Andrea Y. Henderson
Race, Identity and Culture ReporterAndrea Henderson joined St. Louis Public Radio in March 2019, where she covers race, identity, and culture. Andrea comes to St. Louis Public Radio from NPR. She reported for the race and culture podcast Code Switch and produced pieces for All Things Considered. Andrea’s passion for storytelling began at a weekly newspaper in her hometown of Houston, Texas.
Andrea graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and earned her master’s degree in arts journalism from Syracuse University. When the proud Houstonian is not chasing a story, she enjoys catching up on her shows, getting lost in museums and swimming in tropical waters.
Follow her journey through St. Louis via Twitter at @drebjournalist.
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The soccer supporters group has been using the name for 15 years, but a Maryland Heights company is attempting to trademark “Louligans” for use in a beverage. -
The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis received a $500,000 grant to help bring more professional development, job training and family assistance to women in the area. -
The St. Louis County Department of Public Health confirmed 69 cases of E. coli since last week's outbreak at Rockwood Summit High School. A dozen people were hospitalized. -
St. Louis-area immigration agencies and attorneys warn immigrants to renew their government documents before a potential mass deportation next year. -
Across the nation, Black people have received racist text messages saying they have been “selected to pick cotton.” Black St. Louisans are furious about the texts, including St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, whose son received one. -
Across the St. Louis region, many members of Alpha Kappa Alpha ended the presidential election season Tuesday at watch parties. Many Black sorority members say they want the country’s next president to expand women's rights, create economic security for Black Americans and support education reform. -
As many Indian Americans come to St. Louis for work, they often leave family and traditions behind. However, one St. Charles family has been bringing Diwali celebrations to the local Indian American community from their backyard for over a decade, to help people feel closer to home. -
Little Rock Nine member Thelma Mothershed-Wair died this month in Arkansas. She taught in East St. Louis for nearly 20 years before retiring and working at the St. Clair County Jail and Juvenile Detention Center. She was 83. -
The Sentencing Project’s Locked Out 2024 report estimates that 1.7% of Missourians over 18 can’t vote because they have felony convictions. That rate is more than double for Black Missourians. Missouri has the 14th-highest disenfranchisement rate in the country. -
East Side Aligned received a nearly $450,000 Illinois state grant to help bring safe and enriching afterschool programming to the Metro East. The East St. Louis nonprofit plans to open on-site mental health services and expand its STEAM programs to area youth. -
Park Central Development opened the Eric Outlaw Business Center, a minority retail business incubator this month in the Grove. For the next 14 months, three Black women entrepreneurs will sell their products in the center to help scale their businesses. -
The St. Louis Reparations Commission issued its final report Tuesday. The report includes recommendations for recognition and restitution for racial injustices in policing, education, housing, health and community.
