Recently added articles from New Pittsburgh Courier:
WGBN lands Bev Smith show
Oct 21, 2009; ... Black news/talk back on the air Somewhat quietly, Pentecostal Temple Pastor Loran Mann, was steadily going about the business of expanding the capabilities of the church's New Kensington radio station, when WAMO was sold and silenced. Since then, Mann's pace has steadily increased. He is ...
One Vision One Life receives $331,025
Oct 21, 2009; ... With the continued acts of violence in Pittsburgh's Black community, such as the killing of a 5-year-old Northview Heights child asleep in his home or the two homicides in one night that occurred last week, there is a great need for anti-violence programs and more funding is what keeps them ...
The Bus keeps rolling
Oct 21, 2009; ... Bettis announces plans for new 'Asthma Bus' program At an annual fund-raiser for Jerome Bettis' The Bus Stops Here Foundation, the former Steeled running back honored the Rooney family, who he said first sparked his commitment to the community. "The Rooney family has been very ...
Commission to hear discrimination cases
Oct 21, 2009; ... At the beginning of July, Allegheny County Council approved an ordinance banning discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations. Part of this ordinance includes the creation of a county Human Relations Commission that will investigate claims of discrimination. "I feel ...
This Week in Black History
Oct 21, 2009; ... Week of October 22-28 October 22 1906-Three thousand Blacks demonstrated and rioted in Philadelphia to protest a theatrical production of Thomas Dixon's racist play-"The Clansman." The play essentially praised the Ku Klux Klan while demeaning Blacks. 1936-Black Panther ...