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Monumental protest: Activist Percy Green's battle for fair hiring at the Arch

Monumental protest: Activist Percy Green's battle for fair hiring at the Arch



July 14, 1964: CORE demonstrators Percy Green (top) and Richard Daly on the Arch. They stayed on the Arch for five hours.
CREDIT PAUL OCKRASSA | ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT | COURTESY ST. LOUIS MERCANTILE LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST. LOUIS.

Class and the Classroom

Class and the Classroom



Class and the Classroom

How Elite Universities Are Hurting America

Ferguson Documentary Screening, and more: October 3 at 2 PM

Arts in Struggle: An Afternoon of Creativity, Community, and Dialogue on the Struggle for Racial Justice in St. Louis Greater St. Louis Humanities Festival Event, organized by the Center for the Humanities October 3, 2 pm Satori Art Studio, 3003 Locust St., St. Louis, MO 63103 RSVPs appreciated; please follow this link. Join us for an exciting afternoon of art, poetry, film and conversation. The exhibit features the works of Damon Davis and De Andrea Nichols, a poetry performance by Cheeraz Gormon, and a screening of documentary filmmaker Katina Parker’s “Ferguson: A Report from Occupied Territory.” Following the film, the audience will have the opportunity to engage all four artists in a roundtable discussion about the intersection between art and activism and struggles for racial justice in the wake of Michael Brown’s death. Jonathan Fenderson, assistant professor of African and African-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, will moderate the discussion. Washington University in St. Louis (314) 935-5576 cenhum.artsci.wustl.edu

2016 COLA Set at 2%

2016 COLA Set at 2%



In-state MO retired teachers get 2% cost of living adjustment.  Most Af-Am retired teachers of STL city pension system have got no adjustment for past several years.  Seems like pension theft.