NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER FREELANCE WRITER MARCIA LIGGETT, center, won the PBMF award in the “Environment” category, for her 2024 story on how the summer’s excessively hot temperatures affect African Americans. She’s pictured with son, Rob, and daughter, Amber.
THE THREE ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS: MAKAYLA MARIE SCHOEDEL, RYANN JANAI JOHNSON, AND BINTI MBERWA. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO)
THE LEGACY AWARD WINNER IS OLGA GEORGE
THE COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD: EMMAI ALAQUIVA
THE TRAILBLAZER AWARD: CIORA THOMAS
THE LATE ELAINE EFFORT WAS HONORED. SHE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF PBMF AND KQV RADIO. PICTURED IS HER HUSBAND, EDMUND.