African Americans

The next police chief of St. Louis needs to reign in a department that has allowed its officers to too quickly use deadly force and frequently mistreat…

Picture the affluent St. Louis suburb of Clayton. Great schools. Flourishing businesses. A lively restaurant scene.But how Clayton came to be synonymous…

There’s a growing body of research that shows African-American girls are punished in school at rates much higher than girls of any other race.A recent…

In the first half of the 20th century, segregation touched virtually every part of American life. Black residents of St. Louis weren't just barred from…

In 1996, Loretta Ford founded the Museum of Black Inventors with the idea of highlighting the achievements of often unsung African Americans who…

Kahlil Irving sits down to the potter’s wheel in his studio, picks up an unfinished pot, the muddled grey of unfinished clay, and begins to turn the…

Updated Oct. 21 with email from principal on investigation into the incident – Earlier this week, Kirkwood High School families and community members…

The St. Louis County Library will explore the disappearance of African-American sites in the region at a presentation tonight.The panel discussion is the…

When a black student tells a white principal in a predominantly white school that another student’s behavior is racist, how should the principal…

Updated Sept. 29 with a statement from Jeffrey Uslip — The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis will not remove Kelley Walker’s controversial artwork from…