A Red Circle Blog

Exploring Matters of the Heart: Empowering Our Community for Strength

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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
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Black Spaces, Safe Places

As Pride month ends this June and the Black Lives Matter protests rage on, I have come to a stark realization; I am tired.  Tired of logging on to social media and seeing the pictures of my white Read more

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BLACK CORONA LIVES MATTER

Services for Edward Hellm, Jr. who succumbed to COVID-19 will be held on Monday, May 11, 2020.

The Funeral Service will be streaming live at this link: https://youtu.be/mizOIW4PYYg at William C. Harris Funeral Directors around 4:00pm immediately following Read more

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The Toxicity and Violence of White Solidarity: Team Racism -versus- The Honey Pot Company

I wish I could say that I am sheltered enough to be surprised by racism/white supremacy.  I’ve accepted that racism is a team sport and most White people know how to play the game…consciously and otherwise.  Truth Read more

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Youth Violence – the racialized toxicity of our national culture

Every day we look at the pain and suffering spread across American cities that we love and call home. Every day there is more pain added to a mountain of hurt that simply should not exist.  We are Read more

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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
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