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  • Kehinde Wiley. Painting of Black person in red shirt and black hat next to Black man in grey shirt with red Nike logo and text spelling "JUST DO IT" holding each other's hand and surrounded by red and yellow and green flowers

    Kehinde Wiley's New Exhibit Confronts Art's Erasure of Black Humanity

    The painter didn’t see many portraits of Black subjects on the walls of the St. Louis Art Museum. So he put them there.

    Sameer Rao Jan 11, 2019 12:54PM EST
    Wesley Bell. Black man smiles and points at his "I voted" sticker.

    It's a Celebration As Voters Oust Prosecutor Who Freed Michael Brown's Killer

    Ferguson City Council member Wesley Bell successfully challenged St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Bob McCulloch, as organizers and voters shout #ByeBob.

    Kenrya Rankin Aug 8, 2018 2:48PM EDT
    Protestors; Black man holds sign that says, "Stop killing us."

    READ: Attorney Advocate in St. Louis Asks When Her City Will Begin to Value Black Lives

    Nicole D. Nelson: “All of this is exhausting. The insensitivity. The mockery of real struggle and pain. The disregard. The arrogance.”

    Kenrya Rankin Sep 20, 2017 11:23AM EDT
    White man in orange t-shirt in front of brown background

    St. Louis Ex-Cop Acquitted on Murder Charges After Killing Black Man

    Jason Stockley will not face punishment for fatally shooting Anthony Lamar Smith in 2011.

    Sameer Rao Sep 15, 2017 11:33AM EDT
    Orange flag says, "Living wage now."

    REPORT: Predominantly White State Legislatures Are Blocking Laws That Benefit Black Workers

    “State interference in city minimum wage laws stems from a larger Jim Crow legacy of blocking economic policies that primarily benefit communities of color.”

    Kenrya Rankin Aug 30, 2017 9:32AM EDT
    Sign reads: "Living wage now."

    GOP Missouri Legislators Roll Back St. Louis' Minimum Wage to $7.70

    Activists: “Companies can either snatch back our raise and take food out of the mouths of children, or they can do the right thing by honoring the St. Louis wage increase and paying us at least $10 an hour.”

    Kenrya Rankin Jul 17, 2017 4:41PM EDT
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