I run, swim, teach college journalism near STL. I'm a doctoral student & I freelance. I've worked for CSMonitor, The NYTimes, Gatehouse & Patch. Boston/STL/NoVa
The peaceful protest in downtown #STL has concluded. Thousands of people exercised their First Amendment rights today. There were no issues reported and no arrests were made. #SLMPD
@nytimesphoto@nytimes I've been standing in the same spot as protestors walk down Broadway, two blocks from the Arch for more than 20 minutes (since 3:37 pm ) and there is sign of the end of the demonstrators..all is peaceful... #stl#NOKINGSPROTESTS
The traffic light at skinker boulevard and lagoon drive across from forest park has been out since the tornado ripped through a week ago. I saw EMTs putting Band-Aids on a couple people involved in a crash there just now. #StLouis#tornadodamage
Today I zigzaged through uprooted centuries old trees, saw restaurants and buildings boarded up, sides of buildings gone, roofs gone, and people shoveling debris rocks, limbs, metal out of their yards. The air smelled burnt with all the power lines down. https://t.co/H36iPBPkfY
"If you aren't telling your story, it will always be written for you. If you aren't writing your story it will always be written for you by others, " -@WajahatAli#AEJMC24