African Americans

St. Louis will pay homage to hundreds of enslaved Black Missourians who fought for their freedom with the help of local lawyers, jurors and judges. Their lawsuits filed in the 1800s are known as “freedom suits.”

St. Louis comedian Guy Torry highlights a night in Black comedy that changed comedy forever in the new docuseries "Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy."

More than 27,000 Black residents left St. Louis over the past decade for other counties or states. Many left for better jobs, schools and safety.

Members of the kidney transplant team at St. Louis University Hospital say including more Black people in kidney research and as donors could help address racial disparities in transplant outcomes.

The U.S. Census Bureau published findings from a survey that found the rate of Black families swapping traditional learning with homeschooling between the spring and fall of 2020 was five times more than any other racial group in the country.

Four Latina artists painted the mural "Building Bridges" in north St. Louis to spark conversations about the African experience in the Americans. They hope the mural helps highlight the connections between Latinos and African Americans.

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. They’re also seeking ways to heal from generational trauma — through therapy, yoga, meditation and spending time outdoors.

St. Louis-area activists are hopeful that a Minneapolis jury will find former officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the death of George Floyd last spring. But community leaders say they're bracing for the verdict. Emotions are high in St. Louis and across the nation because juries often acquit white officers charged with killing Black people.

New and revamped exhibits at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis will better represent African American history in the city, particularly the story of Dred and Harriet Scott, who famously sued for their freedom there.

Black doctors in the St. Louis region are trying to debunk false information by talking about the vaccine with their African American patients and to Black organizations. Doctors fear that if not enough Black people take the vaccine, their communities will continue to suffer with more hospitalizations and deaths.