Karen Robinson-Jacobs

Near as he can recall, St. Louis area educator David Williams was turned down at least six times by banks as he sought loans for his would-be academy.

Harris-Stowe State University will have new tools to boost its entrepreneurial offerings to African American students and community members in the St. Louis area thanks to a nearly half-million-dollar grant

Harris-Stowe State University will have new tools to boost its entrepreneurial offerings to African American students and community members in the St. Louis area thanks to a nearly half-million-dollar grant

Illinois-based First Mid Bank & Trust has agreed to operational improvements, including making small business loan subsidies and establishing branches in underserved areas, in response to criticism that threatened to

This is the seventh and final report in The St. Louis American’s online presentation of “The Barren Mile: COVID19 and the fight against food apartheid,” a national series, preceded by

On a crisp late summer morning, 65-year-old Army veteran Nancy Vonner walked the five blocks from her home in a North St. Louis neighborhood marked by pawn shops and boarded

For married pastors Ken and Beverly Jenkins, the road to rehab winds past streets once aflame with rage following the police slaying of Michael Brown in nearby Ferguson, past a

Rung for Women, Maryville University, and Greater St. Louis, Inc. are launching a training program this month designed to increase the chances women, especially women of color, can snag high-paying

Facing a deficit of more than 120 workers, the parent of the Metro Transit system plans to offer financial incentives to entice new drivers and boost compensation for some employees

WEPOWER, a St.Louis based nonprofit devoted in part to building community wealth, is launching an investment fund that organizers hope will someday see community members as equity owners in “thriving”