John Wright /tags/john-wright John Wright en-US Copyright © 2024 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 19:55:44 GMT ‘Extraordinary Black Missourians’ Profiles Even More Locals Who Made History /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-01/extraordinary-black-missourians-profiles-even-more-locals-who-made-history Co-authors John A. Wright Sr. and John A. Wright Jr. discuss the new second edition of “Extraordinary Black Missourians," an updated version of the book first published eight years ago by Reedy Press. Mon, 01 Mar 2021 19:55:44 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-01/extraordinary-black-missourians-profiles-even-more-locals-who-made-history Sarah Fenske Incident at Kirkwood High School shows apparent ‘blackface’ still stings today /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-10-14/incident-at-kirkwood-high-school-shows-apparent-blackface-still-stings-today In our weekly "Behind the Headlines" segment, St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh discussed the occurrence earlier this month of a white Kirkwood High… Fri, 14 Oct 2016 18:59:23 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-10-14/incident-at-kirkwood-high-school-shows-apparent-blackface-still-stings-today Alex Heuer ‘Ethnic St. Louis’ highlights communities that once made the city ‘most foreign-born in the U.S.' /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-11-30/ethnic-st-louis-highlights-communities-that-once-made-the-city-most-foreign-born-in-the-u-s St. Louis has a long history as a melting pot of different cultures and a new, photo-illustrated book, “Ethnic St. Louis,” is striving to do justice to… Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:18:56 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-11-30/ethnic-st-louis-highlights-communities-that-once-made-the-city-most-foreign-born-in-the-u-s Kelly Moffitt Missouri Charter Public School Commission wants to ensure quality, raise the bar in public education /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-09-08/missouri-charter-public-school-commission-wants-to-ensure-quality-raise-the-bar-in-public-education There are almost 70 charter schools in St. Louis and Kansas City. Until recently, they were all sponsored by universities. Now another alternative is the… Tue, 08 Sep 2015 16:58:54 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-09-08/missouri-charter-public-school-commission-wants-to-ensure-quality-raise-the-bar-in-public-education Mary Edwards ‘If We Don’t Make Some Changes, We’ll Have More Fergusons’ /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-08-25/if-we-dont-make-some-changes-well-have-more-fergusons Events in Ferguson may have started with the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, a black man, at the hands of a Ferguson police officer, a white man, but… Mon, 25 Aug 2014 21:40:46 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-08-25/if-we-dont-make-some-changes-well-have-more-fergusons Is There A Democrat To Take On Schweich In 2014? /government-politics-issues/2014-01-19/is-there-a-democrat-to-take-on-schweich-in-2014 Democrats may be deciding between "fight or flight" when it comes to taking on state Auditor Tom Schweich in November.Last week, state Rep. Jay… Mon, 20 Jan 2014 04:18:16 GMT /government-politics-issues/2014-01-19/is-there-a-democrat-to-take-on-schweich-in-2014 Jason Rosenbaum Authors of 'Extraordinary Black Missourians' share well-knowns and unknowns /arts/2013-06-11/authors-of-extraordinary-black-missourians-share-well-knowns-and-unknowns This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 11, 2013 - John and Sylvia Wright’s new book, “Extraordinary Black Missourians: Pioneers,… Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:48:49 GMT /arts/2013-06-11/authors-of-extraordinary-black-missourians-share-well-knowns-and-unknowns Kristen Hare John and Sylvia Wright look into local history and share some of their own /arts/2013-06-11/john-and-sylvia-wright-look-into-local-history-and-share-some-of-their-own This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 11, 2013 - About five years ago, Sylvia Wright discovered a piece of history that she’d never… Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:49:45 GMT /arts/2013-06-11/john-and-sylvia-wright-look-into-local-history-and-share-some-of-their-own Kristen Hare