/tags/black-voices Black Voices en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-01-30/how-st-louis-reesha-archibald-is-working-to-bring-black-television-into-a-new-era Now that Reesha L. Archibald has made it big as an executive producer on shows including Bounce TV’s “Finding Happy” and “Johnson,” she’s focused on lifting up St. Louis’ talent and providing opportunities for creatives in her hometown. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-01-30/how-st-louis-reesha-archibald-is-working-to-bring-black-television-into-a-new-era Emily Woodbury /arts/2024-03-22/damon-davis-teams-with-alarm-will-sound-for-a-space-opera-rooted-in-black-music St. Louis-based artist Damon Davis worked with the experimental classical ensemble Alarm Will Sound to create “Ligeia Mare,” an opera based in Black musical forms. They’ll perform a 20-minute excerpt tonight in a program that also includes new music by seven other composers. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /arts/2024-03-22/damon-davis-teams-with-alarm-will-sound-for-a-space-opera-rooted-in-black-music Jeremy D. Goodwin /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-08/how-transform-314-empowers-black-st-louisans-to-engage-with-local-government Kelly McGowan founded Transform 314 to engage and educate Black St. Louisans on local government and civic processes. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 22:07:01 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-08/how-transform-314-empowers-black-st-louisans-to-engage-with-local-government Miya Norfleet /race-identity-and-faith/2024-01-12/word-in-black-shifts-into-a-corporation-which-could-bring-more-resources-to-black-papers Word in Black, a digital website that publishes national news and local content from 10 local Black newspapers — including The St. Louis American — has been incorporated into a public benefit company. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-01-12/word-in-black-shifts-into-a-corporation-which-could-bring-more-resources-to-black-papers Andrea Y. Henderson /culture-history/2023-11-27/the-rev-johnny-scott-former-president-of-the-naacp-in-east-st-louis-dies-at-91 The longtime civil rights and voting rights activist died Thanksgiving Day in O'Fallon, Illinois. Scott spent 32 years as the head of the East St. Louis NAACP branch. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:34:57 GMT /culture-history/2023-11-27/the-rev-johnny-scott-former-president-of-the-naacp-in-east-st-louis-dies-at-91 Carolyn P. Smith /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-11-14/new-film-follows-black-st-louisans-whove-run-a-marathon-in-every-u-s-state-and-all-7-continents Tony Reed and Lisa Davis are two of three Black distance runners to complete 100 marathons, marathons in all 50 states and a marathon on all seven continents — including Antarctica. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:59:43 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-11-14/new-film-follows-black-st-louisans-whove-run-a-marathon-in-every-u-s-state-and-all-7-continents Miya Norfleet /arts/2023-11-07/st-louis-international-film-festival-to-offer-more-black-american-stories Film lovers in the St. Louis region will get a chance to see award-winning movies when the Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival returns this week. The festival will again feature films that highlight the often-overlooked contributions of notable Black Americans. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 23:57:30 GMT /arts/2023-11-07/st-louis-international-film-festival-to-offer-more-black-american-stories Chad Davis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-09-04/wash-u-linguist-analyzes-american-dialects-discrimination From New York to Los Angeles, people everywhere develop speech patterns unique to their region; however, these varied dialects are discriminated against… Tue, 04 Sep 2018 22:38:55 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-09-04/wash-u-linguist-analyzes-american-dialects-discrimination Evie Hemphill, Caitlin Lally