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Lauren Parks on The BBL Platform Podcast

Our very own Lauren Parks had a chance to chat with the ladies from "The Black Boss Ladies Platform Podcast". They explored the path that lead Lauren from the world of childhood education to founding House of Miles East St. Louis (HOME). Take a look at the episode, we hope you enjoy! https://youtu.be/V72mqiMtZRE?si=FTzrGEOU-yjda281

Music icon & St. Louis native honored with cultural center, film

“Being in her makes me think of my grandmother,” Cheryl Davis said as she looked around and walked the newly rehabbed first floor of the House of Miles on Thursday in East St. Louis, Illinois. Thanks to tireless work from a team led by House of Miles President Lauren A. Parks, what was once the childhood home of Cheryl’s father, Miles Davis – is now a

Miles Davis’ childhood home will be a museum and educational center

If you know jazz history, there is no conversation about the genre that doesn’t include the late great composer and trumpeter Miles Davis. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to see artifacts from where he grew up and other pieces of his journey in one place? One organization is in the process of making this happen. A nonprofit agency called HOME (House of Miles East