St. Louis American

The St. Louis American is a weekly publication that caters to the African-American community in St. Louis, Missouri. It was first published in March 1928. In 1930, the newspaper launched a campaign called "Buy Where You Can Work." In 1981, Donald Suggs and two other investors acquired most of the shares of the newspaper, and by 1984, Suggs became the main stockholder and publisher.

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Pacers pound Thunder, force Game 7

1 week ago | stlamerican.com | Alvin Reid

The underdog Indiana Pacers turned a dazzling first-half performance into a 108-91 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night to force a NBA Finals Game 7 on Sunday night. The Thunder will return home to host the game after being held to a season-low in points during Game 6. Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton fought through a calf strain to play in the pivotal contest and chipped in 14 points and five assists.
Delmar Maker storms back to business

1 week ago | stlamerican.com | Alvin Reid

Steve Ewing, founder of Steve’s Hot Dogs, was driving east from downtown toward his restaurant in the Delmar Maker District on afternoon of May 16, 2025. By the time the usually short trek had ended, parts of the St. Louis area had been slammed by a tornado that left catastrophic damage totaling at least $1.6 billion. “I was trying to make my way back,” Ewing said during the Build Back the Block tornado relief concert Tuesday evening at the Maker District at Delmar and Union.
Myles Rowe in a fast lane toward IndyCar series

1 week ago | stlamerican.com | Alvin Reid

Myles Rowe is a rising star with Indy NXT, the developmental racing series that often produces the newest IndyCar competitors. Rowe took a major step toward becoming the third Black driver to compete the Indianapolis 500 when he finished second in the St. Louis Grand Prix on Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway. Rowe’s driving skills and intelligence were essential as he maneuvered his No. 99 car from fourth on the grid at the race’s start to a second-place finish.
Medicaid cuts would injure Missouri’s health

1 week ago | stlamerican.com | Alvin Reid

According to a study by Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the House-approved bill dramatically cutting Medicaid funding now being debated by the Senate would have a cataclysmic impact on American healthcare. Analysis concludes that hospitals would lose $321 billion in spending from the reconciliation process, physicians would face an $81 billion cut, and spending on prescription drugs would decline by $191 billion from 2025 to 2034.
City residents file suit against state control over SLMPD

1 week ago | stlamerican.com | Ashley Winters

St. Louis resident Jamala Rogers and Mike Milton are challenging Missouri’s legislative attempt to usurp control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) through House Bill 495. In a lawsuit filed on their behalf by ArchCity Defenders, Rogers and Milton maintain that the law violates the Missouri Constitution by imposing special legislation on a single jurisdiction and by levying an unfunded mandate against St. Louis City taxpayers.
Stephanie Boykin helps keep retired educators in classrooms

1 week ago | stlamerican.com | Annelise Hanshaw

Missouri lawmakers have extended a rule allowing retired teachers to serve as substitutes without losing their retirement allowance. This measure is part of efforts to fill classrooms during a statewide teacher shortage. The state legislature first took notice of the issue in 2022, when the COVID-19 pandemic chiseled away at the teacher workforce. They passed a law that, among other provisions, encouraged retirees to become substitutes and set an expiration date of June 2025.
Fight learning loss this summer

1 week ago | stlamerican.com | Julianne Malveaux

When schools break for summer millions of students are disengaged from learning and experience significant learning loss. In math, they may lose as many as three months’ worth of learning, which means when they come back to school in late August or early September, they are back to March in terms of their knowledge base.
Missouri among nation’s worst in children’s health

1 week ago | stlamerican.com | Clara Bates

Missouri ranked in the bottom third of all states for children’s health, according to a report released Monday — due in part to a high rate of child and teen deaths. The annual Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which used data from 2023, evaluated all states on four metrics of child well-being: health, economic well-being, education, and family and community.
Coco mixes a Grand Slam hit at French Open

1 week ago | stlamerican.com | Alvin Reid

If you want to quickly catch my interest in an event, say “it happened 20 years ago today,” or something similar. Historic context in sports is based on final scores, great performances, and unfathomable upsets. When you add, “it occurred on the anniversary of,” it takes on additional meaning.
Spark of life

2 weeks ago | stlamerican.com | Alvin Reid

The Missouri Foundation For Health (MFH) recognized the five inaugural recipients of The Spark Prize on Wednesday June 11 during the foundation’s 25th anniversary commemoration.