New Pittsburgh Courier back issues from June 1998:
Women's group honors best teachers
Jun 03, 1998 ... Women's group honors best teachers WASHINGTON, D.C.--The National Council Of Negro Women, Inc. has announced the 1998 winners of its annual Excellence In Teaching Award program. Sponsored by Shell Oil Co., the award pays tribute to the legacy of NCNW founder, Mary McLeod Bethune, by ...
Less heat, more light on preventable diseases
Jun 03, 1998; ... Less heat, more light on preventable diseases by Winston Griner For New Pittsburgh Courier As we approach the 21st century, infectious and parasitic diseases remain serious problems. It's fine for President Clinton and other world leaders to discuss, even adopt, measures ...
More firms should give ex-offenders a chance
Jun 03, 1998 ... More firms should give ex-offenders a chance There are currently about 1.7 million male and female inmates, a record number, housed in prisons across the nation. And when their sentences are up, they will have to go somewhere--hopefully not back to the streets and to a life of crime that ...
S.A. cop kills daughter's alleged rapist
Jun 03, 1998 ... S.A. cop kills daughter's alleged rapist SOUTH AFRICA--A policeman was sentenced to nine years in prison for killing his daughter's alleged rapist, in a case that has attracted the attention of a nation beset by crime. In sentencing the weeping Sgt. Mandisi Mpengesi to jail, ...
Local tour promotes economic development
Jun 03, 1998; ... Local tour promotes economic development by Deepak Karamcheti Courier Staff Writer On one side of the coin you have the fledgling business-owner struggling to make it through the start-up phase before profits can sustain employees and the operation. On the ...
Jazz giants Fourplay coming to Pittsburgh
Jun 03, 1998 ... Jazz giants Fourplay coming to Pittsburgh The I.C. Light Concert Series continues as Smooth Jazz 104.7 WJJJ and DiCesare Engler welcome Fourplay, Tuesday, June 23, 7:30 p.m. at the I.C. Light Amphiteatre on the shore at Station Square. The supergroup Fourplay, known for its ...
Seminar to link people with jobs
Jun 03, 1998; ... Seminar to link people with jobs by Sonya M. Toler Courier Staff Writer Building corporate alliances is a focus for the Urban League of Pittsburgh, Inc. The Urban League is using an affiliation forged with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and The DoubleTree Hotel to ...
Bill's Book: Check-cashing industry now regulated
Jun 03, 1998; ... Bill's Book: Check-cashing industry now regulated Bill Robinson After almost a decade of unsuccessful attempts, Pennsylvania enacted a new law in February that regulates the state's check-cashing industry and limits the fees that a check-cashing outlets can charge customers for ...
Resolution passed to help Michigan Black farmers
Jun 03, 1998; ... Resolution passed to help Michigan Black farmers by Marcus Amick For New Pittsburgh Courier The Michigan House and Senate recently passed a resolution to help end years of discrimination in the state against Black farmers. The resolution introduced by state Rep ....
$1.6 million grant to minority health program
Jun 03, 1998 ... $1.6 million grant to minority health program CHICAGO--The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded a $1.6 million grant to the Institute for Diversity in Health Management to support its mission of expanding leadership opportunities to ethnic minorities in health services ...
$2.6 mil for welfare-to-work program: City housing receives grant
Jun 03, 1998; ... $2.6 mil for welfare-to-work program: City housing receives grant by Shawna Burgess Courier Staff Writer A recently approved $2.6 million grant, requested by the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, will fund welfare-to-work initiatives. After applying for ...
Survey: Minority home ownership confidence booming
Jun 03, 1998 ... Survey: Minority home ownership confidence booming WASHINGTON, D.C.--The percentage of African-Americans who are at least somewhat confident that their income and credit record would qualify them for a mortgage has boomed in the past two years, from 49 percent in 1996 to 74 percent ...
Minority Report: Marshall was right - change stereotypes, images
Jun 03, 1998; ... Minority Report: Marshall was right--change stereotypes, images James E. Alsbrook Thurgood Marshall, the great NAACP attorney, was absolutely correct when years ago he said that if civil rights laws were passed, the physical behavior of anti-Black racists would be forcibly ...
Center City: Jordan; The $10 billion man
Jun 03, 1998; ... Center City: Jordan; The $10 billion man Sonya M. Toler Did you check out the June 22 edition of Fortune magazine? I know you couldn't miss the cover. It contained a closeup shot of Michael Jordan under the caption: "The Jordan Effect." The cover story was quite ...
McDonald becomes multiple Tony Winner
Jun 10, 1998; ... McDonald becomes multiple Tony winner by Herman G. Baxter For New Pittsburgh Courier Actress/singer Audra McDonald on June 7 joined an elite cadre of Broadway performers--becoming the second African-American and one of only a handful of artists to become a multiple Tony ...
Transportation bill to link inner-city with suburban jobs
Jun 03, 1998; ... Transportation bill to link inner-city with suburban jobs by Deepak Karamcheti Courier Staff Writer There is more to the recently passed federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century than meets the eye. The construction projects that will erect, improve and ...
Mysteries of `The Bible Code'
Jun 06, 1998; ... Mysteries of `The Bible Code' by Janice Malone For New Pittsburgh Courier (Part one of a two-part series) For 3,000 years, a code in the Bible has remained hidden. Recently unlocked by computer, it may reveal our future. In the book "The Bible Code," best-selling ...
Shannon Reeves: A future leader?
Jun 06, 1998; ... Shannon Reeves: A future leader? by Lee Hubbard For New Pittsburgh Courier Mayoral candidate Shannon Reeves' stands behind the podium at a San Francisco Commonwealth Club meeting in Oakland. The 30-year-old head of Oakland's NAACP, surveys the crowd as it hangs onto his ...
It's time to recommit ourselves
Jun 06, 1998 ... It's time to recommit ourselves African-Americans of the past have given us many monumental legacies: Courage, love, inspiration, persistence for justice and the ability to overcome some of the greatest obstacles life has ever brought to a people. Let us remember some of the ...
Twister rips through area
Jun 06, 1998; ... Twister rips through area by Deepak Karamcheti Courier Staff Writer Mildred Brooks slowly paced her Mt. Washington home, surveying the damage and then began to clean up the debris that filled her yard. On June 2, the first tornado in Pittsburgh's history wrecked ...
`It's resegregation all over again': Matthews and Taylor oppose closing of Gladstone School
Jun 06, 1998; ... `It's resegregation all over again': Matthews and Taylor oppose closing of Gladstone School by Sonya M. Toler Courier Staff Writer It's resegregation all over again that will be costly to taxpayers. That was the concern put on the table by two of the Pittsburgh ...
Religious leaders call for action to fight poverty
Jun 06, 1998; ... Religious leaders call for action to fight poverty by Woody Woodrick For New Pittsburgh Courier CARBONDALE, Ill.--Calling religious leaders together to address poverty, former U.S. Sen. Paul Simon said such a diverse gathering had not been held since the 1960s, when the ...
To Tell The Truth: `No' can be a positive word
Jun 06, 1998; ... To Tell The Truth: `No' can be a positive word Louis `Hop' Kendrick Sometimes when we hear someone say "no" we make the mistake of believing that no is always a negative response. The fact of the matter is that more often than not, no is used in a positive manner. Let's examine ...
Drastic measures needed to increase capabilities
Jun 06, 1998 ... Drastic measures needed to increase capabilities NEW YORK--Responding to the shocking results of a study on educational quality in New York state, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are calling for a state of emergency to be declared to address the reading ...
Urban League takes final steps to open charter school
Jun 06, 1998; ... Urban League takes final steps to open charter school by Deepak Karamcheti Courier Staff Writer The Urban League of Pittsburgh Charter School took its final step towards fruition after a lengthy campaign to open a charter school--offering an educational ...
Blacks feel the weight of student loans
Jun 06, 1998 ... Blacks feel the weight of student loans BRAINTREE, Mass.,--Sixty-nine percent of African-Americans who enrolled in college but did not finish said they left because of high student loan debt as opposed to 43 percent of white students who cited the same reason. What's more, 59 percent of ...
NCNW focuses on women's health
Jun 06, 1998; ... NCNW focuses on women's health By Jean S. Farrish Courier Staff Writer Reverend Elsie Neal, acting as a facilitator of a new chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, called a meeting of council members May 19, and the Presbyterian Women to talk about the causes of ...
Botha may have known of murder plans
Jun 06, 1998 ... Botha may have known of murder plans SOUTH AFRICA--Minutes of South Africa's apartheid-era security meetings indicate that then-President P.W. Botha knew about plans to kill Black activists, according to testimony at Botha's trial this week. Botha is charged with ignoring a ...
The `Air Jordan Effect'
Jun 06, 1998; ... The `Air Jordan Effect' Earl Ofari Hutchinson In Spike Lee's film, "He Got Game," a high school basketball phenom named Jesus, is wined and dined by recruiters, showered with cash and women and filled with delusions by agents of eternal glory and mega paydays. Basketball is his ...
New program creates learning excitement for students
Jun 06, 1998; ... New program creates learning excitement for students by Shawna Burgess Courier Staff Writer The future of Gladstone Middle School is uncertain, but one thing isn't: Students are excited about learning at the Hazelwood school. Under the guidance of Principal ...
Humphries takes center stage as special honoree at Mellon Jazz Festival
Jun 10, 1998; ... Humphries takes center stage as special honoree at Mellon Jazz Festival by Lisa McClendon Courier Staff Writer Each year, the Mellon Jazz Festival is dedicated to an out-standing jazz musician with ties to the Pittsburgh area. This year, Roger Humphries, a native ...
Winston has awesome responsibility as director of race initiative
Jun 10, 1998 ... Winston has awesome responsibility as director of race initiative Traditionally, violence and rioting have often been the most visible and destructive results of racism and the impetus for public discussion. These days, there is a nationwide movement to address the issue of racism, not ...
Bill's Book: Air Bear program a sky-high success
Jun 10, 1998; ... Bill's Book: Air Bear program a sky-high success Bill Robinson Jack Marshall of New castle, Pa., has more than 31 years of experience in aviation. With the help of Jack Redman in western Pennsylvania and other aviation specialists across the state, he is passing that experience ...
Outrage lingers in South Miami over racial division
Jun 10, 1998; ... Outrage lingers in South Miami over racial division by Hernhardt Dotson Jr. For New Pittsburgh Courier When South Miami voters elected Dr. Anna M. Price as the city's first Black mayor in April 1997, some believed it was a watershed moment in local ...
Elimination of PAT bus transfers `just an idea'
Jun 10, 1998; ... Elimination of PAT bus transfers `just an idea' by Shawna Burgess Courier Staff Writer It's only an idea, but Port Authority Transit is considering eliminating bus transfers, and a Hill District group is calling foul. A spokesperson from the Hill District ...
Northview Hts. may close
Jun 10, 1998; ... Northview Hts. may close by Sonya M. Toler Courier Staff Writer Northview Heights Estates is in a predicament. Labeled as a troubled public housing community by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, Northview Heights faces could close if it ...
Local company produces popular comedy play
Jun 10, 1998 ... Local company produces popular comedy play Opening on Monday, June 15 and performing on Saturday and Sunday, June 20 and 21 is the production of Nannie H. Burrough's hilarious comedy, "The Slabtown District Convention." The play is being produced by Dome Productions and is directed by ...
`Entrepreneurship is freedom': Creating opportunities and businesses is Justin Strong's vision
Jun 10, 1998; ... `Entrepreneurship is freedom': Creating opportunities and businesses is Justin Strong's vision by Nikki Coffee For New Pittsburgh Courier As one of the students in the first graduating class of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship here in Pittsburgh, ...
Loss of mental abilities not part of aging process
Jun 10, 1998; ... Loss of mental abilities not part of aging process by Jim Dryden For New Pittsburgh Courier By testing older adults repeatedly for up to 15 years, researchers have shown that a sudden decline in mental ability is not a normal part of aging but can signal the onset of ...
Minority Report: Diehards work hard to bring back Jim Crow
Jun 10, 1998; ... Minority Report: Diehards work hard to bring back Jim Crow James E. Alsbrook When I was doing graduate work at Iowa University, a white man with a southern accent came to my table and began to talk. He told me that the South won the Civil War, that Robert E. Lee was greater than ...
Center City: A fair count
Jun 10, 1998; ... Center City: A fair count Sonya M. Toler The hype for the 1990 U.S. Census started about 10 years ago. I was so intrigued, I had to be a part of it. I don't mean by simply filling out the form for my household and returning it by the required date, but doing the actual ...
Robinson challenges CCAC's diversity commitment
Jun 10, 1998; ... Robinson challenges CCAC's diversity commitment by Deepak Karamcheti Courier Staff Writer The Community College of Allegheny County is at a crossroads. In August, a new school president, Roy Flores, will replace Dr. John Kingsmore as CCAC's leader. Major ...
Possible Gammage settlement
Jun 10, 1998; ... Possible Gammage settlement by Sonya M. Toler Courier Staff Writer Narves and Jonny Gammage Sr. are expected to be in Pittsburgh June 11 to make an announcement regarding legal proceedings in the death of their son during a traffic stop in 1995. The Gammages could ...
Black economic empowerment necessary for prosperity in 21st century
Jun 10, 1998; ... Black economic empowerment necessary for prosperity in 21st century by Lee Hubbard For New Pittsburgh Courier In "Economic Empowerment or Economic Enslavement We Have A Choice" James Clingman brings us a powerful economic message in hopes that the Black community can use ...
E-Mail: Help or hindrance?
Jun 10, 1998; ... E-Mail: Help or hindrance? by Odette Pollar For New Pittsburgh Courier There are many benefits to electronic mail. It can improve productivity, increase communication speed, and allow for wide distribution at the push of a button (or series of buttons). Distance is no ...
Make truth in labeling law with musical groups
Jun 10, 1998 ... Make truth in labeling law with musical groups Years ago, many of them were bamboozled out of much-needed earnings and later their royalties by shysters in the recording industry, including many of their managers and others whom they thought had their best interests at heart. And ...
African-Americans, soul food and health
Jun 10, 1998 ... African-Americans, soul food and health Throughout history, African-Americans have enjoyed a variety of foods seasoned and prepared in a manner that is culturally unique. These foods are often dubbed "soul food." But in recent years, registered dietitians and medical researchers have ...
Horn of Africa on war footing
Jun 10, 1998 ... Horn of Africa on war footing ERITREA--Ethiopia and Eritrea remained on a war footing with slim hopes that a new peace initiative would emerge from Africa's annual summit meeting. The Horn of Africa neighbors have massed troops and armor on their disputed border but by midday ...
Over 100 march for human rights
Jun 10, 1998; ... Over 100 march for human rights by Shawna Burgess Courier Staff Writer Chanting, "They say cut back. We say fight back!" and "What do we want? Housing. When do we want it? Now!" and carrying signs that read "Healthcare for All" and "Solidarity," approximately 100 ...
Mysteries of `The Bible Code': (Part two of a two-part series)
Jun 13, 1998; ... Mysteries of `The Bible Code': (Part two of a two-part series) by Janice Malone For New Pittsburgh Courier Scoop: In addition to the revelation about Prime Minister Rabin's assassination, what other events in recent times have been found in the code? Drosnin: The ...
Black Empowerment: Getting our health back
Jun 13, 1998; ... Black Empowerment: Getting our health back Lenora B. Fulani Long-simmering public dissatisfaction with the quality of health care provided under the nation's managed-care programs has burst out as the hot political campaign issue of 1998. According to the New York Times, ...
Rwandan hospital under fire
Jun 13, 1998 ... Rwandan hospital under fire GAKENYI, Rwanda--Up in the hilltop hospital, a doctor walks from bed to bed surveying patients suffering from machete and bullet wounds. Almost all of the 117 beds are full. For Dr. Jules Niteyimana, the tiny hospital and its traumatized patients, ...
Actor mesmerizes local students
Jun 13, 1998; ... Actor mesmerizes local students by Lisa McClendon Courier Staff Writer Legendary actor James Earl Jones brightened a cloudy day for a group of local elementary school students. Jones stopped by the Homewood-Brushton library June 11 to read the classic children's ...
Hallmark's Mahogany brand seeks to empower African-American women
Jun 13, 1998 ... Hallmark's Mahogany brand seeks to empower African-American women KANSAS CITY, Mo.--"Balancing mind, body and soul is essential to an enriched life. When empowered with this gift, African-American women can open the doors to happiness, perfect health, abundant wealth and loving ...
Ethnically diverse `The Kidsongs' reinforces self-worth
Jun 13, 1998 ... Ethnically diverse `The Kidsongs' reinforces self-worth Lights, camera, action! Made for kids, by kids and starring kids is the premise of "The Kidsongs Television Show." The entertaining and educational half-hour children's series about kids producing their own fictional TV show ...
When kids kill, all of society suffers
Jun 13, 1998 ... When kids kill, all of society suffers It has happened again. Another tragic shooting by a teenager has taken the life of another innocent person; another unexplainable cataclysm--again in a small, rural town--has shocked the nation. It seems as though we should almost be ...
Harper proposed for auditorium authority board
Jun 13, 1998; ... Harper proposed for auditorium authority board by Sonya M. Toler Courier Staff Writer Businessman I.N. Rendall Harper Jr. is expected to be approved next week as a member of the Public Auditorium Authority. The volunteer board will play a crucial role in the ...
Parents settle lawsuits in son's death
Jun 13, 1998; ... Parents settle lawsuits in son's death by Sonya M. Toler Courier Staff Writer The parents of Jonny Gammage, the Black motorist who died while in the custody of suburban police, did not come to Pittsburgh this week due to a ??? in the family. The Syracuse, N.Y., ...
Montell Jordan is on his way to top
Jun 13, 1998; ... Montell Jordan is on his way to top The third time is indeed lucky--especially if you're Montell Jordan. His third CD, "Let's Ride" reached the top of Billboard's charts only a few days of after its release. Since his 1995 smasher, "This Is How We Do It," Jordan has released four other ...
To Tell The Truth: Not voting + weak leadership = dire future
Jun 13, 1998; ... To Tell The Truth: Not voting + weak leadership = dire future Louis `Hop' Kendrick It has been an overwhelming concern of mine for a number of years about the declining number of people who fail to vote, particularly in the African-American community. This last election, ...
Udin leading candidate for apportionment commission slot
Jun 13, 1998; ... Udin leading candidate for apportionment commission slot by Deepak Karamcheti Courier Staff Writer With the passage of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter, the only step left before the electorate votes on a single county executive and council in 1999 is the drawing of ...
Ridge unveils region's largest job initiative
Jun 13, 1998; ... Ridge unveils region's largest job initiative by Shawna Burgess Courier Staff Writer Governor Tom Ridge and Lt. Gov. Mark Schweiker took a bus tour of the area to announce the largest regional jobs initiative in state history, an investment of more than $40 million in ...
School realignment splits parents along racial lines
Jun 13, 1998; ... School realignment splits parents along racial lines by Deepak Karamcheti Courier Staff Writer The realignment proposal currently on the table for the Pittsburgh Public Schools had its day in the court of public opinion. The division between those for and those against ...
Murphy shares screen with talking animals: `Dr. Dolittle' opens this month at most theaters
Jun 17, 1998 ... Murphy shares screen with talking animals: `Dr. Dolittle' opens this month at most theaters Dr. John Dolittle has everything a man could want: A thriving career, a beautiful wife and two unique yet adorable daughters. He also is about to sign the biggest financial deal of his ...
Center City: There's strength in submission
Jun 17, 1998; ... Center City: There's strength in submission Sonya M. Toler The Christian Coalition ruffled some feathers with talk about the need for wives to submit to their husbands. There's something about that word "submit" that just doesn't sit well with some women. Why? Promise ...