Sylvester Brown

Sylvester Brown Jr. has released a story collection, "White Castles With Jesus & Uncle Ray At The Used Tire Shop." He discussed it and his long career in St. Louis journalism, including his tenure at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, on St. Louis on the Air.

Seven years ago, writer and community activist Sylvester Brown founded the Sweet Potato Project in north St. Louis to promote urban farming and provide…

To have a conversation, someone must listen. NPR journalist Michel Martin says that will be her role Thursday as she moderates a public discussion in…

Sweet potatoes planted by St. Louis teens now have their own plot in the Missouri Botanical Garden.Young members of an effort called the Sweet Potato…

Being an entrepreneur takes more than just having what you think is a “good product.” It takes marketing, development, being social, and most importantly,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 13, 2012 - With developer Paul McKee now adding a two-year option on the former Pruitt-Igoe…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 10, 2011 - The site was bounded by Cass Avenue on the north, North Jefferson Avenue on the west,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 24, 2009 - When columnist Sylvester Brown and the Post-Dispatch parted company in April, the two…