Dawn Suggs

Before Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton appeared on The Arsenio Hall in 1992, donned sunglasses and played the saxophone, which stoked conversations that he was a “friend” to Black folks, James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr. was the late twentieth century U.S. president best known for his presumed “comfort” with African Americans.   “All of my playmates, […]

Lynn Whitfield, a 2024 ULSTL Salute to Women Lifetime Achievement honoree, served Hollywood glam, spoke about service, saluted St. Louis icons Josephine Baker, Maya Angelou and celebrated the power of Black women at the 20th annual Salute to Women at The Marriott St. Louis Grand on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. 📸 Dawn Suggs | St. […]

If you’re a registered voter who didn’t have time to request an absentee voting ballot, but want to avoid delays and complications on election day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024, there are still options for you to vote early in St. Louis City and County.  All you need is a state or federally issued picture ID, […]

Pride 2024 Kick-off with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis “It’s about acknowledging and celebrating the LGBTQIA plus members of our company and our community,” said General Director of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Andrew Jorgenson on June 1, the first day of Pride, at the special Pride Opening Night of Giacommo Puccini’s opera “La bohème” […]

The holidays offer joyful festivities and carefree abandonment for many; however, they can also be a time of isolation and a pressure cooker of emotions and expectations for those who face a great deal of stress and duress already.  Studies show that domestic abuse and violence increases during such major holidays as Thanksgiving, Christmas and […]

On Tuesday, the State of Missouri executed Kevin Johnson.

It is at this inflective moment for the rule of law and social and economic justice in this country, that one of the nation’s only two major political parties is

St. Louis American reporter Danielle Brown spoke with U.S.Senate Candidate Trudy Busch Valentine (D-Missouri) at The 2022 Education Salute program on Saturday, October 1, 2022. Busch said if elected she’d sit down with St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones to find out her top three concerns for the city of St. Louis. The American asked Mayor […]

The members of the City of St. Louis LGBTQIA + Advisory Board appointed by Mayor Tishaura Jones were sworn-in on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 at City Hall. At the beginning of LGBTQIA pride month this June, Mayor Jones issued her first Executive Order of the year to establish this council to address the disparities and […]

Sound glitches aside, The 94th Oscar award show started off like the shows of yesteryear before the pandemic with nominees and celebrities decked in bold fashions and finery being interviewed,