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Black bodies creating White Power

by Oscar H. Blayton, For New Pittsburgh Courier Almost every high school student in America knows about the compromise reached during the drafting of the...

To realize equality, Blacks must unleash a voting day ‘Blitzkreig’

  by Courier Newsroom When Donald Trump thanked Blacks for their vote following his victory in 2016, he probably intended to invoke a “double entendre”—a French...

Turahn Jenkins on the good, the bad, and what’s next—quest for county DA came up short

TURAHN JENKINS by Christian Morrow, Courier Staff Writer There were more votes cast in the Democratic Primary race for Allegheny County District Attorney than in any...

Too nice to use (June 5)

What in the world can be too nice to use? Exquisite china, high thread count bed sheets, crystal goblets or maybe it’s my new...

Dishonoring Excellence—why isn’t Pirate great Al Oliver in the MLB Hall of Fame? (June 5)

by Aubrey Bruce, For New Pittsburgh Courier The Pittsburgh Pirates held their “Bringing It Home” Heritage Day breakfast on June 1 at the PNC Park...

Study finds most of the world failing at gender equality

FAILING GRADE—Altogether, 2.8 billion girls and women live in countries that get either a “very poor” (59 and below) or “poor” score (60-69) on...

Philanthropist Who Paid Off Morehouse College Student Loan Debt Launches Paid Internship Program

Robert F. Smith, the billionaire investor who erased the student debt of Morehouse College’s Class of 2019, has launched an internship program for ethnically...

Pittsburgh’s Black community rallies in support of PPS Superintendent

REV. JOHNNIE MONROE by Christian Morrow, Courier Staff Writer The Western PA Black Political Assembly is calling on residents and parents of Pittsburgh Public Schools students...

56th NEED Annual Scholarship Dinner (Debbie’s Lifestyles Photos June 5)

NEED 2019 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT—Presented to Elayne Arrington by Marcia Sturdivant by Debbie Norrell, Lifestyles Editor On May 2, at the Wyndham Grand Downtown Hotel, the Negro...

How many other men and women are slipping through the correctional cracks?

by Merecedes J. Williams, For New Pittsburgh Courier Director and executive producer Ava Duvernay premiered a gruesome four-part series on Netflix last weekend about the...

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