-member commission will examine the city’s long history of racial discrimination and propose ways to repair the harm.
12/09/2022

St. Louis Mayor Quits Twitter After Elon Musk Mocks Ferguson’s 2014 ‘Hands Up Don’t Shoot’ Protests

‘This is the final straw for me,’ Mayor Tishaura Jones says.
11/28/2022

St. Louis School Gunman Had Assault Rifle, 600+ Rounds Of Ammo, Police Say

Accused gunman Orlando Harris was armed with an AR-15 and enough ammunition to do far more damage than he did, authorities said.
10/26/2022
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Gunman In St. Louis School Shooting Identified, Authorities Still Seek Motive

A survivor said the shooter was “tired of everybody.”
10/26/2022

Gunman In St. Louis School Shooting Identified, But Authorities Still Seek Motive

Police said Orlando Harris, 19, a former student at the school opened fire before he was killed.
10/25/2022