Black Lives Matter

Hours after someone defaced a remembrance of Breonna Taylor at the St. Louis University clock tower, a group of students presented a list of 11 demands to SLU officials calling for the university to better support students, faculty and workers of color. They want SLU to provide more mental health resources, disarm campus police and fund diverse and inclusive events.

Officials are reviewing the citations and the police department's evidence. "It's now incumbent on the city counselor to decide whether or not to charge these people," the city counselor said.

If you’ve followed the scores of Black Lives Matter protests that have filled St. Louis-area streets for nearly two months, you’ve likely seen their work in your social media feeds.Citizen journalists have livestreamed or live-tweeted nearly every demonstration following the police killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville this spring. Most have no formal journalism training and no newsroom team or subscriber base supporting them. But many people in the region’s Black community consider them credible news sources.

Former Democratic Secretary of State Jason Kander is the latest guest on Politically Speaking, where he talked about his efforts with the Veterans…

Suriyya Lawrence really wants to be a police officer.But the 17-year-old rising high school senior from Jennings has been getting more doubtful looks and…

Updated at 10:30 a.m. July 7 with a video released by Florissant PoliceFlorissant police arrested 17 demonstrators Sunday night outside their headquarters…

Tiana Bojorquez has spent much of the past several weeks thinking about how she can capture what's going on in the streets on a special canvas.On…

The Archdiocese of St. Louis released a statement Sunday responding to calls to remove the Forest Park statue of King Louis IX, the namesake of the city…

Protesters against police brutality again took to the streets near the Florissant Police Department on Saturday, as tensions again flared between…

Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the Belleville News-Democrat.Organizers of a Black Lives Matter protest march set to begin at…