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Pittsburgh Public Schools’ CTE Program supports frontline workers with masks during pandemic

On April 30, complete with masks, gloves, and the accompanying hidden smiles, teachers from the Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Career and Technical Education program, along with Family and Consumer Science teachers and a Health Careers Technology teacher, teamed up to make facemasks for frontline

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The Carr Report: Let’s GET FIT, physically and financially!

The best time to begin a Health and Wealth wellness plan is yesterday, last week, last

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When police shoot or kill, who investigates? Pittsburgh, police union wrestle over process

As protesters locally and globally cry out against police use of force, Pittsburgh and its police union are in the midst of a legal and contractual tussle over how officers are questioned after they hurt or kill members of the

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Gov. Wolf, Mayor Peduto call for police reform

On the sixth day of Black Lives Matter protests in Pittsburgh, Mayor Bill Peduto outlined an agenda and series of specific actions for police reform, some of which, he said, he expects to be enacted in the coming

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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—SKYLER NICHOLS, Vincentian Academy

The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Skyler Nichols, as she graduated from Vincentian Academy.

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Delany, Martin Robison (1812-1885)

Martin Robison Delany was an African American abolitionist, the first African American Field Officer in the U.S Army, and one of the earliest African Americans to encourage a return to

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12

1885

Mike Pence just gave a rambling non-answer on whether it's harder for black Americans

"I love your question because I saw where Joe Biden last night actually tweeted that everybody ought to have a fair shot at the American

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Floyd murder unleashes Black parents’ worst fears

Her tears, she said, are for the senseless, callous murder of another innocent unarmed Black person, for the constant terror that African-Americans live under because of police brutality and extra-judicial murders; and a deep and persistent anxiety about her

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Josh Gibson

Josh Gibson was an American Negro League professional baseball player. He was born in Buena Vista, Georgia on December 21, 1911. His father had a farm there but he moved the family to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Gibson was studying to be an electrician and only attended school till the 9th grade. He

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Jan

20

1947

Pittsburgh Editor’s ‘Dehumanizing’ Op-Ed Denies Reports Of Barring Black Journalists From Covering George Floyd Protests

Alexis Johnson, a Black reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, was “removed” from covering any of the city’s protests over George Floyd‘s police killing in Minneapolis, according to the union representing the

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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—AMYA S. NANCE, Pittsburgh Obama High School

The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Amya S. Nance, as she graduated from Pittsburgh Obama High School.

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African-Americans and the Progressive Era

The Progressive Era spanned the years from 1890 to 1920 when the United States was experiencing rapid growth. Immigrants from eastern and southern Europe arrived in droves. Cities were overcrowded, and those living in poverty suffered greatly. Politicians in the major cities controlled their power

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New film ‘1 Angry Black Man’ harrowingly speaks to today’s social climate | The Crusader Newspaper Group

“1 Angry Black Man” tells the story of Mike Anderson, a senior at a New England liberal arts

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Frances Harper

Born: 9/24/1825 Baltimore, MarylandDied: 2/22/1911 Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaFrances Harper was an African-American abolitionist, poet and author. She was also active in other types of social reform and was a member of the Womens Christian Temperance Union, which advocated the federal government

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African Americans and Cuba's First Experiment in Tourism: The Joe Louis Commission in Post Revolutionary Havana, 1959-1960

In the article below University of California, Riverside historian Ralph Crowder describes this fascinating but little known attempt by Joe Louis and Fidel Castro to encourage middle class African American tourism to Cuba in the first year of the new

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Jun

6

1960

A president who approves of treasonous conduct - The Bay State Banner

In his recent speech at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Trump made it clear that he opposed the removal of statues of the leaders of the Confederacy, although they had engaged in the treasonous Civil War against the

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County moves to yellow phase, 12 more counties to yellow next Friday

On its first day of partial re-opening, the City of Pittsburgh announced which summer activities can go forward and which can’t — like July 4 festivities and

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Henry Ossawa Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner , (born June 21, 1859, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.—died May 25, 1937, Paris, France), American painter who gained international acclaim for his depiction of landscapes and biblical

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25

1937

Check It Out: Outside agitators are old news, but should have been the story

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier

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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—ELGIN BAYLOR OLIVER II, Gateway High School

The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Elgin Baylor Oliver II, as he graduated from Gateway High School.

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African-American neighborhood

African-American neighborhoods or black neighborhoods are types of ethnic enclaves found in many cities in the United States. Generally, an African American neighborhood is one where the majority of the people who live there are African American. Some of the earliest African-American neighborhoods

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Rwanda: Rayon Sign Togolese Striker Harlley

Rayon Sports have completed the signing of Togolese striker Alex Harlley Nyarko from American side Las Vegas Lights ahead of the 2020-21

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Henry Ossawa Tanner - Birthday

Henry Ossawa Tanner , (born June 21, 1859, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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21

1859

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Lynn Williams is a Grammy nominated singer, former beauty queen and television and film actress. She was born on March 18, 1963 in Bronx, New York but soon moved to a more fashionable neighborhood. Her parents, Milton and Helen Williams, both worked as music teachers and so Williams and her

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18

1963

Black moms like me will not be patient with Pittsburgh Public Schools. We need to demand more.

As a Black mom raising a daughter with a disability, I’ve seen first hand how the inequities in our public school system are a matter of life or

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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—NIKKO A. JENKINS, Clairton High School

The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Nikko A. Jenkins, as he graduated from Clairton High School.

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Legal Advertising – Bids and Proposals 7-15-20 | New Pittsburgh Courier

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ALLEGHENY COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY PUBLIC NOTICE The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) is accepting Letters of Interest and Statements of Qualifications from Professional Companies who wish to be considered for the following: NEW ACCESS SHAFT MANHOLES NEAR

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Wilson, August (1945-2005)

The fourth of seven children in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, August Wilson was born Frederick August Kittel, April 27, 1945 to an African American mother and a German immigrant father. By the time he was five, his parents divorced. His mother remarried in the late 1950s and the family moved to the

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Apr

27

1945

California State Capitol Goes Black … Red and Green to Mark Juneteenth – Voice and Viewpoint

The state of California started recognizing Juneteenth or Black “Freedom Day,” marking the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, back in 2003 as an official state

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