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The church looks fairly old. In years past, East St. Louis had a high Catholic population.

Gethsemane Church is a contemporary evangelical church located on the south side of the Metro Link tracks in Emerson Park. Located directly across from the much-older Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic church, Gethsemane Church represents the…

This image shows a soccer field that is behind the Jackie Joyner Kersee Youth Center. This field provides space for community members not only to play soccer, but also to have space to be outside and enjoy space to run and play together.

This image tells you about certain people from back in the day.

In this podcast, Armijah Paulette, Brandon Roby, Damont Jenkins, and Kendrick Barker talk about sports in East St. Louis, including excerpts from interviews with several long-time residents.

This video is about the best center in East St.Louis known as the JJK Center. It's also about how Jackie Joyner became a city champ. Then, its about how she grew up to be a champion in track.

This mosaic collage by Edna Patterson Petty says "Hope." Hope is a symbol of never giving up and always believing in yourself. That is why this was made and put on a wall, to encourage people that there is always hope.

This is a news article about boxing. The boxers are Cesar Brion , Wesbury Barcom , Bob Foxworth

This is Jackie Joyner Kersee, who ran track in East St. Louis.

This picture shows Dawn Harper running track.