Adding great artistry to the already vibrant Pittsburgh theater scene and beyond, providing work for people who want to remain in Pittsburgh, and opportunities...
PITTSBURGH (AP) - One of Pittsburgh's biggest charities is donating $9 million toward Invest in US, a national campaign announced by President Barack Obama...
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The former president of a Pittsburgh school Parent-Teacher Association has pleaded no contest to stealing more than $8,500 earmarked for anti-bullying...
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh-based Heinz Endowments has named Grant Oliphant the charity's new president.
Oliphant previously spent more than 10 years with the Heinz...
In the fall, an unusual request came my way. Renee Patrick, an English teacher at Winchester Thurston High School in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside, wanted Public...
The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh recognized its 2013 Racial Justice Award recipients at the 22nd Annual Racial Justice Awards Dinner held last month at the...
The Duquesne University School of Education, funded by The Heinz Endowments, spearheaded a collaborative discussion on social justice in public education on Oct. 23...
Shelley Mitchell had struggled with drug addiction for many years. She tried numerous treatment programs and facilities, but was never quite successful at kicking...
C. MATTHEW HAWKINS Whenever people get together to discuss the academic achievement of Black American males they usually end up with a litany of failure that seems to defy solutions. Over the past five years, however there is a new trend in the research on Black males and schooling. Pittsburgh, for a number of reasons, may find itself at the forefront of new methods to improve the effectiveness of schools and communities in engaging young Black males. Pittsburghers got a glimpse of where this might be headed during a community conversation that took place at the August Wilson Center on June 20th. The conversation featured a sneak preview of a documentary that took fourteen years to make, titled “American Promise”.
REV. EUGENE BLACKWELL by Christian MorrowCourier Staff WriterIn 2008, work was completed on what was to be a new Family Dollar store on Frankstown Avenue in Homewood. But the company refused delivery of the structure, and it has remained vacant for five years. Now, not without a touch of poetic irony, that "white elephant" might serve as a catalyst for rebuilding the community. During a June 18 press conference, the Homewood Renaissance Association announced that despite purchase offers, Dollar Bank has donated the $2 million structure to serve as a new community center and the anchor of a multi-initiative effort to rebuild North Homewood.
