It’s Phone-a-Thon Time!
The Phone-a-Thon continues throughout Black August. Donate Today!
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Black Jurors Matter Campaign
Check out the next Black Jurors Matter Teach-In on the OBS Calendar.
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Black Workers, gotta story to tell? We want to hear it. Call us at 314.367.5959
Read More Black Workers Stories55th Jefferson Bank Commemoration
We salute our veteran freedom fighters for their fight for better paying jobs. Join Percy Green II, Norman Seay and others in lifting up the continued struggle for union organizers, liveable wages and decent working conditions. See you Friday, August 24 at 4 pm. Download leaflet.
Read More 55th Jefferson Bank CommemorationJustice for Carey Ball, Jr.
OBS supports the ongoing struggle of the Carey Ball family for justice. Ball was only 23 years old when he was assassinated by St. Louis cops in 2013–shots 25 times. The latest action was a recent rally in front of the Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s office.
Read More Justice for Carey Ball, Jr.The Same Difference
A compelling documentary by director Nneka Onuorah about lesbians who discriminate against other lesbians based on gender roles. Onuorah takes an in-depth look at the internalized hetero-normative gender roles that have become all too familiar within the African American lesbian and bisexual community.
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