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Ten years ago, Ferguson launched Rep. Cori Bush’s and Wesley Bell’s careers. Today, Israel’s war in Gaza has them facing off.

Progressive activists say they thought they were voting for a genuine threat to the status quo on public safety and homelessness. And they want results.

Last week, the Systemic Justice Project held its first teach-in of the year, welcoming both HLS students and the surrounding community.

Small towns in much of the country are dangerously dependent on punitive fines and fees.

When Mayor Tishaura O. Jones was running for office, she said St. Louis was spending too much on its police department. Now its set to spend more.

As Missourians go out to celebrate Juneteenth this weekend and commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, local advocates say they may feel a new sense of hope

The commission's goal is to come up with solutions to racial injustices that plague the City of St. Louis. Our Laura Barczeski found out more details.

Local groups are hopeful St. Louis can provide blueprint for reparations for other Missouri cities.

A coalition of over 25 local community organizations are asking St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones to map out to repair the damage caused by decades of institutionalized racism.

Residents living in some majority Black neighborhoods in St. Louis have a 18-year lower life expectancy than residents of majority white neighborhoods less than 10 miles away, a regional health study found.