Black Pastors Work To Protect Churches From Violence — In And Outside Community
By MARISSANNE LEWIS-THOMPSON • 2/4/20 New Northside Missionary Baptist Church — a predominantly black Jennings church — is a welcoming space on the inside. But on the outside, it’s fortified. Armed security guards monitor the perimeter from the church’s parking lot, while there are several security cameras along the building’s exterior. The Rev. Rodrick Burton has led the congregation for seven years, during whichJoplin same-sex couple share experience of possible hate crime after arson, burglary
By Kimberly Barker Megan Stanley (left) and Darci Sneed point where offensive words were written in their hallway during an interview at their house in Joplin on Thursday. Globe | Roger Nomer A same-sex couple in Joplin who say they were victims of a hate crime last November are speaking out in hopes of preventing similar problems. Now, some inADL Heartland Welcomes St. Louis Attorney Jennifer Schwesig as Regional Advisory Board Chair
St. Louis, MO, January 23… ADL Heartland welcomes Jennifer Schwesig as Chair of the Regional Advisory Board. She begins a 3-year term this month. Schwesig, a partner in the St. Louis-based Armstrong Teasdale LLP, leads the firm’s International Practice Group. She also serves as a member of the executive committee for the International Institute Board of Directors, has served onLaw Enforcement and Society 20th Anniversary Conference
November, 6-8, 2019, ADL staff and Holocaust Museum educators from St. Louis, Houston, Dallas, Florida and Washington, DC met at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) to mark the 20th anniversary of presenting Law Enforcement and Society: Lessons of the Holocaust. Dubbed “LEAS” here in the Heartland, the program has been a superb partnership of ADL, the St. LouisADL in Concert: Music for Love and Respect Honored Associated General Contractors of Missouri
Anti-Defamation League Heartland presented the 2019 Distinguished Community Service Award to AGC of Missouri at a family friendly musical gathering on Sept. 8 at Delmar Hall in St. Louis. The Brothers Lazaroff and Friends provided musical entertainment for the event. Steve Lewis (left) with Karen Aroesty, ADL Heartland The ADL’s Distinguished Community Service Award recognizes and honors corporations, agencies andNEWS
Black Pastors Work To Protect Churches From Violence — In And Outside Community
By MARISSANNE LEWIS-THOMPSON • 2/4/20 New Northside Missionary Baptist Church — a predominantly black Jennings church — is a welcoming space on the inside. But on the outside, it’s fortified. Armed security guards monitor the perimeter from the church’s parking lot, while there are several security cameras along the building’s exterior. The Rev. Rodrick Burton has led the congregation for seven years, during which
Joplin same-sex couple share experience of possible hate crime after arson, burglary
By Kimberly Barker Megan Stanley (left) and Darci Sneed point where offensive words were written in their hallway during an interview at their house in Joplin on Thursday. Globe | Roger Nomer A same-sex couple in Joplin who say they were victims of a hate crime last November are speaking out in hopes of preventing similar problems. Now, some in
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Law Enforcement and Society 20th Anniversary Conference
November, 6-8, 2019, ADL staff and Holocaust Museum educators from St. Louis, Houston, Dallas, Florida and Washington, DC met at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) to mark the 20th anniversary of presenting Law Enforcement and Society: Lessons of the Holocaust. Dubbed “LEAS” here in the Heartland, the program has been a superb partnership of ADL, the St. Louis
Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents: Year in Review 2018
In 2018, ADL recorded 1,879 anti-Semitic incidents in the United States. White supremacists stepped up their activities, and the number of incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism remained at near-historic levels. Read the report to get the full story.
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#LightsOfHopeStL
JOIN to light candles for peace and hope, gathering wherever you are to reflect and remember the special community that is the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA. Starting at sundown on Friday, October 25 and lasting through Sunday, October 27, light a candle or candles, take a photo or video and post it with your message for a
ADL in Concert: Music for Love and Respect
Joining forces with local musician-allies Brothers Lazaroff and Friends, ADL puts community-building to music for the first time with a family friendly concert at the Delmar Hall in The Loop. ADL Heartland is thrilled to present the 2019 Distinguished Community Service Award to Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO), that, in representing 500+ contractors, industry partners and related firms in