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Jeff Roorda, The Business Manager Of The St. Louis Police Union, Has Been Let Go
Roorda, who became a controversial figure following the 2014 police killing of Michael Brown, was on paid leave since September 14.
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Protesters in St. Louis Demand Better Jail Conditions Following 2 Uprisings by Detainees
In the last two months, the St. Louis City Justice Center has been the site of two uprisings by detainees demanding speedy trials and better conditions. Their pleas were effective, as a group of protesters gathered outside the jail this week and demanded better conditions for those held inside. https://www.theroot.com/st-louis-jail-faces-2nd-uprising-in-2-months-as-those-1846621975 According to the St. Louis…
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Whew Chile, the Ghetto: Geraldo Rivera Comes for Black Fox News Guest’s Hood Pass
Geraldo Rivera will forever have the soul of Al Capone’s nationally televised bank vault. The mustached drifter will forever be an empty, vapid windbag who loves him some hot takes washed down with some sound bites. So if you asked me if I had Rivera checking a Black man’s hood pass on Fox News, aka…
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Tishaura Jones Becomes 1st Black Female Mayor of St. Louis
More than six years after the Ferguson Uprisings brought a racial reckoning to the St. Louis metropolitan area—and the nation—St. Louis elected its first Black female mayor Tuesday. Tishaura Jones, the city’s treasurer, ran on a commitment to racial justice and promised to bring “fresh air” to the city, according to the New York Times.…
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St. Louis Jail Faces 2nd Uprising in 2 Months as Those Incarcerated Demand Speedy Trials
Conditions in America’s jails and prisons weren’t exactly sterling before the pandemic broke out. In the year since, those incarcerated have dealt with lackluster efforts to mitigate the virus and have often been an afterthought when it comes to the nation’s response to the virus. With that in mind, it shouldn’t be terribly surprising that…
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Taking the Seat and the Table, Too: What Valuing Black Women in Politics Looks Like
In a posh ballroom overlooking Central Park on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, a hushed roomful of state and local elected officials from across the country gathered for a 9 a.m. Sunday session. It was the sort of weekend conference that routinely fills banquet rooms across the country, but it was remarkable for one simple fact:…
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How Do You Get a Pay Cut on Your Day Off? St. Louis Politicians Fail Again on Minimum Wage
While just about everything else in life gets more expensive every year, the federal minimum wage has stubbornly stayed at $7.25 an hour since 2009. That was President Barack Obama’s first year in office, Borders Books was still a thing, movies cost only $7.50 and Rihanna was still dating Chris Brown. In other words, a…
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Ferguson, Mo., Stays in the Sunken Place: Re-Elects Failed Mayor
This is why we can’t have nice things. Not because they are taken from us. Or hidden from us. Or placed behind a thousand-foot wall we can’t scale. Nope, sometimes black people can’t have nice things because we steadfastly, inexcusably, sabotage ourselves with apathy and ignorance. On Tuesday night, James K. Knowles—the inept, whitesplaining, cop-coddling,…
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St. Louis Mayoral Candidate Ran Against Editorial Board—and Surprised Everyone
A St. Louis mayoral candidate who accused the St. Louis Post-Dispatch of being part of “the systemic racism that pervades almost every public and private institution” in the region placed a surprising second in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. The candidate, Tishaura Jones, the city treasurer, also noted the lack of African Americans on the five-member Post-Dispatch…