The East St. Louis race riot in 1917 is one of the most violent race massacres in the country and the most violent riot in the area. This riot was a predecessor of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, and Viola Fletcher, one of the last survivors of the riot, said Tuesday at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville that reparations are due to survivors and their descendants.

Artist Kahlil Robert Irving is a St. Louis native with two solo exhibitions in museums right now. His exhibition at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum in St. Louis is like an archeological dig into a contemporary urban landscape.

A St. Louis family has passed down its techniques of building custom pool tables for six generations, making A.E. Schmidt the longest-operating pool table manufacturer in the United States.

Rascoe’s book, "HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience," is a collection of personal essays of Black figures including authors, journalists and political figures.

Samantha Enlund wants 950 more homeowners to disavow racially restrictive covenants still on the deeds to their homes. The now-illegal restrictions were long used to keep Black people and other ethnic and racial minorities out of white neighborhoods.

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is involved in the academic research because the federal agency has some of the foremost experts on the mapping tool being used, the researchers said.

From Breese to Cahokia Heights, Valentine's Day festivities — including serenades and card sharing — swept the Metro East.

While lion dance can be demanding, its participants are enthusiastically sharing a quickly growing population’s cultural tradition throughout the St. Louis region.

The production of “Moby Dick” at the Repertory Theater of St. Louis dramatizes life on a whaling ship with the aid of aerial techniques borrowed from the circus arts.

The Missouri Historical Society has unveiled a new collection dedicated to Dr. John H. Gladney. Gladney became the first Black ear, nose and throat specialist in St. Louis as well as the first Black doctor in the country to lead a department of otolaryngology.