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Sylvester Brown

Sylvester Brown

Author at St. Louis American at St. Louis American

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    Recent Articles

    stlamerican.com

    Drake’s cancer disparities work earns WashU honor

    Before Dr. Bettina Drake stepped onstage to have Washington University’s custom, engraved professorship medallion draped across her neck, the audience understood why she was being honored. Drake, a cancer epidemiologist at WashU Medicine and Siteman Cancer Center, has built much of her career around taking cancer research into communities disproportionately affected by the disease, particularly […]
    29 days ago
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    Black patients face barriers to clinical trials

    Black patients face barriers to clinical trials
    about 1 month ago
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    WashU blood test could improve Alzheimer’s diagnosis

    An innovative blood test for Alzheimer’s disease, developed using technology invented at Washington University School of Medicine, has been cleared for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The test, known as PrecivityAD2, is a blood-based diagnostic developed and validated by C2N Diagnostics, a WashU startup company. PrecivityAD2 helps identify the presence of amyloid […]
    about 1 month ago
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    McClure makes learning a lifelong mission

    Richard “Rich” McClure has spent a lifetime learning to appreciate the value of learning — not just for young people, but for himself as well. From his childhood in Springfield, Missouri, through 20 years in public service and a long corporate career to his later work with nonprofit and educational organizations, McClure, 73, has put […]
    about 2 months ago
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    Conflicting court orders leave Missouri congressional map in limbo

    Missouri voters were left Wednesday without a clear answer about which congressional districts will be used in November after two courts issued conflicting orders over a new Republican-backed map enacted last year and aimed at giving the GOP another U.S. House seat. Within minutes Tuesday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh rejected Missouri’s attempt to […]
    about 2 months ago
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    The business of educating black parents, teachers and kids

    Bolanle Ambonisye knew she had stumbled onto something when parents began using her name to get their children to behave. “Lil’ Johnny was acting up last night. I told him I’m going to tell Mama Bolanle and he straightened right up,” she recalled parents telling her when she was a teacher at the Frederick Douglass […]
    2 months ago
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    12 years after Ferguson

    Twelve years after 18-year-old Mike Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer, his father, Mike Brown Sr., still grieves. But not like before. Today, Brown and his wife, Cal, operate “Chosen for Change,” a nonprofit that supports families grieving the loss of a child from tragic circumstances. The organization was founded as […]
    3 months ago
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    Democrats make their case for St. Louis County executive

    For the first time in decades, Democratic voters will choose a nominee for an open St. Louis County executive seat. County Executive Sam Page’s decision not to seek another full term has left state Sens. Brian Williams and Angela Walton Mosley and County Assessor Jake Zimmerman competing in the Aug. 4 Democratic primary for the […]
    4 months ago
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    $120 million isn’t all for tornado recovery

    City leaders and news reports have described the city’s Rams settlement spending plan as directing $120 million to North St. Louis tornado recovery. A review of Board Bill 22 reveals a more detailed story. The legislation divides the $120 million into two separate funds with different purposes. The ordinance sets aside $89 million for long-term […]
    4 months ago
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    Feeling the squeeze

    High gas prices. Rising grocery bills. Inflation. A war most Americans don’t want. Those are the economic pressures weighing on working families across the country. But many Black St. Louisans interviewed by The St. Louis American said those burdens have become even heavier under President Donald Trump, pointing not only to the rising cost of […]
    4 months ago
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    Black Wall Street 314 looks to Oklahoma for a blueprint

    Farrakhan Shegog says the rise, destruction and resilience of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s historic Black Wall Street, known as the Greenwood District, offer a model for rebuilding Black wealth and opportunity in North St. Louis County. That vision drew hundreds of people to the Historic Wellston Loop on Saturday for the 11th annual Black Wall Street 314 […]
    4 months ago