Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Lyah LeFlore reflects on her mother's journey to becoming the first Black woman to serve as the City of St. Louis's Poet Laureate. She explains how Shirley Bradley Price LeFlore impacted the poetry scene and how she balanced mothering, marriage, and mentoring.

Watch the rest of the "Black History is St. Louis History" series here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOBToc54vT5CQRuJmITiTSWHD0aE__KMK.

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