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(AP)—The city of Pittsburgh has suspended three White police officers while officials investigate accusations that they beat up a Black teenage arts student who was walking to his grandmother’s house after dark, the mayor said Monday. LUKE RAVENSTAHL The city agency that ha...
This month the count is lower than that of January 2009. With a new year comes a new start and new hope. While even one senseless death is one too many, this month’s count of six is lower than the seven this time last year. This is a step in the right direction. Now we, as a community...
District 9 City Councilman Rev. Ricky Burgess sprinted into another year of his term without missing a beat. Before the first month was through he introduced legislation to activate Pittsburgh’s Living Wage Ordinance and laid the groundwork for several other initiatives. AT WORK—Re...
Starting in February, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Center for Inclusion in Health Care will be hosting a series of career fairs for sixth-graders in the Pittsburgh Public School District. The fairs will expose students to a variety of careers in the health care field, beyond the usua...
In three years, the number of African-American students who were proficient in reading at Louisa May Alcott Elementary School in Texas rose by 16 percentage points to reach 90 percent. During that same three-year period, the percentage of Black students who were proficient in math also reached as h...
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(AP)—The city of Pittsburgh has suspended three White police officers while officials investigate accusations that they beat up a Black teenage arts student who was walking to his grandmother’s house...
This month the count is lower than that of January 2009. With a new year comes a new start and new hope. While even one senseless death is one too many, this month’s count of six is lower...
District 9 City Councilman Rev. Ricky Burgess sprinted into another year of his term without missing a beat. Before the first month was through he introduced legislation to activate Pittsburgh’s Living...
Starting in February, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Center for Inclusion in Health Care will be hosting a series of career fairs for sixth-graders in the Pittsburgh Public School District....
In three years, the number of African-American students who were proficient in reading at Louisa May Alcott Elementary School in Texas rose by 16 percentage points to reach 90 percent. During that same...
by Virginia Byrne NEW YORK (AP)—Retired Air Force Lt. Colonel Lee A. Archer, a Tuskegee Airman considered to be the only Black ace pilot who also broke racial barriers as an executive at a major U.S....
by Glen Johnson BOSTON (AP)—It was bad enough that President Barack Obama lost his filibuster-proof margin in the U.S. Senate to a Republican. Now it turns out he also lost it to a relative. Genealogists...
PLANT CITY, Florida (AP)—Winning millions of dollars in the Florida lottery should have been the best thing that ever happened to Abraham Shakespeare. But with his newfound wealth in 2006—$17 million...
by Jessica Williams-Gibson INDIANAPOLIS—On the upcoming 2010 Census, when choosing race Blacks will be able to identify themselves as Black, African-American…or Negro. Conservative commentator...
The Week of Feb. 5-11 February 5 THADDEUS STEVENS 1866—Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, one of the great White heroes of Black history, offers his famous amendment to the Freedman’s...
In his first State of the Union address, it was encouraging to hear President Barack Obama say that jobs will be his administration’s top priority this year. “Jobs must be our number one focus in...
I am not good at saying I told you so, however, there were numbers of people both Black and White, who said, “Dr. King’s dream came true, a Black man is the president of America and that is the death...
(NNPA)—The news media is fascinated with anniversaries, especially those ending in round numbers. Therefore, it came as no surprise that the 50th anniversary of the Greensboro lunch counter...
(NNPA)—President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address is a testimony to the power of we. We, who dared to dream breaking the centuries-old color barrier at the White House was possible;...
(REAL TIMES MEDIA)—It is rare to come across a story so heinous, disturbing and utterly baffling that you bypass your usual emotional reactions. You skip through shock and anger and go straight...
After a year’s worth of crisscrossing the state holding hearings on the lack of minority inclusion on various state contracts, state Rep. Jake Wheatley, D-Hill District, has introduced a package of...
by Darlene Superville WASHINGTON (AP)—President Barack Obama’s bid to sell his economic agenda and re-energize voters picks up in politically significant New Hampshire, where he will again promote...
Tax time is upon us. This is the time when Uncle Sam mandates that we reconcile taxes that were collected throughout the year by way of payroll withholdings and estimated payments to see what’s rightfully...
In your journey through life, you will inevitably be confronted with valleys that appear too precarious and challenging to cross. The valley may suddenly appear as the loss of a loved one, a serious illness,...
Workshop series FEB. 3—Dress for Success will host their Workshop Series from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at their Career Center, Warner Center, 332 Fifth Ave., Downtown. As a part of the opening of their new...
Perry continues to shock its opponents with another last-second victory, most recently at home over Allderdice Jan. 29 to stay undefeated in City League play. Two foul shots by Perry’s Daryl Harrington...
by Dennis Passa Associated Press Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Serena Williams won her second straight Australian Open championship, ending Justine Henin’s hopes of a Grand Slam title in her return...
by Charles Babington Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP)—There was a familiar voice behind the microphone during the Duke-Georgetown basketball game—that of Barack Obama. The president, attending...
NEW YORK (AP)—Manny Pacquiao was honored as the fighter of the decade by the Boxing Writer’s Association of America Feb. 1, along with matching Muhammad Ali and Evander Holyfield by winning his third...
The last time I checked, and correct me if I’m wrong, an all-star game usually features the best, at least for that season, performers of a particular sport. In the case of the NFL All-Star game, add...
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