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Automatic draft registration raises questions among young Americans

by Morgan Knight, Armani Durham and Zoe Cummings  Howard University News Service BlackPressUSA Newswire—As the federal government moves toward automatically registering men ages 18 to 25...

Juneteenth Observances Spread From State-to-State, Except for These

How Geography and Politics Obstructed the Celebration of Juneteenth. After Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed an executive order on May 24, 2024 and West Virginia...

Inside Conditions: Pickin’ and choosin’ who you pay…The NFL is a funny league

There are many subjects in the world of sports and beyond that I would love to address, but unfortunately for me, and maybe fortunately...

DLC, Grounded Strategies beautify Hill District vacant lot

The New Pittsburgh Courier was there as members of Duquesne Light Company’s African American business employee resource group, called “BRIDGE,” on June 9, 2026,...

Pittsburgh NAACP Human Rights Dinner returns; capacity-crowd attends

THE PROCESSIONAL LINE, WITH NAACP EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS, AT THE WYNDHAM GRAND HOTEL, JUNE 5, 2026. (PHOTO BY J.L. MARTELLO) The...

Overtime: I’m taking Spurs in 7! But Wemby is not the GOAT…yet!

:10—First of all, my people, it’s called old school for a reason. It’s old, and it takes you back to school! Trust me when...

‘Change is hard,’ Dr. Walters says, as PPS board votes to close 9 buildings, 12 schools

JAZLYNN WORTHY, a mother of kids in Pittsburgh Public Schools, is 100 percent against closing schools. However, the PPS Board of Directors voted in...

This Week In Black History June 10-June 17, 2026

• June 10 1760—Several sources list this at the birthday of Richard Allen—founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Other sources give his birth date...

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