Give Kids a Smile, Extraordinary Black Missourians, and The Blues at the Foundry
Give Kids a Smile
Give Kids a Smile is dedicated to providing dental care to children in need. Co-founded by St. Louis Dentist Dr. Jeffrey Dalin, this organization has been adopted by the American Dental Association and is now helping kids across the country.
The Blues at the Foundry
The Foundry Art Centre's Ameristar Gallery is currently showcasing works by five of their studio artists exploring word “Blue” and all of its potential interpretations.
Angad Arts Hotel
Discover the amazing works of local artists and educators Joe Chesla and Norleen Nosri, currently on view at Commonwealth Restaurant in Angad Arts Hotel.
Culture to the Max
In this edition of the Classroom Matters Podcast a panel of expert guests discuss culturally responsive teaching standards that can be used by educators and administrators to combat institutionalized racism.
BioPharma Greens
This St. Louis startup is working to develop affordable therapeutics through plant-based expression of proteins. Discover how genetic engineering may allow average Americans access to many necessary medical treatments.
Extraordinary Black Missourians
ExtraordinaryBlackMissourians is a book chronicling the lives of over a hundred men and women of color in the Show Me State who have been proven by history to be influential pioneers, leaders, performers, and athletes despite the racial discrimination they faced.
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In this week's episode, a group of educators write a book together to help others teach in a way that brings in a student's identity; art on display at the Angad Arts Hotel restaurant that uses rust and porcelain to create beauty; a look at how the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator & Danforth Plant Science Center Partnership benefits the St. Louis region; father and son authors talk about black Missourians who've had tremendous achievements; wise words from Civil Rights icon Frankie Muse Freeman; artists and The Foundry Art Centre explore the theme, The Blues; and an impromptu performance by blues legend Bobby Rush.
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