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Jamilah Nasheed

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    January 3, 2012

    Jamilah Nasheed Is Running For State Senate

    ​Today state Representative Jamilah Nasheed, subject of our August feature story Just Who Does Jamilah Nasheed Think She Is?, announced that she is running for the state Senate seat currently held by Robin Wright-Jones. Nasheed, who is in the middle of her third term in the state House, immediat ... More >>

  • News

    December 29, 2011

    The 2011 Unreal News Challenge

    ​Today state Representative Jamilah Nasheed, subject of our August feature story Just Who Does Jamilah Nasheed Think She Is?, announced that she is running for the state Senate seat currently held by Robin Wright-Jones. Nasheed, who is in the middle of her third term in the state House, immediat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Mississippi River Bridge Project Employment Disparity Stings for African American Community Hit Hard By Recession

    "I myself don't choose to be a third generation welfare mother. I want to work in the field that I'm trained in," says Dent.​Tiama Dent is a single mother of two children and a graduate of the Illinois Department of Transportation's Highway Construction Preparatory Training program. The eight-w ... More >>

  • News

    August 18, 2011

    Let the Dems keep hating: Jamilah Nasheed could pull off the political coup of the century

    "I myself don't choose to be a third generation welfare mother. I want to work in the field that I'm trained in," says Dent.​Tiama Dent is a single mother of two children and a graduate of the Illinois Department of Transportation's Highway Construction Preparatory Training program. The eight-w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Race Trumps Politics in Missouri Redistricting

    Nasheed: Black before Democrat.​Yesterday the Missouri Legislature overrode Governor Jay Nixon's veto of a redistricting map that eliminates the district of Democratic Congressman Russ Carnahan. In securing the override, the Republican-controlled Legislature needed the votes of four Democrats. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Comment of the Day: Is It Okay For Blacks to Have Race-Based Agenda?

    Today's comment comes in a response to a post about how four black Missouri legislators lined up with Republicans to override Governor Jay Nixon's veto of the state's new congressional districts. In voting with the Republicans, the four Democratic defectors ensured that the districts of Missouri's t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Citizens For a Stronger St. Louis: Pro-Tax Group Spent $417K

    Rex Sinquefield: Billionaire spent $11 million, apparently to help a few Dems make a quick buck.​Rex Sinquefield may have been hoping to kickstart a discussion about whether the city's earnings tax is a good thing -- a discussion Mayor Francis Slay has indicated he's willing to have. But in the me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    State Senator Accused of Threatening Missouri Rep. During Lil' Wayne Concert

    Todd OwyoungUmm, security? Can you tell those women in the Ameren suite to shut up?​Given his prior gun and drug arrests, one would think that rapper Lil' Wayne would have provided the crowd at Scottrade Center with all the gangsta theatrics they could handle during his jam-packed concert last nig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    AUDIO: Maria Chapelle-Nadal Is "Off the Plantation" Not a "House Slave"

    Chapelle-Nadal: Do I sound crazy? I don't sound crazy. No, not at all.​So, if you haven't heard by now, State Senator Maria Chapelle-Nadal earned the ire of many of her fellow elected officials on Tuesday when she compared them to "house slaves" during an interview on WGNU. Chapelle-Nadal made the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Mayor Francis Slay Testifying Today for Local Control of St. Louis Police

    ​St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay is slated to testify this afternoon in Jefferson City in support of local control for the St. Louis police department. Slay will speak around 2:30 p.m. in the Senate lounge regarding HB 71, a bill sponsored by state rep Jamilah Nasheed (D - St. Louis) that would chang ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Non-Racist St. Louis Tea Party Has Odd Way of Showing It

    The handiwork of St. Louis Tea Party lobbyist Gary Wiegert's has been described as "race-baiting" -- and that's a Republican who said that.​We know. We know. Despite the findings of the NAACP and the curious links between its better-known mouthpieces and hate groups, the Tea Party is not a racist ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    "Race Baiting" Video Suggests Black Panthers Behind Effort for Local Control of Police

    Danger alert! Black radicals will control St. Louis police department!!!​The St. Louis Tea Party and a former president of the St. Louis Police Officers Association have sunk to new lows in their attempts to thwart an effort to restore local control of the St. Louis police department. Last Thursda ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    State Rep: St. Louis Gangs at War! Police: No They're Not. Shut Up.

    Following a bloody weekend that left several north city residents dead, State Rep. Jamilah Nasheed (D - North St. Louis) says St. Louis gangs are at war and she wants the police to exert all their energy in quelling the violence. Nasheed tells KMOX that she's heard that gangs controlling the the 440 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    State Legislators Shoot Down Bill for Local Control of St. Louis Police

    Mr. Bill: House Bill 1601​The Missouri House today voted 63-86 to defeat defeat a bill that would have placed the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under control of city hall. As it stands now, the police department is controlled by a board of commissioners selected by the governor. Tod ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    Bill for Local Control of St. Louis Police Clears Committee

    The St. Louis police have been under state control since cops looked like this, a.k.a. the Civil War.​One down, one to go. A bill that would turn oversight of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to city officials cleared a contentious committee meeting yesterday in the Missouri House. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Mayor Francis Slay, Others, Testify to Lawmakers on Local Control of St. Louis Police

    Da' Mare: Francis Slay​Mayor Francis Slay reiterated his case for local control of the St. Louis police department yesterday.Speaking last night to the House Special Committee on Urban Issues in Jefferson City, Slay told lawmakers that the system in place since the Civil War -- in which the gover ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    Emergency Funding For Metro Clears One Hurdle, Faces More

    The Missouri House this week approved spending $12 million in federal stimulus funds to alleviate budget cuts at cash strapped Metro. The bill (H.B. 22) -- part of a larger stimulus measure -- was defeated once in the House before passing on Monday. It now faces an uncertain battle in the Senate. It ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2007

    Tax Credit Update

    The Missouri House this week approved spending $12 million in federal stimulus funds to alleviate budget cuts at cash strapped Metro. The bill (H.B. 22) -- part of a larger stimulus measure -- was defeated once in the House before passing on Monday. It now faces an uncertain battle in the Senate. It ... More >>

  • News

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  • News

    June 2, 2004

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  • News

    March 17, 2004

    The Kings of Kingshighway

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