Andrea Y. Henderson
Race, Identity and Culture ReporterAndrea Henderson joined St. Louis Public Radio in March 2019, where she covers race, identity, and culture. Andrea comes to St. Louis Public Radio from NPR. She reported for the race and culture podcast Code Switch and produced pieces for All Things Considered. Andrea’s passion for storytelling began at a weekly newspaper in her hometown of Houston, Texas.
Andrea graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and earned her master’s degree in arts journalism from Syracuse University. When the proud Houstonian is not chasing a story, she enjoys catching up on her shows, getting lost in museums and swimming in tropical waters.
Follow her journey through St. Louis via Twitter at @drebjournalist.
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St. Louis’ Minority and Women-led Business Enterprise program has resumed and is accepting new contracts, after federal pressure to end DEI programs. However, the program will have new hiring goals specific to each project. -
The city says the money from interest collected on the Rams settlement will fund stepped-up debris removal over the next four to eight weeks and focus on different neighborhoods each week. -
It’s been nearly four months since an EF3 tornado ripped through parts of St. Louis. Community members stepped in where the city didn’t to help clean up the rubble, and some volunteers are still getting calls to remove that lingering debris in north St. Louis. -
A group of Sumner High School alumni is pushing for the north St. Louis school to receive a National Historic Landmark designation through the National Park Service. -
St. Ann police say 37-year-old Troy Christopher Hamilton failed to stop when officers tried to pull him over for running a stop sign. -
Sumner High alumni rallied to welcome students starting the school year at Stevens Middle School and vowed to fight for the school’s future. -
The unemployment rate for Black Americans is surging, and the rate for Black women is dramatically increasing and causing concern among St. Louis-area economists. -
Mayor Cara Spencer had requested a 60-day extension of the deadline, which was originally Aug. 11. -
St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer paused the city's minority- and women-led business enterprise program this week. She said the city is feeling pressure from the federal government to change its diversity programs. -
Alumni are fighting to keep Sumner High School open after it was damaged by the May tornado. They are optimistic that the historic school will be fully restored.
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The St. Louis NAACP wants Missouri insurance regulators to be held accountable to homeowners who can’t rebuild after the May tornado. The chapter is urging them to conduct a market investigation of insurance carriers in north St. Louis. -
According to St. Louis city officials, over 780 businesses have reported damage from the May 16 tornado. Nearly one third of those businesses are in the 10th Ward.
