Your Face Belongs to Us, Lost Cemeteries, and Musician Katarra Parson

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Your Face Belongs to Us

How is facial recognition technology reshaping the world we live in? What are the pros and cons? And is there anything you can do about it? New York Times Reporter Kashmir Hill's new book Your Face Belongs to Us tackles these tough questions.
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Pruitt-Igoe

In 1954 it was intended as a revolutionary housing project to reshape the city, but by 1969 public outrage over inadequate living conditions would lead to a historic rent strike.

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Lost Cemeteries

Unearth the dark history of St. Louis cemeteries! In this edition of History Spotlight there's an epidemic, thousands of graves getting dug up, violent mobs, and body snatchers!

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Coral Green Studios

Discover a new art gallery dedicated to serving historically marginalized people! Coral Green Studio is currently showing work by Dail Chambers and Aleta Lanier.

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Utility Pole Repurposing

You see them everyday, but what happens to utility poles when they get old and worn out? Ameren Illinois has partnered with Blackwoods Solutions to keep them out of the landfills.

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Meet Musician Katarra Parson

Katarra Parson is an accomplished performer and composer from St. Louis. In this HEC Media exclusive she opens up about her childhood, love of music, and the challenges she continues to face in a male dominated industry.
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Watch Spotlight every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11
In this week's episode, why architects fly in from around the world to see this tomb in St. Louis; a local startup gets 3 million dollars to advance a vaccine for an infection that affects newborns around the world; why "The Hill" neighborhood is responsible for the bricks that built St. Louis, a one-of-a-kind creative conference, brought together research, arts, and culture; the largest miniature railroad operation in North America turns 60; and 10 years of free weekly jazz concerts uniting generations.
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