Cori Bush Sets Eyes to be First Black Female to Serve in Missouri Congress

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 …

Breonna Taylor painting by Ben Angelly

Artist Ben Angelly painted a beautiful portrait of Breonna Taylor on July 26 and on July 28 on Delmar Blvd. in the Delmar Loop neighborhood in University City. Instagram @Angelly701 Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old African-American emergency medical technician, was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police Department officers Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove on …

George Floyd Portrait Vandalized in University City

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 …

Protesters Occupy St. Louis City Hall until Mayor Krewson Resigns

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 …

Reverend Darryl Gray Fighting For Our Rights in CWE, St. Louis

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 …

Protester’s Talk Demands at St. Louis City Hall

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, …

Close The Workhouse Speech by 21 year old from E. St. Louis

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 …

Cori Bush Protests Workhouse Jail to “SHUT IT DOWN” Permanently

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 …

People Love the Art along Delmar Loop

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 Katie, of course are part of the …

Cori Bush Protests Delmar Divide in University City

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. There is no peace when we have …