Treasure, jewel, pillar, inspiration; these are just some of the words used by those who lamented the passing of Cora Raiford, the “miracle worker of Homewood.”
One Vision One Life, the Allegheny County violence prevention initiative, held a community response July 10, at the corner of Perrysville Avenue and Charles Street on the city’s North Side. The organized gathering was held in response to a recent shooting in the Perry South neighborhood.
A local community organization gave individuals the opportunity to take a walk in the shoes of other people, to experience a side of life they never have had to cope with.
Employment, race and housing are some of the largest and most widespread problems inmates face once they are released from prison, according to a Pitt seminar.
(NNPA)—According to one of the largest-ever studies of Black America, 70 percent of African-Americans already have a plan for their future. The results of the survey were recently released by Radio One Inc., the study’s sponsor, and Yankelovich, the Chapel Hill-based research firm.
“I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. I believe what self-centered men have torn down other centered men can build up.”
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