For years, Black parents frustrated by traditional schools have been pulling their children out of classrooms to educate them at home — and that decision is becoming more common.The rate of Black families dropping traditional learning for home-schooling in 2020 was five times that of any other racial group in the country, a U.S. Census Bureau survey found.St. Louis Public Radio's new podcast Doin' It Our Way explores why Black families in the St. Louis region are choosing to home-school, how they are managing to do it and what the kids think about it. Episode 1:...…For years, Black parents frustrated by traditional schools have been pulling their children out of classrooms to educate them at home — and that decision is becoming more common.The rate of Black families dropping traditional learning for home-schooling in 2020 was five times that of any other racial group in the country, a U.S. Census Bureau survey found.St. Louis Public Radio's new podcast Doin' It Our Way explores why Black families in the St. Louis region are choosing to home-school, how they are managing to do it and what the kids think about it. Episode 1:...WW…

Autentico Co-Host Before creating the We Live Here Auténtico Podcast, Gabriela worked as an educator, diplomat, community advocate, business counselor, restaurant owner, marathon runner, author, co-founder and small business owner.Originally from Guanajuato, Mexico and inspired by her own experience growing up as an immigrant in the United States, Gabriela has a passion and commitment to help others.Now back in St. Louis, Gabriela finds her voice helping small business owners achieve their dreams as the Executive Director at the...… Autentico Co-Host Before creating the We Live Here Auténtico Podcast, Gabriela worked as an educator, diplomat, community advocate, business counselor, restaurant owner, marathon runner, author, co-founder and small business owner.Originally from Guanajuato, Mexico and inspired by her own experience growing up as an immigrant in the United States, Gabriela has a passion and commitment to help others.Now back in St. Louis, Gabriela finds her voice helping small business owners achieve their dreams as the Executive Director at the...WW…

Former Missouri U.S. Sen. John Danforth has witnessed lots of changes to politics over his lifetime.Danforth, 87, who served in the Senate from 1976 to 1995 and as Missouri’s attorney general from 1969 to 1976, was at the cutting edge of turning Missouri from a state that voted for Democrats for statewide posts to a bellwether that was somewhat evenly divided between the parties. But Danforth is now decrying a force that helped Missouri Republicans take unprecedented power throughout the state: former President Donald Trump.“It's possible to be a Trump Republican. It's possible to be a...…Former Missouri U.S. Sen. John Danforth has witnessed lots of changes to politics over his lifetime.Danforth, 87, who served in the Senate from 1976 to 1995 and as Missouri’s attorney general from 1969 to 1976, was at the cutting edge of turning Missouri from a state that voted for Democrats for statewide posts to a bellwether that was somewhat evenly divided between the parties. But Danforth is now decrying a force that helped Missouri Republicans take unprecedented power throughout the state: former President Donald Trump.“It's possible to be a Trump Republican. It's possible to be a...WW…

For the last two years, researchers on the Mississippi River have been studying the effectiveness of underwater acoustics as an invasive carp deterrent. Halfway through the study, the results are promising. Marybeth Brey, a research fish biologist with the Geological Survey and Christa Woodley, a research biologist with the Army Corps of Engineers, co-lead the project. They designed and installed a 16-speaker soundbar at Lock 19 in the Mississippi River, a section of the river between Keokuk, Iowa, and Hamilton, Illinois. There are four types of invasive carp in the Mississippi,...… For the last two years, researchers on the Mississippi River have been studying the effectiveness of underwater acoustics as an invasive carp deterrent. Halfway through the study, the results are promising. Marybeth Brey, a research fish biologist with the Geological Survey and Christa Woodley, a research biologist with the Army Corps of Engineers, co-lead the project. They designed and installed a 16-speaker soundbar at Lock 19 in the Mississippi River, a section of the river between Keokuk, Iowa, and Hamilton, Illinois. There are four types of invasive carp in the Mississippi,...WW…

Four years after a court ruled he was likely innocent, Christopher Dunn is getting a chance to be freed.St. Louis Circuit Judge Jason Sengheiser began taking testimony Tuesday in a hearing on a motion to vacate Dunn’s conviction in the May 1990 murder of Ricco Rogers. Dunn is serving a life sentence, but two adolescent eyewitnesses have recanted, and prosecutors now say they no longer believe Dunn is guilty.“The fact of the matter is, no one saw the shooter of Ricco Rogers,” Special Assistant Circuit Attorney Booker Shaw told the court in his opening statement. “The only witnesses who...…Four years after a court ruled he was likely innocent, Christopher Dunn is getting a chance to be freed.St. Louis Circuit Judge Jason Sengheiser began taking testimony Tuesday in a hearing on a motion to vacate Dunn’s conviction in the May 1990 murder of Ricco Rogers. Dunn is serving a life sentence, but two adolescent eyewitnesses have recanted, and prosecutors now say they no longer believe Dunn is guilty.“The fact of the matter is, no one saw the shooter of Ricco Rogers,” Special Assistant Circuit Attorney Booker Shaw told the court in his opening statement. “The only witnesses who...WW…