URA moves to fund multiple affordable housing projects

August Wilson Center in Pittsburgh names new CEO, Janis Burley Wilson

Free dental clinic for kids, adults, July 28-29 at Palumbo Center

‘Each One Teach One’ music conference in Garfield touts "Transformation"

Just Sayin’ ...City’s latest police class is 31% Black, progress must continue (Ulish Carter's Column July 19)

To Tell The Truth...Boisterous Black voices have become almost silent (Hop's Column July 19)
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THE LATEST PITTSBURGH METRO NEWS
Free dental clinic for kids, adults, July 28-29 at Palumbo Center
August Wilson Center in Pittsburgh names new CEO, Janis Burley Wilson
Point Park University hosts Accounting Career Awareness program for local high school students
‘The Voice of Romance’…Iconic Singer Johnny Mathis performs at Heinz Hall July 22
All Pittsburgh Black women need a ‘Girls Trip’ (Merecedes’ Movie Review July 19)
Gwen’s Girls executive director Dr. Kathi Elliott joins Chatham Board of Trustees
URA moves to fund multiple affordable housing projects
Breaking
The Juice is Free! O.J. Simpson has been granted parole, will be released in October 2017 (Read Simpson’s quotes from hearing)
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POSITIVE STORIES IN BLACK PITTSBURGH

From Battered To Blessed, Local Pastor starts church after past transgressions

Rev. Cheryl Jones-Ross founded Greater Hope Restoration Ministries after finding God     She is the founder of a thriving…
Coach Wan reaches Pittsburgh youth through basketball

There’s a certain kind of joy that Anwan Wesley feels when he can uplift, and build confidence in Pittsburgh-area youth.…
Brashear grad Narue Pearson on the rise in the music industry

Take one listen to Narue Pearson’s videos on YouTube, or his songs on Soundcloud, and you’ll instantly hear potential. The…
‘Tayler’ made for success (Pittsburgh’s own Tayler Kirkland)

IUP freshman named Pittsburgh Promise Executive Scholar Tayler Kirkland, like many women, loves babies. But Kirkland loves them so much,…
CAPA’s Zainab Adisa awarded writing scholarship

Back “in the day,” as the hip kids say, Zainab Adisa’s siblings were into technology and math. But Adisa enjoyed…
DEBBIE NORRELL’S LIFESTYLES
Lifestyles Report …A big weekend in Pittsburgh (Debbie’s Column July 19)

Where do I begin? These busy Pittsburgh weekends are getting to be more than I can handle. From time to…
Achieving new heights (Debbie’s Lifestyles Photos July 12)

The Women’s Achievement Club, a community organization based in Aliquippa, was founded in 1945. Their mission is to achieve new…
Lifestyles Report …The sale rack first (Debbie’s Column July 12)

Anybody that is a hardcore shopper knows that you shop the sale rack first in any store. That is where…
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ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS ROUNDUP: Black Judge Removes ‘Despicable’ Mississippi Flag; Florida Teens Mock Drowning Man…AND MORE

The Confederate emblem embedded in the Mississippi flag is a symbol of injustice, Judge Carlos Moore says.
White Nationalist Pleads Guilty To Harassing Black Woman Protester At Trump Rally

A White nationalist pleaded guilty in court Wednesday after being accused of physically harassing a Black female protester during a…
‘The Voice of Romance’…Iconic Singer Johnny Mathis performs at Heinz Hall July 22

Iconic Singer Johnny Mathis performs at Heinz Hall July 22 Music has always had a special place in balladeer Johnny…
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SPORTS
SWAC banking on Celebration Bowl for money, prestige

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) _ The Southwestern Athletic Conference is all-in when it comes to the Celebration Bowl, banking on…
Nastase banned from Fed Cup and Davis Cup until 2019

LONDON (AP) — Ilie Nastase has been banned from the Fed Cup and Davis Cup until 2019 because of his…
Column: Phil the Thrill is just playing the percentages

  SOUTHPORT, England (AP) _ Maybe everyone has had it all wrong about Picture any number of creative shots Mickelson…
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BUSINESS
Point Park University hosts Accounting Career Awareness program for local high school students
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Supermodel Iman Returns To Modeling With New Gloria Vanderbilt Ads
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Study: Black homeownership falls to 4.2 percent
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Viacom Announces Multi-Year Content Partnership with Tyler Perry
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HEALTH
Free dental clinic for kids, adults, July 28-29 at Palumbo Center
Three important reasons to talk hearing health at your next physical exam
Take charge of your health today. Be informed. Be involved. …Post-Incarceration Health Care
Health Care after Incarceration
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OPINION
Jay-Z and me: Efforts to teach a better way
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Image shouldn’t trump impact
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Lifestyles Report …A big weekend in Pittsburgh (Debbie’s Column July 19)
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Check It Out …Dr. Umar Johnson, private schools, and systemic responses to racism (J. Pharoah Doss’ Column July 19)
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YOUTH
Afro American Music Institute – headed to the ‘Birthplace of The Blues’ July 20-23
Race, cyberbullying and intimate partner violence
Champions of Debate – University Prep students win “Debate Classic 2017” (Photos)
Michelle Obama to posthumously honor Eunice Kennedy Shriver
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NATIONAL NEWS
Trump’s Press Secretary Sean Spicer Finally Quits
Philando Castile’s Mother Offers Support
OJ Simpson’s return comes amid a changed nation — sort of
O.J. Simpson triumphant, others devastated as he gets parole
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
French President Sparks Outrage With Africa Comments
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Greek Police Continue To Investigate Killing Of African American
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Outcry at Miss South Africa’s gloves in greeting Black kids
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South Sudan censors press, restricts reporters in civil war
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