Andrea Y. Henderson
Andrea Henderson joined St. Louis Public Radio in March 2019, where she covers race, identity and culture as part of the public radio collaborative Sharing America. Andrea comes to St. Louis Public Radio from NPR, where she reported for the race and culture podcast Code Switch and produced pieces for All Things Considered. Andrea’s passion for storytelling began at a weekly newspaper in her hometown of Houston, Texas, where she covered a wide variety of stories including hurricanes, transportation and Barack Obama’s 2009 Presidential Inauguration. Her art appreciation allowed her to cover arts and culture for the Houston African-American business publication, Empower Magazine. She also covered the arts for Syracuse’s Post-Standard and The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina.
Andrea graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and earned her master’s degree in arts journalism from Syracuse University. For three years, she served on the board of the Houston Alliance of Fashion and Beauty as the media chair, and she is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists. When the proud Houstonian is not chasing a story, she enjoys catching up on her shows, getting lost in museums and swimming in tropical waters.
Follow her journey through St. Louis via Twitter and Instagram at @drebjournalist.
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To be eligible for the protection, renters or homeowners would have to prove that they have made an effort to get all governmental assistance possible and have been making at least partial payments. They would also have to face a risk of being homeless or having to live with others if they were evicted.
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A week after the Minneapolis jury’s verdict, Black people in the St. Louis region are struggling to reconcile a brief moment of relief with painful reminders that police continue to use deadly force against Black people. They’re also seeking ways to heal from generational trauma — through therapy, yoga, meditation and spending time outdoors.
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St. Louis-area activists are hopeful that a Minneapolis jury will find former officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the death of George Floyd last spring. But community leaders say they're bracing for the verdict. Emotions are high in St. Louis and across the nation because juries often acquit white officers charged with killing Black people.
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Many people in north St. Louis and north St. Louis County don't live near grocery stores. To help fill in the gap, the St. Louis Area Foodbank is bringing healthy food to those neighborhoods in a traveling fresh food pantry.
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Many mosques in the St. Louis region are planning limited celebrations during Ramadan — a month of fasting, prayer and reflection — to slow the spread of the coronavirus. They are offering virtual sermons, shorter nightly Quran readings and prepackaged meals to break the fast during an evening meal called iftar.
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There are more than 3,400 St. Louisans who cannot vote Tuesday in the city’s mayoral election because they have not yet completed their probation or parole term. Missouri activists and lawmakers are pushing to restore voting rights more quickly to formerly incarcerated people so they can participate in local and state elections.
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The Archdiocese of St. Louis invites people of different faiths on a tour Saturday from downtown St. Louis to north St. Louis to explore ways to eliminate racism in health care, education, housing and the criminal justice system.
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Residents of north St. Louis County are preregistering for the COVID-19 vaccine at lower rates than people in other parts of the county. To boost the vaccination rate in north St. Louis County, health officials plan to distribute information on the vaccine to residents through community organizations, churches and public service announcements.
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People who work for organizations that help immigrants in the St. Louis region fear that many others are reluctant to get the vaccine. They worry that people who do not speak English won’t do so because of language access and a lack of information.
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St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Michael Stelzer has extended his order halting evictions through April 5 to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Attorneys for people facing evictions say many have lost income during the coronavirus pandemic and need St. Louis officials to release federal aid.