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Statewide 'Show Me Neighborhood Art' starts in June

Missouri residents will have the opportunity to put their creativity on display for Show Me Neighborhood Art Week at the beginning of June. Local residents, including Deaneal McAfoos and her ....

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Neighborhood Leadership graduates reflect on their training as 2021 cohort gets set to begin


“The cohort itself was amazing. Just the people in there, the connection alone goes a long way. — Shavanna Spratt, Neighborhood Leadership fellow
Photo by Wiley Price / St. Louis American
Even after nine months of leadership training through the Neighborhood Leadership Fellows, Shavanna Spratt says she still feels like an ordinary, everyday person. The difference now is she’s prepared and ready to take action to make Ferguson a better place. 
“I think that s what makes my situation even more special, because that s kind of where I am now, fighting for people, the everyday, average person, to speak up and be involved and to be encouraged to get in their communities and do some work,” Spratt said in an interview.. ....

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