THE BLACK MAYORS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: MAYOR BETTY COPELAND OF BRIDGEVILLE October 12, 2022By Ervin Dyer and Renee Aldrich Betty Copeland was elected in 2018, at 83, becoming the first woman,...Featured StoryTop Stories·5 mins read·
THE BLACK MAYORS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: MAYOR CLETUS LEE OF NORTH BRADDOCK October 3, 2022By Ervin Dyer and Renee Aldrich In November 2021, Cletus Lee was elected the first African American mayor...Featured StoryTop Stories·2 mins read·
FOR A VISITING ARTIST, LOCAL IS GLOBAL September 27, 2022FashionAFRICANA puts Cedric Mizero’s Rwandan craft-making in the spotlight By Ervin Dyer A little more than a decade...Featured StoryTop Stories·6 mins read·
HEALING THE HOUSE September 8, 2022How Sean Russell’s success is shifting the culture at Westinghouse Academy By Patrice Alaquiva It’s one thing to...Featured StoryTop Stories·5 mins read·
THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE September 1, 2022The Hill District birthplace of playwright August Wilson opens as a community arts center. Op-Ed by Ervin Dyer...Op-EdTop Stories·9 mins read·
THE BLACK MAYORS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: MAYOR VAL PENNINGTON OF BELLEVUE August 25, 2022By Ervin Dyer and Renee Aldrich Val Pennington, the former Bellevue Borough Council President, is the first Black...Featured StoryTop Stories·4 mins read·
THE BLACK MAYORS OF WESTERN PENNSLYVANIA: Mayor Kenya Johns of Beaver Falls August 12, 2022By Ervin Dyer and Renee Aldrich Kenya Johns is the first Black woman elected mayor of Beaver Falls...Top Stories·3 mins read·
THE BLACK MAYORS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: ED GAINEY MAYOR OF PITTSBURGH August 10, 2022By Ervin Dyer and Renee Aldrich Ed Gainey’s election as the first Black mayor of the City of...Top Stories·4 mins read·
WHY WE MUST CENTER GERALD THOMAS AND ALL VICTIMS OF STATE VIOLENCE August 4, 2022By the Abolitionist Law Center On July 5, the Abolitionist Law Center (ALC) released a report entitled “Death-Making...Top Stories·5 mins read·
WHEN THE CHURCH DEMANDS REPARATIONS August 2, 2022Pastor Dale Snyder and his church want all hands-on deck in their fight to reclaim Bethel AME’s legacy...Top Stories·8 mins read·
