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Cairo’s Historic Cavalier Club to Be Reborn as Cavalier Regional Arts and Events Center

By - December 14, 2025

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MBDA Launches Minority Business Networking Event

By - December 11, 2025

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2025 Empowerment Conference: The Impact and Reality of Proposed Healthcare Cuts.

By - December 11, 2025

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Cairo Community Launches African American Heritage Trail and Oral History Project

By L Williams - December 7, 2025

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Why I Vote: Democracy is a Verb

By Ssanyu Lukoma - December 6, 2025

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Reclaiming Our Power: A Call to the Black Church to Restore Civic Leadership

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - December 6, 2025

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Living legacies: The life experiences of Southern Illinoisans

By lgibbs@dailyegyptian.com - December 4, 2025

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READERS CORNER: Short Stories Prose and Poetry

By Aiden Williams - November 29, 2025

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Kinder, Guard to Face Off in Cape Girardeau Mayoral Race; Several Council Seats Uncontested

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - November 24, 2025

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Missouri moves to resume full federal food benefits after shutdown disruption

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - November 24, 2025

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The Early History of the NAACP in Cape Girardeau, Missouri

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - November 24, 2025

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Hands-On Learning Comes to Life at Porter Family Homestead

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - November 24, 2025

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Church Women United Honors Councilwoman Tameka Randle During “World Community Day” Celebration

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - November 24, 2025

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Establishing Space: How one African American curator makes room amid shifting DEI priorities

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - November 24, 2025

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Celebrating the Legacy of the Blues Highway U.S. Route 61 and the Mississippi Blues Trail

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - November 24, 2025

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Ya been had! Ya been took! Ya been hoodwinked! Bamboozled! Led astray! Run amok!”

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - November 24, 2025

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Missouri Moms Demand Action

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - November 24, 2025

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Gerrymandering: How Drawing the Lines Can Silence Your Vote

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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Rachel Wallace Wins MBDA Pitch Award with Powerful Vision for Financial Empowerment

By - August 28, 2025

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The Fight Over DEI: A Turning Point for Diversity in America

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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The Need to Amplify African American Perspectives

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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Project 2025 What you need to know

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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Black Missouri lawmakers vow to resist Missouri GOP push for new congressional districts

By missouriindependent.com - August 27, 2025

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Sunset N Da Bootheel 2025: Honoring Heritage, Bridging Cultures, and Building the Future

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Halting Unlawful Impeachment Proceedings Against Black Lilbourn City Collector

By - August 27, 2025

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New Leadership, New Space: Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Missouri Expands for Local Youth

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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Unconventional Wellness Paths that Can Help You Boost Your Mental Health

By - August 21, 2025

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Missouri Redistricting Raises Alarm Over Black Voter Representation

By - August 5, 2025

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“Marching Into Spring with a Purpose”

By - August 5, 2025

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Citizen Journalists for Urban Voices

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 5, 2025

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Commitment to Community Service

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 5, 2025

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Opinion: The Freedom Caucus Isn’t Saving America — It’s Sabotaging It

By - August 4, 2025

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NAACP Declines to Invite President Trump to 2025 Convention, Citing Attacks on Democracy

By - August 4, 2025

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What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?: A Modern Take on Frederick Douglass’s Unfinished Question

By - August 4, 2025

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Commentary: Fear, misguided beliefs fuel backlash against DEI and Black history

By - August 4, 2025

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Debunking Misinterpretations: Understanding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Vision and America’s Struggle with Systemic Racism

By - August 4, 2025

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NAACP UNITS in SOUTHEAST MISSOURI and SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

By - August 4, 2025

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NAACP NEWS

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 4, 2025

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SMOOTH JAZZ FESTIVAL 25

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 4, 2025

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SHINGLES

By - August 4, 2025

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Are You Financially Healthy? It’s Time for a Wellness Check-Up!

By - August 4, 2025

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Love and Money: Building Wealth as a Community

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 4, 2025

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A Guide to Starting a Community Business

By - August 4, 2025

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Give Yourself the Gift of Financial Literacy

By - August 4, 2025

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Managing Diabetic Foot Ulcers The Challenges For Minority Populations

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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Money, Mindset, and Momentum: Rewriting Your Financial Story

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 25, 2025

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Urban Voices and the Community

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 25, 2025

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Rethinking America: It Didn’t Have to Be This Way

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 25, 2025

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South Side Farms: Activities and Updates

By - August 28, 2025

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Strengthening Our Community Together through Urban Voices

By - August 28, 2025

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Porch Initiative Ribbon Cutting

By - August 5, 2025

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Age Spots

By - August 5, 2025

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“Marching Into Spring with a Purpose”

By - August 5, 2025

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Citizen Journalists for Urban Voices

By - August 5, 2025

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Commitment to Community Service

By - August 5, 2025

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Empower Your Neighborhood!

By - August 4, 2025

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Empower Your Neighborhood

By - August 4, 2025

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NAACP UNITS in SOUTHEAST MISSOURI and SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

By - August 4, 2025

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Love and Money: Building Wealth as a Community

By - August 4, 2025

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The Perfect Gentleman “Rick, The Barber’s” Place

By - July 28, 2025

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Area NAACP Branches

By - July 28, 2025

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The Multicultural Business Development Alliance of Cape Girardeau, MO

By - July 28, 2025

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Money, Mindset, and Momentum: Rewriting Your Financial Story

By - July 25, 2025

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Health

Unconventional Wellness Paths that Can Help You Boost Your Mental Health

By - August 21, 2025

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SHINGLES

By - August 4, 2025

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Know Before You Go, Part IV: Annual Health Screenings – Prevention is the Best Medicine

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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My Journey: From Pain to Purpose

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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Managing Diabetic Foot Ulcers The Challenges For Minority Populations

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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Stroke Risk and Prevention

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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“Know Before You Go” (Part II)

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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Unconventional Wellness Paths that Can Help You Boost Your Mental Health

By - August 21, 2025

Alice Robertson alice.robertson@alice-robertson Everyone’s heard the classic advice: get enough sleep, exercise, and talk to someone you trust. But mental health often thrives on the unexpected—the small, surprising experiments that sneak joy or relief into your day. Approaching self-care creatively can...

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Upcoming Events SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY River Campus DECEMBER

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - November 29, 2025

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The Multicultural Business Development Alliance of Cape Girardeau, MO

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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Excessive Use of Force: One Mother’s Struggle Against Police Brutality and Misconduct

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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My Journey: From Pain to Purpose

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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MBDA Launches Minority Business Networking Event

By - December 11, 2025

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Porch Initiative Ribbon Cutting

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 5, 2025

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Age Spots

By - August 5, 2025

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“Marching Into Spring with a Purpose”

By - August 5, 2025

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Are You Financially Healthy? It’s Time for a Wellness Check-Up!

By - August 4, 2025

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A Guide to Starting a Community Business

By - August 4, 2025

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Give Yourself the Gift of Financial Literacy

By - August 4, 2025

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Succeeding as an Entrepreneur: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities

By - August 4, 2025

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Business News

By - August 4, 2025

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The Perfect Gentleman “Rick, The Barber’s” Place

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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The Multicultural Business Development Alliance of Cape

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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The Multicultural Business Development Alliance of Cape Girardeau, MO

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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Excessive Use of Force: One Mother’s Struggle Against Police Brutality and Misconduct

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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Money, Mindset, and Momentum: Rewriting Your Financial Story

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 25, 2025

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By - August 4, 2025

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The Perfect Gentleman “Rick, The Barber’s” Place

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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Area NAACP Branches

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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