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Have you noticed that no matter what store you shop in there are sale signs everywhere? For those of us who love shopping for a bargain, this can be misleading and downright sneaky. Some of this merchandise is really marked down but some stores know that women are driven to sales ...
DETROIT (AP)—The federal government now says a 101-year-old Detroit woman it promised could move back into her foreclosed home four months ago can’t return because the building’s unsanitary and unsafe. Texana Hollis was evicted Sept. 12 and her belongings placed outside after her 65-year-old...
The much anticipated feature film about the heroic Tuskegee Airmen has finally hit the big screen. What was intended to be the equivalent to a patriotic John Wayne war flick with Black heroes has turned into a raging controversy of whose vision/version is correct and the Internet is the battlefield....
Lenora Jones has lived in her house in Homewood for 15 years, but being on a limited income, over time things she wanted to address—painting, drafty windows, a broken stove—all got beyond her ability to catch up. That all changed Jan. 16, when service professionals and volunteers from AmeriC...
This sixth segment, with a focus on HIV/AIDS, is part of an eight-part series on health disparities in the Pittsburgh region. These segments are the result of a collaboration among the New Pittsburgh Courier, Community PARTners within the University of Pittsburgh’s Clinical and Translational Sci...
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Lenora Jones has lived in her house in Homewood for 15 years, but being on a limited income, over time things she wanted to address—painting, drafty windows, a broken stove—all got beyond her ability...
While almost every other property owner in Pittsburgh was waiting to hear Judge Stanton Wettick’s ruling on tax assessments, Jan. 12, Community Empowerment Association founder Rashad Byrdsong was at...
If you ask Urban Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Rob Stephany what the agency’s priorities are for 2012, he points to Homewood and Larimer, and returning equity to a largely Black population...
On Jan. 3, Dwan Walker, Aliquippa’s first African-American mayor, took office after a hard fought two-year campaign. His journey began in 2009, when 14-year-old TiQuai Wallace, was struck and killed...
Turning 21 is supposed to be a joyous milestone in a young adult’s life, one that is looked at as full of possibilities. But to an individual with a disability and their families, it can be looked...
DETROIT (AP)—The federal government now says a 101-year-old Detroit woman it promised could move back into her foreclosed home four months ago can’t return because the building’s unsanitary and unsafe....
NEW YORK (AP)—President Barack Obama got some high-profile fundraising help last week from director Spike Lee and musicians Al Green and India.Arie. Obama was in New York Jan. 20 for a high-dollar...
DETROIT (AP)—Americans are holding onto cars and trucks longer, pushing the average age of a vehicle to a record 10.8 years. The Polk research firm said Tuesday that the average age of a car last July...
by Jerry Schwartz Associated Press Writer (AP)—Is it too much to ask our presidents to uphold the Constitution, command the armed forces, execute the nation’s laws—AND provide us with a little...
by Carole Feldman Associated Press Writer (AP)—The jobless rate is dipping, but millions of people are still out of work. And that could have implications when they file their income tax returns....
(NNPA)—Alabama has passed the toughest immigration enforcement law in the country. Now children born in the U.S.A., American citizens, are living in fear. Some children are afraid to...
(NNPA)—Whether it was John King of CNN or Fox News’ Juan Williams, moderators of recent Republican presidential debates have allowed Newt Gingrich to bully them and avoid answering their questions....
Newt Gingrich is playing racial politics and he is playing to win. First he says that Black children should get jobs as janitors (why not suggest they get the same consulting contract...
As I write this column it brings to mind that “an apple does not fall far from the tree.” Bill Robinson is the son of two of the finest people that I ever had the privilege of knowing....
(NNPA)—“We hope what youngsters get out of the story is that under some dire circumstances we prevailed. We performed successfully and we opened doors that they don’t have to fight to.” Col. Charles...
I recently received mortgage solicitations in the mail from two different companies on the same day. As a player in the mortgage industry I like to see what my competition is doing. As a result I analyze...
As the nation continues to grapple with a weak housing market, policymakers are seeking safeguards to ensure that American families will never again face such massive foreclosures and billion-dollar losses...
by C. Washington For New Pittsburgh Courier Scholarships aren’t just for athletes and academic students. Scholarships and grants are two of the ways you can get money for college and save. Every student...
by Patricia Thibault For New Pittsburgh Courier Soon, the world’s most famous groundhog will be getting a lot of attention. On Groundhog Day, the world’s furriest weather reporter, Punxsutawney Phil,...
by Tené Croom For New Pittsburgh Courier Pittsburgh remains a cultural melting pot, a distinction it’s held for over a century. According to 2010 Census figures, African Americans comprise 27 percent...
:10—You mark my words, and my words are markable (is markable a word?) Anyway … James Dixon will right the ship and your Pitt Panther Basketball Team will finish strong in the Big East Tournament....
The first thing you need to know is that the man behind this operation is one of western Pennsylvania’s best kept secrets. Coach Marvin Wright, now in his 10th year as founder and director of the Rise...
As I viewed the AFC and NFC Championship games last weekend, I almost instantly had a “retro” moment back to the firing, resignation, permanent sabbatical or “whatchamacallit” of Steelers now...
by Jim Litke (AP)—Joe Paterno had barely hung up the phone when his wife of 50 years picked it up and redialed the number scrawled on the slip of paper. “After 61 years,” Sue Paterno said to...
by Ralph D. Russo (AP)—In the mid-1960s, there was no such thing as a Northeastern power in college football. Michigan State and Notre Dame dominated the Midwest. Bear Bryant’s Alabama teams...
Over the past 23 years, the Crossroads Foundation has successfully cycled 395 students through its program. Of these students 98 percent graduated, 97 percent have gone on to post-secondary education,...
by Laurence Glasco Doris Brevard, as principal of Vann Elementary School in the Hill District from 1969 to 1995, eliminated the racial achievement gap, winning statewide and even national recognition....
by M. Abdul-Qawiyy For New Pittsburgh Courier On a fall morning, nestled at the hill top, is The Neighborhood Academy (The Academy). Founded 10 years ago by Rev. Thomas Johnson and Jody Moore, its mission...
by Chauleaqua Washington Teen Quest Ranch is a place for fun, relaxation and a miniature vacation located in Somerset, Pa. It sits on 140-acres of land that serves as the grounds for summer and winter...
There have been famous bells, Alexander Graham Bell, for one, surprisingly quiet bells, the Liberty Bell comes to mind, fashionable bells (love those bell bottoms, and of course, Southern belles, bell...
by Christina Rexrode AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP)—Few things make me feel as clueless as a bill from my doctor’s office. I don’t recognize the abbreviations or understand the jargon. I can’t...
This sixth segment, with a focus on HIV/AIDS, is part of an eight-part series on health disparities in the Pittsburgh region. These segments are the result of a collaboration among the New Pittsburgh...
The mission of the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force (PATF) is to support and empower all individuals living with HIV/AIDS and prevent the spread of infection. In just four years, PATF has launched...
An African American woman learns that she is HIV-positive at the same time she learns that her sickly 2-year-old son has AIDS. Having accepted Christ a few years earlier, she fears her...
In December 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published these statistics about HIV/AIDS in America: • 1.2 million people are living with HIV in the U.S. • Nearly one...
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