Fannie Lou Hamer Coalition

St. Louis County Council member Hazel Erby speaks to reporters after an emergency council meeting Monday night.

Hazel Erby, A Towering Figure In St. Louis County Politics, Dies At 75

Jason Rosenbaum

Erby was the first Black woman to be a member of the St. Louis County Council — and a political leader after Michael Brown's shooting death in Ferguson.

On April 22, 2019, St. Louis County Councilwoman Hazel Erby, D-University City and other black political leaders announced their position on the NAACP's endorsement for the city-county merger. The same day they called for John Gaskin III to resign as pres

Government, Politics & Issues

Leaders Call For Resignation of St. Louis County NAACP President, Unite STL Criticizes Those Calls

Chad Davis

Updated 7:45 a.m., April 23, with comment from a Unite STL spokesperson — More than 30 African American political leaders from the St. Louis metro area…

Members of the Fannie Lou Hamer Democratic Coalition stand with businessman Mark Mantovani, in back, at an endorsement event on May 5, 2018.

Government, Politics & Issues

Coalition of African-American officials in St. Louis County backs Mantovani

Jo Mannies

Several dozen Democratic African-American officials in St. Louis County are endorsing businessman Mark Mantovani for county executive — and opposing…

African-American elected officials announce that they endorse Rick Stream, a Republican, for St. Louis County Executive. 10/1/14

Government, Politics & Issues

Coalition of Black Democratic Officials Endorses Republican Stream For County Executive

Jo Mannies

For some in both camps, the decision of a group of African-American Democratic officials to endorse Republican Rick Stream for county executive boils down…

Arts

A conversation about Freedom Summer with a St. Louisan who was there

Mary Delach Leonard

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…