Multiple events mark National Day of Prayer
Multiple events mark National Day of Prayer
Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com
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Emily Grace kneels to pray during National Day of Prayer observance at the Granite City Hall Thursday. The nationwide annual observance, which had been heavily curtailed last year because of COVID, was back this year with a variety of in-person and remote events. Local events include two live meetings in Granite City, another in Jerseyville, and a remote event in Alton. Show MoreShow Less
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People watch and pray during National Day of Prayer observance at the Granite City Hall Thursday. The nationwide annual observance, which had been heavily curtailed last year because of COVID, was back this year with a variety of in-person and remote events. Local events include two live meetings in Granite City, another in Jerseyville, and a remote event in Alton. Show MoreShow Less
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‘If Not Now, When?’ the first feature film co-directed by African American women Meagan Good and Tamara Bass
By Lapacazo Sandoval, Contributing Writer
Published January 14, 2021
(L-R) Meagan Good as Tyra, Mekia Cox as Suzanne, Tamara Bass as Patrice and Meagan Holder as Deidre in the drama, “If Not Now, When?,” a Vertical Entertainment release.
PHOTO COURTESY OF VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT.
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