STL RISING
STL RISING TOWN HALL series SPONSORED BY HOT 104.1 FM RADIO
MAY 31ST, 2020
With special guests St. Louis County NAACP President John Bowman and Rev. Darryl Gray
APRIL 26TH, 2020
With special guests Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, Dr. Rickey Keys, Dr. Fred Echols and Minneapolis historian Dr. Duchess Harris
APRIL 12TH, 2020
With special guests St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson, Dr. Fred Echols
NAACP SAINT LOUIS RISING
The fact the African Americans are dying at a disproportional rate from the Coronavirus is bringing to light an epidemic crisis in North St. Louis that is being ignored;
And St. Louis Rising educates and mobilizes voters to speak up for and take charge of the issues impacting our lives proving that everyday residents working together have the power to change the way our city is run. St. Louis Rising is citizens taking action to protect their families from
toxic chemicals and conditions of blight by providing ways for individuals and families to make better choices and instigate real change.
Our community is in need of help. The economic upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic could cause damage that will remain long after the virus has been contained. The black community will take a disproportionate hit from the economic fallout. Today, 90% of LRA owned vacancy buildings & lots are located in North St. Louis. St Louis needs a Neighborhood Development and School Building Trust Fund to spur new development, including repurposing vacant school buildings. St. Louis also needs a Clean and Livable Neighborhood Trust Fund for the proper environmental removal of publicly-owned vacant buildings, for the construction of affordable housing where vacant buildings are removed, for the preservation of certain historic homes and other historic properties, and for Healthy Home and Senior Minor Home repair programs The lockdown has put more jobs held by black people at risk, and blacks are at the highest risk of immediate and long-standing economic disruption. Black Americans faced an earnings gap before the pandemic. According to a recent survey from Data for Progress, 62% of African American respondents expect to have issues covering their costs within the next month, and 45% have already lost their job or had hours cut because of the crisis. St. Louis needs a Job Training Trust Fund for the purposes of job training and workforce development with an emphasize on training in construction and building trades, including minority pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs in construction and building trades, and promoting vocational training in St. Louis Public Schools.
- 90% of the City Owned Vacant Properties.
- 4.5 Million Square Feet of City Owned Vacant buildings.
- 28.5 Million Square Feet of City Owned Vacant Lots.
- Highest Rate of Murders.
- Highest Rate of Unemployment.
- North St. Louis is the City’s Largest Food Desert.
- At any given period roughly 30% of the Children attending St. Louis Public Schools are homeless.
- Highest Rate of Childhood Asthma.
- Highest Rate of Lead Poisoning in Children.
- Black Babies are Three-Times more likely than White Babies to Die before their 1 st Birthday.
- North St. Louis Residents are 34% more likely to Die from all causes than the rest of the City.
- Highest Heart Disease & Cancer Mortality Rates
- North St. Louis has the Largest Concentration of Poverty in the City.
- North St. Louis residents are 60% more likely to Die from Stroke
And St. Louis Rising educates and mobilizes voters to speak up for and take charge of the issues impacting our lives proving that everyday residents working together have the power to change the way our city is run. St. Louis Rising is citizens taking action to protect their families from
toxic chemicals and conditions of blight by providing ways for individuals and families to make better choices and instigate real change.
Our community is in need of help. The economic upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic could cause damage that will remain long after the virus has been contained. The black community will take a disproportionate hit from the economic fallout. Today, 90% of LRA owned vacancy buildings & lots are located in North St. Louis. St Louis needs a Neighborhood Development and School Building Trust Fund to spur new development, including repurposing vacant school buildings. St. Louis also needs a Clean and Livable Neighborhood Trust Fund for the proper environmental removal of publicly-owned vacant buildings, for the construction of affordable housing where vacant buildings are removed, for the preservation of certain historic homes and other historic properties, and for Healthy Home and Senior Minor Home repair programs The lockdown has put more jobs held by black people at risk, and blacks are at the highest risk of immediate and long-standing economic disruption. Black Americans faced an earnings gap before the pandemic. According to a recent survey from Data for Progress, 62% of African American respondents expect to have issues covering their costs within the next month, and 45% have already lost their job or had hours cut because of the crisis. St. Louis needs a Job Training Trust Fund for the purposes of job training and workforce development with an emphasize on training in construction and building trades, including minority pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs in construction and building trades, and promoting vocational training in St. Louis Public Schools.
