New Pittsburgh Courier back issues from June 1999:
Legendary songstress Reeves releases ninth CD
Jun 02, 1999 ... Legendary songstress Reeves releases ninth CD To set the record straight about her penchant for crossing musical boundaries, songstress extraordinaire Dianne Reeves told BET Weekend Magazine that she's "an artist with jazz sensibilities who explores other kinds of music." In other words, ...
Barbara's Beat: The dangers of traveling while Black
Jun 02, 1999; ... Barbara's Beat: The dangers of traveling while Black (NNPA)--A rocky horror show is what awaits not only selected Black and Hispanic travelers, but also African-Americans working for the U.S. Customs Service who don't want to go along with the harassment of people of ...
Disability earnings limit increased
Jun 02, 1999; ... Disability earnings limit increased For New Pittsburgh Courier People who work while receiving Social Security disability benefits will be able to earn more as of July 1, 1999. The amount of money indicating substantial gainful activity has been increased from $500 a month to ...
Three Rivers Fund grants $30,000 to local groups
Jun 02, 1999; ... Three Rivers Fund grants $30,000 to local groups Local artists, community-based organizations, activists and musicians who work to promote social, economic and racial justice will receive $30,000 in grants to keep it up. The Three Rivers Community Fund will celebrate 10 years of ...
World Bank optimistic on Nigerian reform
Jun 02, 1999 ... World Bank optimistic on Nigerian reform NIGERIA--The World Bank's vice president for Africa said he was optimistic that new Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo would continue economic reform and move to arrest destructive corruption. "The key measures are essentially creating ...
Pirates strike out, Steelers fumble on Plan B scorecard
Jun 02, 1999; ... Pirates strike out, Steelers fumble on Plan B scorecard State Rep. William Robinson, D-Schenley Heights, has changed the grading system for his scorecards on minority and female involvement in Plan B construction projects, and the grades are still poor. He said the Pirates are ...
'Trippin' a summer comedy worth seeing
Jun 02, 1999; ... `Trippin" a summer comedy worth seeing Greg Reed has it made. He's got the money, the honeys and the beachfront property. At least in his dreams. The truth is Greg (or `G' as his friends call him) is really just a high school senior, living at home, who wastes so much time fantasizing ...
Jenifer Lewis stars in 'Jackie's Back'
Jun 02, 1999 ... Jenifer Lewis stars in `Jackie's Back' NEW YORK--Watch out Whitney, Aretha and Diana `cause Jackie's back! Faux pop diva Jackie Washington returns to the spotlight in the LIFETIME Television Original Movie, "Jackie's Back" June 14 at 9 p.m. Directed by Robert Townsend ("Hollywood ...
Editorial: A welcome change at U.S. Customs
Jun 02, 1999 ... Editorial: A welcome change at U.S. Customs It is encouraging indeed to see that the head of the U.S. Customs Service, Commissioner Raymond Kelly, has acknowledged deficiencies in the agency's personal search procedures, especially as applied to African-American and other minority ...
Father sent to Kosovo; wife and three kids await his return
Jun 02, 1999; ... Father sent to Kosovo; wife and three kids await his return Along Pennsylvania Avenue on Pittsburgh's North Side, many houses were decorated with American flags this past Memorial Day weekend in honor of our nation's war veterans--except for Gwen Craven's home. Her brick red ...
Caribbean Digest: Violence mars Haiti protest
Jun 02, 1999 ... CARIBBEAN DIGEST: Violence mars Haiti protest HAITI--Agitators hurled rocks and bottles early this week as thousands gathered in front of Haiti's National Palace to demand law and order. "No to violence!" the crowd shouted minutes after a group of activists threw stones and ...
AIDS WALK to raise awareness in Black community
Jun 02, 1999; ... AIDS WALK to raise awareness in Black community Lewis El said four years ago, after testing HIV-positive, he was searching for support and looking for answers in all the wrong places, until he found the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force. Founded in 1985, the task force is a ...
Eddie Murphy comedy 'Holy Man' released on video
Jun 02, 1999 ... Eddie Murphy comedy `Holy Man' released on video Eddie Murphy, one of the world's most popular comedians, makes shopping "divine" when he elevates it to a religious experience in Touch-stone's hysterical comedy "Holy Man," debuting on home video. A witty, sharp-edged look at ...
'Teams achieve greater results': Ex-Steeler John Stallworth tells how to run a successful business
Jun 02, 1999; ... `Teams achieve greater results': Ex-Steeler John Stallworth tells how to run a successful business Running a successful business is much like being a part of a successful football team, in the mind of former Pittsburgh Steeler John Stallworth, the keynote speaker during the Small ...
Bill's Book: It's time to pass a day care inspection bill
Jun 05, 1999; ... Bill's Book: It's time to pass a day care inspection bill The General Assembly's attempts to pass measures that would give the Department of Public Welfare more power to inspect day care centers and ensure the safety of children who attend them has run into a problem that is ...
Music Ministries: Chi-Lites' former lead goes gospel
Jun 05, 1999 ... Music Ministries: Chi-Lites' former lead goes gospel "Simply fantastic." "The man with the golden voice." "A writer who pours out melodies with exquisite intensity." These are the accolades given to Eugene Record, whose career skyrocketed as lead singer and writer with the Chi-Lites and ...
Editorial: Wage new war on AIDS; World's worst crisis
Jun 05, 1999 ... Editorial: Wage new war on AIDS; World's worst crisis There is a time bomb set to go off in sub-Saharan Africa, and it is one that could wipe out millions of people--there and elsewhere, including in the United States. And we implore the U.S., the United Nations and the ...
Seniors stress education to fifth graders
Jun 05, 1999; ... Seniors stress education to fifth graders by Audra Mellix For New Pittsburgh Courier According to several studies, reading habits developed at a young age have a direct correlation to future success. With that fact in mind, Schenley High School seniors spent an ...
Westinghouse project a model of Black participation
Jun 05, 1999; ... Westinghouse project a model of Black participation by Christian Morrow Courier Staff Writer Depending on what's going on, someone can drive past Westinghouse High School in Homewood and see nothing but white workers outside, the result of a $25 million renovation project ...
Operation Nehemiah opposes Gumberg East Gate proposal
Jun 05, 1999; ... Operation Nehemiah opposes Gumberg East Gate proposal A piece of the pie is no conciliation to Rev. Donald O. Clay, pastor of Petra Ministries. Operation Nehemiah, a project of the church, in conjunction with Chicago developer Graimark Walker Urban Land Development, LLC, entered ...
Francois Clemmons of 'Mr. Rogers' fame promotes diversity
Jun 05, 1999 ... Francois Clemmons of `Mr. Rogers' fame promotes diversity Francois Clemmons' talents as a singer and a musician--he is the founder and leader of the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble--make him a valued instructor at Middlebury College in Vermont. But students and colleagues at Middlebury also ...
To Tell The Truth: No faith in good faith
Jun 05, 1999; ... To Tell The Truth: No faith in good faith In 1996 I was hired as director of Allegheny County's MBE/WBE/DBE program. A number of new words then became an everyday part of my vocabulary: PennDOT and General Service certification, MBE, WBE, DBE, SERD, disadvantaged, SBA, 8a, contract ...
Rites of Passage promotes cultural awareness
Jun 05, 1999 ... Rites of Passage promotes cultural awareness SAN DIEGO, Calif.--Personal development and self-empowerment are the '90s buzz words for what has been a tradition in African and African-American communities for generations. This tradition is that of the Rites of Passage, a structured, ...
Mandela: Peace is his legacy; The election of a new president in South Africa ends the dream of the man who spent his life in a struggle for peace and justice
Jun 05, 1999 ... MANDELA: Peace is his legacy; The election of a new president in South Africa ends the dream of the man who spent his life in a struggle for peace and justice Hobbled by age and prison's hard labor, his life's work done and dreams realized, President Nelson Mandela is stepping down from ...
Sanders Task Force grant to help small businesses: MEC, YWCA to operate microenterprise program
Jun 05, 1999 ... Sanders Task Force grant to help small businesses: MEC, YWCA to operate microenterprise program The Sanders Task Force has awarded $600,000 to the Minority Enterprise Corp., and the YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh, who will jointly develop and operate a Micro-Enterprise Development Program ...
Program to strengthen Black families' parenting skills
Jun 05, 1999; ... Program to strengthen Black families' parenting skills NASHVILLE, Tenn.--A pioneering program of the National Council of Churches aims to strengthen African-American families for the new millennium by teaching effective parenting. Fifty consultants from across the country ...
President Clinton speaks at Grambling University
Jun 02, 1999 ... President Clinton speaks at Grambling University President Clinton delivered the commencement address at the Grambling State University 1999 Spring Commencement May 23. He also received an honorary Doctor of Laws. This was Clinton's first visit to Grambling State University. In ...
Center City: The buck stops with you
Jun 02, 1999; ... Center City: The buck stops with you Okay you NAACP branches. Step up to the plate all you ministers. Listen up Urban League. All you community activists, it's time to act. Hey, elected officials. And I can't forget you mothers and ...
Congo ministers in Uganda for peace bid
Jun 02, 1999 ... Congo ministers in Uganda for peace bid CONGO--Four ministers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo were in Uganda recently on a new initiative aimed at ending the civil war in their country, the state-owned Vision newspaper reported. It said the four would meet Ugandan ...
CYF improves outreach to Black communities
Jun 02, 1999; ... CYF improves outreach to Black communities After the first of a series of town meetings, Allegheny County Human Services Director Marc Cherna is still convinced the county's Children, Youth and Families division is doing a good job. The deaths of several young children who were ...
CCAC/Carnegie Mellon transfer program
Jun 05, 1999 ... CCAC/Carnegie Mellon transfer program Community College of Allegheny County and Carnegie Mellon University have introduced the Minority Transfer Scholarship to enable African-American students to transfer from CCAC to Carnegie Mellon. Beginning in fall 2000, two students who have ...
Commentary: The new menace to society?
Jun 05, 1999; ... Commentary: The new menace to society? (NNPA)--Many area residents affectionately called her "Mom" and described her as sweet and harmless. She was a homeless, middle-aged, African-American woman who had become a familiar figure on the streets of mid-city Los Angeles. These same ...
Death penalty suspension bill introduced in Pa. Senate
Jun 05, 1999 ... Death penalty suspension bill introduced in Pa. Senate A bill recently introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate calls for a temporary suspension of the death penalty. If passed, Senate Bill 952 would set up a special commission to study how the death penalty is applied in ...
'Red Demon' heroin deadly, says coroner
Jun 05, 1999; ... `Red Demon' heroin deadly, says coroner by Sonya M. Toler Courier Staff Writer Drug addiction is deadly enough, but the presence of a potent form of a highly addictive drug on the streets sets the stage for an increased number of accidental overdoses. Allegheny ...
Arson Alarm: Rash of fires in Larimer sparks fear in residents
Jun 05, 1999; ... Arson Alarm: Rash of fires in Larimer sparks fear in residents The Larimer section of East Liberty once had a reputation of not being safe after certain hours. For years, city officials and residents like Ora Lee Carroll, head of East Liberty Concerned Citizens, have worked hard ...
Exclusive comedy event 'Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker' on HBO
Jun 12, 1999 ... Exclusive comedy event `Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker' on HBO NEW YORK--Chris Rock will unveil his all-new stand-up act in an exclusive HBO comedy event June 17-19 at the legendary Apollo Theatre in Harlem, said Chris Albrecht, president, HBO Original Programming. "Chris Rock: Bigger ...
Minority health videoconference
Jun 12, 1999 ... Minority health videoconference Public health research in minority communities is the focus of a videoconference at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Center for Minority Health, which will take place June 14-18 in the GSPH G-23 auditorium. The 1999 Summer ...
Nigerian military faces Obasanjo reorganization
Jun 12, 1999 ... Nigerian military faces Obasanjo reorganization NIGERIA -- A major reorganization loomed in the Nigerian armed forces at week's end as elected President Olusegun Obasanjo asserted his authority over a military tainted by 15 years of corrupt rule. A total of 33 fresh retirements ...
Beaver Falls may elect Jackson to city council
Jun 12, 1999; ... Beaver Falls may elect Jackson to city council For the first time, an African-American may be elected to the Beaver Falls City Council. John Jackson III surprised many political pundits when he captured the Democratic nomination in the primary election. He led the four-way race ...
The future has arrived in Montrel Darrett
Jun 12, 1999 ... The future has arrived in Montrel Darrett Get ready for the future, because it just arrived. The name is Montrel Darrett, and the mind-boggling, solo debut album is called "Chronicles of the Soul." "I wanted to go out kind of raw and create something that's not happening ...
Highmark honors Ageless Heroes
Jun 12, 1999; ... Highmark honors Ageless Heroes Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield honored six seniors from Pennsylvania May 26 as Ageless Heroes, and honored them at a reception held at their Fifth Avenue Place auditorium. The program honors mature adults who demonstrate that advancing years can be ...
Soul diva Patti LaBelle: 'Diabetes is serious, sweet baby'
Jun 12, 1999 ... Soul diva Patti LaBelle: `Diabetes is serious, sweet baby' NEW YORK, N.Y.--Beginning June 8 on television stations across the country, soul diva Patti LaBelle revealed her secret to living a life worth singing about--she is diligent about controlling her diabetes. In an elegant public ...
City schools help educate parents on district standards for students
Jun 12, 1999; ... City schools help educate parents on district standards for students The Pittsburgh Council on Public Education believes one way to improve the quality of education in the Pittsburgh Public Schools is to educate parents and community members about the district's standards. The ...
Paintball drive-bys: Police say incidents are serious enough to warrant a full investigation
Jun 12, 1999; ... Paintball drive-bys: Police say incidents are serious enough to warrant a full investigation by Christian Morrow Courier Staff Writer A Hill District man was walking along Centre Avenue to visit a friend when he heard a car's engine revving behind him. The breaks squealed ...
Natural Health: Healthy Hair; The long and short of it
Jun 09, 1999; ... Natural Health: Healthy Hair; The long and short of it Marilyn J. Kandwani (Part one of a four-part series) Everyone wants healthy, beautiful hair. Most people will go to any expense to obtain glorious tresses. The billion dollars plus spent yearly on hair styling, ...
Festival honors five Pittsburgh pioneers of jazz
Jun 09, 1999 ... Festival honors five Pittsburgh pioneers of jazz Originating in New Orleans around the end of the 19th century as the first musical art form to develop in the United States, jazz eventually migrated north where jazz clubs flourished in New York City and Chicago by the 1920s. Jazz ...
Pennsylvania ranks 45th in economic freedom
Jun 09, 1999; ... Pennsylvania ranks 45th in economic freedom by Paul Stifflemire The findings of a recently released study are not at all flattering to the Common-wealth of Pennsylvania. The report, entitled "Economic Freedom in America's 50 States" suggests that Pennsylvania simply does not ...
Editorial: Shedding some light on the Tulsa massacre
Jun 09, 1999 ... Editorial: Shedding some light on the Tulsa massacre Nearly 80 years ago, a few days of infamy and evil in Oklahoma left a blotch on the American landscape, a gaping gash in the social fabric that rendered many psychologically injured and many physically dead. That was when the ...
Nigeria: Ethnic clashes shadow Nigeria's new start
Jun 09, 1999 ... NIGERIA: Ethnic clashes shadow Nigeria's new start NIGERIA--The eruption of ethnic clashes in Nigeria's oil region has cast a shadow over the latest attempt at civilian rule, barely a week after it began. Fighting, which broke out as new President Olusegun Obasanjo was being ...
NAACP holds anti-violence meeting: Gang war survivors help spread message of peace
Jun 09, 1999; ... NAACP holds anti-violence meeting: Gang war survivors help spread message of peace The gang escalation of the 1980s almost wiped out an entire generation of young people in the Pittsburgh area. Some were sent away from the city to escape the drugs and the violence they wrought. Others ...
Health Business: The 'case manager' is your advocate
Jun 09, 1999; ... Health Business: The `case manager' is your advocate Robin Douglas By now, you probably have enrolled in what is commonly known as a managed care health plan, provided you are one of those fortunate Americans who has medical insurance coverage. Managed care has permeated all ...
Buffalo Soldiers' artist captures spirit of Black America
Jun 09, 1999; ... Buffalo Soldiers' artist captures spirit of Black America Today, a stampede of artists, both Black and white, are capitalizing on the national interest in the Black cowboy, and the Buffalo Soldiers, the nation's 9th and 10th cavalries. In the early '70s, long before the Buffalo ...
Bill's Book: Pennsylvania's job service approach changing
Jun 09, 1999; ... Bill's Book: Pennsylvania's job service approach changing Bill Robinson Like most state departments and agencies, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has both a regulatory and a promotional role. Charged with regulating business and industry in Pennsylvania, ...
More than 60 attend Udin's first Pittsburgh Works mobilization effort
Jun 09, 1999; ... More than 60 attend Udin's first Pittsburgh Works mobilization effort City Councilman Sala Udin is mobilizing the community behind his Pittsburgh Works proposal his colleagues recently voted down. Approximately 60 supporters attended a June 3 meeting at the Hill House ...
AIDS WALK raises money, awareness
Jun 09, 1999 ... AIDS WALK raises money, awareness More than 3,000 individuals participated in the region's largest HIV/AIDS walk-a-thon at Schenley Park. According to Laura Horowitz, chair of the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force's fifth annual AIDS WALK, more than $200,000 was raised by the June 6 ...
Are some of our youths Out Of Control?
Jun 09, 1999; ... Are some of our youths OUT OF CONTROL? The rash of shootings that has occurred in Pittsburgh since May 23 has some wondering what is going on. Ten shooting incidents have been reported, and six people have been fatally shot. The victims and the one perpetrator arrested range in ...
Lou Rawls to highlight community concerts
Jun 09, 1999 ... Lou Rawls to highlight community concerts The 1999 Mellon Jazz Festival will showcase a rich variety of jazz legends and local jazz performers at free and benefit concerts in communities throughout the Pittsburgh region. The festival runs June 11-20. Among this year's free and ...
AIDS Cohort Study funding renewed
Jun 09, 1999 ... AIDS Cohort Study funding renewed The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has awarded five-year grants to continue the work of the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study, the largest continually followed group of HIV-infected or at-risk individuals in the world. Approximately $6 ...
Preventing teenage drinking: Can we change it?
Jun 09, 1999; ... Preventing teenage drinking: Can we change it? You know what Pennsylvanians Against Underage Drinking stands for by our name. It is no surprise then that we are interested in the lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the Pitt News, the student newspaper at ...
Being left behind in the information age
Jun 09, 1999; ... Being left behind in the information age by Council Nedd The Internet is transforming society. But is it leaving African-Americans behind? Two major studies say "yes." A 1998 Vanderbilt University study found that 73 percent of white high school and college students have ...
Center City: No ways tired
Jun 09, 1999; ... Center City: No ways tired To be honest, I did not want to attend the Pittsburgh NAACP's community meeting at Homewood Zion AME Church. I was tired, and was anticipating an evening home, alone. After some prompting from someone I just happened to call as she was on her way out ...
Computer upgrade costs man more time in jail
Jun 09, 1999; ... Computer upgrade costs man more time in jail The calendar has not flipped to January 2000, but John McClary experienced the ramifications of computer "downtime" of Y2K proportions. He was forced to sit in jail for more than two days due to a county-wide computer shut down. The ...
Rebuilding burned churches
Jun 12, 1999 ... Rebuilding burned churches Through United Methodist Volunteers in Mission, more than 1,500 individuals have provided their labors of love as an antidote to the hateful crime of church burning, Since September 1996, the Southeastern Jurisdiction volunteer office has placed more ...
NAACP, Pitt host summit on prostate cancer
Jun 12, 1999 ... NAACP, Pitt host summit on prostate cancer PITTSBURGH--The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, in collaboration with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will host a "Summit on Prostate Cancer," June 19-20. The goal of the summit is to increase awareness ...
To Tell The Truth: We must become a circle
Jun 12, 1999; ... To Tell The Truth: We must become a circle On June 5, I attended a party in honor of Rashad Byrdsong. One of the guests was a young, educated and articulate African-American male. He was extremely knowledgeable about the Scriptures and possessed a deep abiding love for Black ...