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By Savannah Sowell On Thursday, March 3rd, Cultural Leadership staff, students, and alumni packed into a series of vans to start their journey to the state capitol. The organization was partnering with the Missouri Educational Equity Partnership and the Jewish Community Relations Council for a day of lobbying to combat Missouri House Bill 1995, the […]

Cultural Leadership is pleased to announce the seven outstanding individuals who have been selected to join the 2022 Board of Directors. “We are excited to welcome these seven new members who will bring a variety of expertise and insight to our work,” said Executive Director, Tamyka Perine. “Similar to our organization’s work to ensure diversity […]

Cultural Leadership held our annual Black Culture and Identity Program on Sunday, February 6. This program is usually heavily based in history and the Black experience between the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and the civil rights movement, and this year facilitators decided to diversify the curriculum in a way that centers a range of lived experiences. […]

We are thrilled to announce that Cultural Leadership has relocated, and moved on up to a deluxe office suite on South Grand! Our building offers a beautiful covered rooftop terrace, and we can’t wait to welcome visitors in the coming warmer months! In addition, 17 years into our program, we now have more full-time staff […]

Did you know? Missouri Bill 952 proposes that “Critical Race Theory” should not be taught in schools that receive state funding, and if passed, individuals could sue institutions that, “Employ immutable, inherited, or typically continuing characteristics such as race, income, appearance, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation, or gender identity to: (a) Perpetuate stereotypes; and (b) Assign blame for […]

Cultural Leadership welcomed Class 17 for our Opening Retreat over MLK weekend! For the first time in two years, students were able to gather as a full group at their first retreat, and share their perspectives in a safe space. Class 17 built their village on the concept of “Ubuntu” (a Zulu word meaning, “I […]

Cultural Leadership Board of Trustees has named Tamyka Perine as the organization’s new Executive Director. Perine’s background as Director of Development and consultant, along with her passion for ensuring inclusion, diversity, equity and access in the St. Louis region, will help further the mission of the nonprofit and comes as the organization develops a plan […]

Join us for a formal evening of entertainment and recognition as Cultural Leadership unites the St. Louis community and presents the Troublemaker of the Best Kind, “Good Trouble,” and Distinguished Alumni awards! Sponsorship and Tickets Golden Gala Table & Ticket Purchases   Sponsor our Journey to Justice: Golden Gala   For questions or more information about sponsorship […]

Apply to Cultural Leadership’s High School Leadership Program Class 18, which will begin in January ’23! Students who will be sophomores or juniors during the 2022- 2023 school year and live in the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area are eligible to apply. Learn more about the High School Leadership Program here or contact Program Director, […]

Cultural Leadership, and the world, mourns the death of another social justice leader this year. For more than a decade, Justice Ginsberg made time to meet with Cultural Leadership students each summer during their Transformational Journey. She was always willing to have open dialogues with students, detailing the hard road to justice, times she succeeded, […]