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Almost three years have passed since Charles "Cookie" Thornton opened fire on the Kirkwood City Council in an attack that ultimately left six dead. Since then, the community has reached no consensus on why Thornton, a lifetime resident of the black enclave of Meacham Park, killed white city officials, no consensus on whether Kirkwood has a race problem and no consensus on how to resolve warring perceptions. (File photo of vigil by Kristen diFate)
In 2007, Mayor Mike Swoboda delivered a candid warning to the Kirkwood Ministerial Alliance: Meacham Park, the city's mostly black neighborhood, was on the verge of exploding. Several ministers responded, but their work didn't prevent the 2008 shootings at City Hall. In the aftermath, several churches have been working hard to close Kirkwood's racial divide.
On the 30th anniversary of the Organization for Black Struggle, Montague Simmons became the group's chair, succeeding Jamala Rogers. Simmons' friends say he's just right for the role: He knows how to reach younger people and to focus attention on issues, such as racial profiling, that continue to plague the black community. (Photo by Raquita Henderson of Pinxit Photography)
Recently, Attorney General Chris Koster released his 10th annual report on "driving while black." The latest statistics show an increasing disparity in traffic stops of blacks and whites. Last night, noted local criminologist Richard Rosenfeld helped lead a discussion of what police departments and citizens can do to reduce this disparity.
Race, frankly
In St. Louis, race affects politics, the economy, personal relationships, education – virtually every important aspect of community life. Yet it’s difficult to talk honestly and productively about race. In Race, Frankly, the Beacon invites you to look at race with fresh eyes. It’s a new day nationally, and in St. Louis, it’s time.
St. Louis History in Black and White
St. Louis Public Radio has compiled St. Louis on the Air episodes relating to race in St. Louis history. Listen to episodes featuring Dred Scott, sundown towns, Pruitt-Igoe and more.Kirkwood's Journey
This is a series on Kirkwoodians' efforts to understand how race affects their city and what role it might have played in the City Hall shootings two years ago. Read stories about Kirkwood's Journey . The series is part of the Beacon's Race, Frankly project.
Race. Are we so different?
In January 2010, the Missouri History Museum welcomed the special exhibition RACE: Are We So Different? Organized by the Science Museum of Minnesota, the exhibition explores the science of human variation, the history of the idea of race and the contemporary experience of race and racism in the United States.
In preparation for the exhibition, the Missouri History Museum, in conjunction with the St. Louis Beacon and KETC/Channel 9, presented monthly programs and content addressing issues related to race in the region and nation-wide.
Traces of the trade
Video by Kristen Hare
On Friday, Sept. 18, people gathered at the Missouri History Museum to see a screening of the Emmy-nominated documentary "Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North." Director and producer Katrina Browne was there, as were many from the community with whom we spoke about the film and it's message. See a larger version of the video .
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A decade after the 'Amerithrax' attacks, is the nation better prepared?
Beacon Washington correspondent Robert Koenig looks at 10 years since the anthrax attacks just after Sept. 11, 2001. Two parts.
Voices
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M.W. Guzy takes a sighting of Baton Bob in a Super Bowl crowd to reflect on St. Louis and the Rams.
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Doug Williams says the proposed consent decree before the U.S. district court here may not be perfect, but it's the best way to move forward to stop the costs of inadquate waste- and storm-water systems.
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M.W. Guzy fears his daughters' affection for trash TV might have been genetically inherited, as he finds himself drawn to the anybody-but-Mitt show, playing on a loop on cable "news' channels.
Beacon Roundtable
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In this week's Beacon Roundtable, Dick Weiss, Jason Rosenbaum, Jo Mannies, Robert Joiner and Dale Singer sit down to talk about the Missouri primary and redistricting, the controversy around…
Beacon Blog
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General manager Nicole Hollway is back to the Beacon blog and she's trying to piece together what social media is and means to people.
On chess
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Ben Finegold says recent moves by Lindenwood and Webster universities have positioned the region to be the chess capita of the United States.
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Barroom Conversations
The Beacon's nationally recognized Barroom Conversations program on race, class and other issues that divide will be held on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at 7:30 PM discussing Education and Class. RSVP on Facebook and invite your friends! We'll pick up where we left off at Six Row Brewing Co., 3690 Forest Park Avenue at Spring. We look forward to seeing you again!
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