Why I fight for worker rights: Centaur janitors deserve more
Published February 22, 2018 in the St. Louis American By Jamala Rogers There is a lot of hoodwinking and shell-moving tactics going on by the Trump administration as it tries to paint a rosy economic picture for the country. The president has touted low employments rates, including for African Americans. Then there’s the “biggest […]
On the 10th Anniversary of the Kirkwood Tragedy
All we want is justice The Way I See It, St. Louis American Newspaper Jamala Rogers (February 11, 2008) When breaking news interrupted the regular TV programming, it was mumbling until I heard “shooting at Kirkwood zoning and planning meeting.” I screamed at the television, “Nooooo, Cookie!” I knew who the shooter right then […]
Sexual Violence Victims Should Keep Coming Forward
Published January 4, 2018, St. Louis American I’m hoping that the (slim) defeat of accused child sexual predator Ray Moore in the race for U.S. Senate in Alabama is not a damper on the exposes of the culture of sexual violence so pervasive in this country. I’m hoping that every man who’s ever grabbed, groped, […]