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NAACP

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Missouri State Band Reignites Debate Over "Dixie"

    Image via"Dixie" came out of blackface minstrel shows in the mid-19th Century.​The song "Dixie" was born from the blackface minstrel shows of the mid-19th century. The lyrics take the perspective, and exaggerated dialect, of a free slave who aches to return to his days of plantation bondage. The f ... More >>

  • News

    September 22, 2011

    Suicide, or murder: Dominick Wilson's mother demands answers

    Image via"Dixie" came out of blackface minstrel shows in the mid-19th Century.​The song "Dixie" was born from the blackface minstrel shows of the mid-19th century. The lyrics take the perspective, and exaggerated dialect, of a free slave who aches to return to his days of plantation bondage. The f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Dominick Wilson: Mom, NAACP Question Hanging Death

    John H. Tucker​In the early morning hours of March 11, 2010, a Hazelwood couple noticed a strange figure from the back window of their apartment. It seemed to be perched on the jungle gym of Little White Birch Park. But at some point, it became clear they were looking at a body. A dead body, s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Peter Kinder: This Weekend, You Can Meet Him in St. Louis

    Peter Kinder is making his first public appearance in St. Louis this weekend -- but we expect he'll be avoiding Verlin's (and the entire Metro East).​Embattled Lt. Governor Peter Kinder -- suddenly more famous for his brief appearance at a bar known for its pantsless parties and alleged wooing of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Gavin DeGraw And The Five Best Reasons To Cancel A Tour

    ​Earlier this week, Gavin DeGraw was hospitalized after he was attacked during a walk home from his club in New York City, and, while staggering away, bleeding, was hit by a taxi cab. He canceled several upcoming shows, and for that we don't blame him at all. But on the grand scale, where King ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Is Photo ID Amendment Bigoted Enough to Drive Missouri Republicans to the Polls?

    It's me, McLovin. Can I vote now, please?​Frankly, we here at Daily RFT are a little disappointed. We'd expected something juicier.Usually when Missouri's Republican-controlled Legislature rolls out a proposed constitutional amendment, it's something outrageously bigoted. Something that they hope ... 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

    October 22, 2010

    Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder Turns Tables on Charges vs. Tea Party, True Racist Outfit is NPR

    Kinder: Tweets gone wild.​As you may be aware, the NAACP came out this week with a report connecting the Tea Party to fringe racist movements. As you can imagine, the Tea Party rejects the racist allegations. Now, one of Missouri's biggest Tea Party cheerleaders, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, is turning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    KKK-Recruiting Union Official Booted from Federally-Funded Job Site

    An officer with a local union has been booted from a federally-funded work site -- for passing out KKK propaganda on the job.Recruiting for the KKK can get you fired.​The man, an officer with the Local 53 chapter of the Laborers International Union of North America, has not been named. But Adolphu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Great Writers on St. Louis, Part 4

    This week's Riverfront Times explores our city's literary history. Check back throughout the week for online-only maps and articles supplementing this week's cover story. Let's not forget the east side. Library of CongressW.E.B. DuBois​After the 1917 race riots in East St. Louis, the NAACP ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Union Leader Recruited for KKK on Job Site, NAACP Says

    A board member for a local union has been distributing promotional material for the KKK on a St. Louis County job site, officials with the Missouri State Conference of the NAACP alleged this morning.One T-shirt featured on www.kkk.com​Adolphus Pruitt, the NAACP's vice chair for legal redress, tell ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    NAACP Sides with St. Louis County Police

    ​The Post-Dispatch has an interesting piece today about the local NAACP backing St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch in his desire to consolidate some of the county's 65 policing agencies. In a public letter this week the civil rights group stated:

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    St. Louis Has Third-Worst Ranking for Black Employment

    ​The Economic Policy Institute yesterday released a study looking at unemployment rates by race in America. The institute ranked St. Louis as having the third-highest unemployment rate for African-Americans with 17.3 percent of local black residents without work in 2009 compared to 8.4 percent of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    The Next Solution For St. Louis' Crime Problem? Prayer.

    Image sourceThe power of Christ compels you!​Last week the city's homicide count eclipsed the half-century mark. This week multiple random acts of violence and a Wild West-style shootout struck St. Louis County. It's enough to make a God-fearing man throw up his hands and say, "Heaven help us."Unf ... More >>

  • News

    May 5, 2010

    RFT readers debate Teabonics and speculate on splinters at the City Museum

    Image sourceThe power of Christ compels you!​Last week the city's homicide count eclipsed the half-century mark. This week multiple random acts of violence and a Wild West-style shootout struck St. Louis County. It's enough to make a God-fearing man throw up his hands and say, "Heaven help us."Unf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    County Republicans Desperate for Black Leader, Turn to Controversial Chris Arps

    move-on-up.orgChris Arps​The St. Louis Area Young Republicans are hosting their April meeting tonight with guest speaker Chris Arps. Arps was also the guest speaker a couple weeks back out in west county when the Wild Horse Township Republicans invited him to speak to their group. So who is Arps a ... More >>

  • Film

    December 9, 2009

    Whitewash: Some fairy tale! Disney's first black princess can't escape the ghetto.

    move-on-up.orgChris Arps​The St. Louis Area Young Republicans are hosting their April meeting tonight with guest speaker Chris Arps. Arps was also the guest speaker a couple weeks back out in west county when the Wild Horse Township Republicans invited him to speak to their group. So who is Arps a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Fifteen Years For Cutting In Line At Wal-mart....Does Race Have a Place in Kennett Dispute?

    A 24-year-old woman from Kennett, Missouri, is slated to go on trial tomorrow for alleged crimes stemming from a bizarre-o incident at Wal-mart more than two years ago. The Associated Press reports that Heather Ellis faces fifteen years behind bars for assaulting police officers and resisting a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Why the Rams Shouldn't Sell to Rush Limbaugh

    ​Post-Dispatch sports columnist Bryan Burwell lays out a convincing argument today why the Rams and the NFL should steer clear of Rush Limbaugh -- who stated Monday that he wants to buy the St. Louis football team. Among Burwell's arguments are these quotes that the columnist attributes direc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Kenneth Gladney: Tea Party Zero

    Kenneth Gladney​Shhh! Don't tell Kenneth Gladney's attorney -- David Brown -- the news. He and his client are likely to get so angry they might hold a protest right outside the doors of the Riverfront Times. But, hey, it's not our fault. Like our favorite television network, all we do is report th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    This Week's Bumper Crop of Ass Clowns

    ​So many Ass Clowns this week. So little time. You know how to play: Vote for the local newsmaker you think made the biggest idiot of themselves this week. And the nominees...1. Kenneth Gladney: Gladney is the man whose attorney David Brown says was selling flags at a health care forum last month ... More >>

  • Music

    May 20, 2009

    Last Call?: East St. Louis nightclubs under siege

    ​So many Ass Clowns this week. So little time. You know how to play: Vote for the local newsmaker you think made the biggest idiot of themselves this week. And the nominees...1. Kenneth Gladney: Gladney is the man whose attorney David Brown says was selling flags at a health care forum last month ... More >>

  • Film

    October 15, 2008

    Buzz Kill: The Secret Life of Bees is all honey, no sting

    ​So many Ass Clowns this week. So little time. You know how to play: Vote for the local newsmaker you think made the biggest idiot of themselves this week. And the nominees...1. Kenneth Gladney: Gladney is the man whose attorney David Brown says was selling flags at a health care forum last month ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2008

    Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: Luther Vandross, “A House is Not a Home”

    ​So many Ass Clowns this week. So little time. You know how to play: Vote for the local newsmaker you think made the biggest idiot of themselves this week. And the nominees...1. Kenneth Gladney: Gladney is the man whose attorney David Brown says was selling flags at a health care forum last month ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 26, 2007

    Boyz n the Theater

    ​So many Ass Clowns this week. So little time. You know how to play: Vote for the local newsmaker you think made the biggest idiot of themselves this week. And the nominees...1. Kenneth Gladney: Gladney is the man whose attorney David Brown says was selling flags at a health care forum last month ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2007

    Press Release of the Day

    ​So many Ass Clowns this week. So little time. You know how to play: Vote for the local newsmaker you think made the biggest idiot of themselves this week. And the nominees...1. Kenneth Gladney: Gladney is the man whose attorney David Brown says was selling flags at a health care forum last month ... More >>

  • News

    August 8, 2007

    Vanity's Fair

    What's wrong with some surname pride?

  • News

    July 25, 2007

    Justice Denied

    Jellyman asks for an update on the pension Prince Joe never got.

  • News

    April 18, 2007

    Tony La Russa and the Double Standard

    Why didn't the Cardinals skipper take more heat for his DUI?

  • News

    April 11, 2007

    Tuskegee Airman Lewis Lynch: An appreciation.

    The lasting legacy of a native son.

  • News

    April 4, 2007

    Is baseball a thing of the past in the black community?

    Joe thinks so.

  • News

    April 4, 2007

    The Mystery of Lloyd Gaines

    A St. Louis civil-rights pioneer vanished without a trace almost 70 years ago. Now, the NAACP wants the feds to find him.

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2007

    Lewis John Lynch: The Legacy of an Airman

    A St. Louis civil-rights pioneer vanished without a trace almost 70 years ago. Now, the NAACP wants the feds to find him.

  • News

    January 10, 2007

    Dear Memphis: Joe would like his idea back.

    Week of January 11, 2007

  • Film

    August 23, 2006

    About a Boi

    OutKasts Depression-era hip-hop musical has a loving respect for the old South.

  • News

    June 7, 2006

    Llama Llatte

    Unreal shares our coffee with a posse of camels, finds out if a fitness guru is truly "lovin' it" and gets competitive with Howie Mandel

  • News

    April 12, 2006

    Ask a Negro Leaguer Column

    Week of April 13, 2006

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2005

    Social Change

    And civil rights

  • News

    March 17, 2004

    The Kings of Kingshighway

    The Roberts brothers fight to bring back life to north St. Louis

  • News

    August 6, 2003

    You Don't Know Dick

    St. Louisans, take some civic pride in Nelly-sanctioned model searches, fire-loving artists, Vespa-ridin' cops and one really underwhelming presidential campaign

  • News

    February 19, 2003

    Who's Afraid of Anthony Shahid?

    He's a hero to some, a pain to others. Either way, he makes people very nervous.

  • News

    April 18, 2001

    The Fire Down Below

    For more than three decades, Eric Vickers has been lighting brushfires, crusading against the racism he sees around him. Now, the civil-rights lawyer and activist finds himself burned.

  • News

    May 3, 2000

    New Scout Motto: Be Prepared For Bigotry

    For more than three decades, Eric Vickers has been lighting brushfires, crusading against the racism he sees around him. Now, the civil-rights lawyer and activist finds himself burned.

  • News

    January 19, 2000

    PRESENTING GEORGE W. ASHCROFT

    South Carolina's favorite Missourian blesses the Bush

  • News

    October 13, 1999

    POPE-ASHCROFT HOLY WAR

    Fresh from alienating black voters over the Ronnie White fiasco, will Sen. John Ashcroft take on Catholics in his drive to defeat Senate rival Gov. Mel Carnahan?

  • News

    August 11, 1999

    WHITE NOISE

    The appointment of a senior executive of the discrimination-claim-plagued Adam's Mark chain to a leadership position in the St. Louis County NAACP stirs outrage

  • News

    March 17, 1999

    Short Cuts

    The appointment of a senior executive of the discrimination-claim-plagued Adam's Mark chain to a leadership position in the St. Louis County NAACP stirs outrage

  • News

    February 17, 1999

    News Real

    The appointment of a senior executive of the discrimination-claim-plagued Adam's Mark chain to a leadership position in the St. Louis County NAACP stirs outrage

  • News

    January 27, 1999

    The End of the Line for St. Louis Schools

    Why a "yes" vote on Tuesday is more important than you might think

  • News

    January 6, 1999

    The End of Deseg As We Know It

    City schools face an uncertain future -- a crucial court settlement, a Feb. 2 sales-tax vote, a teachers' union opposed to the tax, accreditation tests this spring and the prospect of a state takeover. It could be a school year from hell.

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