Mixed Messages: Uplifting Diversity in Communications

Missouri Professional Communicators (MPC) will present a panel of working communicators in its next program, “Mixed Messages: Uplifting Diversity in Communications,” at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. Participants will be:

• Alvin A. Reid, city editor of the “St. Louis American,” which has been a voice in St. Louis’s African-American community since 1928

• Roxie Mullins, editor of “Faces” magazine, a publication by Metro Trans Umbrella Group

• Terry Bates, director of marketing and communications for the International Institute of St. Louis

• Jacqueline Duty — a Chilean-American author, editor and media executive — will be the panel’s moderator

There are two ways to attend this free program. The public may email MPC at mpcnfpw@gmail.com to reserve a seat at the St. Louis Artists’ Guild (12 N. Jackson Ave., Clayton, Mo.) or receive a link to view the program via Zoom. Reservations are required by Jan. 30.