New Pittsburgh Courier back issues from July 2006:
CCAC's Sutin defended in diversity flap
Jul 05, 2006; ... Though some may be trying to paint President Stuart Sutin as the bad guy with respect to diversity issues at the Community College of Allegheny County, both Africana Studies Dean Ralph Proctor and African American Chamber of Commerce President Doris Carson Williams said he is far from ...
Reunion reunites Braddock residents
Jul 05, 2006; ... When Braddock's Talbot Towers came down and residents filed the lawsuit that eventually lead to the Sanders Consent Decree in 1988, their main concern was where displaced residents would go. Eighteen years later, residents came back to "Braddock Bottom" to find out where everyone has ...
Pittsburgh Courier Images scores double play with baseball exhibits
Jul 05, 2006; ... As the eyes of the nation are cast on Pittsburgh for the All-Star game, you are invited to feast your eyes on rarely seen images from the heyday of the national pastime when today's legends were still rounding bases. Blacks In Baseball: The Beginning is part of a rarely seen collection ...
Systemic disparities reflect challenges in child welfare
Jul 05, 2006; ... The face of child welfare is due for an extreme makeover. The long-held assumption of African-Americans being the primary recipients of children's services is under intense scrutiny as agencies struggle to re-calibrate their cultures to accommodate the current demographics as well as the ...
Oak Hill residents cite broken promises
Jul 05, 2006; ... The latest meeting between the Oak Hill resident council and the Housing Authority of the City Pittsburgh board was the first since the authority said they wanted to open up the rebuilding of Oak Hill to other developers. It did not go well. "It ended up being a big fat zero," ...
AG declines Jerry Jackson cover-up probe
Jul 05, 2006; ... Despite a request from Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala, state Attorney General Tom Corbett will not investigate an alleged police cover-up and conspiracy involving the 1995 death of Jerry Jackson. Zappala noted there might be the appearance of a conflict of interest ...
Panel urges new Grenada trials
Jul 05, 2006; ... ST GEORGE'S, Grenada-A fact-finding panel advised Grenada's government Tuesday to grant new trials to 17 people convicted of killings in a 1983 coup that triggered a U.S. invasion. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was formed to establish a record of events between 1976 and ...
Ugandan rebel leader makes rare request for peace talks
Jul 05, 2006; ... LONDON-The leader of a cult-like Ugandan rebel force accused of kidnapping thousands of children and mutilating civilians told British media he wants to talk peace. Joseph Kony, founder of the Lord's Resistance Army, said he was innocent of the crimes against humanity charges he faces in ...
Black Panther Party cites 40-year journey
Jul 05, 2006; ... INDIANAPOLIS (NNPA)-This year marks the 40th anniversary of the formation of the Black Panther Party, an organization that pushed the limits on what steps Blacks can take to protect themselves, achieve civil rights and become self-sufficient in their own communities. As surviving Black ...
Katherine Dunham goes home to E. St. Louis
Jul 05, 2006; ... ST. LOUIS (NNPA)-On Thursday, which would have been her 97th birthday, a banner stretched across Lincoln Middle School, proclaiming "East St. Louis honors 'Empress' Katherine Dunham" during A Familial Memorial Celebration in her honor. About 500 people gathered for the event, filled with dance, ...
Metro Beat
Jul 05, 2006; ... Minimum wage bill passes house Some Pennsylvania workers could soon see a boost in their paychecks if the governor signs a minimum wage increase into law. The state house of representatives passed the bill that would increase the current minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $6.25 per hour ...
The preamble to U.S. Constitution
Jul 05, 2006; ... With this celebratory week of commemorating the Fourth of July, we revisit the preamble (excerpted) to the U.S. Constitution. When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume ...
Congress must resist obstructionists and vote today for reauthorization
Jul 05, 2006; ... To Be Equal The Voting Rights Act reauthorization recently suffered a political setback in the U.S. House after the GOP leadership caved in to opposition by a small group of right-wing extremists, abruptly canceling a vote on extending provisions of the historic 1965 law that are set to ...
Fed government should increase minimum wage
Jul 05, 2006; ... Commentary The federal minimum wage, currently $5.15 an hour, hasn't changed since 1997; the latest proposal to increase it was recently shot down by U.S. Senate Republicans. Interesting, considering these same Republicans had no problem voting to increase their own pay each year for the ...
Revisiting hope
Jul 05, 2006; ... The Way I See It In the four years I have been writing this column, I have been taken to the woodshed on more than one occasion. I suppose I've grown used to it. Honestly, though, I never expected to be scolded for believing in hope. A few weeks ago, I told the story of a ...
Proposed flag amendment says we fear dissent
Jul 05, 2006; ... Ransom Notes Another Fourth of July has passed. Fireworks have burst in air. The smell of charcoal and seared meat was wafting through he neighborhoods. Somewhere, relatives who showed up at the cookout with their own Tupperware and aluminum foil are now having their second meal from ...
Immigration in a larger perspective
Jul 05, 2006; ... Commentary AMSTERDAM-It is sometimes easier to see issues from a global perspective that are too close for an accurate perception of what they are and therefore, what to do about them. However, the conclusion that I have reached about immigration affecting America is that it is part of a ...
Is the NAACP radio program a mother/daughter show now?
Jul 05, 2006; ... To Tell The Truth On Saturday, June 24, 2006, I was listening to what I had been led to believe was the NAACP informational program, but once again it was another "I love my daughter" episode. The NAACP board needs to admonish Connie Parker that her love for her daughter is not ...
Is Black Music Month relevant?
Jul 05, 2006; ... Ask someone to explain the significance of Black Music Month and chances are you'll get a blank expression for a response; if you're lucky, you'll get "Huh?" Given the current fascination with all things hip-hop and its influence on popular culture; not to mention the pre-occupation and the ...
Falling Star
Jul 05, 2006; ... Lifestyles Report I can't believe I'm happy Ms. Galaxy, aka Bridezilla, aka Star Jones, is leaving "The View." Truth be told, she was getting on my nerves. This is not an act of player hating. I've just had enough of her mega wedding, her secret weight loss and her breast ...
'The' senior prom
Jul 05, 2006; ... If you can't remember your senior prom, no problem, the Metropolitan Outreach Services Inc. is helping to create new memories by holding annual senior citizen proms. On May 28 at the Greentree Radisson Hotel, they held their second annual senior citizen prom themed "All That Jazz." The ...
Homewood AME Zion Hat Show
Jul 05, 2006; ... There is nothing like a Black woman in a hat. And the perfect place to see Black women in their crowns is church. On May 27 Homewood A.M.E. Zion Church presented the "Crowns for All Seasons" Hat Show and Luncheon. The show featured Hats by Karen of Philadelphia, Pa. Ruthie King was the ...
LA churches unite behind drive for jobs
Jul 05, 2006; ... LOS ANGELES (NNPA)-Pastors from some of the largest churches in South Los Angeles churches united recently to kick off an initiative geared toward finding employment for African-American men who they believe are underrepresented in the county's workforce. The United Job Creation ...
Talking pays health dividends for mothers, daughters
Jul 05, 2006; ... DETROIT (NNPA)-Talk may be cheap, but it can produce a wealth of health improvements if mothers do more of it with their daughters, according to a prominent medical researcher. "If the mother-daughter communication is open and free-flowing, then the woman will feel comfortable speaking ...
Early puberty may mean anxiety, abnormal eating later
Jul 05, 2006; ... PITTSBURGH-Going through puberty at a young age might foretell problems to come, report researchers who found early puberty is associated with abnormal eating behaviors and anxiety in young adults. Results of the study were reported at the 6th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology (ICN ...
Trans fats adding up danger for Blacks
Jul 05, 2006; ... A new line has appeared on nutritional labels of packaged foods, and paying attention to it could save and extend the lives of African-Americans. Since January, a federal regulation has required the labels to disclose how much "trans fat" the food contains, along with the amounts of ...
Morehouse awaits King papers
Jul 05, 2006; ... (Black College Wire)-Morehouse College stands to gain much more than the 10,000 documents in the collection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. bought by a coalition of business leaders, individuals and philanthropic leaders in Atlanta. Questions about housing the collection and accessibility ...
N.C. Central sets record straight
Jul 05, 2006; ... (Black College Wire)-The Washington Post described it as "A scrappy, willful place." The New York Times called it "Duke's struggling cousin." Such comments about North Carolina Central University have prompted Chancellor James H. Ammons to take to newspaper opinion pages, he said, to ...
Spotlight Youth
Jul 05, 2006; ... Name: JESSICA TAYLOR Age: 19 Residence: Wilkinsburg Education: Jessica is a senior at Wilkinsburg Senior High School Graduating at the head of the class is a dream held by many high school students. Jessica Taylor of Wilkinsburg Senior High School has accomplished ...
Woodruff heads Duquensene BLA
Jul 05, 2006; ... PITTSBURGH-Jenyce M. Woodruff, daughter of Common Pleas Court Judge Dwayne D. and Joy Maxberry Woodruff of Wexford, has been elected president of the Black Law Student Association of Duquesne University School of Law for the 2006-07 school year. She will be a second-year law student at ...
Musical tribute honors Clemente
Jul 05, 2006; ... Musicians from around the globe to gather for concert Most people are familiar with the numbers he generated on the field and how he died. But did you know that there are 40 public schools, two hospitals and more than 200 parks and ball fields named in his honor? Did you also know that ...
Pageot conducts Cirque music in 'Delirium'
Jul 05, 2006; ... Cirque du Soleil coming into town means one thing. Big tents and a long chance to see one beautifully created masterpiece. But, what if the months-long stay that Cirque normally has per city is reduced to a few days inside the local arena? It means a totally different show, one where the ...
Delirium CD lets imagination create daydreams
Jul 05, 2006; ... Delirium CD lets imagination create daydreams Review With every new Cirque du Soleil show comes music in tune with the magic, mystery and wonder from the circus of the sun performers. Always delightfully worldly, this year's newest show, "Delirium" puts a soundtrack to a ...
Diversity supplier brings minority business to PNC
Jul 05, 2006; ... If heaven was a business corporation, we all would work in our individually heavenly cubicles filled with computers that never failed, coffee that was always fresh and with assistants that understood our every move and decision. If heaven were like this then Eunice Sykes would be working her ...
Jobless claims rise
Jul 05, 2006; ... The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits moved higher last week, suggesting that the job market is logging slower growth. The Labor Department reported Thursday that new applications filed for unemployment insurance increased by a seasonally adjusted 4,000 to 313,000 ...
Every gift is a sacrifice
Jul 05, 2006; ... The Carr Report Before you think that I'm some type of tightwad or scrooge, let me say that I believe that giving is a wonderful thing. In fact, it is my heart's desire that we all build a solid financial foundation so that one day we can give our time, talent and treasure to people and ...
Braddock center provides resources and childcare
Jul 05, 2006; ... Anyone needing a job, education, access to a computer and help keeping the lights on can toss their stack of bus schedules and send the babysitter home-all their needs, including childcare, can now be met at a single location. The Braddock Employment and Training Center moved out of its ...
Time Machine...Pirates unveil one of a kind Negro Leagues interactive museum
Jul 05, 2006; ... The Pittsburgh Pirates recently unveiled "Highmark Legacy Square" honoring the history and the accomplishments of professional baseballs Negro Leagues. The museum features interactive exhibits and is a permanent addition to PNC Park. Although several major league ballparks have walls and ...
Wilkinsburg to play exhibition games at Little League Series
Jul 05, 2006; ... Wilkinsburg Little League has been chosen to play exhibition games in this year's Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., Aug. 24-26. It's up to Wilkinsburg and three other urban Little League teams to showcase their skills in between games. The league is a part of the Torii ...
Stardust in your eyes
Jul 05, 2006; ... Inside Conditions In years past when the Pittsburgh Pirates approached Independence Day the hot muggy weather was a perfect metaphor for the fiery pennant races that the club was usually involved in. Pittsburgh is entering the final stretch before the MLB All-Star tent is pitched ...
Courier played key role in Negro League All-Star Classic
Jul 05, 2006; ... NEW HAVEN, Ct. (BASN)-The date was September 10, 1933. It was an overcast day in Chicago as one of Negro League baseball's longest traditions began humbly before a crowd of just over 20,000 customers at Comiskey Park. Nearly two months after their major league brethren held its inaugural ...
Wecht says 'evidence of trauma' in Green's death
Jul 12, 2006; ... He was beaten. Officers stomped on his chest and neck. Police tried to stuff drugs in his mouth and a police dog tore his Achilles tendon. These are just some of the stories Argena Green and Sara Dixon are hearing about the June 30 death of their grandson, Gregory Green, following his ...
Ship of Zion still sailing to area jobs
Jul 12, 2006; ... As with those of Mark Twain, reports of the Ship of Zion's demise have been exaggerated. The Ship is sailing, not sinking. "It's not the Titanic," said Program Manager Richard LeGrande. "But our initial marketing could have been better. If you build a better mousetrap, you have to get it ...
Raid denies legitimacy of Light of Age mosque
Jul 12, 2006; ... While members of the Light of the Age Mosque considered the June 30 raid of its place of worship "religious profiling," the federal government has denied not only the charge of profiling, but that the site is even a mosque. The Western Pennsylvania U.S. Attorney's office and the FBI ...
Renovated fields spark new urban dreams
Jul 12, 2006; ... With Major League Baseball's All-Star game in town, many aspiring young players were excited to know the best in the game came to Pittsburgh to play. Unfortunately, that excitement didn't make its way to every neighborhood. "If you go to any suburban community, baseball is alive and well ...
Wilson second Black woman to travel in space
Jul 12, 2006; ... NASA Astronaut Stephanie Wilson became the second African-American woman ever to fly in space when Space Shuttle Discovery launched July 4 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the 12-day mission, Wilson and her six fellow crewmembers, were to deliver research equipment to the ...
Plot to assassinate Newark mayor foiled
Jul 12, 2006; ... NEW YORK (NNPA)-A plot to kill incoming Mayor Cory Booker by a group of imprisoned gang leaders at four New Jersey prisons was thwarted-at least for the time being-by state and local investigators, according to individuals associated with the investigation and published reports. Two ...
Metro Beat
Jul 12, 2006; ... Oasis grant to train seniors The National Council of Aging, in partnership with Metlife Foundation, has awarded a grant of $25.000 to Oasis. Oasis is one of the six senior centers across the country to receive the grant to develop teams of adults 50 years of age or older to identify and ...
Prisoner health is society's concern
Jul 12, 2006; ... (NNPA)-The fight to end health disparities in the United States won't succeed unless local, state and federal leaders place more emphasis on improving the healthcare available to inmates in the nation's jails and correctional facilities, according to a new report by the Commission on Safety and ...
Study shows Latino views of Blacks
Jul 12, 2006; ... DURHAM, N.C.-Latinos bring negative stereotypes about Black Americans to the U.S. when they immigrate and identify more with whites than Blacks, according to a study of the changing political dynamics in the South. The research also found that living in the same neighborhoods with Black ...
Wheatley intervenes in gas utility sale
Jul 12, 2006; ... PITTSBURGH-State Rep. Jake Wheatley Jr., D-Pittsburgh, has won approval to intervene in the proposed sale of the Dominion Peoples natural gas utility to Equitable Resources. Dominion Peoples serves about 357,000 homes and businesses in Pennsylvania from its headquarters in ...
Old fashioned marriage picture, Part 1
Jul 12, 2006; ... The Way I See It I have a rather iconic picture of the American family ideal. Some might even call it old fashioned. It is a picture of a man standing on the porch of his home. His wife and children stand just behind his shoulder. The man is steadfast and resolute. With shotgun in hand ...
Hip-hop gets wakeup call
Jul 12, 2006; ... Commentary Even if you've never tasted Cristal, you probably know what it is. After all, the highend champagne has been mentioned in lyrics by everyone from Ludacris to Jay Z, making it the eighth-most referenced brand in music in 2005. With all the attention-and the increased ...
Murphy's legacy is more than a footnote about firefighters' deal
Jul 12, 2006; ... Ransom Notes I've known Tom Murphy for years. He was a regular visitor to my parents' home when he was still being ignored as a state representative. While I've found plenty of fault with him over the years, especially during his years occupying the mayor's office in Pittsburgh, ...
Small groups still changing the world
Jul 12, 2006; ... Child Watch Anthropologist Margaret Mead famously said "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." In mid-June, a new network of thoughtful, committed and powerful women from around the world-a ...
Men committed to positive change
Jul 12, 2006; ... To Tell The True Six years ago, 10 men met at the Hill House. They were energized with a sense of dedication and commitment to making a difference in the lives of young men and women, the future of our nation. These 10 men were Orland Leach, Ira Ritter, Edward Blair, Milton Thompson, Hop ...
Dr. King's papers saved
Jul 12, 2006; ... Commentary The 7,000 items in the papers of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have been saved from the Never-never Land of dissemination and destruction by the leadership of Mayor Shirley Franklin of Atlanta. David Redden, vice chair of Sotheby's, the house that was to auction the papers, ...
Darfur: What should the U.S. do?
Jul 12, 2006; ... Commentary Many of us who have been outraged by the documented genocide in the western region of the Sudan known as Darfur have been confronted with a major dilemma: what do we ask of the U.S. government in such a situation? If, like me, you sat in horrified silence watching the ...
Black youth enjoy doing something for others
Jul 12, 2006; ... DALLAS (NNPA)-It has been said the greatest joy you can receive is in doing something for someone else. And this sentiment has been firmly planted in the hearts of the students in the National Society for the Prevention of Starvation (NAPS), who have traveled almost 700 bumpy miles in a ...
After graduation, Dillard University students scatter again
Jul 12, 2006; ... (Black College Wire)-As of May, 32 of the new Dillard University graduates had been accepted to graduate schools, while 57 were going directly into the workplace and an undetermined number planned to enroll in professional schools, according to Dewain Lee, interim assistant dean for the office ...
Cosby sends off first Dillard class to survive Katrina
Jul 12, 2006; ... (Black College Wire)-People scurried to get a glimpse of the first class to survive Hurricane Katrina. "There they go!" a woman said. On July 1, some 354 seniors, the largest class ever to graduate from Dillard University, started their way through New Orleans' Rosa Freeman Keller Avenue ...
Sincere gratitude
Jul 12, 2006; ... Lifestyles Report It's good to be thankful for the life we've led, the people who have contributed to our lives and it's even better to acknowledge those people. Last month I was invited to a "Gratitude Luncheon" by a new friend of mine, Charlene Foggie Barnett. I wasn't real ...
Sweet Sixteen
Jul 12, 2006; ... KSEF Scholarships celebrate 16 years of giving June 3 was a joyous afternoon. The Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund of Western Pennsylvania presented their 16th Annual High School Scholarship Awards Program at the Holiday Inn Select University Center. It's always a delight to see ...
Dietary supplements
Jul 12, 2006; ... Dr. Gloria (Part two of a two-part series) Many folks are currently taking dietary supplements that are derived from botanicals. A botanical is a plant or plant part valued for its medicinal or therapeutic properties, flavor, and/or scent. Herbs are a subset of botanicals ....
Epic operatic production features four rising stars
Jul 12, 2006; ... When the Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh presents a condensed version of Wagner's saga "Ring of the Niebelung," four African-Americans will be featured in prominent roles. The Ring is comprised of four of the most famous operas ever written-"Rhinegold," "The Valkyrie," "Siegfried" and "Twilight of ...