Leslie Gill is the 2026 Salute to Excellence in Business Nonprofit Executive of the Year Award honoree 'There are so many women who are one missed car payment away from being homeless...' 🖋 Sylvester Brown, Jr. 📸 Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American

'Anias Futrell is named the OVC Player of the Week' 🖋 Earl Austin Jr. | The St. Louis American 📸 Photo courtesy of Lindenwood University Athletics #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #AniasFutrell #Lindenwood #OVC

'Rene Knott named Lift for Life Gym executive director' 🖋 St. Louis American staff 📸 Courtesy photo #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #peopleonthemove #ReneKnott #LiftForLifeGym #STLNonprofit

'Sites and Sounds: St. Louis American Calendar' 🖋 St. Louis American staff 📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #stlevents #thingstodoinstl

The St. Louis Police Department is taking a page from the growing police state created by Trump and his MAGA monster... 'Police behavior is the best case for local control' 🖋 Jamala Rogers | The St. Louis American 📸 St. Louis American archives #STL

'Prosecutors dismiss false report charge against ex-alderman Bosley' 🖋 Rachel Lippmann | St. Louis Public Radio 📸 Photo by Brian Munoz | St. Louis Public Radio #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #Courts #MissouriNews

'$700,000 donation boosts hunger relief efforts in St. Louis region' 🖋 St. Louis American staff 📸 Photo by Lacretia Wimbley | St. Louis Public Radio #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #FoodInsecurity #STLCommunity #OperationFoodSearch

'Honest school report cards can rebuild trust in education' 🖋 Keith Williamson for The St. Louis American 📸 Photo from Canva #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #Education #MissouriSchools #SchoolAccountability

'Vashon chasing sixth straight state title' 🖋 Earl Austin Jr. | The St. Louis American 📸 Photo from Vashon Basketball Facebook #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #STLHoops #HighSchoolBasketball #Vashon #UMSL

'Milly Okutho named credit union branch manager' 🖋 St. Louis American staff 📸 Courtesy photo #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #peopleonthemove #WestCommunityCreditUnion #BrentwoodMO #BusinessNews

'Olympics return to St. Louis with 2028 soccer games' 🖋 St. Louis American staff 📸 Photo from Facebook #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #LA28 #Olympics #STLSoccer

'New STEM center marks major investment at HARRIS-STOWE' 🖋 Ashley Winters | The St. Louis American 📸 Photo from Harris-Stowe State University #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #HarrisStowe #STEM #HigherEducation

'Girl on fire' 🖋 Zaria Mac | The St. Louis American 📸 Photo by Marc J Franklin #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #RAC #ARPA #HellsKitchen #FabulousFox #BroadwayInSTL

'Not a party? I couldn’t tell!' 🖋 Delores Shante | The St. Louis American 📸 Courtesy photos #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #Partyline #PartylineByDeloresShante #OnlyInSTL #CityVibes #LaughThroughIt

Guard Trey Green of No. 21 Saint Louis University hits one of his seven 3-pointers in the Billikens 102-71 victory over Dayton on Friday night at Chaifetz Arena. 📸 Earl Austin Jr. | St. Louis American #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #stlsports

'The legacy of the 1969 Kansas City Chiefs' 🖋 Alvin A. Reid | The St. Louis American 📸 Photo by Darryl Norenberg | NFL Photos #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #KansasCityChiefs #SuperBowlIV #BlackHistory #HBCU

'Webster grad on Forbes ’30 Under 30’ list' 🖋 St. Louis American staff 📸 Courtesy photo #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #peopleonthemove #Forbes30Under30 #WebsterUniversity #STLSuccess

Tickets and tables on sale now: wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebL... ... #SaluteToBusiness #StLouisAmericanFoundation #BusinessSalute #SaluteToExcellence #STLNetworking #STLBusinessLuncheon #StLouis #STL

SZA provided words of encouragement for difficult times after Kendrick Lamar handed her the mic during their acceptance of the record of the year award for ‘Luther’ at the 2026 Grammy Awards on Sunday.🏆🎶🎤 📸 Courtesy of CBS #SZA #STLRaised #GrammyWinner #STLLivingIt #stlamerican

Swag surf season hit the Marriott St. Louis Grand as the AKAs hosted their Welcome to the Gateway City Party on Jan. 30. 📸 Kenya Vaughn | St. Louis American #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #AKA1908 #GatewayCity #DivineNine

'Missouri test scores expose achievement gap' 🖋 Ashley Winters | The St. Louis American 📸 Photo courtesy of The Opportunity Trust #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #EducationEquity #MissouriSchools #StudentAchievement

Christian Potts of Vashon blocks a shot which turns into a bucket and three-point play by Leon Powell Jr in the Wolverines 74-57 victory over host DeSmet on Thursday night. 📸 Earl Austin Jr. | St. Louis American #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #stlsports

'Black Violin’s ‘classical boom’' 🖋 Zaria Mac | The St. Louis American 📸 Photo by Sean Merlin #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #RAC #ARPA #BlackViolin #ClassicalBoom #STLConcerts #LiveMusic

'Civil rights historian Matthew Delmont opens SLCL’s Black History Celebration' 🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American 📸 Photo by Eli Burakian #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #BlackHistoryMonth #STLEvents #AfricanAmericanHistory

Black Creatives of the Lou gathered at Neiman Marcus yesterday (Jan. 31) to celebrate creativity, culture and community — and to officially declare Tyler “Tai” Davis Day in St. Louis 🎉 📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American #stlamerican #stlnews #stlevents #RAC #TaiDavis

'MLK’s Birmingham jail letter and the new civil rights backlash' 🖋 Jennifer Porter Gore | Word In Black 📸 Courtesy photo #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #MLK #CivilRights #SocialJustice #FaithInAction

'Orellia is my mom's middle name. She taught be how to cook.' - Kym Benning Kym Benning and Mark Hewitt want to get Benning's food made with love out there out to the world. Cajun Cook Off kicked off Mardi Gras in STL🥁🪇🎉🌶️ 📸 Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American #STLLivingIt #stlamerican

Cajun Cook Off kicked off Mardi Gras in St. Louis🥁🪇🎉🌶️ 📸 Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American #CelebrateMardiGras #StLouis #STLLivingIt #stlamerican

'Heart disease’s heavy toll in St. Louis' 🖋Nia Hightower for St. Louis American 📸Courtesy of Hope in the Ville The county health department offers 6-week workshops focused on managing chronic conditions. https://www.stlamerican.com/your-health-matters/heart-diseases-heavy-toll-in-st-louis/

Black Creatives of The Lou Review at Neiman Marcus happening right now!👗👔👘💃🏿 📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American #STLFashion #STLStyle #StLouis #RAC #stlamerican

'A bridge between boardrooms and neighborhoods' 🖋 Ashley Winters | The St. Louis American 📸 Photo courtesy Akberet Boykin Farr #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #SaluteToExcellence #STLBusiness #BlackLeadership

'In the key of ‘Diaspora’' 🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American 📸 Photo from Stephen Banks' Facebook #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #RAC #ARPA #STLSymphony #BlackExcellence #ClassicalMusic

Yesterday, Jan. 30, 2026, The St. Louis American documented a local protest in St. Louis’s Central West End, which was part a national shutdown to protest ICE and their occupation of U.S. cities. 📸 Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American #ICEOut #HumanRights #Rising #stlamerican

'Finishing the work that MLK died for' 🖋 Ben Jealous 📸 Courtesy photo #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #MLKDay #CivilRights #EconomicJustice #BlackHistory

'A love letter in motion' 🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American 📸 Photos courtesy of The Black Rep #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #RAC #ARPA #TheBlackRep #BlackTheatre #STLArts

'Fathers & Families, HSSU get Justice awards' 🖋 St. Louis American staff 📸 Courtesy photo #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #peopleonthemove #SpiritOfJustice #STLCommunity #HSSU

'Don Lemon, former CNN anchor with St. Louis ties, arrested over Minnesota protest reporting' 🖋 St. Louis American staff 📸 Photo from Facebook #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #DonLemon #PressFreedom #FirstAmendment

'Principia girls emerge as Class 3 title contender' 🖋 Earl Austin Jr. | The St. Louis American 📸 Earl Austin Jr. | St. Louis American #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #InsideSports #STLHoops #HighSchoolBasketball

'Woodie King Jr., ‘godfather of Black theatre,’ passes at 86' 🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American 📸 Courtesy photo #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #WoodieKingJr #BlackTheatre #TheBlackRep

Lyah LeFlore‑Ituen to helm Missouri Historical Society’s African American History Initiatives 🖋Kenya Vaughn | St. Louis American 📸Photo by Suzy Gorman https://www.stlamerican.com/business/business-news/lyah-leflore-ituen-to-helm-missouri-historical-societys-african-american-history-initiatives/

'Science Center halts STEM program' 🖋 Melanie Eversley For The St. Louis American 📸 Courtesy photo #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #STEMEducation #YouthPrograms #StLouis #EducationEquity

'Longtime St. Louis residents the Isley Brothers earn star on Hollywood Walk of Fame' 🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American 📸 Photo from Facebook #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #IsleyBrothers #WalkOfFame #MusicLegends #StLouisMade

'Reality TV contestant and St. Louis native Jardyn Walker found fatally shot' 🖋 St. Louis American staff 📸 Photo from Facebook #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #Ferguson #BreakingNews #CommunityNews

A “Candle Light Vigil for Alex Pretti” who was killed by ICE on Saturday, minutes ago in Sappington, Missouri, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. 📸 Dawn Suggs | St. Louis American #RIPAlexPretti #ICEOut #NationalNews #STL #stlamerican

'Sites and Sounds: St. Louis American Calendar' 🖋 St. Louis American staff 📸 Photo from Instagram #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #stlevents #thingstodoinstl

Kellen Thames of SLU sets up Robbie Avila with the game winning 3-pointer with three seconds left in the Billikens 79-76 victory over George Washington on Tuesday night at Chaifetz Arena. 📸 Earl Austin Jr. | St. Louis American #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #stlsports

Doja of Overland Park sleds down Art Hill in Forest Park with his son Nile as families take advantage of fresh snowfall, turning the hillside into a shared winter tradition on Jan. 27, 2026.❄️🛷⛅️ 📸Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American #STLSnowstorm #STLFamilyFun #STLWinter #stlarthill #stlamerican

'Your eyes do not lie: Pastors declare truth about Alex Pretti' 🖋 Dorothy S. Boulware | Word in Black 📷 Alex Pretti - Courtesy of Backpacking.com  [St. Louis Rev. Regina Lowe's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT8cTTvisZ7/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] #stlamerican

'Saint Louis University rises to No. 21 in the latest national rankings' 🖋 Earl Austin, Jr. | The St. Louis American 📸 Earl Austin, Jr. | St. Louis American #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #Billikens #SLUBasketball #CollegeHoops #APTop25

'$100,000' 🖋 Laura Onyeneho | Houston Defender 📸 Photo from Canva #stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #SixFigures #CostOfLiving #Inflation #MoneyTalk