Ain’t No Party Like a WLH House Party!

By Alona Sistrunk,

Published December 6, 2018 at 12:30 AM CST

Eli Chen sits among the audience at the We Live Here house party

Hey ya’ll! It’s a been a long season. And it means so much to the WLH crew that you’ve hung with us all year as we dissect race, class and housing in one of the most segregated cities in these United States. Recently we invited about 150 of our friends over for a house party downstairs from our studios at St. Louis Public Radio. Conversations were had. New connections were made. Of course there were drinks.

And it wouldn’t be a WLH party without stories! Many of you have asked to hear more youth voices on the show. So, this time around Kameel and Tim handed over their mics, stepped off the stage and listened to some stellar youth storytellers from St. Louis. Enjoy! We sure did.

Storytellers

Rae Reece

A 6-year-old first-grader who loves presidential history, reading, writing, math and science. She likes to sing and draw and is also a girl scout.

Sophie Horowitz

A sophomore at Parkway Central High School in West St. Louis County. She enjoys swimming, working in the community and spending time with her friends and family.

Rayquan Strickland

A 13-year-old aspiring musician who enjoys writing songs, playing the keyboard and organ. He hopes to become a lawyer in the future.

Sadhana Matheswaran

A Junior at Lafayette High School in West St. Louis County. She is a classical Indian dancer and violinist.