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Apply to Cultural Leadership’s High School Leadership Program Class 19, beginning December 2023! Any students who will be sophomores or juniors during the 2023- 2024 school year and live in the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area are eligible to apply. Applications close September 21, 2023. Learn more about the High School Leadership Program here or […]

Be our guest on October 19, 2023 for heavy hors d’oeuvres and an evening of support and recognition as Cultural Leadership unites the St. Louis community and presents the Troublemaker of the Best Kind, “Ginsburg-Lewis,” Distinguished Alumni and Freedom Fighter Lifetime Achievement Awards! WHEN: Thursday, October 19, 2023 TIME: 6:30 PM WHERE: 18Rails | THE […]

Apply for Camp Cultural Leadership ’23!  Sessions available for rising 6 & 7th graders and rising 8 & 9th graders Session 1: July 10- July 22      (8th and 9th Grade Campers) Session 2: July 24- August 5  (6th and 7th Grade Campers) Experience. Lead. Change. Camp Cultural Leadership is a condensed, age appropriate […]

As the year comes to a close, we thank all who have had a lasting impact on our village over the years. This year, we pay tribute to an honorary “Troublemaker of the Best Kind,” Cultural Leadership’s first Transformational Journey driver, Mr. James Robinson. Mr. Robinson safely transported Classes 1 through 5 throughout their Journey, […]

Cultural Leadership served as a proud partner for the JCRC and Newmark Institute’s African American-Jewish trip to Washington D.C. in early December. The trip was conceived by Michael and Barbara Newmark before the pandemic, to encourage connections and understanding between adults of both groups, resulting in positive change in the St. Louis community. With a […]

Over Labor Day weekend, Class 17 gathered to put their year of training and immersive experiences into action, and provide a transformative program for Cultural Leadership’s annual Courageous Conversations event. The conversations are meant to give families, friends, and community members a chance to step out of their comfort zones, confront their own biases, and […]

A year-long program for 7, 8, and 9th grade students! Apply for Cultural Leadership’s Emerging Changemakers. The Middle School Leadership Program will serve as an age-appropriate, scaled for middle school students version of the High School Leadership Program. Any current 7th or 8th grader living in the St. Louis region are eligible to apply. Learn […]

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. […]