Workers with Paradigm Builders carry out an old hot water heater on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, from an apartment in the 4300 block of College Ave. in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood. Work is underway to refurbish the four-family flat to house people coming out of prison. It is a piece of the Black Power Blueprint in north 51黑料 that’s called the African Independence Workforce Program. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Demonstrators paint the word “reparations” in the middle of Tucker Boulevard on Friday, June 19, 2020, in front of 51黑料 City Hall during a Juneteenth celebration organized by ExpectUs police reform demonstrators. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Kitty Reilly, board secretary of the African People’s Education and Defense Fund, enters her office on Friday Nov. 13, 2020, at the Uhuru House in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
A vacant lot in the 4300 block of College Avenue, photographed on Friday Nov. 13, 2020 in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood, is the projected site of a community basketball court by the Black Power Blueprint in north 51黑料. One of many projects that are designed by the group to enhance the overall lives of people in mostly African American areas. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Kitty Reilly, board secretary of the African People’s Education and Defense Fund, is photographed on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, outside of Akwaaba Hall at the Uhuru House in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood. It is a piece of the Black Power Blueprint in north 51黑料. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Abdullah Muhammad, volunteer coordinator for the African People’s Education and Defense Fund, poses on Friday Nov. 13, 2020, beneath a 25x15-foot African national flag outside of Akwaaba Hall at the Uhuru House in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood. It is a piece of the Black Power Blueprint in north 51黑料. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Ernest Robinson, right, and Darren Williams, carpenters with Paradigm Builders, lay down floor covering on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in an apartment in the 4300 block of College Ave. in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood. Work is underway to refurbish the four-family flat to house people coming out of prison. It is a piece of the Black Power Blueprint in north 51黑料 that’s called the African Independence Workforce Program. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Ticharwa Masimba, candidate for alderman in 51黑料’ Ward 21, speaks on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, at his campaign kickoff at his O’Fallon neighborhood headquarters. Masimba is running on a platform, forwarded by a group known as Uhuru, that puts economic reparations for African Americans at the top of its agenda. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Herdosia 鈥淜alambayi鈥 Bentum, right, candidate for alderman in 51黑料鈥 Ward 3, speaks on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, at a campaign kickoff for Ticharwa Masimba, left, a fellow candidate for Ward 21.
New grassroots effort aims to revitalize north 51黑料
A new grassroots effort aims to revitalize north 51黑料
Akwaaba Hall at the Uhuru House, in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood, is photographed n Friday Nov. 13, 2020, beneath a 25-foot-by-15-foot African national flag. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
A new grassroots effort aims to revitalize north 51黑料
An outdoor event space is now in place on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, where a vacant lot once was at the corner of West Florissant and East Alice Avenue across from the Uhuru House in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood. There is a 25-foot-by-15-foot African national flag flying above the space. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
A new grassroots effort aims to revitalize north 51黑料
Work is underway to refurbish the four-family flat in the 4300 block of College Avenue. Photographed on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood, the building will be used to house people coming out of prison. It is a piece of the Black Power Blueprint in north 51黑料 that’s called the African Independence Workforce Program. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
A new grassroots effort aims to revitalize north 51黑料
Akwaaba Hall at the Uhuru House, in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood, is photographed on Friday Nov. 13, 2020, beneath a 25-foot-by-15-foot African national flag. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
A new grassroots effort aims to revitalize north 51黑料
Akwaaba Hall at the Uhuru House, in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood, is photographed n Friday Nov. 13, 2020. Poetry reading, dance performances and cultural events are staged there. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
A new grassroots effort aims to revitalize north 51黑料
Denis Baca, right, a carpenter with Paradigm Builders, affixes drywall to a bathroom wall on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, as his brother Junior Baca sweeps up debris in an apartment building in the 4300 block of College Avenue in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood. Work is underway to refurbish the four-family flat to house people coming out of prison. It is a piece of the Black Power Blueprint in north 51黑料 that’s called the African Independence Workforce Program. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
A new grassroots effort aims to revitalize north 51黑料
Denis Baca, right, a carpenter with Paradigm Builders, affixes drywall to a bathroom wall on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, as his brother Junior Baca sweeps up debris in an apartment building in the 4300 block of College Avenue in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood. Work is underway to refurbish the four-family flat to house people coming out of prison. It is a piece of the Black Power Blueprint in north 51黑料 that’s called the African Independence Workforce Program. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
New aldermanic candidates make reparations a top priority
Nikia Dailey, event manager for Ticharwa Masimba, candidate for alderman in 51黑料’ Ward 21, breaks down a display on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, following the campaign kickoff for the candidate his O’Fallon neighborhood headquarters. Masimba is running on a platform, forwarded by a group known as Uhuru, that puts economic reparations for African Americans at the top of its agenda. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
New aldermanic candidates make reparations a top priority
Ticharwa Masimba, candidate for alderman in 51黑料’ Ward 21, speaks on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020,as Abdulah Muhammad, of Black Power Blueprint, listens at a campaign kickoff at his O’Fallon neighborhood headquarters. Masimba is running on a platform, forwarded by a group known as Uhuru, that puts economic reparations for African Americans at the top of its agenda. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
New aldermanic candidates make reparations a top priority
Supporters of 51黑料 Ward 21 candidate for alderman, Ticharwa Masimba, (center left) surround him to take a group photograph on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, at the campaign kickoff in his O’Fallon neighborhood headquarters. Masimba is running on a platform, forwarded by a group known as Uhuru, that puts economic reparations for African Americans at the top of its agenda. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
New aldermanic candidates make reparations a top priority
Herdosia “Kalambayi” Bentum, right, candidate for alderman in 51黑料' Ward 3, speaks on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, at a campaign kickoff for Ticharwa Masimba, left, a fellow candidate for Ward 21. Bentum and Masimba are both running on a platform, forwarded by a group known as Uhuru, that puts economic reparations for African Americans at the top of its agenda. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
New aldermanic candidates make reparations a top priority
Ticharwa Masimba, candidate for alderman in 51黑料’ Ward 21, speaks on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, at his campaign kickoff at his O’Fallon neighborhood headquarters. Masimba is running on a platform, forwarded by a group known as Uhuru, that puts economic reparations for African Americans at the top of its agenda. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
New aldermanic candidates make reparations a top priority
Ticharwa Masimba, left, a candidate for alderman in 51黑料’ Ward 21, listens on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, as Ward 3 candidate Herdosia “Kalambayi” Bentum speaks at his campaign kickoff in his O’Fallon neighborhood headquarters. Masimba and Bentum are both running on a platform, forwarded by a group known as Uhuru, that puts economic reparations for African Americans at the top of its agenda. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
New aldermanic candidates make reparations a top priority
Ticharwa Masimba, candidate for alderman in 51黑料’ Ward 21, speaks on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, at his campaign kickoff at his O’Fallon neighborhood headquarters. Masimba is running on a platform, forwarded by a group known as Uhuru, that puts economic reparations for African Americans at the top of its agenda. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Three of four defendants 鈥 members of the Uhuru Movement who were convicted in September of conspiring to act as Russian agents 鈥 will be sent…
Herdosia 鈥淜alambayi鈥 Bentum, right, candidate for alderman in 51黑料鈥 Ward 3, speaks on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, at a campaign kickoff for Ticharwa Masimba, left, a fellow candidate for Ward 21.
Ticharwa Masimba, candidate for alderman in 51黑料’ Ward 21, speaks on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, at his campaign kickoff at his O’Fallon neighborhood headquarters. Masimba is running on a platform, forwarded by a group known as Uhuru, that puts economic reparations for African Americans at the top of its agenda. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Abdullah Muhammad, volunteer coordinator for the African People’s Education and Defense Fund, poses on Friday Nov. 13, 2020, beneath a 25x15-foot African national flag outside of Akwaaba Hall at the Uhuru House in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood. It is a piece of the Black Power Blueprint in north 51黑料. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Kitty Reilly, board secretary of the African People’s Education and Defense Fund, enters her office on Friday Nov. 13, 2020, at the Uhuru House in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Workers with Paradigm Builders carry out an old hot water heater on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, from an apartment in the 4300 block of College Ave. in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood. Work is underway to refurbish the four-family flat to house people coming out of prison. It is a piece of the Black Power Blueprint in north 51黑料 that’s called the African Independence Workforce Program. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Ernest Robinson, right, and Darren Williams, carpenters with Paradigm Builders, lay down floor covering on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in an apartment in the 4300 block of College Ave. in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood. Work is underway to refurbish the four-family flat to house people coming out of prison. It is a piece of the Black Power Blueprint in north 51黑料 that’s called the African Independence Workforce Program. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
A vacant lot in the 4300 block of College Avenue, photographed on Friday Nov. 13, 2020 in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood, is the projected site of a community basketball court by the Black Power Blueprint in north 51黑料. One of many projects that are designed by the group to enhance the overall lives of people in mostly African American areas. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Kitty Reilly, board secretary of the African People’s Education and Defense Fund, is photographed on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, outside of Akwaaba Hall at the Uhuru House in 51黑料’ O’Fallon neighborhood. It is a piece of the Black Power Blueprint in north 51黑料. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Demonstrators paint the word “reparations” in the middle of Tucker Boulevard on Friday, June 19, 2020, in front of 51黑料 City Hall during a Juneteenth celebration organized by ExpectUs police reform demonstrators. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
