For nine years, the St. Louis Story Stitchers have told the stories of their lives using rap, rhythm, spoken word, singing and dance.
The youthful artist collective will showcase its latest work this weekend at several events marking Juneteenth. The performances are part of the organization鈥檚 2022 鈥淧ick the City Up Tour.鈥�
鈥淪t. Louis often gets a bad rap, and so 鈥楶ick the City Up鈥� is about balancing that out with the more positive things,鈥� Story Stitcher Youth Programming Coordinator Branden Lewis told St. Louis on the Air.
That doesn鈥檛 mean the organization turns a blind eye on the issues affecting the region, he added.
鈥淚f we need to talk about an issue that's ugly 鈥� we're not going to stray away from talking about it just because it's not pretty. We understand that having uncomfortable conversations are a part of bringing change.鈥�
Lewis joined Friday鈥檚 St. Louis on the Air alongside Story Stitchers singer She'kinah Taylor to preview their Juneteenth performances.
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鈥�鈥� brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. The show is hosted by and produced by , , and . is our production assistant. The audio engineer is .
