New Pittsburgh Courier Online Articles en-us http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/articlelive N/A http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/articlelive webmaster@newpittsburghcourier.com 20 R. Kelly trial begins despite protests http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/articlelive/articles/40674/1/R-Kelly-trial-begins-despite-protests/Page1.html CHICAGO (Real Times News Service)--A verbal battle between R. Kelly supporters and protestors was underway as the R&B singer arrived for the first day of his child pornography trial May 9. webmaster@newpittsburghcourier.com (Real Times News Service) Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Foxy Brown pleads guilty to menacing Brooklyn neighbor http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/articlelive/articles/40673/1/Foxy-Brown-pleads-guilty-to-menacing-Brooklyn-neighbor/Page1.html Rapper Foxy Brown has pleaded guilty to menacing a neighbor with her cell phone last year. She avoided jail based on time already served. webmaster@newpittsburghcourier.com (Associated Press) Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 King Maker Foundation seeks to pass Civil Rights Baton at Howard University http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/articlelive/articles/40672/1/King-Maker-Foundation-seeks-to-pass-Civil-Rights-Baton-at-Howard-University/Page1.html When Levy Daugherty began planning his foundation’s next major event, his vision extended into the next generation. news@nnpa.org (NNPA News Service) Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Obama Takes N.C., Clinton Squeaks by in Indiana http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/articlelive/articles/40669/1/Obama-Takes-NC-Clinton-Squeaks-by-in-Indiana/Page1.html news@nnpa.org (NNPA News Service) Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 On Mother's Day, it's often 'Grandma' who gets the highest honors http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/articlelive/articles/40671/1/On-Mothers-Day-its-often-Grandma-who-gets-the-highest-honors/Page1.html Bob “Butterbean” Love paused briefly, his voice breaking as he wept softly over the phone. “Oh my grandmother!” recalled the former NBA star of the Chicago Bulls in an interview with the NNPA News Service. The Chicago native told how his grandmother, Ella Hunter, was used by God to impact his life. news@nnpa.org (NNPA News Service) Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Second man questioned in 12-year-old's death http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/articlelive/articles/40668/1/Second-man-questioned-in-12-year-olds-death/Page1.html Thanks to one witness, it took only three days for police to arrest Donald Wilson in connection with the fatal daylight shooting of 12-year-old Kholen Germany in Wilkinsburg last month. cmorrow@newpittsburghcourier.com (Christian Morrow) Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 26 of 35 homicides Black lives: Six murders added in April http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/articlelive/articles/40667/1/26-of-35-homicides-Black-lives-Six-murders-added-in-April/Page1.html A decrease in the number of murders through the first four months of 2008 from last year’s number of 44 through April is little cause for relief. sbroadus@newpittsburghcourier.com (Courier Newsroom) Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 City's Black wards vote big in primary http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/articlelive/articles/40666/1/Citys-Black-wards-vote-big-in-primary/Page1.html With the vote totals from the April 22 primary election still unofficial, a scan of the available numbers shows the turnout for the city of Pittsburgh was nearly 10 percent higher than for last year’s general election. cmorrow@newpittsburghcourier.com (Christian Morrow) Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 New partnership...Area funeral home businesses combine services http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/articlelive/articles/40665/1/New-partnershipArea-funeral-home-businesses-combine-services/Page1.html Considered to be a pillar in the business community, Gaines Funeral Home continues to set a precedence for Black-owned businesses. Combining 89 years of providing great service with 58 years of performing a high standard of work, George “Toby” Gaines and Dwight Law have announced the collaboration of their businesses, Gaines Funeral Home and the House of Law Funeral Home. webmaster@newpittsburghcourier.com (Diane Daniels) Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Local church leaders weigh in on liberation theology http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/articlelive/articles/40664/1/Local-church-leaders-weigh-in-on-liberation-theology/Page1.html In his recent remarks to the National Press Club in Washington, Rev. Jeremiah Wright defended his controversial sermons that have become a topic of discussion over the past few weeks. webmaster@newpittsburghcourier.com (Nikki Coffee) Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400