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“Hop” Kendrick: Never vote a straight ticket

Courier Newsroom - November 7, 2022

by Louis 'Hop' Kendrick, For New Pittsburgh Courier This week’s column is being written with a heavy heart. I was born in the city of...

“Hop” Kendrick: Dock Fielder— The most dedicated man to ever represent Blacks as an elected Democrat

Courier Newsroom - October 11, 2022

by Louis 'Hop' Kendrick, For New Pittsburgh Courier As a youngster in the early 1940s, I met Dock Fielder and we grew up together at...

“Hop” Kendrick: Too many of us are permitting ourselves to be played out of position

Courier Newsroom - September 14, 2022

by Louis 'Hop' Kendrick, For New Pittsburgh Courier It is important that I clarify to some of the readers the meaning of the headline of...

“Hop” Kendrick: How do others describe you?

Courier Newsroom - August 9, 2022

by Louis 'Hop' Kendrick, For New Pittsburgh Courier About a month ago I received a phone call from a neighbor and she informed me that...

“Hop” Kendrick: Help, help! Call the police!

Courier Newsroom - May 2, 2022

by Louis 'Hop' Kendrick, For New Pittsburgh Courier Across the nation in cities where there are substantial Black populations there are troubles in the disastrous...

“Hop” Kendrick: Another election; so what, too many of you may say

Courier Newsroom - April 18, 2022

by Louis 'Hop' Kendrick, For New Pittsburgh Courier If you failed to vote in the most recent election, WHY? Some of the more frequent excuses...

“Hop” Kendrick: Lack of home structure is major factor in our demoralizing

Courier Newsroom - April 3, 2022

by Louis 'Hop' Kendrick, For New Pittsburgh Courier Across this nation, in a number of major cities with a significant Black population crime, shootings and...

“Hop” Kendrick: How do we define Black leaders?

Courier Newsroom - March 23, 2022

by Louis 'Hop' Kendrick, For New Pittsburgh Courier It is often amazing and at times confusing the frequency that the term Black leader is used...

To Tell The Truth …Is Black History only a certain time frame to you?

Courier Newsroom - February 28, 2022

by Louis 'Hop' Kendrick, For New Pittsburgh Courier Too many persons in my estimation only reflect on the importance of Black History when Blacks were...

The most asked question to me: ‘What is wrong with us?’ (Oct. 16)

Site Editor - October 17, 2019

by Louis ‘Hop’ Kendrick, For New Pittsburgh Courier Over the years I can’t tell you how many persons who are Courier readers have stopped me...

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