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by Paige Mitchell
For New Pittsburgh Courier

A place called hope was the old mission statement Hosanna House used to live by. And a place of hope, encouragement and support it truly was.

It all began 20 years ago when Leon E. Haynes saw the possibility of the future, and he has been changing lives ever since. Now celebrating their 20th year anniversary, Hosanna House has recently changed their mission statement to “The Mission is Possible.”

PROTECTED BY GOD—A reenactment of the story from the Bible where three believers in God were supposed to be burned alive but were not hurt by the flames because God protected them.

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The 4th Annual Black Male Leadership Development Institute, sponsored by the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh and Robert Morris University brought 65 boys in grades nine to 12 to Robert Morris University this summer for a week of seminars and workshops led by African-American male leaders from western Pennsylvania.

FUTURE LEADERS—Leaders of the future group are David Hamm, Joseph Pinno, Deandre Hanner, Joshua Graham, Dorian Jones, Paul Sanders and group leader Grey White.

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Category: Youth Written by Christian Morrow - Courier Staff Writer

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When Marian Peters attends Penn State this year, she will be following in her sister’s footsteps. Not only is she attending the same university, but she is also the recipient of a $1,000 Clean Slate Scholarship presented by the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh.

“Yes, it’s really great, very helpful,” said the Peabody High School grad. “I’ll be attending the main campus. I’m thinking international studies, political science, theater and finance.”

TERRELL McNEELY, MARIAN PETERS

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by Malik Vincent

Students of the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation’s Frank Bolden Urban Journalism Workshop cleared the competitive application process to begin a rigorous, weeklong program that gears them toward becoming the field’s professionals of the future.

CLASS OF 2010—Members of the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation Workshop pose for their final photo before graduation.

This year, the 28th annual workshop was held on the campus of Point Park University from July 31-Aug. 7.

“I was very excited to see how, once again, the students have grown from day one (of the program) to the end of it, said PBMF President Tonita Davidson. They found their stories and developed them (independently). I can tell that most of the participants will go far.”

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