Erica Williams – A Red Circle

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I Just Want to Do My Job

I just want to do my job.

I want to position A Red Circle and its resources to reverse the effects of disinvestment and racism in North St. Louis County.

I want to create job opportunities for our youth Read more

We were ready, then Covid-19. Crisis to Sustainability

We began 2020 armed and ready with everything we needed to create lasting, community change in North St. Louis County. Our first event at Barack Obama Elementary School was a success. We partnered with Maryville University and EyeSeeMe to Read more

August 9, 2014

August 9, 2014, my brother and I were on our way to Six Flags and we kept seeing cop cars flying down I-270 in the other direction. We didn’t know what was going on. I was working at Read more

Bruce Franks, Jr.

I woke up thinking about Bruce Franks, Jr. (For folks who don’t know, he was the State Rep for the 78th District and an activist.) I didn’t know him personally but I always enjoyed hearing him Read more

What if White Christians Gave Up Racism During Lent

I posed the question on Facebook on the purpose of giving up something for Lent. I had been seeing posts about giving up random things – from candy to social media but, since I did not grow up in Read more

Excited for 2019!

A Red Circle’s first full year of operating was 2018. It was my first year as its full-time Executive Director and boy, did I learn a lot! From hiring and supervising employees, to marketing and outreach, to streamlining our Read more