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Trinity Mauricca Parker in Nabhi Christian Ministries’ Youth Ministry Training Program

MIN. TRACEE KIRKLAND-RIVERS AND PASTOR JACQUE FIELDER DURING THE FIRST COMMUNION FOR TRINITY MAURICCA PARKER (Photos by J.L. Martello) The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned...

Diamonte Walker named CEO of ‘Pittsburgh Scholar House’

DIAMONTE WALKER, ED.D.                                                                New non-profit aimed at helping single parents attain a college degree   Too often, there is a parent, usually a mother, who is pursuing...

McKeesport’s Swin Cash gets the Hall-of-Fame call

SWIN CASH won a WPIAL title at McKeesport Area High School, two national championships in college at UConn, three WNBA titles and two Olympic...

Pittsburghers celebrate ‘KBJ’, first Black woman on Supreme Court

KETANJI BROWN JACKSON is celebrated at the White House the day after her historic confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo) Ketanji Brown Jackson...

Kathy W. Humphrey, Ph.D., inaugurated as11th president of Carlow University

KATHY W. HUMPHREY, PH.D.   Served in higher education for more than 35 years; was Courier “Woman of Excellence”   On March 25, students, faculty, family and other...

‘Brotha Ash’ Woodson honored for 20 years of service to community

“BROTHA ASH” WOODSON, CENTER, WITH REV. GLENN GRAYSON SR. AND FORMER PITT BASKETBALL STAR DARRELLE PORTER (PHOTOS BY ROB TAYLOR JR.)  Celebration for ‘Brotha Ash’...

‘A promise of a better tomorrow’…Gainey shows off Homewood’s bright side

A NEW DAY—Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey speaks with Homewood residents as he walked the streets of the neighborhood on March 22. A community meeting...

Courier’s Brian Cook, Merecedes Williams doing big things in Pittsburgh

Merecedes Williams named PPS Dir. of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Brian Cook named Communications and Marketing Director for Central Catholic   It  didn’t take long for the...

Courier food critic Briana L. White a judge on “Plate it, Pittsburgh!”

BRIANA L. WHITE   New Pittsburgh Courier food critic Briana L. White isn’t afraid to tell it like it is. Since 2017, White has visited locally...

Clairton hires its first Black female superintendent of schools

TAMARA ALLEN-THOMAS, second from right, with her family. She was appointed the next Clairton Schools superintendent.   Dr. Tamara Allen-Thomas excited to elevate schools to new...

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