East St. Louis
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Jenkins was born in April 1928 and grew up in East St. Louis, Ill. She had one older brother, and her parents divorced when she was about 5.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025
While growing up in East St. Louis in the 1970s and early ’80s, Gunn — the trumpeter, composer and bandleader — had always felt that truth already, in a way he links to ancestral memory.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
In September, a federal magistrate judge tossed a lawsuit by East St. Louis seeking fees from Netflix, Disney, Apple, Hulu and eight other streaming services, ruling that the state law didn’t apply.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
This week, Joel Anderson tells the story of a shadowy organization in East St. Louis, Illinois, the group’s mysterious leader, and an alleged conspiracy against America during World War II.
From Slate ● Nov. 23, 2022
Her brother-in-law was not a veteran, and he had been living in East St. Louis since before the War.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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