Democratic mayoral candidate Jimmie Matthews (right) answers a question during the GSLABJ community forum on “Retooling and Remapping St. Louis: How Powerful is the Vote?” at the at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park on Feb. 27. Also on the panel were (from left) Lewis Reed, Democratic mayoral candidate and president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen; Alex Fennoy, senior vice president, Midwest Bank Centre and chairman, St. Louis Regional Unbanked Task Force; and James Clark, vice president, Community Outreach, Better Family Life.

Sponsored by the GSLABJ and the Master Class at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, the February 27 event was attended by more than 200 St. Louis residents. Sylvester Brown, founder of the Sweet Potato Project, former Post]Dispatch reporter and former publisher of Take Five magazine, served as moderator. The League of Women Voters of St. Louis and St. Louis Business Journal co-sponsored the event.

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