Miya Norfleet
St. Louis on the Air ProducerMiya Norfleet is a lifelong St. Louisan with a love of storytelling and community engagement. Before joining St. Louis on the Air, Miya served as the founding Director of Digital Communication at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri and associate producer at Nine PBS. Notable projects include producing the weekly public affairs program “Stay Tuned” and two feature-length documentaries, “Works in Progress” and “Gentlemen of Vision.” Miya is a proud graduate of Webster University with a bachelor’s degree in Video Production and spent five months at the Hua Hin/Cha-Am, Thailand campus.
In her free time, Miya is enjoying time with her niece and nephews, shopping for new houseplants, relearning how to roller skate, visiting museum exhibits, going to concerts and dining at local restaurants.
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“Tens Across the Board” premieres at the Contemporary Art Museum on Sept. 22 and is followed by a ball. -
Child care providers and educators in the Metro East and St. Louis have struggled to get by with meager state and national funding.
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St. Louis University has issued demolition proposals for buildings located at 3221 and 3223 Olive St. in Covenant Blu - Grand Center — just north of the neighborhood formerly known as Mill Creek Valley.
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OtherThe iconic four-wheeled hot dog is making pit stops in the St. Louis region this weekend.
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Participants are invited to walk, run and dance through the Ville at the sixth annual Trap Run.
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Alonzo Townsend’s first client was his father, blues legend Henry “Mule” Townsend. He was negotiating festival contracts for his dad at just 9 years old.
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The sculpture “Live Culture Force 1’s” makes a large impression and is currently on display at the St. Louis Art Museum.
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University City native and Disney animator Marlon West turned to comic book-style art to work through COVID restrictions and slain Black Americans.
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Missouri is one of 27 states that have yet to pass an act protecting Black people from hair discrimination at work and school, but there are grassroots efforts to relearn how to love and care for afro-texture hair.
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International superstar Beyoncé will be in St. Louis on Aug. 21 for the Renaissance tour at the Dome in Downtown, and local fans are gearing up for a weekend of Bey-themed festivities.
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STL Fringe Fest is celebrating record ticket sales and more importantly larger audiences seeking unique theater experiences.
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Delmar Main Street is hosting a business expo to encourage St. Louisans to support local, Black-owned businesses.
