NMC Ribbon Cutting & Community Open House – 2/27/2026
Friday, Feb 27 from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm CST Celebrate the grand opening of the Northside Movement Center, the new shared home for Action St. Louis & ArchCity Defenders!
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About OBS
The Organization for Black Struggle (OBS) was founded in 1980. A group of veteran activists, students, union organizers and community members in St. Louis were seeking to address the needs and issues of the Black working-class. There was a vacuum of Black radical leadership that could boldly speak and act, unencumbered by government or corporate structures. In retrospect, this was a challenging period.
The FBI’s CounterIntelligence Program, known as COINTELPRO, wreaked havoc on the leaders and organizations of the Black Liberation Movement. By 1980 the right was beginning to consolidate its power politically, with a conservative in the White House for the next 12 years. The country was struggling to get out of the economic recession. It was out of this abyss that OBS was born.
Join OBS in the fight for social justice.
- State Repression
- Women's Rights
- Black Workers Rights
- Black Political Power
- Health & Healing
Upcoming events
RSVP for DSLUE, Philando Castile RF, & MLK Scholars’ Black History Month Program – 2/25/2026
The Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved, Philando Castile Relief Foundation, and Saint Louis University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars presents “Healing Harm: Reckoning with Truth, Justice, and Accountability.”
Health Care & The Black Community as seen through the lens of Black Women Workers – 2/23/26
ISSUES OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY: SEEN THRU THE LENS OF BLACK WOMEN WORKERS
Recent news & Views
UMSL CANCELS THE 46TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR BLACK STRUGGLE
St. Louis – The 46th anniversary celebration of the Organization for Black Struggle was rescheduled due to the January snowstorm. This year’s event marked a significant departure from previous celebrations: the dinner portion was eliminated, and for the first time, the event included a partnership with the Museum Department of the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL).
45th Commemorative Edition Newsletter Pt.2
To the members of the OBS—both past and present, as well as those who have made their transition—we stand on their shoulders. In the spirit of Imani, we value their contributions to the freedom struggles.
St. Louis Needs Federal Disaster Relief
OBS has been fighting for our members, friends and neighbors who were impacted by the May 16th Tornado. It’s past time for real government relief. Our suffering from a fierce tornado is worsened because of bureaucratic politricking.
Get Updates from OBS
Organization for Black Struggle
P.O. Box 5277
St. Louis, MO 63115
contactus@obs-stl.org
