5 / 5 ( 5 votes ) The Juneteenth celebration, organized by ExpectUs, had hundreds of people dancing on Tucker Boulevard Friday in front of St. Louis City Hall. The event started around 5 PM and ended a bit after 7 PM. In this video they were dancing on the paint that spelled out REPARATIONS […]
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Juneteenth: Speech then Dancing in front of St. Louis City Hall on Tucker Blvd.
5 / 5 ( 5 votes ) Juneteenth, organized by ExpectUS, had a lots of speakers and lots of dancing during the day that ran into evening on Tucker Boulevard in front of St. Louis City Hall. South Tucker Blvd. and Market Street were completely blocked off by barricades and guarded by police. This created […]
Juneteenth: Cori Bush Speaks Emancipation, Slavery at St. Louis City Hall
5 / 5 ( 5 votes ) During the Juneteenth celebration Cori Bush, candidate for US Congress 1st District, gave s a powerful speech on the Emancipation Proclamation and slavery at St. Louis City Hall. Mrs. Bush said, “Every single strike, every single strike that one of our ancestors took. I am saying our ancestors […]
Juneteenth: Dancing in the Streets in Downtown St. Louis
Cori Bush Protests Workhouse Jail to “SHUT IT DOWN” Permanently
5 / 5 ( 5 votes ) 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 […]
People Love the Art along Delmar Loop in University City
5 / 5 ( 4 votes ) Artists react by painting boarded up windows along The Delmar Loop and now locals show their appreciation with accolades and verbal kudos in a live survey recorded on video as we talked with people while walking through The Loop in University City. Artist _stutisinha said, ” Me and […]
Cori Bush Protests Delmar Divide in University City
5 / 5 ( 4 votes ) Cori Bush, candidate for Missouri Congress, gave a very powerful and touching speech about the Delmar Divide in the parking lot of the former Cicero’s before marching down Delmar Blvd. in University City. Cori said, “There is no peace when black bodies are being murdered everyday by police. […]
Artists Paint Boarded Up Windows Along Delmar Loop in University City
George Floyd Painting by Ben Angelly Along Delmar Loop in University City
Protesters only saw National Guard at Florissant Police Department
5 / 5 ( 4 votes ) Protesters and the six National Guardsmen were the only ones in the area during a protest against police violence Tuesday night at the Florissant Police Department. The National Guardsmen were behind a fence on the property where the Police Department sits. Lindbergh Boulevard was blocked both ways so […]
Cori Bush Speaks at Protest Against Police Brutality at St. Louis City Hall
5 / 5 ( 4 votes ) Cori Bush rallied with thousands of protesters against police brutality at the St. Louis City Hall before marching to the Metropolitan Police Department on Olive Street. Mrs. Bush’s speech covered her experiences as a protester from Michael Brown, killed in 2014 by a Ferguson police officer to the […]
Protesters March against Police Brutality in St. Charles, MO
5 / 5 ( 2 votes ) At least 2000 protesters marched down Main Street in St. Charles yesterday in memory of George Floyd who was killed by Minneapolis police. The protesters yelled in perfect cadence with popular phrases like: “Black Live Matter,” “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot,” “No Justice, No Peace.” St. Charles police contacted March […]