Uplifting Communities

2022 Legislative Review: $96M+ for St. Louis County Projects

It seems surreal I was sworn in over four years ago to represent our community in the Missouri Senate. I remember that day vividly, and the gravity and historical significance of being the first Black male senator to be elected since 1998 still keeps me grounded and focused. I also never lose sight that I …

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Town Hall Meeting: Economic Development in North STL County

At this event, Sen. Williams and Rep. Windham discussed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spur economic and community development in North St. Louis County through potential investments of federal stimulus funding. Watch an Excerpt from the Event: Watch the Full Event View Full Event on YouTube Event Details: Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2021Time: 7:00 – 8:30 …

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New push underway to help restore historically Black cemetery

KMOV News Channel 4 reported on March 31, 2021 Washington Park Cemetery is located in Berkeley, Missouri sandwiched between Interstate 70, Highway 170 and Natural Bridge. A burial site established in 1920, local leaders say that decades of bad decisions by city and county leaders have destroyed this historically black cemetery. In the 1950s the …

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$30 million rehab plan to save Wellston public housing complex

St. Louis Post Dispatch reported on Sept. 4, 2020 – the plan is ‘a win-win for everbody’ U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay, St. Louis County Exec. Sam Page, Wellston Mayor Nate Griffin and Sen. Brian Williams joined Wellston residents to celebrate a $30 million deal to renovate a long-troubled public housing complex that at one …

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