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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A new report from St. Louis University researchers found that many Black teachers in Missouri faced employment termination or other forms of classroom displacement as a result of integration between 1954 and 1970. -
St. Louis Realtors is trying to promote Black homeownership through its Reimagining St. Louis plan. The plan suggests financial institutions should provide more first time homebuying programs, financial literacy classes and expand access to credit and down payment assistance programs. -
The midwifery and doula care center in Ferguson will have a new leader and a renovated midwifery cultural center by the end of October. -
There are ZIP codes in the St. Louis region where Black men have some of the highest rates of prostate cancer in the country. Washington University urologist Arnold Bullock said early detection can save Black men’s lives and is a way to help close the prostate cancer disparity gap. -
World Trade Center St. Louis wants to bring more business and trade from Africa to St. Louis. Africa can be a vibrant trading partner with St. Louis through the region's growing tech and health care industries, said Tim Nowak, executive director of World Trade Center St. Louis. -
More than four months later, north St. Louis streets, alleyways and sidewalks are starting to look clearer as city contractors remove debris from the May 16 tornado. But neighbors say the job isn’t as far along as they’d like, and in some cases the work is falling short. -
St. Louis was recently awarded millions in support from the federal government to help clear debris from private property. City officials want residents to start preparing now for the upcoming debris removal and demolition. -
A new Missouri law established the Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls Task Force to help find ways to reduce violence against Black women and girls. -
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.
