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Activist Stoudemire files HRC complaint
Category: Metro Written by Christian Morrow - Courier Staff Writer
Reverend Sheldon Stoudemire, military veteran, long-time anti-drug street preacher and children’s advocate, has filed a complaint with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission claiming he was fired from Auberle in retaliation for a previous HRC complaint about another employee.
In February, Stoudemire had told his superiors in writing that on more than one occasion a social worker, who is not one of his supervisors, had threatened him with disciplinary action and that if it occurred again he would file a complaint with the HRC.
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| SEEKING ANSWERS—Rev. Sheldon Stoudemire presents documentation he says supports his claim of wrongful termination from a school for troubled youths.
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Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:28
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Mayor calls for new review board nominations
Category: Metro Written by Christian Morrow - Courier Staff Writer
With the Pittsburgh’s Citizen Police Review Board engaged in two prominent inquiries into possible police abuse, some are questioning Mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s call for the appointment of new board members.
The action came June 11 as current board members were in Allegheny Common Pleas Court again seeking documents pertaining to police action during the G-20 Summit protests.
Tim Stevens, director of the Black Political Empowerment Project, said the mayor’s timing is suspect with the board looking at G-20 and the beating of CAPA student Jordan Miles by three police officers in January.
Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:28
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Community Calendar
Category: Metro Written by Courier Newsroom
Community forum
JUNE 23—The Allegheny County Department of Human Services and Wilkinsburg’s Weed and Seed will host a Community Forum from 4-7 p.m. at South Avenue United Methodist Church, 733 South Ave., Wilkinsburg. The theme is “Everything Counts” and the purpose is to hear from residents about their thoughts regarding the needs, strengths and resources available to Wilkinsburg. For more information, call 412-350-6897.
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Speak Out: What impact do you think the race conference will have?
Category: Metro Written by Courier Newsroom
The University of Pittsburgh recently held a conference on a variety of topics affecting race relations in this country. We asked Pittsburgher their reaction to the conference. Here’s what you said:
“I think race in America is still a challenge, it’s an opportunity for us to have dialogue. But the real question is whether or not people care enough to behave differently as the result of a conversation. If they care enough to partner and collaborate with others and if they care enough to spread the word and communicate to people who weren’t there.”
Candi Castleberry-Singleton
Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, UPMC
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Candi Castleberry-Singleton
Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, UPMC
Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:28
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Metro Beat
Category: Metro Written by Courier Newsroom
Looking for information
City of Pittsburgh police are looking for information on the person or persons responsible for a shooting early Tuesday morning. Authorities reportedly responded to call where an unidentified 19-year-old male from the Hill District was reportedly shot in the 2400 block of Chauncey Drive and ran to the 2300 block of Bedford Avenue for help. He was taken to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the upper chest and the buttocks. His name has not been released and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Squad at 412-323-7161.
Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:28
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