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Cori Bush is about to make history at the ballot box in November while setting her eyes to be the first Black female to Serve in U.S. Missouri Congress 1st District. Bernie Sanders was thrilled that Cori Bush had won the 2020 Primary for U.S. House District 1 and said: “She is a true progressive …
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The Ferguson Police Department allowed artists Linton Lovelock and Phil Berwick to paint a mural on boarded-up windows on the police department building in June of 2020. The mural reads “One Nation” and “We Hear You” at the bottom of the portrait. The boards were on the windows for protection against protesters for George Floyd, …
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A George Floyd portrait painted by Ben Angelly was vandalized in University City. It was discovered on Sunday, July 19, 2020. Artist Ben Angelly worked hard and took off work for a few days without pay to paint the portrait to honor George Floyd. He wanted to contribute something with meaning and he succeeded. Everyone …
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7.19.2020 Update – Business owners along Washington Ave. in Downtown St. Louis had windows and doors boarded up a few weeks ago in case of looting due to the civil unrest with the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police Officer. All the boards and sheets of plywood have been removed from the doors …
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Protesters now occupy St. Louis City Hall vowing to have a presence 24/7 until Mayor Lyda Krewson resigns. Some followers of ExpectUs and Action St. Louis were there among others that just wanted to join in and see justice served to Krewson who endangered constituents by giving out names and addresses of people who wrote …
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Reverend Darryl Gray protested with ExpectUs to stand up against police brutality in the Central West End neighborhood on July 3 in St. Louis. His cadence kept us inspired to go that extra mile as we marched about two miles down Kings Highway towards Highway 64/40. Attorney’s Mark and Patricia McCloskey called us protesters thugs …
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The Black Lives Matter protest for George Floyd began at the steps of St. Louis City Hall on June 7th. The organizers explained in detail what the protest stood for and voiced their demands to the crowd. Protesters’ Speech at St. Louis City Hall The reason we planned this protest is because we are tired, …
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Close The Workhouse Speech was eloquently done by a 21 year old gentleman from East St. Louis, Thursday, June 18th in the middle of Hall Street. CLOSE THE WORKHOUSE in St. Louis has become a popular phrase and an ongoing endeavor with ExpectUs and other protesters. The Workhouse is inhumane and cost millions to keep …
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Juneteenth was a block party with lots of dancing and fun Friday evening in front of St. Louis City Hall on Tucker Boulevard in Downtown St. Louis. The stereo speakers used were hauled in on a flatbed that filled city streets with music for the first time in a long time. Juneteenth is a holiday …
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Cori Bush and other community activists protested to have the Workhouse closed down permanently. This is the dreadful jail that holds presumed-innocent people before a trial, people who are unable to pay for bail after getting arrested. This is unconstitutional. The citizens jailed at the workhouse consist of mostly black folk and/or the poor. The …
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