• Michael B. Thomas | Special To St. Louis Public Radio

    Two St. Louis Catholic High Schools Grapple With Namesakes’ Ties To Slaves

    Rosati-Kain and Bishop DuBourg high schools are built on legacy. Rosati-Kain was the first high school in St. Louis to integrate. Bishop DuBourg has turned out such notable graduates such as Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.

  • David Kovaluk | St. Louis Public Radio

    'We Wasn't Sentenced To Die': One Missouri Prison's COVID Outbreak Raises Concerns

    An outbreak of COVID-19 cases at one Missouri prison has made inmates such as Kenneth Clayton fearful.

    “It's been tumultuous,” Clayton said. “I'm at a point where … I'm wondering will I really make it home to be with my family.”

  • Michael B. Thomas | Special To St. Louis Public Radio

    Black St. Louisans Turn To Therapy, Nature And Family To Heal From Police Violence

    A week after the Minneapolis jury’s verdict, Black people in the St. Louis region are struggling to reconcile a brief moment of relief with painful reminders that police continue to use deadly force against Black people.

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    St. Louis Community 'Devastated’ By Sudden Death Of SLU Professor

    Jonathan Smith was a “girl dad” and proud of it. He took his three daughters to school every day. He volunteered at their schools, was their debate coach, and made sure their hair was together.

  • LA Johnson | NPR

    St. Louis Faith Leaders Criticize Bill Allowing Guns In Houses Of Worship

    A measure in the Missouri legislature that would allow guns in places of worship is receiving backlash from St. Louis faith leaders. Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski of the Archdiocese of St. Louis held a press conference Wednesday alongside other area faith leaders to voice opposition to the legislation.

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    St. Louis Archdiocese Uncovers Its Own History With Slavery In Midst Of National Reckoning

    The Archdiocese of St. Louis is coming clean about its history with slavery, admitting that some of its early bishops and other clergy owned enslaved people.