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The 2024 S.W.A.G. Awards

 ANOTHER YEAR OF THE S.W.A.G. AWARDS iS IN THE BOOKS! THE 2024 AWARDS WERE HELD, MARCH 23, AT THE CIRCUIT CENTER AND BALLROOM, SOUTH...

A representation of ‘us’…Local artists answer what a ‘Just Pittsburgh’ looks like in Carnegie Museum exhibit

LEE PRICE WITH HIS ART PIECE, “AHMAD JAMAL’S DREAM.” IT TOOK FIRST-PLACE HONORS.    (PHOTO BY J.L. MARTELLO) Ask the artists, and they’ll tell you...

Kirkpatrick St. in the Hill District renamed ‘Alma Speed Fox Way’

THE FAMILY OF ALMA SPEED FOX, ALONG WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, HOLD THE HONORARY ALMA SPEED FOX WAY STREET SIGN. (PHOTO BY J.L. MARTELLO) Fitting tribute...

Inside Conditions: Kenny Pickett’s ‘goose’ has been cooked

No pouting allowed—Steelers revamp quarterback room   On March 15, 2024, ex-Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos quar­terback Russell Wilson signed a 1-year, $1.2-mil­lion contract with the...

DIFFERING OPINIONS: Ruling imminent on whether Black police officer who used Taser on Jim Rogers gets his job back

BILLY JOE JORDAN, an uncle of Jim Rogers, and his wife, Myrtle Jordan, watch the video of Rogers being apprehended and subsequently left in...

Pittsburgh’s African American Heritage Day Parade is no more

THE START OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY PARADE IN MANCHESTER IN 2018. THE COURIER HAS LEARNED THE PARADE WILL BE DISCONTINUED. Funding cut, but...

Kamala Harris hosts exclusive in-person interview with the Courier

VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS SPEAKS WITH COURIER EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ROD DOSS, FEB. 20, 2024. (PHOTO BY ROB TAYLOR JR.)  She’s proud to invest in...

Mayor Gainey UNFILTERED: Courier has one-on-one interview with Pittsburgh mayor, and he’s not holding back

Two years down, and at least two more to go. Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey sat down with members of the New Pitts­burgh Courier editorial board...

Overtime: All Aliquippa does is win, but now they’re being punished for it

PIAA rules team must play in Class 5A for next two seasons   :10—You’ve heard the ex­pression before, I am sure. “Blessed and Cursed!” That can...

Undefeated and Intimidating: Pittsburgh native Eddie Benton’s Oakland Catholic basketball team is rolling as WPIALs begin

EDDIE BENTON IS THE SECOND-YEAR HEAD COACH OF THE OAKLAND CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM. (PHOTO BY MARLON MARTIN) Just two years ago, seats in...

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