Recently added articles from New Pittsburgh Courier:
CAPA merger vote looms
Jul 23, 2008; Morrow, Christian ... Ex-principal, committee decry plan When Henry Clark started the CAPA middle school in the 1970s, he began with nothing more than a vision. "I remember opening the doors and the building was empty," he said. "All I had was a desk and a phone that didn't work-but the teachers did, ...
Ujamaa takes to the streets
Jul 23, 2008; Nuttall, Rebecca ... Women unite to launch new business group On July 19 women business owners from the Ujamaa Cooperative Association gathered with the community in the streets of East Liberty for a mobile festival to celebrate the launching of their group. "It wasn't a huge crowd but there were ...
Negro League gala keeps spotlight on history
Jul 23, 2008; Johnson, C Denise ... On a sultry summer evening, they came to not only remember, but to also celebrate the history and the legacy of the legendary Negro Leagues. Sponsored by the Josh Gibson Foundation, the Negro League All-Star Gala achieved this goal and ensured that surviving Negro leaguers are recognized for ...
Youths rally for peace
Jul 23, 2008; Nuttall, Rebecca ... Students urge arts, education instead of violence More than 100 children from Pittsburgh's neighborhoods showcased different artistic mediums at a peace rally in Market Square July 22. The students responsible for the rally are involved in the Marilyn G. Rabb Foundation's summer ...
City, county merger could benefit both
Jul 23, 2008; Nuttall, Rebecca ... Chamber speakers believe proposed merger beneficial Kathryn Klaber and Brian Jensen discussed a possible merger of the governments of the city of Pittsburgh and that of Allegheny County at a luncheon July 15. The luncheon sponsored by the Business Institute of the African ...
Kingsley in WPXI crosshairs
Jul 23, 2008; Morrow, Christian ... Erroneously, said Bankston A Larimer woman charged into the Kingsley Association with a TV crew recently and accused them of not serving community youths. Deborah Ashby knew the Kingsley Association offered a dozen free programs for community youths, and that it gave away 100 ...
This Week in Black History
Jul 23, 2008; Taylor, Robert N ... For the week of July 24-30 July 24 1651-Anthony Johnson, a free Black man who had bought freedom for himself and his wife, was awarded 250 acres of land in North Hampton, Va. Johnson was among the first group of 20 Black indentured servants brought to America in 1619. Indentured ...
Cartoon satire sparks outrage in defense of Obama
Jul 23, 2008; De Gruy, Leiloni ... LOS ANGELES (NNPA)-The cover of the July 21 edition of the New Yorker magazine, which features a caricature rendering of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama dressed as an Islamic fundamentalist and his wife Michelle as an armed militant, has stirred a fierce new debate over the ...
Man, 70, travels from California to participate in transplant names
Jul 23, 2008; Nuttall, Rebecca ... Cancer survivor Stanley Gray traveled nearly 2425 miles from his home in San Gabriel, Calif., to participate in the National Kidney Foundation 2008 U.S. Transplant Games in Pittsburgh. Gray participated in the games on July 11, just nine months after having received a liver transplant at ...
Citizens initiative offers second chances
Jul 23, 2008; Howell, Asia M ... On July 19, people flocked to the new Homewood-Brushton YMCA doors seeking answers and opportunities at the Citizens Leadership Initiative's Community Conversation Forum on Second Chances. More than 50 people were present and actively discussing the tremendous obstacles they are ...
Metro Beat
Jul 23, 2008; Anonymous ... Pittsburgh baby snatcher A Wilkinsburg woman has been arrested and charged with homicide after police found an 18-year-old in her apartment with her abdomen and uterus sliced open. Andrea Curry-Demus is accused of killing, Kia Johnson, a pregnant woman in her ninth month and ...
A legacy of fighting: Mandela clocks 90
Jul 23, 2008; Doss, Rod ... Editorial "I have fought against White domination and I have fought against Black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve ....
NAACP convention theme was fitting
Jul 23, 2008; Croom, Tené ... The NAACP's national convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, was an exciting one, in part because it was held during a presidential election year. So, the gathering's theme, "Power, Justice, Freedom, Vote," was fitting. The nation's oldest civil rights organization is nonpartisan, but it does ...
The cost of living green
Jul 23, 2008; Phillips, Joseph C ... The Way I See It I am a fan of environmentalists and the environmental movement. Those citizens advocating for our environment provide a useful service to the rest of us-particularly those in government and industry by reminding us of the necessity for prudence when considering the ...
Rev. Jesse Jackson and Black America's ghetto pass conundrum
Jul 23, 2008; Cannick, Jasmyne A ... Commentary Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr.-emphasis on the Sr.-is obviously displaying the early signs of senility. How else do you explain his blatant use of the N-word during that now infamous whispered conversation during a taping of "Fox & Friends" on July ...
We need community schools
Jul 23, 2008; Mathis, Greg ... Commentary America needs to start thinking differently about the services its public schools provide. Of course schools must, first and foremost, educate. And educate well. But, with students spending nearly six hours each weekday in school, there is a need and an opportunity for school ...
Blacks need clarification on crucial issues
Jul 23, 2008; Kendrick, Louis 'Hop' ... To Tell The Truth As members of the Black race we frequently have proven to be an emotional people, and very often don't take time to analyze some very critical issues. Some of these issues are as follows: The overwhelming majority of Black Americans are extremely proud that a ...
Cosby needs to walk the walk
Jul 23, 2008; Bailey, A Peter ... Reality Check As a person who shares some (not most, not all) of the opinions Bill Cosby has regularly expressed during the past two years, I say it is now time for him to walk the walk, not just talk the talk. Cosby has been especially outspoken on the lack of parenting skills ...
Not far from the tree
Jul 23, 2008; Norrell, Debbie ... Lifestyles Report During my lifetime I've interviewed some pretty exciting people. Denzel Washington, Jamie Fox, Melba Moore, Les Brown and Johnnie Cochran top the list of popular people. But there was one local interview that stood out among all the others-my interview with the ...
Pittsburgh Black Nurses in action
Jul 23, 2008; Norrell, Debbie ... If you were Black in the 1940s and wanted to become a nurse in Pennsylvania it wasn't an easy task. According to the late Evelyn Parker, Black nurses had to eat their lunch in the bathroom in one Philadelphia nursing school because they were refused service in the cafeteria. Parker ...