Civil Rights

A new poll shows gay marriage has seen a sharp jump in support among Illinois voters.The poll by Southern Illinois University's Simon Public Policy…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 23, 2012 - Gay-rights activists have announced that Creve Coeur has become the fifth city in St.…

St. Louis is freeing up $1 million dollars to fund repairs to a historic north side neighborhood damaged in last year’s New Years Eve tornado.The storm…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 3, 2011 - "Who the hell is Diane Nash?"That's what a furious Bobby Kennedy wanted to know when he…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-954088.mp3On Wednesday, students at the City Academy, a private school in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 17, 2011 - Imagine the 2008 presidential campaign as a Hollywood production. Barack Obama was…

Bobby Norfolk was driving somewhere in 2009 when NPR's Fresh Air stopped him in his tracks. He remembers the interview with author Larry Tye as "the most…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 31, 2010 - We've all heard about the controversy of Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor rally, which…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 4, 2010 - A century after the Civil War, 19-year-old Chris Hexter of St. Louis joined an army of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 21, 2010 - Much is made of the civil-rights movement in northern cities like New York, Chicago…