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Neighborhood Allies provides elements for healthy neighborhoods

To Presley Gillespie, president of Neighborhood Allies, a healthy neighborhood is a place where it makes economic and emotional sense…

12.09.18

An evening celebrating recovery (Debbie’s Lifestyles Photos Dec. 5, 2018)

Recovery can be defined as the act, process, or an instance of recovering, the process of combating a disorder. On…

12.10.18

Seed and Harvest Ministries Pastor becomes Bishop (Julius L. Ralph Sr.)

Church members, Pittsburgh pastors, friends and family of Seed and Harvest Ministries Inc., located at 3500 Fieldcrest Dr. in North…

12.10.18

Can the Steelers stop their 2-game losing streak by beating the Raiders? (Courier preview with Brian Cook and Smokin’ Jim Frazier)

The New Pittsburgh Courier’s Brian Cook and Smokin’ Jim Frazier provide expert analysis on the upcoming game between the Pittsburgh…

12.07.18

Kurtis Blow—Legendary rapper brings ‘The Hip-Hop Nutcracker’ to Pittsburgh, Dec. 11-12

Kurtis Blow made his first appearance in Pittsburgh in 1980 opening for the Commodores. “I came there and sang ‘The…

12.07.18

African Americans in Pittsburgh turn out for annual 2018 Holiday Parade, Downtown

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12.10.18

For Black youths who are dark-skinned, colorism still exists—Sharon G. Flake’s “The Skin I’m in” celebrates 20 years of relevance

Sharon G. Flake had no idea that she would be writing a book that would stand the test of time.…

12.07.18

Pittsburgh commuters face more than frustration. Research says lengthy commutes can impact your health.

Alandia Heard depends on buses to do her job as a personal care assistant. She spends about two hours riding…

12.06.18

Heinz Endowments giving $10 million for criminal justice reform

When a report released earlier this summer from the University of Pittsburgh’s Center on Race and Social Problems found that…

12.06.18

74 of 108 homicides in 2018 Black lives—In November, four of eight victims African Americans

In 2017, 78 of the county’s 110 homicide victims were Black. With one month left in 2018, there have been…

12.06.18