One week until Salute. Well, a week and two days…but you get my drift. Are y’all as excited as I am? Of course you are! On Saturday, November 1 at America’s Center, anybody who matters in this region will be in the building for the St. Louis American Foundation’s 38th Annual Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship and Awards Gala. I know that’s a bold statement that some might consider audacious, or even arrogant. But is it a lie? Of course it isn’t. The folks who take my word for it will know I’m right. If we are calling a thing a thing, I could quietly describe Salute as the Black Met Gala because all of the lewks (yes, lewks) as folks make their way down the red carpet and up the escalators. We go in the ballroom and get inspired from the awards and scholarship portion as we celeb

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