11.2.22 NPC

by Tim Stevens

The Black Political Empowerment Project (B-PEP) and the CAM PAIGN FOR POWER have been doing every thing possible to encour age a great voter turnout for what B-PEP has de scribed as the most im portant Midterm Election in our lifetime! During the last two months, B-PEP has had 20 Pittsburgh Regional Transit buses carrying that important theme, along with list ing B-PEP’s mission: “We VOTE in EACH and EV ERY Election.”

The CAMPAIGN FOR POWER, led by B-PEP’s Civic Engagement Coor dinator, Lorraine Cross and former B-PEP Vice Chair, Celeste Taylor, in cludes numerous commu nity partners who have come together to politi cally empower the Black and brown communities of Western Pennsylvania. On Thursday, Nov. 3, B-PEP, the League of Women Vot ers and the Transforma tive Justice Coalition will

sponsor the “Table Talk/ Meet the Candidates” night, co-sponsored by several other community partners, including the Alliance For Police Ac countability, Wake UP the Vote, the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, the NAACP Pittsburgh Branch, VEEEM, Na tional Council of Negro Women, Revelations and Reflections, West End Power, and Black Voters Matter. It will take place at St. James AME Church, 444 Lincoln Avenue. Din ner will be provided from 6-6:30 p.m., with the pro gram starting by 6:45 p.m. The person who brings the most adults to the event (more than three in num ber) will win a $50 Gi ant Eagle gift certificate. There will be a raffle for six $25 Giant Eagle gift certificates for those who stay for the entire event. Black Voters Matter will have their bus at this event, and will be pro viding plenty of give

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer

Areva Martin continues to advocate for those with special needs and those facing discrimination and injustice

by Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

Areva Martin grew up in North St. Louis, Mis souri, and she said she intuitively knew that something was different about her neighborhood.

“St. Louis is one of the most segregated cities in the nation,” Martin told National Newspa per Publishers Associa tion (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.

The conversation took place inside the NNPA’s state-of-the-art televi sion studio in Washing ton where Chavis films the PBS-TV show, The Chavis Chronicles.

“When I saw folks who lived on the other side of town, their homes were bigger than a city block. They had mas sive amounts of wealth. I didn’t have the words, but I knew something wasn’t right about the disparity.”

As her bio states, Mar tin is passionate, outspo ken, and insightful.

Not many can boast a resume like Martin’s.

Martin has appeared on just about every platform available as a producer, content creator, commen tator, and talk show host.

Growing up, she desired to attend law school.

After attending the “challenging and pre dominately White” Uni versity of Chicago, Mar tin went to Harvard Law School and ultimately be gan a career in corporate law.

After just one year, she opened her own firm.

“I’ve not worked for anyone since then,” she stated. Instead, Mar

tin began representing clients in high-stakes litigation, including dis crimination and police brutality cases.

She pointed to the Bruce family in California, who formally received the deed to two parcels of coastal land from coun ty officials in Manhattan Beach in July.

That unfolded more than 90 years after their ancestors—and the orig inal owners (who were Black)—had the land taken from them for ra cially-motivated reasons.

“The community as a whole has suffered like the Bruce family,” Mar tin offered. “That’s re storative justice. A lot of people think of it as reparations, but it means an injustice was done to someone. So, we have an obligation morally and legally to make them whole.”

She said there are many more cases like the Bruce family, including some she’s working on currently.

Martin said discrimina tion remains a hurdle for many, including her two daughters, who attend law school at Columbia.

“They worked this summer at a large firm in New York and had a very similar job that I had,” Martin recounted.

“The number of African Americans at these firms today is less than or the same as when I was a first-year law student at Harvard. One of my daughters worked at a firm that hired its first diversity and inclusion officer. At the firm, they showed a videotaped orientation that had all white lawyers and oth er people. A few African

Americans had to go and suggest they consider getting a new video. It’s outdated, and that’s ap palling to me.”

Martin also laments the regression seen in the legal and medical profes sions. “That is a profes sion starving for Black and Brown students,” Martin stated.

With a son on the au tism spectrum, Martin said she’d learned resil ience from him.

“Despite his peers os tracizing him and the struggles with things we take for granted, he never complains,” Martin said.

As proactive in her son’s life as any mother would desire, Martin founded the Special Needs Net work to help families find resources for autism.

She said the network also helps to build valu able connections.

“One way we have accomplished this is through our community health fair and carnival each year for those with special needs and their siblings,” Martin re marked.

“The kids do arts and crafts, and there are games they play.

“I tell parents to find your village. This is not a journey that parents should undertake on their own,” Martin insist ed.

“There is no glory in go ing at it alone. Seek help from family members, friends, and other par ents to help with tasks from housework to med ical appointments. Also, be proactive. Learn as much as possible about autism and the resources you can use to help your child.”

This Week In Black History A Courier Staple

NOVEMBER 2

1889— The last great African king is crowned. Menelik II became “Ne gusa Nagast” (King of Kings) of Ab yssinia (Ethiopia). At that time Ab yssinia included not only present day Ethiopia but parts of Kenya, Somalia and the Sudan. European colonialism would weaken and re duce the size of the kingdom. Me nelik could trace his heritage back to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba of the Christian Bible.

1903— Maggie L. Walker opens the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond, Va. Walker was one of the most accomplished business women in Black American history having founded a bank, a newspa per, other businesses and a politi cal party known as the Lily Black. Constant refrain in her speeches was “Let us put our money togeth er…and reap the benefits.”

1983— Conservative Republican President Ronald Reagan signs the law that designates the third Mon day in January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Shortly after the sign ing he angers some Blacks when in response to a reporter’s ques tion he suggests that King may have been a communist.

NOVEMBER 3

1868— John W. Menard is elect ed to the U.S. Congress and was among the first group of Blacks to take a seat in that body during the Reconstruction period, which fol lowed the Civil War. He defeated a White candidate in Louisiana’s 2nd District.

1992— Carol Moseley Braun, D-Ill., becomes the first Black wom an elected to the United States Senate.

1992— James Clyburn becomes the first Black person elected to U.S. Congress from South Carolina since Reconstruction. He is now one of the most power people in Congress.

NOVEMBER 4

1872— P.B.S. Pinchback was elected to the United States Con gress from Louisiana. He was one of the most colorful Blacks who took seats in Congress after the Civil War. His full name was Pinck ey Benton Stewart Pinchback. 1872— Blacks actually take polit ical power in Louisiana. C.C. An toine is elected lieutenant gov ernor; P.G. Deslonde become secretary of state; and W.B. Brown becomes superintendent of public education. Virtually all Black po litical gains would be taken away as Reconstruction gave way to the Jim Crow period.

1982— Scholar and educator Ray ford Logan dies. He was one of Black America’s most prominent educators and historians, and the author of numerous books. He was also the longtime chairman of Howard University’s history de partment.

1999— Daisy Bates dies at 84. Her efforts and leadership helped integrate public school education in America. Bates was prominent in aiding the “Little Rock a group of Black students that integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Ark.

NOVEMBER 5

1867— The first Reconstruction Constitutional Convention takes place in Montgomery, Ala. In at tendance were 90 Whites and 18 Blacks. Reconstruction would bring forth a period of tremen dous political and educational ad vancement for ex-slaves after the Civil War. But Reconstruction was significantly undermined by the Hayes-Tilden of 1877 and the be ginning of the anti-Black Jim Crow period.

1956— The Nat King Cole Show— the first Black hosted network tele vision variety show—debuts. The show began with just 15 minutes and later expanded to half-an-hour but was pulled in 1957 for lack of advertiser support.

1968— Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Shirley Chisholm becomes the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Con gress. She would later make an un successful bid for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.

1974— Walter Washington be comes the first elected mayor of Washington, D.C., as the predom inantly Black city gains limited voting rights. Washington had de

clined an earlier appointment to be the city’s commissioner because the proposal did not give him con trol of several city agencies includ ing the police department.

NOVEMBER 6

1858— Samuel E. Cornish dies. Along with John Russwurm, he established the first black-owned and operated newspaper in Amer ica—“Freedom’s Journal.” The newspaper’s famous motto was “We wish to plead our cause.”

1860— Abraham Lincoln is elect ed the 16th president of the Unit ed States. His opposition to the expansion of slavery prompted slave-owning states to succeed from the union which brought about the Civil War. Lincoln’s op position to slavery was more prag matic than moral signified by his famous phrase—“A nation cannot exist half-slave and half-free.”

1900— James Weldon Johnson composes “Lift Ev’ry Voice And Sing.” The song becomes the “Black National Anthem.” In 1920, Johnson becomes the first Black head of the NAACP.

NOVEMBER 7

1837— Elijah P. Lovejoy, one of the White heroes of Black history, is killed by a pro-slavery mob while defending his anti-slavery newspa per in Alton, Ohio.

1841— The “Slave Revolt On The Creole” occurred when 125 Black slaves overpowered the crew of the slave ship Creole and sailed it to the Bahamas where they were granted freedom and political asy lum.

1876— The disputed presidential election that changed the course of Black history occurs. The dis pute led to the Hayes-Tilden Com promise. In order to be declared president, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes reached an agreement with southern Democrats, which had the effect of ending much of Reconstruction and the protection of Black rights. The Jim Crow era began with “Black codes” and oth er measures, which severely lim ited Black rights. Many of these rights were not restored until the 1960s.

1934— The first Black Democrat is elected to the United States Congress. His name was Arthur L. Mitchell. Up until this point in history, most Blacks were Republi cans because of the roles of Abra ham Lincoln and a group known as the “Radical Republicans” in end ing slavery. Mitchell defeated Os car DePriest for the congressional seat from Chicago.

1967— Riots spread throughout the nation. A Senate committee is sues a report revealing that there were 75 major Black riots in cities across the nation. This compared with just 21 the previous year.

1989— L. Douglas Wilder is elect ed the first Black governor of Vir ginia since Reconstruction. Vir ginia was actually governed by a Black man for a brief period during Reconstruction.

NOVEMBER 8

1898— The Wilmington Massacre occurs. A mob of Whites launched a terror campaign against Blacks in Wilmington, N.C. They destroyed a Black newspaper plant, seized control of city government and of ficially left nine to 11 Blacks dead. However, the unofficial death toll was said to be closer to 100.

1932— Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president. During his 16 years in office Roosevelt instituted a series of New Deal programs de signed to pull the nation out of the Great Depression. It was during his years in office that Blacks over whelmingly switched from the Re publican Party to the Democratic Party even though Roosevelt ad opted some policies that angered Blacks.

1933— Actress Esther Rolle is born in Pompano Beach, Fla. She is best remembered for her role in the 1970s television series “Good Times.”

1966— Edward W. Brooke is elect ed the first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction. He was a Republi can from Massachusetts.

VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

Election Day is November 8

Number of informational events leading up to the big day

providing voter regis tration forms.

aways.

On Saturday, Nov. 5, B-PEP and the CAM PAIGN FOR POWER will be joined by mem bers of the United Rays Corvette Club, led by Ruben Collins, for our “CAR CARAVAN FOR POWER.” Interested drivers are encouraged to begin lining up at 11:15 a.m., departing by noon from between Web ster Avenue and Centre Avenue, near Freedom Corner. Two weeks ago some 25 cars were part of the “Caravan For Power,” which drives through various com munities of Pittsburgh.

The Nov. 5 caravan will feature “VOTE TUES DAY” signs on the sides of the vehicles. Interest ed drivers should call 412-212-8775.

Sunday, Nov. 6 will be the second installment of “B-PEP VOTER EM POWERMENT SUN DAY” where all area pastors and ministers are strongly encouraged to ask each congregant to vote on Nov. 8 and encourage their family members and friends to do the same. Walt Hales, B-PEP’s Lay Church Coordinator, has spent months working on a new church initiative which provides area churches with exten sive information on the election process, as well

B-PEP has a joint ef fort with the Urban League of Greater Pitts burgh, working closely with the Urban League’s Advocacy and Policy Officer, John Ukenye, on phone banking and canvassing. Longtime community activist Re nee Wilson is helping to coordinate B-PEP’s role in this important effort. Those who would like to assist with phone bank ing and/or canvassing will be given $25 Giant Eagle gift certificates for participation in 2.5hour sessions. Interest ed persons should call 412-212-8775 as soon as possible.

One of the traditions of the Black Political Empowerment Project, in EACH and EVERY Election, is helping to coordinate “ELECTION PROTECTION,” work ing closely with the ACLU, Common Cause, and the Lawyers Com mittee For Civil Rights Under Law. On Nov. 8, B-PEP will be working out of two locations, 2201 Wylie Avenue, and at Friends Meet ing House on Ellsworth Avenue. Volunteers are needed to help protect the rights of all voters by visiting and observ ing numerous polling sites. Giant Eagle gift cards are provided to those who provide four

or more hours for this important initiative. In terested persons should call 412-758-2056. This important effort will be coordinated by Lorraine Cross and Celeste Tay lor.

B-PEP’s Walt Hales has spoken with the Allegheny County Elec tions Division about what persons should do who have lost their mail-in ballot, or are afraid that they have not received their bal lot in time. They can go directly to the Election Division Office at 542 Forbes Avenue, at Ross Street (15219), room 604, to request a bal lot replacement. B-PEP is also urging people to call the ELECTION PROTECTION hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE to address ANY problem that one might encoun ter on Election Day.

B-PEP wishes to re mind all voters that on Nov. 8, voters will be de ciding who will be elect ed as the next Governor and Lt.

Governor, the Unit ed States Senator, area U.S. congressional rep resentatives, state sena tors and state represen tatives. It is important to note, regardless of one’s political leaning, that the ability of Pres ident Joe Biden to ap point judges to lifetime positions on federal ju dicial positions, as well

as his ability to possi bly appoint future Su preme Court judges, is at stake. The direction of government on ad dressing issues such as reasonable background checks on gun purchas es, the elimination of purchases of AK-47s and AR-15s, long guns which have been used to kill both children and adults both locally and across this nation, the protection of the rights of women to choose,

the protection of vot ing rights, the protec tion of the rights of the LGBTQAI community, how to best address cli mate change, and how to address other issues of importance are all on the ballot!

B-PEP urges EVERY ONE to vote TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, and to VOTE in EACH and EV ERY Election! Anyone who wishes to assist with this work, and with B-PEP’s ini

tiatives, including the Greater Pittsburgh Co alition Against Violence (CAV) and the Corpo rate Equity and Inclu sion Roundtable (CEIR), should call 412-2128775, email us at bpep. pittsburgh@gmail.com, or visit us at http://www.b-pep.net.

TIM STEVENS

‘IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THIS RIGHT’

Mayor Gainey asks residents: Who should the next police chief be?

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer

“Open.” “Honest.” “Transparent.”

Those were the prima ry words used by those who attended an open forum on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at PPG Paints Arena, pertaining to the traits that the next Pittsburgh Chief of Po lice should have.

The city has been with out a permanent chief since Scott Schubert an nounced his departure in late June. The city compiled a nine-mem ber search committee to sponsor public meetings with Mayor Ed Gain ey, giving residents a chance to express who they want the next po lice chief to be...or at least “how” he should

be.

“Not afraid of conflict, able to lead in a strong direction, able to take on the problems that the bureau faces,” added Lisa Frank, chief oper ating and administra tive officer for the City of Pittsburgh, in a brief interview with the New Pittsburgh Courier, Oct. 26.

“Also, a person who can rebuild trust with the community...a lot of peo ple said that the bureau should look like the City of Pittsburgh, and that would be a more diverse bureau than we have right now,” Frank said. “And leading in that direction can often be done most effectively by someone who embodies that themselves. What I heard people saying is that they want the best chief possible, and it’s a plus if it’s a woman or a Black chief.”

The search committee is comprised of private citizens, not elected of ficials. Once the search committee compiles all of the feedback from residents, it will be sent to a firm that will be re sponsible for choosing a set of candidates from across the country and those who rise to the top internally.

Chrisarah Johnson was the lead moderator for the Oct. 26 public fo rum. She is part of the search committee. The members of the search committee are permit

CHRISARAH JOHNSON, A MEMBER OF THE SEARCH COMMITTEE

ted to have their own voice in who the next police chief should be.

“I want somebody who is able to see things from a diverse lens and an equity lens,” she told the Courier. “I want someone who is able to be OK with everyone else not being OK in the moment and being able to be a strong leader.”

Johnson said that there were some youth involved in a prior pub lic meeting, Oct. 24, at Carrick High School. “I

think about the youth and especially the ones in school, they probably have the most interac tion with police. And some of the things they were saying reminded me when I was a kid... the police chief that we choose is going to have an impact on these kids. So I want to be able to have somebody that serves everyone.”

There are two more public forums left: Thursday, Nov. 3, at Community Empow

erment Association, in Homewood, and Satur day, Nov. 5, via Zoom (online). You can regis ter at bit.ly/PGH1105. Maria Montano, press secretary for Mayor Ed Gainey, told the Cou rier that Mayor Gain ey has been welcoming the feedback from the citizens. “We want your honesty,” Montano said. “The more voices we hear from, it matters. It’s important that we get this right.”

FORMER PITTSBURGH POLICE CHIEF SCOTT SCHUBERT

The HBCU Baseball Classic at PNC Park

STILLMAN’S PRESIDENT, DR. CYNTHIA WARRICK, WITH COACHES AND PLAYERS BEFORE THE GAME. In fact, it was the inau gural HBCU Baseball Classic at PNC Park, Oct. 10. The game featured Stillman College vs. Wiley College. (Photos by J.L. Martello)

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

KOBE LEWIS OF STILLMAN COLLEGE GETS A BASE HIT IN THE GAME.

MEMBERS OF THE CCAC BASEBALL TEAM, STANDING WITH PITTSBURGH HBCU COLLABORA TIVE’S JEFF WILLIAMS.

STILLMAN PLAYERS CELEBRATING THE WIN.

High school seniors to get paid

shop and saw where and how they make all the signs you see around the city.

Right now, many of the roughly 560 high school students enrolled in CTE’s 16 programs across six high schools are going on field trips, or job shadowing, learn ing the tricks of the “trade” with the profes sionals who do this type of stuff for a living.

Angela Mike, execu tive director of the CTE program, called the field trips and job shadowing, “base 1 and base 2” of the three-part plan be tween PPS and the City of Pittsburgh to give the students “Pathways to Prosperity.” In fact, that is the name of Mayor Ed Gainey’s initiative to get young people hooked up with jobs in fields from RHVAC (Refrigeration, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning), Machining, Carpentry, Emergency Response, Cosmetology, Auto Body Repair, Health Technol ogy, Information Tech nology, Business Admin

istration, Culinary Arts, Multimedia Production/ Coding, and other fields. To the city, it was a no-brainer to partner further with PPS’ CTE program, giving the city

access to so many stu dents who want to make great careers for them selves. The expanded

THE PARTNERSHIP—SUPERINTENDENT DR. WAYNE WALTERS, CITY CHIEF OF STAFF JAKE WHEATLEY, CTE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANGELA MIKE, MAYOR ED GAINEY.

internships, jobs with the city

partnership was an nounced on Sept. 9.

What’s different about this partnership and previous partnerships between the CTE pro gram and the city is that paid internships and jobs will be offered to the high school seniors in the program beginning in spring 2023.

“Without our youth, there is no future,” Mayor Gainey said in a statement provided to the New Pittsburgh Cou rier. “Our job as leaders is to make sure that you have an opportunity and path forward into a ca reer where you can live a safe and thriving life for yourself and your fam ily. This new partner ship between the City of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Public Schools, and busi ness leaders from virtu ally every sector of our economy is the start of creating new pathways to prosperity for stu dents in Pittsburgh.”

“My goal every year is to make sure every stu dent has a confirmed plan before they gradu

ate,” Mike told the Cou rier, “and this partner ship helps to make sure that happens.” Mike said there are 140 high school seniors en rolled in PPS’ CTE pro grams. She said they’re ecstatic at the idea of the paid internships and jobs coming available. She also commended Mayor Gainey for his “major expansion” of the partnership between the city and CTE.

“CTE needs its partners to prosper,” she added. “We need partners com mitted to providing tan gible outcomes for our students, as we work to prepare them for essen tial careers with family sustaining wages. This expanded partnership with the City of Pitts burgh is an important component of our divi sion’s upward trajectory and our long-standing mission to help address critical workforce short ages in our region.”

“‘Prepare to Prosper’ (the official name of PPS’ CTE initiative) is a true demonstration of the power of partner ship and what can hap pen when we, the adults, work together to put students first,” said Su

MAYOR ED GAINEY

perintendent Wayne N. Walters, Ed.D, in a state ment. “We are grateful to Mayor Ed Gainey and the City of Pittsburgh for its investment in our students through re al-life work experiences and ultimately ensuring their economic liveli hood through full-time career-ladder employ ment.”

“Without our youth, there is no future.”

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- Proverbs 18:21 KJV

- Proverbs 18:21 NLT

REV. WALKER SAYS: Our WORDS HAVE POWER, take time

LIFE

ourselves

New Horizon Theater’s 31st season begins with Layon Gray’s

for Willie Lynch’

by Genea L. Webb

For New Pittsburgh Courier

“Searching for Willie Lynch” is the most dis turbing play Layon Gray has ever been led to write.

The genesis for the play came to Gray after learning about the Willie Lynch letter, also known as the William Lynch Speech, which was giv en by William Lynch, a British White suprem acist slave owner from the West Indies. He was asked to go to Virginia to help American slave own ers control their slaves. The speech was given on the bank of the James River in 1712. The speech taught slave owners how to control their slaves through mind control by exploiting the differenc es between Blacks—skin color, age and pitting them against each other. Lynch surmised that us ing his methods would keep the Black race down for 300 years.

This little-known piece of Black history intrigued Gray. That’s when his play, “Searching for Wil lie Lynch,” was born.

“I didn’t know about the letter. I stumbled upon it while I was working on something else, like it happens with most of my works. I was like, ‘Wow, this is fascinating’ to know that this could have possibly happened so many years ago and to see this happening today—Black people not supporting other Black people—so I had to dig a little bit deeper and really do some research and that’s how I came up with this play,” explained the award-winning play wright.

“Searching for Wil lie Lynch” is set around three families who have or had relatives living in the same house for generations. The three families from different years—2008, 1965 and 1925—discuss how the text of the letter has af fected them and is still doing so to this day, and how a door could be a por tal to the past that just might lead to a celebra tion of the future.

“All these characters in the play dip into text from the letter into the dialogue of the show. It is set in Louisiana in 1965, 2008 and 1925. The play is set in one play and I have to show how people start feeling and hearing

each other. Things start bubbling up when Obama gets elected in 2008, in 1965 was when Malcolm X got assassinated. The play is dealing with all of these different issues of what the text of the Wil lie Lynch letter meant and how the issues have affected African Amer icans back then up to present day,” said Gray who hails from Louisiana and resides in New York.

Gray’s ability to find a nugget of obscure history and create an amazing production that will keep people taking long after the production has ended is why New Horizon The ater has been choosing Gray’s plays as its season opener since 2013.

“We love having Layon. They are great to work with. They work well with our local crew so it works out really well. We’re excited about them coming and we’re excited that we’ll be at a new lo cation for us, the Dr. Ver nell Audrey Watson Lillie Theatre (on the South Side), which is part of the City Theater,” said Joyce Meggerson-Moore, with New Horizon Theater.

City Theater is unaffili ated with the production but is serving as a host venue. That’s fine with New Horizon, Megger son-Moore said, “because when you are perform ing in other folks’ ven ues, they think it’s their production. We are very proud to be performing there.”

The Lillie Theatre is lo cated at 1300 Bingham St. Once patrons go to new horizontheater.org to purchase their tick ets, they can see exactly where to go. Megger son-Moore said patrons need to order tickets ear ly due to the intimate seating of the venue.

“I love working with Joyce and New Horizon. They always bring my work and they know it’s going to be something that’s educational histor ical for their audiences to see,” Gray said. “We’re doing it in an intimate setting which is making it better because the au dience will be very close to the actors, like two feet away, and they can breathe the same air and feel the emotions at that theater,.”

“Searching for Willie Lynch” will run from No vember 17-20. Tickets are $25 general admis

sion; $20 for seniors (age 65 and over); $15 for stu dents (K-12). Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more.

Tickets can be pur chased by visiting newho rizontheater.org, calling 412-431-0773, emailing newhorizontheater@ya hoo.com, or visiting Dors ey’s on Frankstown Ave nue.

“I’m anxious to see how Layon is going to pres ent this to us. With Lay on’s plays you can’t be sleeping on them because you’ll miss something,” Meggerson-Moore said. “I believe a lot of people are going to identify with it once they begin to re search it and look into it It gives a historical per spective and it’s believ able to me, but you have to do your own research and see what conclusion you come to.”

Gray said he is glad to be unshelving “Search ing for Willie Lynch” for the New Horizon audi ence. The play was last produced five years ago. Gray said he is in the

process of talking to off-Broadway theaters in New York to show the play in 2023.

Although the letter was purportedly written in 1712, it didn’t surface in print until the 1970s. It gained national prom inence when minister Louis Farrakhan referred to the speech in 1995 during the Million Man March.

“There’s a lot of peo ple who believe the let ter isn’t real because a lot of people didn’t hear about it until Farrakhan spoke about it and then there’s people who say, ‘no, this really happened.’ We touch on all of that during the 90 minutes of the show. I want people to go read the letter and determine how the letter affects them in present day,” Gray said.

“When people come see the play, they will truly feel enjoyment inside be cause we talk about both sides. We talk about the Blacks who support each other and the Blacks who don’t support each oth

er, which is pretty much what the letter that this White man wrote all these years ago is saying. We’re not talking about the Willie Lynch letter verbatim, we’re just go ing around the text and what it meant and how it has affected African Americans back from slavery times up until present time,” Gray said.

The question then be comes, were these psy chological control devices embedded into our ances tors’ minds and got trans ferred to us to continue on?

It seems like the Wil lie Lynch techniques are still working on the psyche of many African Americans today.

“I had to tell both sides of the story in the play,” Gray said. “At the end, everyone comes together and there’s an agreement on we need to understand each other, things need to change, we need to do better. We are all one peo ple.”

LAYON GRAY

“Death and

are in the POWER OF THE TONGUE: and they that

IT SHALL

the

“The tongue can

the consequences.”

them wisely.

Someone put in a call to Mel Blount, J.T. Thomas, and Rod Woodson!

It’s time for a change for these present-day Pittsburgh Steelers

:10—Remember a few weeks back when I lowered my expectations for the Steelers’ win total from 11 to 9? You know, it takes a big man to admit when he’s wrong and I’m a big man and 9 seems like a more re alistic number for Steelers wins this year, etc., etc., etc. You don’t remember that far back? Me either. What was I thinking?? Nine wins? Are you serious? Must have been the residual effects of too much laughing gas still in my system from my dental appointment that week. Let’s pretend/ignore that outrageous prediction and go with this—Of the remaining nine games, the Steelers should lose to the Ravens twice and the Ben gals but the other six games against against world-beat ers like the Saints, Colts, Falcons, Browns, Raiders and Panthers are winnable if the Steelers can upgrade the offense’s playbook. That being said, and the putrid way the team has performed for most of the season, is there one game you can look at and say for

certain it’s a surefire win? No, didn’t think so. So, here we go.

:09—Four touchdown passes from Jalen Hurts for 39, 27, 29 and 34 yards, three to A.J. Brown, who torched Ahkello Wither spoon until he was merci fully benched in the second half and was able to put out the fire on his uniform. Someone put in a call to Mel Blount, J.T. Thomas, Dwayne Woodruff and Rod Woodson and see if they can find their old cleats and get ready to suit up. Remember, it wasn’t Randy Moss and Jerry Rice out there but it was that bad.

:08—Can someone hold a block for more than half a second out there for Kenny Pickett? Sacked 6 times, hit another 11 times, forced to run half a dozen times, Fran Tarkenton at his best couldn’t have done much better then our rookie QB. The woeful line play is com pletely attributable to the players on the line, noth ing more. Trying to replace David DeCastro, Maurkice Pouncey and Ramon Foster,

(yeah, I know he was un drafted, he’s the exception to the rule) with lower round draft picks has not fared well for this team. But may be a different scheme and some different play-calling could help. Which brings us to our next point...

:07—As you watched the Eagles on offense and watched other teams around the NFL during the late Sunday games and the Sunday Night Football game between the Bills and Packers, it’s become appar ent that our play-calling and plays on the offensive side of the football are com pletely devoid of imagina tion and rarely vary from what seems like between 10 and 15 plays. A change is absolutely necessary be cause George Pickens was

targeted 3 times and had 0 receptions. Think about that, zero catches. Receiv ers on all the other teams I watched seem to get open and make catches 25, 35, 40+ yards downfield and running backs seem to have lanes to run through and hit holes with amazing bursts that propel them 7-15 yards downfield. A change is needed and you all know what I’m talking about. And here we go again.

:06—Najee Harris, for whatever reason, most like ly his lisfranc sprain and its after-effects, does not have the burst needed to effec tively run the ball this sea son. So maybe, just maybe, use the running back that seems to be 100 percent healthy and hits the holes like a man on fire, Jaylen Warren, he of the 8.3 yardsper-carry average. What’s the worst that can happen? He rushes for 100 yards and catches some passes out of the backfield? C’mon man!!! Give the kid a shot.

:05—Gotcha ya back there, didn’t I. Thought I was going one way and I

stutter-stepped and went around the other end. Well, sadly, and I hate to see any one get sacked, but it’s time for Matt Canada to go. In 26 games as the offensive co ordinator, Canada’s offense has topped the 20-point threshold 5 times. That means 21 times they hav en’t. Enough said.

:04—One final note on the Steelers’ blowout loss to the Eagles. Minkah Fitzpatrick, as he did so many times last season, was the lead ing tackler for the Steelers with six. When your safety is your leading tackler and not one of your linebackers is, something is very wrong with your defense. The highest salaried defense in all of the NFL. Wait, what? Really? Really.

:03—The Phillies and As tros are tied a game apiece as I type this up, chasing a World Series title. True to form, both games have been tight and a spinning curveball away from either team winning or losing. Ex pect the same as the series moves to Philly, the City of Brotherly Love, for the next

three games. With no inter est in who actually wins, both teams with huge pay rolls notwithstanding, can we at least hope for an ex tra inning, deciding seventh game? A little late-inning, stolen base, play-at-theplate drama? Am I asking too much considering the average game lasts about 6 hours? I didn’t think so.

:02—The new LIV Golf season is over and a bunch of millionaires made mil lions more in a vacuum no one watched or much cared about. Yeah, I said it. Who cares? You sold your souls for a bigger piece of pie. En joy it while it lasts, right up until the Masters in April when hopefully none of you clowns get invited.

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Pedigree or performance? It’s time for Jaylen Warren to be the Steelers’ No. 1 running back option

When it comes to col legiate players who are chosen in the first round of the NFL Draft, there is usually an enormous amount of hype that comes along with any team’s first-round player of choice.

There are also players that may not hail from established institutions of higher learning/play er factories that produce NFL-ready athletes on a regular basis. When those so-called “under the ra dar” athletes gain noto riety, generally there is some sort of superficial analysis offered up such as: “That player is hun gry and just flat out plays harder simply because he does not have a guaran teed spot that is reserved for a first-rounder...”

What about the undraft ed or free-agent perform er that is just better than the player of a supposed higher pedigree? In the case of two Pittsburgh

Steelers running backs, first-rounder Najee Har ris and Jaylen Warren, I strongly suspect that at this juncture, Jaylen War ren is the better player.

Harris was the team’s 2021 first-round pick and performed admira bly during the 2021 sea son but due to injury, he seems to be just a shell of the player that he was during the 2021 season.

The time has come for Warren to sit in the first chair at running back; he has earned the opportuni ty. Pedigree is not worth the paper that it is writ ten on if the performance of the profiled athlete does not transcend to the next level. For a few moments during the Steelers/Ea gles game, I was forced to take a second look at Najee Harris because for a brief period, I thought I was looking at “Tiny Tim” tiptoeing through the tulips trying to coerce Miss Vicky into his ukule

le-filled boudoir at 12:01 a.m. as opposed to a valid NFL running back putting his head down, plowing straight ahead to a hardearned and much-needed first down during a vital period of the game.

The Steelers’ 2022 firstround draft pick, Kenny Pickett, wasn’t very com plimentary as far as the effort of his teammates was concerned. “Guys need to know what they’re doing,” he said. “We need to study more. I don’t think we study enough as a group. There are way too many penalties, which we can control. It’s all men tal. There’s really no ex cuse for that to happen.”

Pickett has been the starter for four games. There has not been a great improvement because Pickett has currently es tablished an unenviable pattern of committing a turnover at the most inop portune times.

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was not in a mood to celebrate any ef fort in a losing cause. “We all weren’t good enough today. I’ll just assess it in that way,” coach Tomlin said. As for Pickett: “He’s a young guy getting an op portunity to play and all that. I’m just not in that frame of mind right now. I’m going to assess what transpired from a collec tive perspective.”

So I gather at this point in the season if any study ing needs to be done, may be just maybe, the Steel ers’ rookie QB might be at the head of the line wait ing for the library to open and the first one to burn the midnight oil watching

game film.

Pickett continued with his questionable analysis and critique. “A guy drop ping a ball or missing a block, or I miss a throw, the physical things, you can pat each other on the back and say we’ll go get them next time. You can put up with that. But the stuff you can’t put up with is the mental mistakes and that needs to get fixed.”

Hey Kenny, I, along with others, may respectfully disagree with your as sessment. Missing blocks, missing throws will al most always guarantee that there will not be a next time.

Up in the coach’s box, Steelers offensive coordi nator Matt Canada had a celebratory leap of joy when the Steelers ran a fake jet sweep with (now former) Steelers wideout Chase Claypool stopping to lob a sort of ugly pass in the end zone to fullback

Steelers outside line backer T.J. Watt is a great player when he is on the field. In the recent past, his sibling, Arizona Car dinals defensive end J.J. Watt, has been a stellar performer as well. Aside from being brothers and both being great perform ers on the defensive side of the ball, they also share a not-so-complimentary characteristic: they both suffer from the “China Doll Syndrome” because they are more often bitten by the injury bug then a beachgoer using honey as sunscreen. The Pittsburgh Steelers must overcome all shortcomings on of fense, defense and special teams in order to salvage the remainder of the 2022 season.

Chase Claypool, believe it or not, threw the only touchdown in the game for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their big loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, 35-13, Oct. 30. Now, he is a member of the Chicago Bears. Just before the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday, Nov. 1, the Steelers traded the wide receiver to the Bears for a second-round pick. If you haven’t heard, the Steelers are 2-6, sitting in the caboose in the AFC North and, barring the most improbable of comebacks, will not make it to the postseason this year. (Photo courtesy Pittsburgh Steelers)

Derek Watt for a Hallow een-style, trickery-laced touchdown. The celebra tion by Canada would be short-lived.

Federal Reserve is determined to stop growth

(TriceEdneyWire. com)—Jobs are back so workers have a target on their backs. The La bor Department reports the economy produced 263,000 jobs in Sep tember. After losing an unimaginable 22 mil lion jobs in the first two months of COVID as the economy shut down un der Donald Trump, we’ve now gained all those jobs back and then some.

Wages have even begun to inch upwards. That’s the good news. The bad news is the Federal Re serve is determined to stop the growth, cost millions of workers their

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hikes. The Fed forecasts that the unemployment rate will rise from 3.65 percent today to 4.4 per cent next year, implying that an additional 1.2 million people will lose their jobs. That’s if—and it’s a big and unlikely if —the Fed manages the slowdown perfectly. The far greater likelihood is that the Fed’s rapid and repeated interest rate hikes will produce a deep recession here, a mas sive debt and hunger cri sis across the world, and much worse.

Why would the Fed throw millions of work ers out of work—dis

Can Black people afford to quiet quit?

by Sherri Kolade Michigan Chronicle

“Quiet quitting.”

It’s a new buzzword circulating the Internet, which is a shiny cor porate-esque phrase that simply means just doing one’s job descrip tion and nothing beyond that.

jobs and strangle any hope for higher wages.

That’s not a prediction; it’s a promise made by Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve.

The Fed has raised in terest rates at its last three meetings and promises to keep raising them for the rest of the year. “We will keep at it until we are confident the job is done,” says Powell. That will pro duce, he admits, “some softening of labor mar ket conditions,” admit ting that there will be “some pain” in what he hopes will be a “softish landing” for the economy.

This is bankers talk for hiking interest rates to slow growth, throw workers out of work and squelch any talk of wage

proportionately African Americans and Latinos —and stomp out wage hikes after years of stag nant wages that have produced obscene levels of inequality? It does so because it is freaked out about rising prices—in flation—and will contin ue to torture the econ omy to lower demand —that is throw people out of work to reduce their ability to buy food, gas, housing and other goods.

Now inflation is real. We’ve all been hit by the rising price of gas and food, particularly lower wage workers for whom rising prices means it’s harder to put food on

Forbes notes that quiet quitting is a misnomer because it’s missing another part: the toxic work culture.

“Participants aren’t actively plot ting to leave their jobs or doing anything other than working when they’re on the clock,” according to the article. “In fact, quiet quitters go about their business, performing functions as required during their agreed-upon working hours. It’s not a radical stance.”

From working overtime to check ing emails on vacation—work ex pectations that go beyond the norm often become actions that are “ex pected without a word.”

The article added that another term “quick quitting” (quiet quit ting’s cousin) is also in the mix where people would rather leave within 12 months of a job if they’re unhappy rather than stick it out.

These terms all center on employ ees being treated poorly by superi ors to either push them to quit vol untarily or “quit in place.”

ing undervalued, and realized more options abound beyond their job de scriptions.

Not to mention mental health is not a separate component from work and employees finally had an opportunity to slow down and eval uate or re-evaluate things.

“As a result, there’s been a major shift in people’s values and priori ties,” according to the article. Work ers are much less likely to put up with poor management or an un healthy work-life balance.”

While quiet quitting is all the

rage, some say this mentally-clock ing-out-while-working component is not an option for Black employees who have to sometimes work hard er than their White counterparts to still earn less cents on the dollar. In the long run, this translates to an average Black family having less than one-tenth of the household wealth of their White counterparts, according to reports.

Theroot.com notes that some Black voices in this conversation say it’s nothing new but doing the bare minimum and the task of do ing the job of two to three people is not where it’s at.

“It’s called reclaiming your time, setting boundaries, closing your computer when you’re done work ing, not doing the job of two to three people. You know, stuff like that,” Charnay, who goes by @there sumeaddict said in the article.

Stephanie Perry, @housesitter school explained in the article that the concept doesn’t work for Black women.

“Black people aren’t talking about this because for most people of col or, ‘quiet quitting’ is simply not a choice. The last ones hired and the first ones fired, we can’t afford to be

Can’t tell Kanye nothing!!

No matter what news media outlet you follow, you’ve undoubtedly heard about the Kanye West post on Twitter and the aftermath which followed. I received several questions about my thoughts on Kanye West words and the repercus sions of his words on my Facebook page. I received countless inboxes from people sharing links to news articles and vid eos regarding outtakes of Kanye West. My notifications on my phone blew up with multiple news feeds talking about Kanye West.

When the story first broke about Gap and Adidas severing ties with Kanye, my initial response to a comment made by Bradley and a question posed by Me lissa on my Facebook page was as fol lows:

Bradley stated: It just hit me that if Kanye somehow manages to move past all of this and builds a platform exclusive for his shoes and his music, it would catapult him into becoming one of the most powerful Black business men in America.

My response: His net worth is about to take a hit. I’m not sure how much of the Yeezy brand contributed to his net worth but I’m willing to guess 75 per cent of it.

Just as the powers that be are pulling the plug on their partnership, millions who associate with the community will no longer buy his products.

Many marketing channels he’s now privy to will be halted. Distribution on a global level isn’t as easy and smooth without the assistance of a powerhouse like Adidas.

His mom passed away. He recently got divorced from his wife, he has limited access to and influence over his chil dren. Now his brand and his empire is taking a hit. It’s been reported that he has a history of mental health issues. I believe people should keep a watchful eye over him.

Melissa asked: Damon, you’re a fi

nance man, some are saying this is all part of his plan. He wanted them to end his contracts. Do you think that’s true? Is this a logical thing to do?

My response: I don’t think he in tentionally planned on being dropped from every major partnership he had in unison. He was proud of his billionaire status. He’d often correct people who lowballed him. I don’t think he want ed to lose upwards of 70 percent of his net worth overnight. Kanye acts like a spoiled 2-year-old who has temper tan trums when things don’t go his way.

The good thing about contracts are they expire. He could have positioned himself to exit from said company and transition to whatever his next move is way more smoothly than this.

He complained about the Jewish community having so much pow er and ownership. If you have a seat at the table, learn from them then make your move. I don’t think he realized the magnitude of how much power and influ ence they really have until now.

I think Kanye’s busi ness persona and his brand has been tarnished. It will take some time to rebuild and rebrand his image.

At this point, I had tabled the arti cle as something I would write about. I already had the title of the article in mind. It’s a spin on one of his popular songs, “Can’t tell me nothing!” In this song, the hook goes as follows.

La, la, la-la (ayy)

Wait ‘til I get my money right La, la, la-la (yeah)

Then you can’t tell me nothing, right?

My opinion was cemented. I figured Kanye has gotten his money right and now he’s acting like a fool. Nobody can

tell him anything!

I later went to the barber shop. As my barber, Reese, was cutting my hair, he asked me my thoughts about Kanye West. I said, I’m a fan of Kanye West. I love his music. After watching his doc umentary “jeen-yuhs” and seeing how hard he worked to get to where he is, I became a bigger fan. But his recent shenanigans from wearing the Make America Great Again hat to wearing the White Lives Matter T-shirts to stat ing slavery is a choice to stating George Floyd died of an overdose and now he’s going Death Con 3 on all Jewish people is insane.

My barber responded, “yea he’s doing the most. But the more I watch the vid eos being posted about what he’s actual ly saying, the more I’m thinking he has a point.”

Same day I got an inbox from one of my Facebook followers. Her name is Choice. She said, “I stand by him and I think he has been mis understood. What baffles me is how we as Black people are quick and ready to crucify our own. How do we celebrate and laugh at the downfall of our own? I have been heart broken over this. I think it’s important to see what he is saying with an open mind even when he says stuff that we might not agree with.”

I realized that I was shaping my views and opinions of Kanye West who now goes by Ye based on news headlines, snippets, and the narrative being spo ken about him. I wasn’t listening to or even trying to hear what he was say ing. I was forming an opinion not even knowing what death con 3 (defcon) meant. I decided to watch full videos of

his appearances on Drink Champs and Uncensored with Piers Morgan.

In these interviews, Kanye said that he was angry, jealous, and pushed to the point of exhaustion because of bad contracts, lack of control and the mis handling of things associated with his business interests. From his experience it was Jewish businessmen who had control and influence over everything including the media. They had the final say. He admitted to being jealous of the Jewish community. He wanted for Black people what the Jewish community had. He’s jealous of how:

• They don’t abort their babies

• Their marriages stay together

• They do business together

• They read and understand their con tracts

• They profit off Black Culture

He goes on to say that the negative imagery of Black people via music lyrics signed off on by executives is the real anti-Semitism.

Watching the full interviews, he ap pears to be a walking contradiction.

His intent about wanting Black People to have an equal playing field is in the right place but many of his statements and actions incite negative feelings and emotions.

One of the headlines I saw read that Kanye lost $2 billion in one day. He’s lost all of his major partnerships in both music, fashion, and sports. His school, Donda, was closed in the middle of the school year.

Kanye, you’re an amazing success sto ry whose done things your way despite all odds. You’re still worth an astound ing $400 million. Before it “All Falls Down” like the title of one of your hit songs, you have to change that “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” mentality.

(Damon Carr, Money Coach be reached @ 412216-1013 or visit his website @ www.damon moneycoach.com)

“This can happen when leaders est conversations or don’t value gagement ensues,” according to the

ees are setting healthier boundaries ture, leaders need to look closer at the systems that have created this ping up as a result of the pandemic and The Great Resignation where a beleaguered workforce said enough

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energy efficient

(Courier Newsroom)—As energy prices increase along with many other business costs, small businesses can focus on energy efficiency to reduce expenses. Simple changes minimize waste, save money, and improve the environment. These strategies work best when there is buy-in from every one in the business, so the best way to start is with an audit and then education about the positive impacts of efficiency measures.

October commences Na tional Clean Energy Action Month, a celebratory time in which the federal gov ernment is “Leading by Ex ample” by providing leader ship in energy management and building optimization. Here’s how your small busi ness can take actionable steps towards becoming a cleaner, more efficient com pany.

Conduct an Energy Audit Creating an energy-effi ciency plan is difficult when you don’t know where waste is happening. A small busi ness can receive a no-cost energy assessment from Duquesne Light Co. and other local energy compa nies. Receive a simple-to-un derstand proposal with key savings opportunities, en ergy retrofit upgrade costs, and efficiency measures recommendations. Once you know where you’re wasting energy and what solutions are a good match for your

building, you can take steps to reduce your consumption.

Educate Your Employ ees on Energy-Efficiency

Creating an energy-effi cient business involves small and large changes at every business level. Share energy audit results with your team and work collaboratively to change behaviors that will cut costs. Build buy-in by ed ucating them on the benefits of energy efficiency and how it can help the environment and your bottom line.

Implement an Ener gy-Efficiency Policy  It’s easy to slip back into previous energy-wasting habits. By writing policies for energy savings, your business is committing to long-term changes. Create a policy outlining your ded ication to energy-efficiency measures and the specific

actions you’ll take to reduce your energy consumption. Be sure to communicate the policy to all employees and enforce it consistently. Some approaches to consider are:

• Paperless. Where can your business cut back on paper waste? Are employees printing documents unnec essarily? Ask for a volunteer to remove the business from junk mail lists and cancel unneeded mail subscrip tions and catalogs. Are all bills set up for electronic in voices and bill pay?

• Turn off lights. Lighting is one of the most significant energy costs for small busi nesses. Post signage about turning off lights when leav ing rooms. Install motion de tectors, so lights turn off and on automatically. Use natu ral lighting when possible.

• Turn off comput

ers. Turning off your com puter rather than leaving it in standby mode saves ener gy. Unplug unused chargers and appliances, too. Create a standard policy for em ployees to follow when they leave the building at the end of the day.

• Contact your local san itary department about dropping off recycling bins if your business doesn’t al ready have a recycling pro gram. Many will also offer educational programs about the importance and benefits of recycling.

• Green your com mutes. Encourage employ ees to ride share, use public transportation, or walk or ride a bike instead of driv ing individually. Designate a day a week or month for these efforts. Is it possible to offer work-from-home op

tions to save on energy costs in the building and on com mutes?

• Encourage reusable wa ter bottles. Manufactured water bottles create tons of wasted water and fill land fills with plastic. Stock up glasses or reusable water bottles and provide filtered water options on-site.

Make EnergySaving Changes to Your Building

Take the energy audit findings and make small and significant changes to increase your building’s ef ficiency. These may include:

• Change your light bulbs to fluorescent. Swapping out light bulbs can have a signif icant impact on your energy consumption.

• Install a programmable thermostat. Programmable thermostats will allow you

to set temperatures accord ing to when people are in the building, saving energy and money.

• Save water. Installing an energy-efficient dishwasher in the kitchen can save a ton of water. Fix leaky faucets and set irrigation systems for maximum efficiency, or consider xeriscape landscap ing.

• Use rebates to make upgrades. Rebates may be available to upgrade several of your business’s systems, including HVAC, lighting, refrigeration, and new con struction. Duquesne Light Company’s business solu tions department can help match your business ener gy needs with available re bates.

Monitor Your Energy Use

Keep track of your energy consumption over time to identify trends and improve ment areas. Monitoring your energy use will help you make the necessary changes to become more energy-effi cient. Understanding your energy bill, including usage patterns, planning for de mand, and efficiency power factor can lead to tremen dous savings over time, If your business isn’t op timally energy-efficient, you’re missing out on op portunities to save money and be more sustainable.

Duquesne Light Company is here to help!

Business expert shows how to take the lead in new book

by Sherri Kolade Michigan Chronicle

In 2021, nearly seven percent of companies were led by female CEOs, and about 15 percent had fe male CFOs. Also, Black CFOs nearly doubled from 2020 to 2021, according to investopedia.com.

The path that it takes to become a boss or leader in a company is not always easy or paved with gold, especially for women and minorities—not to men tion double minority em ployees.

Steps to becoming an ef fective leader in an orga nization can be even more challenging—if one is up to the task. An effective leader harnesses their own power and bolsters the power of others in the form of excellent commu nication and interperson al skills, and the ability to inspire others, according to smallbusiness.chron. com.

Global Leadership Con sultant and Communica tions and Etiquette Ex pert Jacqueline M. Baker, a multihyphenate podcast

producer, author, and speaker, “occupies spaces” to help others embrace the very same characteristics that make them an inner leader, while confidently advancing to their next level.

Baker, the founder of Scarlet Communications, a global leadership con sultancy, in 2012, posi tions herself to help thou sands of students, Fortune

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table, to pay for gas to get to work, to find affordable housing, to pay for school supplies and children’s clothes.

But the Fed’s policy doesn’t make much sense. It can’t be that the only answer to inflation is to throw people out of work. It particularly doesn’t make sense because the prima ry causes of the inflation aren’t rising wages, as even the Fed chair admits.

The primary causes are the rapid Covid recovery, which led to supply chain snaggles, the Ukraine war and sanctions on Russia (on top of those on Iran and Venezuela), which hit oil and food prices directly, and of course, the ability of companies like the drug companies in concentrat ed industries to raise pric es no matter what.

Nothing that the Fed will do will address these prob lems of supply. So instead, it sets out to cause some “pain” for working fami

lies to reduce their ability to support themselves. Not surprisingly, this pain is not inflicted on Wall Street, on the bankers or felt much by the wealthy.

When what the FBI called an “epidemic of fraud” by the banks blew up the economy in 2008, the Fed threw literally trillions into saving the banks. The banks got bailed out from the ca lamity they created. Now working families get hurt from rising prices that they didn’t cause.

It’s time to call out this tilted playing field. The Fed shouldn’t get a pass. It’s policies—and its bias es—should be challenged. And it’s time for a real program to address to day’s inflation that will help keep the economy go ing and people working. It may be too late to stop the recession that the Fed is already cooking—but we shouldn’t come out of that without demanding a new deal.

500s, and community organizations across the globe learn about leader ship content creation and delivery.

“She evangelizes that leadership isn’t just a skill or concept reserved only for those in executive roles, but that we all have the power to lead in our own unique ways across both social and profession al settings,” according to a press release.

The author’s first book, Leader by Mistake: Be coming a Leader One Mis take at a Time, showed readers how to find their “inner leader” by learning from mistakes and devel oping skills that they al ready possess to lead con fidently.

Her new book, The Un expected Leader: Discov ering the Leader Within You, released this fall, is about learning that effec

tive leadership isn’t con stricted to individual silos.

“It appears everywhere, and sometimes in the most unexpected of plac es,” according to the book.

In the book, readers will find:

• Examples of how ex emplary leadership can show up anywhere • New strategies for implementing the latest leadership techniques

• Modern lessons on unique and authentic leadership from people unexpectedly thrust into positions where great leadership was essential.

Baker said that people hire her company to help their own organization’s leaders be “better leaders.”

Baker said that she gave herself “permission” to thrive as a native Detroi ter who grew up on the eastside and didn’t come from money or resources.

Currently, in Washing ton, D.C., Baker holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification in process improvement, which she uses to help clients devel op systems and processes that will allow them to reach their strategic plan ning and leadership de velopment goals. Jacque line also hosts the podcast Just Start™: From Ideas to Action. Every chance she gets, she is an avid dinner party host and loves to convene mean ingful groups of people for great conversation, idea sharing, and accountabil ity, paired with delicious cuisine and wine.

Baker said that her de sire for the book is to help people to allow the con tent to redefine them and the leader within, not box leaders at work.

“Our minds gravitate to the corporate workplace and hierarch and we’re asking people to think a little differently,” she said, adding that leadership comes in four styles:

• Self-leaders (self-driv en, self-advocating)

• Leaders of others (par ents, bosses, etc.)

• Leaders of a commu nity (mayors, city council, etc.)

• Leader of movements (individuals over political, religious, movements and the like)

“All of the things I’ve done in my life personally that is a key leadership quality,” she said of dele gating tasks to children, organizing parties, and more, which translate well as skillsets. “But why do I

forget that when I walk in workspaces?”

“It’s very simple because we spend a lot of time waiting for permission,” she said, adding that the book is a wakeup call and a calling card.” “Here is a template of tools (for you to) see yourself differently. … The world’s issues are waiting on us to manifest the answer to them.”

“The Unexpected Lead er provides a unique per spective on what it means to be a leader, whether at work, at home, or in the community, and provides a compelling case for why we are all everyday lead ers in life. Jacqueline M. Baker masterfully out lines how each of us can strengthen our leader ship skills through tools, frameworks, and real-life examples. In an increas ingly complex world, The Unexpected Leader is what we need now more than ever.”

KimArie Yowell, Chief Learning Officer, Rocket Central, said in a quote that The Unexpected Leader book is out “at the perfect time.”

“In a world where it’s im portant for everyone to un derstand that we all have the capacity to lead where we are, The Unexpected Leader provides practical tools for everyone to lead effectively, no matter their role, position, or status in life,” Yowell said.

(For more information or to purchase a book, visit jacque linembaker.com/unexpected.)

Can Black people afford to quiet quit?

caught slippin’ on the job, even if what we consider slippin’ is normal output from our co-workers,” per the article.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the un employment rate for Black people (7.1 percent) was over double that of Whites (3.2 percent) in December 2021.

Forbes notes that the cure for quiet quitting is to humanize work and un derstand the employee’s plight.

“How you view that trend reveals a lot about the kind of leader you are. If your instinct is to think these so-called quiet quit ters are being lazy, you’re missing the point—and missing an opportunity to improve yourself as a leader and your organi zation as a place to work,” according to the article.

“There are reasons for burn-out that should be immediately obvious: pan demic, social unrest, un predictable economy.”   Tenicia Moulden, attor ney, coach and speaker, agrees that quiet quitting

is not primarily for Black people.

She told the Michigan Chronicle that “Black peo ple do not have the luxury to quiet quit.”

“Quiet quitting does have its origin from burn out,” she said. “I fully be lieve someone should not put their mental health in harm’s way. But Black people would lose oppor tunities by not taking ad vantage to go above and beyond. As an employer, I am always on the look out for the skill set of high initiative. Unfortunately, quiet quitting for Black

people could come off as being lazy. Once the lazy label has been made, it tends to stick.’

She adds that if some one is not willing to go the extra mile to help their employer or team succeed, they should speak to that employer about their con cerns or seek employment where they can be happi er.

“Quiet quitting could lead to squashing oppor tunities for both employ er and employee; no one wins,” she said.

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Our General Election Endorsements

Would you vote for Donald Trump to become president of the United States again?

If you’re African American, the answer is most likely, “Heck No.” After all, according to the exit polls, between 87 and 90 percent of African Americans voted for President Joe Biden in the 2020 general election, not Trump.

So why would you vote for a person to represent your state in the U.S. Senate, who openly said he would vote for Trump in the 2024 presidential election?

That’s one of many reasons why you should not vote for Dr. Mehmet Oz. The Republican TV celebrity was pinned down by WPXI-TV anchor/moderator Lisa Sylvester, who made him declare during the Oct. 25 debate if he would vote for Trump. And Dr. Oz said he would.

The New Pittsburgh Courier realizes that everyone is watching our state of Pennsylvania in this Midterm Election. A Senate seat to the Republicans could work wonders for their party in terms of more control in Congress and the possible presidency in two years. We at the Courier, howev er, realize that Dr. Oz’s opponent, Lt. Governor John Fetter man, is the much better choice for U.S. Senate. We officially endorse Fetterman, the Democrat, for U.S. Senate.

Fetterman is a Pittsburgh-area guy. He is a person that did what most people wouldn’t even think about—becom ing mayor of Braddock and truly caring about the African American population that lived and currently lives there. He didn’t run from some of the issues the town had. He tried his best to bring new businesses and opportunity to Brad dock. His down-to-earth style rubbed people the right way, and he had the support of a variety of politicians and every dayers, Black and White.

When the clean-cut, Central Catholic High School-backed Conor Lamb challenged Fetterman for the Democratic nom ination for Senate in Pennsylvania back in May, Fetterman crushed Lamb. It showed Fetterman’s mass appeal across the state, to those with blue collar and white collar jobs.

John Fetterman has his own backbone. He never had to be mayor of Braddock. He never had to be with the peo ple. Who are we kidding here, he’s a Harvard University graduate. But for the last 21 years, he’s dedicated his life to bettering others in our area, particularly the lives of African Americans. Sadly, we can’t say the same about Dr. Oz... although his television show wasn’t all that bad.

The Courier also endorses Josh Shapiro and Austin Da vis for Governor and Lt. Governor, respectively. Shapiro has shown an ability to consistently move up the ranks in the state to become a tough-on-crime attorney general, while being fair at the same time. And as for Davis, a hometown guy who loves McKeesport and the Mon Valley, we hope he breaks barriers by becoming the first Black Lt. Governor in the history of Pennsylvania. One day, we can see him becoming Governor—and so much more.

The Courier’s endorsements continue below. Remember, a lot of people like to talk the talk, but never walk the walk. We encourage you to “walk the walk.” If there are people you want to see in elected office, get out of that bed on Tuesday, Nov. 8, and rock that vote. Make the change. Let your voice be heard. This isn’t a game. This is real life.

Pennsylvania U.S. Senator JOHN FETTERMAN

Pennsylvania Governor JOSH SHAPIRO

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor AUSTIN DAVIS

Pennsylvania U.S. Representative District 12 SUMMER LEE

Pennsylvania State Representative District 19 AERION ANDREW ABNEY

Pennsylvania State Representative District 21 SARA INNAMORATO

Pennsylvania State Representative District 24 LA’TASHA D. MAYES

Pennsylvania State Representative District 34

SUMMER LEE

Pennsylvania State Representative District 35 AUSTIN DAVIS

It’s much, much more than inflation

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—Many believe that television is both a blessing and a curse.  It entertains us daily, informs us, and opens the world view of a significant por tion of our population.  From the gigantic box with the tiny screen positioned in the corner of the room to the hand-held wonder of the smartphone, television has become our constant companion.  Any time of the day or night, we can see the problems of humanity solved in one hour or less through this ‘miracle machine.’

That is also our curse.  We have become impatient with the chal lenges which life confronts us.  We have developed the expectation that problems must be resolved immediately, if not sooner.  When we replace reason with the demand for an immediate solution, far too frequently, personal disasters accompany the impulsiveness of impatience.

As I see it, a major point of dis cussion immediate to our current circumstance is Inflation AND its connection to the coming elec tion.  Political consultant, James Carville is credited with creating the slogan, “It’s the economy, stu pid,” as the determining factor in elections.  Republicans have clever ly framed Inflation as synonymous with Economy and claim they can fix it.  In desperation, millions of Americans are willing to trade their votes for what they have been convinced to be an immediate solution.  This election is about so much more!

Understandably, rising consumer costs create discomfort and that

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discomfort seeks a solution.  Con trary to information propagandized in this country, Inflation is a Global issue.  COVID, rising oil prices, microchip shortages, supply-chain issues, and increased demand all contribute to Inflation.  There is no single remedy Republicans can employ that will result in an immediate reversal of Inflationary trends.  As an example, the recent, arbitrary reduction of oil produc tion by Saudi Arabia and Russia, over which the US has no control, has had a disruptive impact on the world-wide cost of gasoline.

The Economy is so much larger than the limits of Inflation and any discussion of it must include lowered unemployment, increas ing wages, and the potential for improved quality of life.  Any fair balance sheet must assess current trends with what we experienced in the last administration.  We must use the past actions of a Republican led Congress to predict what we will face under one in the future.

Fortunately, Republicans are being completely transparent with their non-platform-platform.  Their leadership has told us that they will repeal the Inflation Reduc tion Act.  This will eliminate the initiatives that would provide

well-paying jobs and infrastruc ture improvements for all Amer icans.  Think of the pothole filled road you frequently drive or the prayers you must say before you cross your ‘special’ bridge.

Republicans have promised to reverse the legislation which authorizes Medicare to negotiate prices with Big Pharma, and will eliminate annual prescription cost limits and monthly cost limits on Insulin.  That should go over well with the 1 out of 10 Americans victimized by Diabetes.  Adding insult to injury, if given the major ity, Republicans have promised to reinstate the $1.9 Trillion Trump Tax Cut which, overwhelmingly, favors the 1 percent.

“It’s the economy stupid,” but it’s so much more!  Using the past as a prelude, it’s the long-term impact on the lives of ‘average’ Ameri cans.    .

Recently, Carville gave us another of his ‘pearls of wisdom.’  He said, “The Republicans told us they were going to end a woman’s right to choose. We did not believe them. They did. Now, the Republicans are telling us if they get power, they will shut the government down to slash Social Security and Medicare. I believe them. You should too.”

VOTE!!  Before you vote, THINK of the spoken and unspoken promises that await you and your children’s future.  It’s more than just the pain of the moment--a lot more!

(Dr. E. Faye Williams, President of The Dick Gregory Society, United Nations Peace Ambassador.  (www.drefayewil liams.com; www.thedickgregorysociety.org)

Never vote a straight ticket

This week’s column is being writ ten with a heavy heart. I was born in the city of Pittsburgh and except for the two years spent in the army, I never left except for a vacation. I was actively involved in politics from 1952 to 2000 and those years provided me with insight into the multitude of problems we as Blacks were confronted with. Over the years I became confortable that we were on the verge of confronting a multitude of them and that we would solve them. Yes, I thought that Blacks in Pittsburgh were a totally different breed than those in major cities such as Chicago, New York, Detroit, etc., because they were consumed with guns, violence and death. However those of us who believed that were greatly mis

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taken. Yes, we failed to understand that local Blacks confronted with an unlimited number of problems and elected Blacks and everyday concerned Blacks and Blacks who thrived on grants failed to under stand we were sitting on a volcano that could erupt at anytime.

Overwhelmingly we deluded ourselves that the Democratic Party that Blacks have served for

80 years more faithfully than any other voting bloc and yet had re ceived less in return, still we voted straight Democrat.

On October 22, last week the local Democrats held a ward meeting in the 12th District and made note of the fact that Pittsburgh Blacks were last in the nation of cities our size to get a home mortgage, car loans, or receive a contract from the City of Pittsburgh or Allegheny County.

This election I will support and vote for Summer Lee, U.S. Con gress; John Fetterman, U.S. Sen ator; and Josh Shapiro, Governor and Austin Davis, Lt. Governor.

In my next column I will tell you why I was an active Republican for 30 years.

The ghost of Lee Atwater haunts the 2022 midterm elections

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—“It is not new to see antisemitism or overt racism in politics. What is new is after years … in which it was clear that to be credible in public life politicians had to reject prejudice, it’s now been normalized in ways that are really quite breathtaking.” ADL CEO Jona than Greenblatt

Violent crime, which fell during the height of COVID-19 pandemic, has returned to a level last seen in 2016.

A majority of the perpetrators of violent crime are White. And undoc umented immigrants are far less likely than native-born Americans to commit violent crimes.

Political ads flooding the airwaves, however, paint a starkly different and wildly misleading picture, “portraying chaos by depicting Black rioters and Hispanic immigrants illegally racing across the border,” the New York Times reports.

These ads aren’t really about crime or immigration, however. They’re about race.

The effort is especially pronounced in the effort to defeat candidates of color. In Wisconsin, opponents of Man dela Barnes, the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, distributed a mailer in which the color of Barnes’s skin was darkened.  Another ad brands Barnes as “different” and “dangerous” while flashing the images of three congress members of color, none of whom has campaigned with him.

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in New Mexico shows a barber with darkened hands, and suggests that he is a sex offender.

Research shows that people sub consciously associate darker skin with negative personality traits and crime. This bias is linked to deadly consequences like police shootings and substandard medical care.  Re sponsible public servants should work to counteract it. Instead, far too many are all too happy to exploit it for political gain.

campaign or the media called out the obvious appeal to racism at the time. And that, in large part, was why it was so successful.

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In Georgia, images of gubernatorial candidate Stacy Abrams have been darkened by her opponent’s cam paign.

It’s not just the candidates whose images are being darkened: an ad distributed in several House districts

Racism has always been present in American political campaigns, but the “Willie Horton” ads of the 1988 presidential campaign, have gone down in history as a low point.  Hor ton, who was serving a life sentence in Massachusetts for murder, com mitted a vicious sexual assault in Maryland after he absconded from a weekend furlough. Candidate George H.W. Bush missed no opportunity to link Horton to his opponent, Massa chusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Bush campaign manager, Lee Atwa ter, said: “By the time we’re finished, they’re going to wonder whether Willie Horton is Dukakis’s running mate.”

Photos of Dukakis paired with Hor ton’s mug shot flooded airwaves and mailboxes. Yet few in the Dukakis’

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“The most important and under played lesson of the Horton message is that, in a racially divided society that aspires to equality, the injection of race into campaigns poses a great danger to democratic politics—so long as the injection of race takes place under cover,” political scientist Tali Mendelberg wrote in The Race Card: Campaign Strategy, Implicit Messag es, and the Norm of Equality. “When a society has repudiated racism, yet racial conflict persists, candidates can win by playing the race card only through implicit racial appeals. The implicit nature of these appeals al lows them to prime racial stereotypes, fears, and resentments while appear ing not to do so. When an implicit appeal is rendered explicit—when other elites bring the racial meaning of the appeal to voters’ attention—it appears to violate the norm of racial equality. It then loses its ability to prime White voters’ racial predispo sitions.”

There is no question that many of the ads being used to stoke racial animosity “violate the norm of racial equality.” Politicians like Tommy Tuberville, who explicitly tarred all Black Americans as “criminals” and Marjorie Taylor Green, who invokes “Replacement Theory” conspiracy the ory long promoted by White national ists, seem to have dispensed with the “implicit” aspect of the strategy. By calling out racism, in all its forms, we can deflate the power of these repug nant appeals

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Profiles in courage and ignoranceVoters must decide which way to go

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—Some early voting is already underway in the 2022 elections. By all accounts, turnout is remarkably high; the par tisan divide remarkably deep. The days when both parties were broad coalitions of liberals, moderates and conservatives are long gone. The partisan sorting-out began when Re publicans responded to the civil rights move ment by seeking to capture the white vote in the South. Now, Trump’s successful efforts to purge or intimidate politicians who objected to his behavior have deepened the divide.

Of course, candidates in both parties often labor to blur the differences on key issues in the general election. Republicans, for exam ple, ardently oppose abortion. Yet in many campaigns, candidates who loudly supported banning abortions without exception in the primaries now claim to support exceptions of one sort or another in the general.

Similarly, campaign rhetoric and ads often distort or even smear opponents. Republicans call Democrats “socialists,” claim they want to defund the police, let murderers loose on the streets, open the borders, “replace” White vot ers and take away all guns. The charges are so extreme they disprove themselves, but they rouse various parts of the party’s base. No one should be fooled. The real contrasts are clear and stark. For example:

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On the economy. Republicans believe in trick le-down economics—tax cuts for the rich and the corporations, spending cuts for social ser vices, and deregulation, particularly on pro tections for consumers and the environment. They oppose unions and raising the minimum wage.

Democrats believe in middle-up economics. They want to empower workers to organize and raise the minimum wage. Under Presi dent Biden, they passed measures to rebuild our decrepit infrastructure, investments to regain our edge in research and development, incentives to keep high-tech and alternative energy innovation here at home. They seek to pay for these things by raising taxes on the rich and on corporations.

On abortion, Republicans oppose abortion, and seek at the state and national level to re strict it as much as possible. Democrats favor a woman’s right over her own body and oppose the Supreme Court’s decision that overturned that right.

On crime, Republicans oppose police reform. They tout gun rights and oppose gun control. Democrats favor reforming police, even if it requires more funding for training and more staffing. Democrats favor stronger gun control, while not challenging the right to own a gun.

On immigration, Republicans, since Trump, favor building the wall, block citizenship for the Dreamers, and oppose comprehensive im migration reform. Democrats oppose the wall, support legal immigration, want the border enforced but higher legal immigration quotas, and support citizenship for the Dreamers who have grown up here.

On Social Security and Medicare, Republi cans seek to rollback both—either by raising the age of eligibility or privatizing or limiting benefits. They are now talking about using a fight over the debt ceiling to force cutbacks. Democrats strongly support Social Security and Medicare, and want to secure them by lift ing the lid on payroll taxes enjoyed by the rich. They voted to empower Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs; the Repub licans opposed doing so.

On the right to vote, a majority of Republi can candidates support Trump’s Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen. They oppose re newing the Voting Rights Act that Republican judges on the Supreme Court have disembow eled. They have made voting and registration more difficult in states they control. They op pose limits on dark money or on big money in our politics. Democrats favor the Voting Rights Act. They want to make registration and vot ing more accessible and seek ways to limit big money while encouraging small donations in elections. They obviously reject the Big Lie.

On climate change, Republicans largely stand with the fossil fuel industry, a leading source of campaign funds. Most no longer deny that climate change is real, but oppose doing much about it, and urge expanding production of oil and gas. Democrats have passed the first major legislation to support renewable energy and energy efficiency and support internation al efforts to meet the threat of catastrophic cli mate change.

On inflation, Republicans blame Biden, de nouncing the stimulus plan that aided fami lies during the pandemic. Democrats blame the supply chain problems that came as the COVID economy reopened, the war in Ukraine that disrupts gas and food markets, droughts in China and the Midwest that impact food production, and, most of all, the record profits pocketed by corporate monopolies taking ad vantage of the crisis. So they passed incentives to move jobs home, to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and energy efficiency, to lower the cost of drugs, and to break up mo nopolies. They sought to sustain the child tax credit to help working families with the cost of child care, paid for by taxing the record prof its pocketed by the corporations. Republicans voted no.

You can add to this list. You can quibble with my language or phrasing. But clearly, the par ties are increasingly united internally—and sharply divided from one another on central issues. This election offers a choice in direction. And now voters will decide which way we go.

Last month was the 60th anniver sary of the Cuban missile crisis. This nuclear stand-off occurred 17 years after the United States ushered in the nuclear age by dropping atomic bombs on Japan to end World War II. John F. Kennedy was 28 at the time, and Fidel Castro was 19. Neither man knew they were headed for a Cold War collision.

Castro came to power first.

He led a revolutionary group that overthrew the U.S. backed Batista re gime in 1959. US President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s final policy directive was to remove Castro from power in Cuba.

Kennedy was elected President of the United States in 1960.

The next year, Kennedy invaded Cuba to remove Castro, but Castro was forewarned by Soviet intelligence. Kennedy’s “Bay of Pigs” invasion didn’t just fail, it was an international embarrassment. It gave the impres sion the new American president was inept.

Later that year, Castro announced to the world that Cuba was a communist nation.

In 1962 the Soviet Union decided to protect its communist ally from future US invasion and establish its military might in the western hemisphere by placing nuclear weapons in Cuba.

US intelligence discovered the Soviet Union placed nuclear weap ons ninety-miles from the American shore. Naturally, the US felt threat ened, declared it an act of aggression, and demanded that the Soviet Union remove the weapons.

The doomsday scenario was if the Soviets refused, then the US would be forced to destroy the weapons in

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a surgical airstrike then re-invade Cuba to remove Castro. This course of action would have led to war between the superpowers.

It took thirteen grueling days for the Kennedy Administration to prevent a nuclear war.

The US agreed not to invade Cuba unless provoked and to remove their nuclear weapons from Italy and Tur key in exchange for the Soviet Union taking their nuclear weapons out of Cuba.

Anti-communists in the United States accused Kennedy of abandon ing our allies and backing down to Soviet aggression. Kennedy responded to his critics in a famous speech about world peace, delivered at the Ameri can University.

Kennedy asked the audience: What kind of peace do we seek?

Then he told them, “Not a Pax Amer icana enforced on the world by Ameri can weapons of war … Instead, a more practical peace, more attainable peace, based not on a sudden revolution in human nature but on a gradual evolution in human institutions, on a series of concrete actions and effective agreements which are in the interest of all concerned. There is no single, simple key to this peace, no grand or magic formula to be adopted by one or

two powers. Genuine peace must be the product of many nations, the sum of many acts. It must be dynamic, not static, changing to meet the challenge of each new generation. For peace is a process in a way of solving problems.”

Generations later, in 2022, the dynamics of the Cuban Missile Crisis reversed.

Ukraine has been a buffer between Russia and NATO ever since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. When NATO offered Ukraine membership, Russia viewed their invitation as an attempt to form that Pax Americana, which President Kennedy did not endorse. Russia eventually invaded Ukraine to maintain its buffer. Russia also threatened to use nuclear weap ons if NATO interfered with their annexation of Ukrainian territories.  Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, compared the present sit uation to the Cuban Missile Crisis because Russia is threatened by West ern weapons in Ukraine.

However, the US and NATO believe Russia’s security concerns are histor ical paranoia that do not justify their invasion. Here, the US forgot the most important lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which was to “empathize with your enemy”. The enemy is not an irrational actor. The enemy has legiti mate reasons for their concern.

Kennedy wrote in Profiles in Cour age, “What happens to the country, to the world, depends on what we do with what others have left us.”

The US has inherited the lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis. Not to heed them can only be described as profiles in ignorance.

A Republican victory Nov. 8 could be the undoing of Social Security and Medicare

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—While watching MSNBC’s “The Beat”, host ed by Ari Melber, I heard something that was truly alarming: Democratic strategist James Carville said if the Republicans win back control of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, as Speaker of the House, is prepared to shut down the govern ment and put Social Security and Medicare on the negotiating table.

If this happens, something far worst than 8.2 percent inflation will confront the country’s seniors: Fixed incomes will be strained to the point of incredulity. Our country’s most vulnerable citizens will be forced to deal with day-to-day survival not seen since the Great Depression.

Presidents Franklin Delano Roo sevelt and Lyndon Baines Johnson were the architects of several social safety net programs that allowed se nior citizens to live out the remaining years of their lives with dignity.

For decades, the Republican Party has sought to underfund what they call “Social Programs.” Recent histo ry will reveal that George W. Bush and Donald J. Trump were quick to give millionaires and billionaires tax breaks that cost the taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars. They showed little concern for deficit spend ing when it benefitted the wealthy. However, when the issue of securing some of the most vulnerable mem bers of society comes up, Republicans turn a cold shoulder and repeat their favorite mantra, “We must end deficit spending.”

The next reason that I am deliver

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ing this urgent message to voters is this: Donald Trump and his army of election deniers are looking to take complete control of a Republican Party that has turned a deaf ear to Trump’s fascist, racist, sexist and zenophobic bigotry. His followers—as the January 6th attack on the citadel of American Democracy demonstrated—care noth ing for the rule of law.

Make no mistake about it, Trump ism is all about subverting democracy and giving unbridled power to some of the most hate-filled bigots since the halcyon days of the Klu Klux Klan. Trump and his “cultist” followers intend to turn the clock backward to a time when black and brown people were marginalized and disenfran chised. They will go to any lengths to suppress the vote and to intimidate voters who disagree with their diabol ical tactics.

Two other times in U.S. history, during the Civil War and the 1940’s with the rise of Hitler’s Nazi Germany, our union was tested. When Donald Trump lost an election that his own advisers told him was fair and devoid of widespread fraud, his minions, listening to his lies and conspiracy theories, are now actively working to undermine the election results if they

don’t win.

It is not hyperbole to say that Trump and his followers are creating an existential threat to our American Democracy. The only way to stop them is to stand up to them with your vote. A recent NBC poll suggested that 78 percent of Republicans are excited about voting; that number is only 68 percent for Democrats. Conclusion: Trump’s people are planning to vote in droves—even though they decep tively claim that our election system is rigged.

If you want to halt Trump’s very organized efforts to undermine Amer ican democracy, please consider doing the following: 1. Read this article twice and research the facts to deter mine whether they are true. 2. Call at least 10 family members and friends and ask them to vote and take oth ers to the polls. 3. Ask your pastor to read the contents of this article to the congregation during services before election day. 4. Donate to candidates who have demonstrated that they re spect our inclusive democracy and the rule of law. 5. Please do something to reverse this growing tide of fascism in America. Remember the exhortation of our great, slain leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speaking to each of us, he said: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” A word to the wise is sufficient.

May God continue to bless America and our troubled world!  (Michael Grant is the former president of the National Bankers Association)

Georgia is ground zero for democracy

Like so many of us right now, I’ve got Georgia on my mind.

As I write this, I’ve just gotten back from meeting with Black ministers who are working nonstop to get out the vote across the state. And with good reason, because there’s just no other way to say it—Georgia is ground zero for the future of our democracy in this midterm election.

Control of the Senate could hinge on whether Rev. Raphael Warnock can keep his Senate seat or is defeated by Herschel Walker, a familiar former athlete who has become a far-right extremist. Depending on who gains a Senate majority, the rest of the Biden-Harris administration agenda is either on track or dead on arrival in Congress.

The governor’s race features an in cumbent MAGA diehard, Brian Kemp, versus Stacey Abrams. I have written about Stacey and our decades-long friendship before. No one is more committed to civil rights and greater opportunity for Georgians than Stac ey. Reelecting Kemp would be a disas ter: not just for Georgians, but for a country in which MAGA schemers are looking to capture as many states as possible to advance their reactionary agenda.

Kemp’s record is appalling. In a state with a large share of uninsured Black Americans, including high numbers of Black children, Kemp has refused

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to expand Medicaid so that more Georgians could have health care. He signed a law making it easier for just about anybody, including dangerous white supremacists, to carry concealed weapons. His administration has cut state contracts with Black businesses, and is responsible for denying unem ployment claims for twice as many Black workers as White workers. Kemp recently signed an anti-choice law so extreme that women who have miscarriages could be arrested. Wom en who terminate pregnancies could be charged with murder.

The MAGA folks in Georgia know the coalition of Black voters and young voters who made history in 2020 won’t vote for this agenda. Those voters changed the course of the nation when they went for Joe Biden and Senate candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. The MAGA Far Right went crazy, and they made Georgia the home of some of the worst voter-suppression laws in the coun try since the original Jim Crow. One of those even made it illegal to give

snacks and water to voters waiting in long lines.  All of that was for one reason: to stop people, mostly Black people, from voting in the next big election. And that election is now.

We can’t stand by and let that hap pen. Black voters have the power to decide the election in Georgia, which will probably decide the future of our country in some ways we can predict and others we can’t. This is especially true for Black men, who still don’t vote in the high percentages Black women do. Black men in Georgia have to come out to the polls this year.

It doesn’t surprise me that once again, Georgia is so central to Black American history. It has been that way for as long as we’ve had a histo ry. Every time I visit, I’m moved by it. That sense of a momentous past is everywhere, mixed with the New South energy that makes the state such a unique place. Meeting with Georgians this time, I could feel the deep commitment to moving the state forward instead of back. That fills me with hope.

The eyes of the country—and even the world—are on Georgia this fall, and I believe Georgia will make us proud.

(Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and Professor of the Practice at the University of Pennsylvania.)

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Highmark Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, has work-at-home Director, Portfolio Delivery & Operations position (w/ability to telecommute w/approp. telecommuting sys.; remote worksite must be w/in commuting distance of Pittsburgh, PA for weekly trips to corp. office) responsible for overseeing portfolio delivery team & trckng overall prfrmnc of tech. prjct portfolio to ensure prjcts are on-track & delivered w/in scope, schedule, & budget. Apply at https://careers.highmarkhealth. org, using keyword “ J210848”.

SENIOR PRICING ANALYST

Evoqua Water Technologies LLC seeks a Senior Pricing Analyst This is a work-from-home position that will be responsible for planning and organizing analytics and control data related to Evoqua OEM and aftermarket products as well as working directly with various stakeholders including General Managers, Commercial/Sales teams, Procurement, manufacturing Engineers and R&D to create effective pricing strategies. Apply at https://careers.evoqua.com, ##32569 EOEM/F/D/V

STEEL VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT LISTING

Full-time Professional Teaching Position: Opening for Speech and Language teacher. Speech and Language Pathologist PK-12 Certification required. Send letter of interest, resume, standard application, transcripts, current clearances and credentials to hrsupport@steelvalleysd.org. Deadline noon on November 11, 2022. EOE

SOUTH FAYETTE TWP. SCHOOL DISTRICT is seeking a HIGH SCHOOL MATH SUBSTITUTE TEACHER Deadline 4:00 PM, November 4, 2022 The position is available January 10, 2023 Complete job description and directions on how to apply are available at: www.southfayette.org

SOUTH FAYETTE TWP. SCHOOL DISTRICT is seeking a HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER Complete job descriptions and directions on how to apply are available at: www.southfayette.org Applications must be received by 4:00 PM November 10, 2022

LEGAL ADVERTISING Legal Notices

Estate of EUGENE CLAIR COLEMAN Deceased, of Bridgeville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, No. 02-22-06820, Rosanne C. Rodgers, Executor, 305 Rosewood Drive, McDonald, PA 15057 or to EMILY H. HAMMEL, Atty BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC. 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017

Estate of MR. ROBERT CORADI Deceased of 220 Sonni Lane, McKees Rocks, PA 15136, Estate No.: 02-22-06606, Ms. Kristin Coradi, Administrator, c/o Max C. Feldman, Esquire and the Law Office of Max C. Feldman, 1322 Fifth Avenue, Coraopolis, Pa 15108

Estate of DILLON, WILLIAM DANIEL AKA DILLION, W. DANIEL, Deceased, of Ross Township, No. 06795 of 2022, Sean D. Dillion, 2732 Meadowcrest CT. Wexford, PA 15090, Admin., or to Michael J. Saldamarco, ESQ. STE. 100, 908 Perry HWY. Pittsburgh, PA 15229

Estate of JACK H. DRENNING Deceased, Estate No. 02-22-06611 Late of the City of Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Brian Jack Lowery, Executor c/o 3939 West Ridge Road, Suite B-27, Erie, PA 16506, Attorney: James L. Morgan, Esquire, 3939 West Ridge Road, Suite B-27, Erie, PA 16506

Estate of CATHERINE I. HETZER, Deceased of Moon Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, No. 02-22-06642, Raymond R. Hetzer, Jr., Executor, 119 McClafferty Lane, Moon Township, PA 15108 or to TODD A. FULLER, Atty; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC., 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017

In the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny, Orphan’s Court Division, Estate of LINDA KASPEROWSKI, deceased, Case No. 6707 of 2022: Notice is hereby given that on October 14, 2022 the Will of Linda Kasperowski was admitted to probate and Brielle Reed was appointed Executrix thereof. The last address of the said Linda Kasperowski was 221 13th Street, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, 15215. Attorney Peter B. Lewis, 928 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, (412) 586-6153.

In the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny, Orphan’s Court Division, Estate of MARLENE KOEHLER deceased, Case No. 6709 of 2022: Notice is hereby given that on October 14, 2022 a Petition was filed by Brielle Reed to terminate the interests of the heirs and devisees of Marlene Koehler in the real estate located at 221 13th Street, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, 15215, and determine that fee simple title is vested in Brielle Reed.Attorney Peter B. Lewis, 928 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, (412) 586-6153.

Estate of RUTH ANN STEFANIAK, Deceased of Mt. Lebanon Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, No. 02-22-06639, Deborah L. Nicklaus, Executor, 6730 22nd Avenue N, Suite G, St. Petersburg, FL 33710 or to TODD A. FULLER, Atty; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC., 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017

In the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny, Orphan’s Court Division, Estate of JAMES M. VEATCH, deceased, Case No. 6696 of 2022: Notice is hereby given that on October 14, 2022 a Petition was filed by Cheryl M. Veatch to terminate the interests of the heirs and devisees of James M. Veatch, Sr. in the real estate located at 240 Kirk Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15227 and determine that fee simple title is vested in Cheryl M. Veatch. Attorney Peter B. Lewis, 928 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, (412) 586-6153.

In the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny, Orphan’s Court Division, Estate of DORIS LOUISE WORTHY deceased, Case No. 4994 of 2022: Notice is hereby given that on August 1, 2022 a Petition was filed by Michelle R. Worthy to terminate the interests of the heirs and devisees of Doris Louise Worthy in the real estate located at 1311 Grotto Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206 and determine that fee simple title is vested in Michelle R. Worthy. Attorney Peter B. Lewis, 928 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, (412) 586-6153.

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED FY 2023 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM UTILITY ALLOWANCES AND PAYMENT STANDARDS

Pursuant to the regulations 24 CFR 982.517 and 24 CFR 982.503, the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) has completed its annual review and update of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Utility Allowance Schedules and Payment Standard Charts. The proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 HCV Utility Allowance Schedules and Payment Standard Charts are available for review and comment from Sunday, October 30, 2022 to Tuesday, November 29, 2022 on the HACP website: www.hacp.org.

Written comments on the FY 2023 HCV Utility Allowance Schedules and Payment Standard Charts must be addressed to “Attention: FY 2023 HCV Utility Allowance Schedules and Payment Standard Charts” at the HACP Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Department, 200 Ross Street, 6th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, and must be received by the close of business (5:00 pm) on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.

Public hearings to receive public comments on the proposed FY 2023 HCV Utility Allowance Schedules and Payment Standard Charts will be held on Wednesday November 30, 2022 at 11:00 am and 6:00 pm. via Zoom. The Zoom meeting information can be accessed at www.hacp.org.

For questions regarding the proposed FY 2023 HCV Utility Allowance Schedules and Payment Standard Charts, please contact Marsha Grayson at 412-456-5000 extension 3105.

Persons with disabilities requiring assistance or alternative formats, or wishing to submit comments in alternative formats can contact the Disability Compliance Office at 412-456-5282, extension 4; TTY 412-456-5282.

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH PUBLIC NOTICE OF REVISED HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN

In accordance with federal law and regulation, the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) is revising its Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Administrative Plan. The proposed revisions to the HCV Administrative Plan are available for review and comment from Sunday, October 30, 2022 to Tuesday, November 29, 2022 on the HACP website: www.hacp.org. To review the HCV Administrative Plan in its current form, please visit https://hacp.org/about/public -information/.

Written comments on the proposed revisions must be addressed to “Attention: HACP HCV Administrative Plan” at the HACP Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Department, 200 Ross Street, 6th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, and must be received by the close of business (5:00 pm) on Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Public hearings to receive public comments on the proposed revisions to the HCV Administrative Plan will be held on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 11:00 am and 6:00 pm. via Zoom. The Zoom meeting information can be accessed at www.hacp.org.

For questions regarding the HCV Administrative Plan proposed revisions, please contact Marsha Grayson at 412-456-5000 extension 3105.

Persons with disabilities requiring assistance or alternative formats, or wishing to submit comments in alternative formats can contact the Disability Compliance Office at 412-456-5282, extension 4; TTY 412-456-5282.

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR CELL TOWER CONSULTANT RFP#250-27-22

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby request proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s):

CELL TOWER CONSULTANT RFP#250-27-22

The documents will be available no later than October 24, 2022 and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until: 10:00 AM on November 15, 2022. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will only be accepting physical proposals dropped off in person from 8:00 AM until the closing time of 10:00 AM on November 15, 2022 in the lobby of 100 Ross St. Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Proposals may be uploaded to the Authority’s online submission site, the link is accessible via the HACP website and within the RFP. Sealed proposals may still be mailed via USPS at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 100 Ross Street 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Parties or individuals interested in responding may download a copy of the Solicitation from the Business Opportunities page of www.HACP.org.

Questions or inquiries should be directed to:

Mr. James Harris Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Legal Department 100 Ross Street 2nd Floor, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-643-2915

A pre-submission meeting will be held via Zoom meeting; on November 3, 2022. Please see meeting information below:

Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 862 2403 7056 Passcode: 765825 +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation. HACP has revised their website. As part of those revisions, vendors must now register and log-in, in order to view and download IFB/ RFPs documentation.

Caster D. Binion, Executive Director Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh

ADVERTISING Bids/Proposals

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR CONSTABLE SERVICES AUTHORITY WIDE

RFP#250-26-22

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby requests bids from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s):

CONSTABLE SERVICES AUTHORITY WIDE RFP#250-26-22

The documents will be available no later than October 24, 2022 and signed, sealed bids will be accepted until 9:00 AM on November 15, 2022 The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will only be accepting physical bids dropped off in person from 8:00 AM until the closing time of 9:00 AM on November 15, 2022 in the lobby of 100 Ross St. Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Bids may be uploaded to the Authority’s online submission site, the link is accessible via the HACP website and within the IFB Sealed bids may still be mailed via USPS at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 100 Ross Street 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Parties or individuals interested in responding may download a copy of the Solicitation from the Business Opportunities page of www.HACP.org.

Questions or inquiries should be directed to:

Mr. James Harris Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 100 Ross Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-643-2915

A pre-submission meeting will be held via Zoom meeting; on November 3, 2022 at 9:00 A.M. Please see meeting information below:

Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 828 8325 9866 Passcode: 232843 +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.

HACP has revised their website. As part of those revisions, vendors must now register and log-in, in order to view and download IFB/ RFPs documentation.

Caster D. Binion, Executive Director Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh

HACP

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Site visits may be scheduled by contacting Carter Swegman

Time/Date/Location for Proposals: 12:00 PM EDT, Tuesday, November 29, 2022 David L. Lawrence Convention Center 1000 Ft Duquesne Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15222 cswegman@pittsburghcc.com

INVITATION TO BID

Mon Valley Initiative is seeking proposals from qualified contractors for the renovation and conversion of the former First United Presbyterian Church, 724 Parker Ave., Braddock, PA 15104, into eight apartment units. The scope of work to be completed for this project is detailed in the Bid package, available at Dodge Reports, Builder’s Exchange, and PennBid. Bids will be submitted through the PennBid portal. The cost for printed copies of the bid documents is the responsibility of the bidder.

The General Construction Contract includes all architectural, structural, MEP, fire protection, data and telecommunication work.

Work shall include: Partitioning the space into eight apartments. The ground floor will be split up into four apartments, with common areas for laundry and electrical demark. The main floor will be split into three apart ments with two common entries. The existing loft will also be renovated into an apartment, with a new stair to the tower above the kitchen. The existing walls, stairs and structural components will be used to the greatest extent possible. The sanctuary space will be left intact, with an infill floor at the raked seating area. The pipe organ will be left in place. New residential style HVAC split units will be installed at each apartment. New plumbing will be installed. Existing historic lighting fixtures will be integrated into a new electrical system. Fire protection must be added to meet the 2015 codes and allow for a reduction in fire ratings between apartments. Exterior brick pointing will be necessary for extensive portions of the building. The slate tile roof will remain. An area of low-sloped roof on the South side of the building will be replaced. Existing wood gutters will need to be replaced. Historic detailing must be kept to the largest extent possible, including the stained glass. Civil engineering will be performed by others under separate contract.

Bid Information:

Pre-bid meetings will be held on Nov. 10, 2022 from 1 to 5 p.m. and Nov. 11, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 724 Parker Ave. Braddock, PA 15104. Bids are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022 in the manner set forth in the bid documents.

Bids will be publicly opened on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022 at 12 noon at 303 E. 8th Ave. Homestead, PA 15120.

Compliance is required: With the Davis-Bacon Act and other Federal Labor Standard Provisions; Title VI and other applicable provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Department of Labor Equal Opportunity Clause (41 CFR 60 – 1.4); Section 109 of the Housing & Community Development Act of 1974; Executive Order 11625 (Utilization of Minority Business Enterprise); Executive Order 12138 (Utilization of Female Business Enterprise); in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Allegheny County MBE/WBE Program enacted July, 1981, which sets forth goals of 13 percent Minority and 2 percent Female Business Enterprise; and the Allegheny County Ordinance #6867-12, setting forth goals of 5 percent Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.

Further, notice is hereby given that this is a Section 3 Project under the Housing & Urban Development Act of 1968, (as amended) and must to the greatest extent feasible, utilize lower-income residents for employment and training opportunities and Section 3 Business concerns and all contracts and subcontracts for this project shall contain the “Section 3 Clause” as set forth in 24 CFR, Part 135.38. Moreover, compliance is required by the prime contractor and all subcontractors with the Federal General Conditions included in the contract documents between the County of Allegheny through its Department of Economic Development and the operating agency. These Federal General Conditions are to be incorporated by reference into all construction contracts between operating agency and contractor, contractor and subcontractor(s), and subcontractor(s) and lower tiered subcontractor(s).

For more information, contact Dave Yargeau at (412) 464-4000 ext. 4004 or dyargeau@monvalleyinitiative.com or John Bachetti at (412)464-4000 ext. 4028 or jbachetti@monvalleyinitiative.com.

LEGAL AD REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services recently issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Mobile Competency Restoration and Support Team County to provide necessary behavioral health services for persons assessed as being incompetent to stand trial. Due Date: 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 21. For more details and submission information, visit: www.alleghenycounty.us/Human -Services/Resources/Doing -Business/Solicitations-(RFP/ RFQ/RFI).aspx.

Erin Dalton Director

THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH

Sealed bids will be received in the Bellefield Avenue Lobby, Administration Building, 341 South Bellefield Avenue until 11:00 A.M. prevailing time November 22, 2022 and will be opened at the same hour in the administration building cafeteria:

RIDING TRACTOR

General Information regarding bids may be obtained at the Purchasing Office, 341 South Bellefield Avenue, RM 349 Pittsburgh, PA 15213. The bid documents are available on the School District’s Purchasing web site at: www.pghschools.org

Click on Our Community; Bid Opportunities; Purchasing - under Quick Links.

The Board of Public Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or select a single item from any

ALLEGHENY COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY LEGAL NOTICE

CONTRACT NO. 1752

REPAIRS TO FLUID BED INCINERATOR NO. 1 Sealed Bids for CONTRACT NO. 1752 – Repairs to Fluid Bed Incinerator No. 1 shall be received at the Engineering Department office of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, 3300 Preble Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15233, until 11:00 A.M., Prevailing Time, Friday, December 2, 2022 and then shall be publicly opened and read. A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held in person on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 10:00 A.M., Prevailing Time.

ALCOSAN encourages businesses owned and operated by minorities and women to submit bids on Authority Contracts or to participate as subcontractors or suppliers to successful Bidders. Successful Bidders are to use minority and women’s businesses to the fullest extent possible.

Contract Documents may be examined and obtained at the Engineering office of the Authority. A non-refundable fee of One hundred dollars ($100) (no cash or credit cards will be accepted) will be charged for each set of Contract Documents received. Bid Security shall be furnished by providing with the Bid a Certified Check or Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the Bid Price. Contract documents must be purchased directly from ALCOSAN to qualify as an eligible bidder.

Any questions regarding the Contract Technical Specifications should be directed to Jeffrey S. Mazza, P.E., ALCOSAN, via email at Jeffrey.Mazza@alcosan.org .

Any questions regarding the Purchase of Contract Bidding Documents should be directed to Kathleen P. Uniatowski, ALCOSAN, via email at contract.clerks@alcosan.org.

The Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in any bid and to accept any bid should it be deemed in the interest of the Authority to do so.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY Kimberly Kennedy, P.E. Director of Engineering and Construction