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Historic Black cemetery celebrates 150 years in St. Louis with significant restoration Oct 17, 2024

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Greenwood Cemetery has been through a major transformation in recent years — due in large part to a married couple who grew up in the area and felt called to restore the cemetery after it fell into disrepair. Raphael and Shelley Morris of the Greenwood Cemetery Preservation Association join to talk about the 150-year-old cemetery’s history, its restoration over the last nine years, and how they’ve partnered with area businesses and nonprofits to make the burial grounds a welcoming space for visitors and native wildlife.

Club Viva celebrates 28 years as a hub for Latin dance in St. Louis Oct 15, 2024

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Over the past three decades, Club Viva has become the go-to destination for Latin dance beginners and veterans alike. In this episode, owner Cesar Cardona shares his journey from Colombia to the U.S., how he came to own the nightclub, and its significance in the St. Louis community.

Touchy Topics Tuesday continues difficult conversation 10 years after Michael Brown’s death Oct 15, 2024

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Tiffany Robertson started Touchy Topics Tuesday after the killings of Michael Brown, Jr. and VonDerrit Myers, Jr. in 2014. The diverse group meets weekly to have difficult conversations about race, politics, and culture. Ten years after those initial weekly meetups, Robertson’s current goals are to help people and organizations “intentionally integrate.” Robertson, along with Touchy Topics Tuesday participant Margaret Weck, reflect on the past 10 years of conversations and how they hope the meetups change hearts and minds.

Why Indian Americans aren’t a monolithic voting bloc in St. Louis Oct 14, 2024

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Indian immigrants are the fastest-growing foreign-born population in the St. Louis region. That momentum is happening at a pivotal time as in American politics. Three Indian Americans with longtime Midwest roots – attorney Arindam Kar, journalist Meera Nagarajan, and higher ed professional Jacob Chacko – share perspectives on what compels Indian Americans to engage with U.S. politics, why there’s no single “Indian American vote,” and how the 2024 election’s candidates and prominent issues have opened broader discourse about the place of Indian Americans in electoral politics.

How a local rapper promotes literacy in St. Louis schools Oct 14, 2024

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St. Louis rapper and educator Zeus Rebel Waters discusses the inspiration behind the creation of the Reading with Rappers program, and how he plans to promote literacy to children in the St. Louis area.

Wes Hoffman builds up St. Louis alternative scene with 314 Punk Oct 11, 2024

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Wes Hoffman, lead singer of pop-punk band Wes Hoffman and Friends, talks about his music, St. Louis’ vibrant St. Louis punk scene and his efforts to promote it through his Instagram account 314 Punk.

7 hot new tracks from St. Louis musicians Oct 11, 2024

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Producer Miya Norfleet and DJ and rapper Ryan “Big Esco” Brown shed light on St. Louis’ robust and diverse music scene and discuss some of their favorite new songs.

Study sheds light on Missouri’s most common venomous — and elusive — snake Oct 10, 2024

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Many of Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center’s 80,000 annual visitors may be surprised to know they are walking amongst Missouri’s most common venomous reptile on the trails: the copperhead snake. The results of a six year study on copperheads in Powder Valley’s oak hickory forest lends new insight on their population size, how they survive the extreme heat and cold, and their movement throughout the year.

A 'hidden population' of homeless students in the Midwest isn't getting school services Oct 10, 2024

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Federal law requires school districts to enroll homeless students -- but in some states in the Midwest, including Missouri, school districts report they don’t enroll any homeless students, even though other measures of poverty indicate that’s likely not true. The data, experts, say, suggests a "hidden population" of homeless students who are not getting the support they need. NPR Midwest Newsroom Investigative Reporter Kavahn Mansouri dives into this topic, including the way federal grants put pressure on overwhelmed rural school districts.

First season of girls flag football proves popular at Belleville high schools Oct 08, 2024

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Belleville East and Belleville West high schools are in the postseason for the inaugural season of girls flag football in Illinois. STLPR Metro East reporter Will Bauer discusses how the sport arrived in Belleville and where it goes from here. Bauer also discusses his reporting from the regular season finale last Wednesday, when East squeezed out a nail-biting 13-12 overtime win against their crosstown rivals.

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