New Pittsburgh Courier back issues from December 2001:
Will Blacks fall for 'Old Line' once again?
Dec 01, 2001; ... Will Blacks fall for `Old Line' once again? The nickname of my home state of Maryland is "The Old Line State." While it has nothing to do with the nickname, I like to joke to my friends that Maryland's Black voters are familiar with another old line--one of fear and ignorance used by ...
Poetry in Motion: Martin receives Johnson Award
Dec 01, 2001; ... Poetry in Motion: Martin receives Johnson Award Creating things with her hands has intrigued Annie M. Martin for as long as she can remember. "Ever since was a little girl, I did embroidery because I like to see the finished product," recalls Martin. "I've also woven some ...
Supporters get on the bus for education: Group to lobby Harrisburg for funds
Dec 01, 2001; ... Supporters get on the bus for education: Group to lobby Harrisburg for funds A group of education supporters are planning a bus trip to Harrisburg Dec. 12 to lobby for more money and support for public education. "This is important for improving public education," said Celeste ...
ANC cuts deal with former apartheid party
Dec 01, 2001 ... ANC cuts deal with former apartheid party SOUTH AFRICA--South Africa's ruling party, the ANC, has reached a cooperation agreement with the party that brought apartheid to South Africa. The deal paves the way for the New National Party to return to government at all levels as well ...
Commentary: Blacks can share lessons on oneness
Dec 01, 2001; ... Commentary: Blacks can share lessons on oneness One of the most moving moments following the devastation of Sept. 11 was a brief television story of schoolchildren in a small Georgia town. The children had written letters to President Bush and to the rescue workers who had risked life ...
Patriotism and war
Dec 01, 2001; ... Patriotism and war In every war, controversies over patriotism inevitably arise. Most everyone would agree that patriotism involves the loyalty that a person has toward his country. But there are two conflicting concepts arising out of the application of that principle. One ...
Positively Black: Business as usual
Dec 01, 2001; ... Positively Black: Business as usual "If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got."--Fact of Life We hear much talk about getting back to normal, getting the economy going again and returning to business as usual in the wake of the devastating ...
Family wins house of steel: Jubilee Kitchen gives $130,000 home to Bedford Dwelling residents
Dec 01, 2001; ... Family wins house of steel: Jubilee Kitchen gives $130,000 home to Bedford Dwelling residents In bartender slang, a free drink is called a Tin Roof--because it's "on the house." Darvella Purdom has done better than that. Her brand-new, $130,000 Oakland house has a steel roof and ...
Hawkins Village day care center to open
Dec 01, 2001; ... Hawkins Village day care center to open As resident council president of Hawkins Village, Catana Prioleau lobbied for about three years for a day care center in the housing complex. On Dec. 3, she'll see parents from the community drop off their kids during the opening of 4Kids ...
Compelling EVIDENCE: Ronald K. Brown's N.Y. dance troupe makes Pittsburgh debut
Dec 01, 2001 ... Compelling EVIDENCE: Ronald K. Brown's N.Y. dance troupe makes Pittsburgh debut The Pittsburgh Dance Council and Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will host the city's debut of Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE., the acclaimed New York-based dance company, in two evening performances at the Byham ...
To Tell The Truth: Pride and self-esteem = I am somebody
Dec 01, 2001; ... To Tell The Truth: Pride and self-esteem = I am somebody Following the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., riots and fires erupted across America fueled by oh so many years of dehumanizing racism. Major cities such as Detroit and Los Angeles were consumed by the flames of ...
A different type of terrorist
Dec 01, 2001 ... A different type of terrorist Forty years ago, America was besieged by a different type of terrorist, the homegrown sort, who strove to keep segregation the letter, if not the law of the land. Black and white Freedom Riders and others who sought to desegregate lunch counters and ...
Community Builders buy two Penn Circle properties
Dec 01, 2001; ... Community Builders buy two Penn Circle properties After months of negotiations with federal and local housing agencies, one of the last impediments to revitalizing East Liberty is gone with the sale of two low-income high-rises from American Federal Properties to Community Builders Inc., ...
Security for Springdale students removed: Parents still fear for boys' safety
Dec 01, 2001; ... Security for Springdale students removed: Parents still fear for boys' safety Two Black Springdale Junior-Senior High School students who have been the victims of racial attacks by white students no longer have security guards protecting them at school. But that doesn't mean the ...
Star Gazers: Tragedies prompt raunchy raptress to clean up her act, mend family ties
Dec 05, 2001; ... Star Gazers: Tragedies prompt raunchy raptress to clean up her act, mend family ties The rapper known as Foxy Brown appeared to contradict her stage persona during a recent interview on "BET's Tonight" with Ed Gordon. Instead of spouting off bad language and highly sexualized ...
Deep impact: African American Chamber of Commerce says proposed 'living wage' bill would kill Black businesses
Dec 05, 2001; ... Deep impact: African American Chamber of Commerce says proposed `living wage' bill would kill Black businesses Representatives from several nonprofit agencies say if "living wage" legislation is passed, it will disproportionally hurt African-Americans businesses, nonprofit agencies and ...
Bill's Book: Assistance for health care, home heating bill
Dec 05, 2001; ... Bill's Book: Assistance for health care, home heating bill Beginning early next year, thousands of low-income working and laid-off adults in Pennsylvania will be eligible for state-sponsored health insurance under a new program made possible by the tobacco settlement investment plan ...
Verizon grant provides computers for youths
Dec 05, 2001; ... Verizon grant provides computers for youths Thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation, students in the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania will receive high-tech computers and educational software to aid tutoring efforts. "Verizon really stepped to the ...
Fink elected school board president: New majority faction to challenge Thompson's programs
Dec 05, 2001; ... Fink elected school board president: New majority faction to challenge Thompson's programs Pittsburgh Public School Superintendent John W. Thompson's proposed 2002-2003 budget, which doesn't call for increased taxes or program elimination, is in jeopardy of being changed following the ...
Robertson Treatment: The Price is right; R&B star Kelly Price is half the woman she used to be -- and proud of it!
Dec 05, 2001; ... Robertson Treatment: The Price is right; R&B star Kelly Price is half the woman she used to be--and proud of it! With the release of her first holiday album, "One Family: A Christmas Album," Kelly Price demonstrates that family comes first, while also paying homage to her favorite ...
His, hers, ours: the new extended family
Dec 05, 2001 ... His, hers, ours: the new extended family Kareemah Mills has three stepmothers and is one of seven children. Three of her siblings are her half-brothers and half-sisters. The makeup of Mills' family is all too common these days. It's a prime example of "the new extended family," ...
Making it safer to shop
Dec 05, 2001 ... Making it safer to shop The days after Thanksgiving begin the start of the Christmas 2001 shopping season--the busiest time of the year for dollar-hungry retailers and post-Sept. 11, maybe also the safest. Malls across the nation are working overtime to assure that fear doesn't ...
Artists improve Hill District appearance
Dec 05, 2001; ... Artists improve Hill District appearance Abandoned buildings in the Hill District have become works of art thanks to a public project utilizing artists to cover-up the eyesores. The Times Project, an organization that develops public art projects throughout Pittsburgh, organized ...
'Tom Joyner Morning Show' lands in the 'Burgh: Popular syndicated program on WURP-AM
Dec 05, 2001 ... `Tom Joyner Morning Show' lands in the 'Burgh: Popular syndicated program on WURP-AM The "Tom Joyner Morning Show." The Fly Jock has landed in Pittsburgh, airing exclusively each morning on 1550-AM, WURP. Joyner, often dubbed the haarrdest working man in radio, earned the moniker ...
Oliver favored for City League hoops title
Dec 05, 2001; ... Oliver favored for City League hoops title The City League has many individual stars ready to shine for the 2001-2002 basketball season. But the question is who will lead their team to a championship? The New Pittsburgh Courier and the City League coaches have compiled a ...
Drinking and sex: a risky combination
Dec 05, 2001 ... Drinking and sex: a risky combination During the holiday season, we are tempted to indulge ourselves with food and alcohol at every turn. Office parties, restaurants and bars all promote holiday events that usually include alcohol. It's not a foregone conclusion, but research has ...
Woman gets stoning death sentence reprieve
Dec 05, 2001 ... Woman gets stoning death sentence reprieve NIGERIA--A court in northern Nigeria has ordered a stay of execution for a woman sentenced to be stoned to death despite saying she was raped. The woman, Safiyatu Husaini, was convicted of adultery by a court in the northwestern state of ...
Three receive Ron Brown Award
Dec 05, 2001; ... Three receive Ron Brown Award While accepting the Urban League's 2001 Community Award on behalf of her husband David, who is recovering from surgery, Cecilia Epperson joked that it was one of the more joyous tasks he's given her during his recuperation. Her appearance was one of ...
Adams returns with new studio CD: 'Never Give Up' helps encourage America
Dec 08, 2001 ... Adams returns with new studio CD: `Never Give Up' helps encourage America Yolanda Adams has accomplished what few singers before her have ever achieved: The ability to attract fans from all walks of life without ever straying from the intricate roots that nurtured her Grammy winning ...
'The Talented Tenth': Grant uses Urban League position to retain Black professionals
Dec 08, 2001; ... `The Talented Tenth': Grant uses Urban League position to retain Black professionals The problem of keeping talented, young professionals in Pittsburgh is the topic du jour these days. And the Urban League of Pittsburgh, like many organizations, is doing its part to help the ...
Star Gazers: DC's Beyonce to become a real 'Independent Woman'
Dec 12, 2001; ... Star Gazers: DC's Beyonce to become a real `Independent Woman' We all knew it would happen, And now it's finally here. Those "Independent Women" of Destiny's Child (Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams) will live out their hit song next year by parting ways to ...
Agouron Pharmaceuticals receives leadership award
Dec 12, 2001 ... Agouron Pharmaceuticals receives leadership award NEW YORK, N.Y.--Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has received the 2001 Corporate Leadership Award from the Urban Resource Institute at the agency's third annual tribute dinner in New York. Beny J. Primm, M.D., president of Urban ...
At least 800,000 died in Rwandan genocide
Dec 12, 2001 ... At least 800,000 died in Rwandan genocide MALI--The first six prisoners convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda have arrived in Mali where they will be serving out their sentences. Among the six former senior officials are Jean Kambanda, the former prime ...
Edwards KOs Jackson with $18.3M victory: Broadcast owner not intimidated by Jesse's 'lieutenants'; FCC ruling clears way to sell ownership interests
Dec 12, 2001; ... Edwards KOs Jackson with $18.3M victory: Broadcast owner not intimidated by Jesse's `lieutenants'; FCC ruling clears way to sell ownership interests After a two-year battle, Eddie Edwards has beaten back a challenge filed by Rev. Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition with the Federal ...
Art imitates life in engaging 'Behind Enemy Lines'
Dec 12, 2001; ... Art imitates life in engaging `Behind Enemy Lines' Finally, somebody figured out how to make a big-budget film with the manic intensity of "Run Lola Run." That 1998 heart-stopper, by German wunderkind Tom Twyker, revolved around a running redhead's mad dash to find a missing bag with ...
Udin's buy back program secures 45 guns
Dec 12, 2001; ... Udin's buy back program secures 45 guns Of the 57 people murdered in Pittsburgh this year, 50 were shot to death. African-American males accounted for 35 of those victims, which means 70 percent of those killed by gunfire in the city were Black men. To help rid local streets of ...
Your job is your right
Dec 12, 2001; ... Your job is your right For centuries people have worked, earned income and maintained a job. Only recently that job, once attained, has become an American right. For decades, employees and employers have followed a concept in business law entitled "employment-at-will," an ...
Bill's Book: Penguins to push for new state-funded stadium
Dec 12, 2001; ... Bill's Book: Penguins to push for new state-funded stadium The Stanley Cup playoff-bound Penguins who first approached the state about funding for a new arena last spring are now the banged-up and struggling Penguins who don't look much like a Stanley Cup-caliber team at all. You can bet ...
Burrus heads postal union: First Black elected to post in 220-year history
Dec 12, 2001 ... Burrus heads postal union: First Black elected to post in 220-year history In a Nov. 10 ceremony in Washington, D.C., William Burrus made history when he was installed as the first African-American president of the American Postal Workers Union. His election by the union's ...
Prose and praise: Shona Sharif African Dance and Drum Ensemble stages classic 'Black Nativity'
Dec 12, 2001 ... Prose and praise: Shona Sharif African Dance and Drum Ensemble stages classic `Black Nativity' Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity," often dubbed "the Christmas card to the world from African-Americans," has been a holiday staple in theaters for more than four decades. In ...
Life with prostate cancer: Managing the disease every day
Dec 12, 2001 ... Life with prostate cancer: Managing the disease every day After a visit to the doctor, Jack Block was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Block and his doctor discussed the treatment options available. Foremost in Block's mind was controlling the spread of the cancer, but maintaining an ...
To survive -- it's a fact -- we must support our businesses
Dec 12, 2001 ... To survive--it's a fact--we must support our businesses With Kwanzaa and the Christmas season just around the corner, we applaud the noble efforts of National Black United Front Chairman Conrad Worrill, Rev. Hycel B. Taylor, United American Progress Association head Webb Evans, the MATAH ...
Tyson kept King's dream alive through Hand in Hand
Dec 12, 2001; ... Tyson kept King's dream alive through Hand in Hand Alfreda L. Tyson was a community leader who carried out the ideals of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by encouraging young people of all races to learn about the civil rights leader's teachings. Affectionately known as "The Whip ...
Global economic justice urged: Interfaith statement released
Dec 15, 2001 ... Global economic justice urged: Interfaith statement released WASHINGTON--An interfaith statement of principles for international trade and investment was formally presented to U.S. government officials Nov. I by two delegations of religious leaders. Jim Winkler, who heads the ...
Candi celebrates 'Christmas In My Heart'
Dec 15, 2001 ... Candi celebrates `Christmas In My Heart' Soul music legend Candi Staton has recorded her very first Christmas CD, "Christmas in My Heart." After 40 R&B, pop and gospel charts hits such as her signature tunes "Young Hearts," "Run Free" and "In the Ghetto," Staton's 25th album ...
Reading is FUNdamental celebrates 20 years
Dec 15, 2001; ... Reading is FUNdamental celebrates 20 years For the past 20 years, the program at Reading is FUNdamental Pittsburgh (RIF Pittsburgh) has helped families instill a love of reading within their children. Educators, parents and community members have worked in partnership with RIF ...
A 'Free appropriate public education' for all
Dec 15, 2001; ... A `Free appropriate public education' for all When my son was in the second grade, it was determined by the school psychologist that his academic problems resulted from "poor attention and organizational skills." Testing indicated that he was above average in intelligence but his ...
Urban League issues Black health report
Dec 15, 2001; ... Urban League issues Black health report The Pittsburgh Urban League and the University Center for Social and Urban Research at the University of Pittsburgh have produced three reports detailing health conditions among African-Americans in Allegheny County. Called the Black ...
Best of times...worst of times
Dec 08, 2001 ... Best of times ...worst of times Taking a page from Charles Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities," these may indeed, be the best of times and the worst of times. The economy, led by the floundering airline industry, is in a tailspin. Companies and industries have been laying off employees ...
Chamber luncheon celebrates America
Dec 08, 2001; ... Chamber luncheon celebrates America More than 500 local business, government and community leaders joined African American Chamber of Commerce President Doris Carson Williams in "Celebrating America" at the organization's third annual business luncheon Dec. 5. Held in the 17th ...
Peacekeepers for Central African Republic
Dec 08, 2001 ... Peacekeepers for Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC--There are intense diplomatic efforts to halt the resurgent fighting in the Central African Republic. Leaders of the Central African Republic, Sudan, Chad and Zambia, and the Libyan defense minister, meeting on ...
To Tell The Truth: Do you live in a glass house?
Dec 08, 2001; ... To Tell The Truth: Do you live in a glass house? Have you heard the following expressions? Let whoever is without sin cast the first stone. Point one finger at someone and three point back at you. Cut your own grass before you worry about your ...
Collegians launch 'REAL BLACK POWER' program
Dec 08, 2001 ... Collegians launch `REAL BLACK POWER' program America's Black Collegians has launched "REAL BLACK POWER" as a bricks and clicks approach to leverage the more than $500 billion spent by Black America and other supporters of Black Higher Education. Adapting the theme "In America, minds and ...
Subtracting, greatly, from the digital divide
Dec 08, 2001 ... Subtracting, greatly, from the digital divide Computer giant Micro's (soft) spot in its corporate heart for the socially and economically disadvantaged continues to get a little more immense. In a magnanimous gesture to those seeking to bridge the digital divide with mainstream ...
Toys for needy stolen
Dec 08, 2001 ... Toys for needy stolen Pittsburgh police are searching for clues in the theft of more than $2,000 worth of toys from the Tree of Hope organization. Members said they will have to start over in their efforts to provide a happy holiday for children of local murder ...
Black Greeks: BET boycott letter a hoax
Dec 08, 2001; ... Black Greeks: BET boycott letter a hoax BET's steady stream of scantily clad gyrating women, gangsta rappers glorifying ill-gotten gains and blatant sexual jibes from comedians has the heads of several Black Greek-letter organizations seeing red. But they haven't yet called for a ...
25th anniversary screening of groundbreaking 'Roots' to air in January: Adaptation of family memoirs on slavery changed TV
Dec 08, 2001 ... 25th anniversary screening of groundbreaking `Roots' to air in January: Adaptation of family memoirs on slavery changed TV The 25th anniversary of TV's groundbreaking adaptation of "Roots," Alex Haley's Pulitzer Prizewinning masterpiece, will air exclusively Jan. 20-25 (9-11 p.m. ET/PT) ...
Jesus offers alternative to religious warfare
Dec 08, 2001; ... Jesus offers alternative to religious warfare Current world conflicts heighten the potential for rekindling religious wars. All wars are deadly and destructive, but religious wars have been among history's most diabolical and cruel conflicts. When religion becomes the motivation, the ...
Commentary: Powell's push for peace
Dec 08, 2001; ... Commentary: Powell's push for peace I'm not an expert on the Middle East problem, OK? But common sense tells me there is at least one thing that continues to complicate America's role in its solution. Secretary of State Colin Powell made a speech Nov. 19 at the University of Louisville ...
Simms' vote kills living wage bill
Dec 08, 2001; ... Simms' vote kills living wage bill Allegheny County Councilman Rev. James Simms said he got "a little singed" by the firestorm he ignited when he cast the deciding vote to kill the proposed living wage ordinance. The bill would have required the county and its contractors to pay ...
Somalis worried at reports of U.S. strikes
Dec 08, 2001 ... Somalis worried at reports of U.S. strikes SOMALIA--The United States has said that its war against terrorism would not end in Afghanistan but will be pursued against enemies wherever they are. This has raised alarm in Somalia, where the United States has frozen the funds of the ...
Home a loan away -- if you know the game
Dec 12, 2001; ... Home a loan away--if you know the game There's no place like home, especially one that you own. So Robert R. Lavelle approached Dwelling House Building and Loan back in 1957 for the financing that would help make his quest for the American Dream a reality. But the ...
Library reading room honors K. Leroy Irvis
Dec 15, 2001; ... Library reading room honors K. Leroy Irvis Artist, sculptor, aviator and poet. These are some of the lesser-known accomplishments of K. Leroy Irvis, now immortalized in a new room at the University of Pittsburgh dedicated to his life and career. Holding scissors adorned with his ...
'Tis the season to be vindictive: Homosexual group targets Salvation Army
Dec 15, 2001; ... 'Tis the season to be vindictive: Homosexual group targets Salvation Army WASHINGTON--During the Christmas Season, the Salvation Army bell ringers are part of the American yearly celebration of the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. These bell ringers symbolize Christian compassion and care ...
VH1's 'Legends' to profile late, great Sam Cooke
Dec 15, 2001 ... VH1's `Legends' to profile late, great Sam Cooke NEW YORK--Singer, songwriter, businessman, family man, civil rights activist: Sam Cooke transcended all barriers of race, faith and talent. In this first-ever TV biography of the definitive soul singer, "Legends: Sam Cooke" looks ...