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Kamala Harris hosts exclusive in-person interview with the Courier She’s proud to invest in clean water for minority communities; says ‘Allegheny County voters’ reason why ‘I am the Vice President’

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer

Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, spent about 10 minutes on Tuesday, Feb. 20, speaking to a crowd of supporters at the Kingsley Association in East Liberty, adamant about replacing lead pipes in Pittsburgh, the state of Pennsylvania, and all around the country, in the fight for clean water, free of toxins.

To a hail of applause, Harris announced that $5.8 billion in funding, including more than $200 million specifically for Pennsylvania, was being allotted for clean water infrastructure from President Joe Biden's Investing in America agenda. The announcement brought the total amount of clean water funding announced

by the Environmental Protection Agency from President Biden's Infrastructure Law to $22 billion. Overall, the Infrastructure Law will invest over $50 billion in total to upgrade America's water infrastructure, the largest investment in clean water in American history.

But then, the U.S.' first woman vice president, and first Black woman vice president, made her way to the second floor of the Kingsley Association building to speak exclusively with the New Pittsburgh Courier.

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Pittsburgh’s African American Heritage Day Parade is no more Funding cut, but memories will remain over its more than 30 years in operation

THE START OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY PARADE IN MANCHESTER IN 2018. THE COURIER HAS LEARNED THE PARADE WILL BE DISCONTINUED.

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You name the Black organization, and somehow, someway, they had an involvement with the African American Heritage Day Parade, which had been in existence since

Harvey Adams and Doris M. Carson started it all in 1987, but as of 2024, is no more.

The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned exclusively that the collective of people who are in charge of making the mostly-annual parade

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Shattering the glass ceiling at the National Baptist Convention

by Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware For Word In Black

A woman was the first to carry the good news that Jesus Christ was alive and no longer in his tomb. But women have largely been excluded from religious leadership for centuries without denominational or credal distinction —and that’s in spite of the fact that women outnumber men in offering their spiritual, emotional, and financial support to congregations.

So the shot was heard around the world on January 23, as the word went out that Rev. Dr. Gina Marcia Stewart was preaching for the National Baptist Convention of the United States. Stewart is the first woman to preach at the convention.

And, as the saying goes, she preached the horn off the Billy goat.

With her extraordinarily Baptist delivery, she had the attention of everyone within hearing range.

“At the heart of the message lies the pivotal point. Pilate asked the right and crucial question,” Stewart tells Word In Black of her sermon. “‘What shall I do, then, with Jesus?’ Despite his pursuit of clarity and consensus, he arrived at the wrong answer.

His actions and choices led to a regrettable outcome.”

But the actions of Claudia, Pilate’s wife, show us the importance of listening to women. Previously “a silent, nameless observer,” Claudia “spoke up for Jesus and came to Jesus’ defense,” Stewart says.

Stewart’s achievement isn’t just a footnote in religious history—it’s just the latest “first” of women taking their rightful place in a house of worship.

Let’s take a stroll down memory lane, but not too far back. In 1819, Rev. Jarena Lee got the nod from AME founder Rev. Richard Allen to preach, making a crack in that stained glass ceiling.

Fast forward to 1884, and Julie Rosewald became America’s first female cantor. The timeline ticks on: in 1909, the Church of God in Cleveland, Tennessee, began ordaining women; Bishop Ida B. Robinson took the helm of the Mount Sinai Holy Church of America in 1924; and in 1964, Addie Elizabeth Davis broke new ground in the Southern Baptist Convention, a decision that sadly backpedaled in 2000.

A decade later, in 1974,

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DR. GINA MARCIA STEWART. COURTESY PHOTO Katie Cannon became the first Black woman to be ordained in the United Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Then, in 1984, Leontine Kelly became the first Black female bishop of a major religious denomination in the U.S. by the United Methodist Church in San Francisco; Sister Cora Billings became the first Black nun to lead a U.S. parish in Richmond, Virginia, in 1990; Lia Bass was ordained as the first Latin-American female rabbi and the first Brazilian woman rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York in 2001; and Ava Muhammad became the first female minister in the Nation of Islam in 1998, leading one of the country’s largest mosques in Atlanta, Georgia.

Now, the peculiarity of it all is that the “firsts” continue in 2024, with Stewart’s pulpit glass ceiling moment.

When Stewart encouraged and admonished listeners to “Be like Claudia and speak up for Jesus,” the entire place went up in a shout.

“The prophetic and profound sermon preached

by Dr. Stewart was trivocal and didactic. She tore down the mantle of exclusivity that plagues our churches and this nation,” says Rev. Stephanie M. Atkins, AME pastor, First Episcopal District. “It reminded me of the words of Sojourner Truth in her speech, ‘Ain’t I a Woman,’: ‘Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman. Man had nothing to do with that.’”

Atkins adds that “Dr. Stewart’s preachment came from God and a woman! We should not be the same after hearing such verity.”

And there was more.

“God will open doors no man can shut. We saw that with the anointed, powerful, masterful, Master-filled preaching of Dr. Stewart, says Rev. Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook, the first woman president of the Hampton Ministers Conference and the first Black woman pastor of the American Baptist Churches USA. “She’s a woman who not only walks through these doors God has opened, but she holds them open so others can follow. I’m so thankful to God, and so proud of our sister,” Cook says, adding that Stewart is not only the first woman to preach at the National Baptist Convention but also the first woman leader of the Lott

Carey Convention, an international Christian missionary organization named after Lott Carey, a freed Black man who became a missionary in Liberia, West Africa, in the early 19th century.

Some watched Stewart preach alone, while others gathered with fellow clergy.

“I watched in sheer delight as I witnessed Dr. Stewart make history with a digital congregation of sister and brother clergy from across the nation, says Dr. Anika Wilson Brown, lead pastor of Union Temple Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. “We hollered as we huddled around our screen sanctuaries with our virtual victory dances as she preached prophetically.”

Wilson Brown says Stewart “stood ten-toesdown in her pumps, challenging systems of patriarchy, heteronormativity, and other forms of oppression that are very present in the pulpit and pews of the church—while simultaneously championing us toward a hope for a more just future where we are all both seen and valued.”

And as a new pastor, Wilson Brown says Stewart made her feel “inspired and empowered to continue to stand in the face of the Westernized patriarchal systems that are embedded within the culture and subconscious of the church.”

She’s not the only one encouraged to stand boldly.

“Every human is born of a woman. She is the matriarch of human understanding,” says Queen Shic, singer, mother, and teacher extraordinaire.

“Women are not the backbone of the church. They are the church. Without their voices being heard, the church becomes inefficacious.”

Stewart’s part of a future where the question isn’t who can lead us, but how we can lead together. And for those who don’t believe a woman can lead in this way, in her January 28 sermon at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, Dr. Carolyn Knight, esteemed professor and preacher, referenced the entire event and the biases that made it a spectacle.

Her response to the powers-that-be was clear: “Boy, bye! Miss me with that!

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1933—Song stylist and activist Nina Simone is born Eunice Waymon in Tryon, N.C. She was a child prodigy who was playing the piano by age 4.

She had numerous songs to her credit, but one of the most memorable was “Mississippi Goddam” which was composed as a protest against the terrorist bombing of a Black church in Birmingham, Ala., which resulted in the deaths of four little Black girls. Simone, often referred to as the High Priestess of Soul, died in France on April 21, 2003.

1965—The most prominent Black nationalist of the 20th century, Malcolm X, is assassinated on this day in Harlem, N.Y.’s Audubon Ballroom while giving a speech which was to issue a call for Black unity. Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Neb., on May 19, 1925, he graduated at the top of his high school class but had his dream of becoming a lawyer crushed when a teacher told him that was “not realistic for a Nigger.”

He gradually drifted into the underworlds of first Boston and then New York where he became a drug dealer and gangster known as “Detroit Red.” He was friends with comedian and upcoming star Redd Foxx who at the time was known as “Chicago Red.” Malcolm was arrested and jailed for robbery at age 20. While in prison he converted to the Nation of Islam and after his release in 1952, he became the leading force building the group into a major national organization. He was a brilliant orator and organizer as well as a fierce opponent of racism, imperialism and the non-violent approach to combating the nation’s evils. But disagreements with Nation of Islam founder Elijah Muhammad led to a split. He then formed the Organization for Afro-American Unity. However, 11 months after his split with the Nation of Islam he was assassinated. Many in the Black community felt the New York City police and the FBI played a role in his death. But three man associated with the Nation of Islam were tried and convicted of his murder.

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1950—Basketball legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving is born in Roosevelt, N.Y. He was the most dominant NBA player of his era. The former Philadelphia 76’er was 6’7”, 210 pounds.

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1868—Dr. W.E.B. DuBois is born William Edward Burghardt DuBois in Great Barrington, Mass. DuBois can easily qualify as Black America’s leading scholar and intellectual of the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was also an educator and social activist fighting tirelessly against racial injustice and U.S. imperialism. He started the NAACP’s influential “Crisis” magazine.

He organized what many consider the First Pan African Congress. (Actually, it was the second. The first took place in 1900.) However, in his later years DuBois became increasingly frustrated with American racism, injustice and hypocritical brand of democracy.

He turned to socialism around 1927 and despaired of the NAACP’s legalistic approach to obtaining rights for Blacks. He nevertheless authored several influential books including “The Souls of Black Folks.” He coined the phrase ‘talented tenth” to describe what he believed would have to be a class of educated and skilled Blacks who would have to lead the race out of its oppression. DuBois finally went into self-imposed exile in the West African nation of Ghana saying, “In my own country for nearly a century I have been nothing but a Nigger.” He died in Ghana’s capital, Accra, on Aug. 27, 1963. He was 95.

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1864—Rebecca Lee Crumbler becomes the first African American woman to receive a medical degree.

Born in 1833, she graduated from the New England Female Medical College.

Prior to becoming a doctor, she had worked as a nurse in Massachusetts for more than six years.

1868—The U.S. House of Representatives voted 126 to 47 to impeach President Andrew Johnson. Johnson had run afoul of a group of pro-Black legislators known as the Radical Republicans because of his opposition to full citizenship rights for former slaves.

He survived being ousted as president by one vote in the U.S. Senate.

As far as historical speculation goes, it would have been much better for Black rights and the course of Black history if Johnson had been ousted.

His opposition to full rights, including

voting rights, for Blacks helped lay the foundation for the un-doing of Reconstruction and the many gains Blacks had made during that period.

1966—Kwame Nkrumah is ousted in a military coup as president of the West African nation of Ghana. This was another event which changed the course of Black history for the worse. Nkrumah, educated at the predominantly Black Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, had been a major intellectual and pragmatic force for Pan-Africanism and worldwide Black unity. From the time he became the first president of Ghana in March 1957, he had worked tirelessly for international Black advance and world peace.

His ouster left a void which after 40 years has not been filled by any other African leader. Nkrumah died in 1972.

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1851—The first Black Women’s Rights Convention is held in Akron, Ohio. The keynote speaker was anti-slavery activist Sojourner Truth.

1966—Constance Baker Motley becomes the first African American woman appointed to a federal judgeship. She takes the bench in the Southern District of New York. Motley was a major civil rights hero helping win several important cases during the 1950s and ‘60s. Among the cases was the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, which desegregated the nation’s schools. She worked for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and helped Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in several of his legal battles.

Born in 1921 in New Haven, Conn., Motley died in 2006.

1980—Black Entertainment Television, the first Black owned company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, begins broadcasting from its headquarters in Washington, D.C. While still Black programmed, BET is now owned by media conglomerate Viacom.

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1920—Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) founds the first nationally organized celebration of Black American history (then called Negro History Week), which was first celebrated on this day in 1926. Woodson scheduled the week to coincide with the birthdays of Civil War President Abraham Lincoln and Black abolitionist Frederick Douglass. However, in 1976, Negro History Week was expanded into the current day Black History Month. For his efforts in promoting knowledge of Black historical achievements Woodson became known as the “Father of Black History.”

In explaining the need for the celebration, Woodson once said, “Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.”

1964—Heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay changes his name to Muhammad Ali after rejecting Christianity and joining the Elijah Muhammad-led Nation of Islam.

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1748—This is the probable birth date of Prince Hall—the “Father of Black Masons.” Hall was a veteran of America’s war of independence from England, founder of the first African-American Masonic lodges and one of the most prominent Black leaders of his era. The charter for the first Black Masonic lodge was granted on Sept. 29, 1784. It was known as African Lodge #459 of Boston.

1869—Congress adopts the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution making it illegal for the U.S. government or any state to “deny or abridge” the right to vote “on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.” This was one of the socalled “Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th & 15th)” which essentially ended slavery, made Blacks full U.S. citizens and guaranteed the right to vote.

1872—Charlotte E. Ray graduates from the Howard University Law School becoming the first Black female lawyer in the United States. It also appears that she was the third female lawyer of any race. She was admitted to the Washington, D.C., bar the same year she graduated.

But racism and sexism prevented her from making a living as a lawyer in the nation’s capital, so she moved to New York and got a job with the Brooklyn school system.

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A Celebration of Brilliance Dr. Mary Lee Brady-Atkins inducted into Westinghouse High School Wall of Fame

THE WALL OF FAME INDUCTION PLAQUE FOR DR. MARY LEE BRADY-ATKINS, AT WESTINGHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL.

Thursday, February 8, 2024, was a humongous day in the City of Pittsburgh, at Westinghouse High School, and in the life of Dr. Mary Lee Brady-Atkins. The oldest living descendant of Sally Hemings, who was born on May 11, 1928, and at age 95, was recognized for her “extraordinary works” and “unforgettable life” during a ceremony at her alma mater, Westinghouse.

After high school, Dr. Brady-Atkins studied chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh and graduated in 1950 from the university’s School of Arts and Sciences. She went on to earn her Master’s Degree in Social Work in 1952 and Ph.D. in 1955, both at Smith College.

She taught in the field of psychology at Michigan State University for 51

years, and according to the City of Pittsburgh’s Proclamation, “has inspired and touched countless generations of students and scholars.” The Michigan State University Board of Trustees appointed her Professor Emeritus, and she received the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award from Pitt’s African American Alumni Council. Among the speakers at Westinghouse were Pittsburgh First Lady Michelle Gainey, Emmy-Award winning filmmaker Emmai Alaquiva, and PPS Superintendent Dr. Wayne Walters.

February 8, 2024, was officially Dr. Mary Elizabeth Hemings Butler Lee Brady-Atkins Day in the City of Pittsburgh, and now, she’s in the Westinghouse Academy High School Wall of Fame.

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Black Fathers In this month’s Take Care of Your Health Today (TCYHT), we’re focusing on the critical parenting role of Black fathers, including the support they need to pass along their own confidence and resilience to their children.

Engaged Black fathers are supremely important to their children’s health and well-being long after the children grow into adults.

Joining us with insight on this health topic is Carlos T. Carter, President & CEO of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh TCYHT: Carlos, fatherhood has been an area of focus for the Urban League. Please share with us some of this history as well as recent efforts.

CARLOS: Core to our mission is empowering families and communities, which includes a strong commitment to supporting fathers. Since our inception 106 years ago, we’ve worked to remove barriers and connect men to jobs, housing, and opportunities to achieve economic self-reliance.

For example, in the 1960s, our local Urban League was part of the coalition that worked to create Operation Dig. This initiative was the first large-scale construction apprenticeship program in Pittsburgh aimed to provide jobs for Black men.

The Urban League in Pittsburgh also has a long and proud history of being part of the struggle to help Black men who’ve been incarcerated regain their seat at the table of life.

Today, the Urban League supports Black men via our three Family Support Centers in Duquesne, Northview Heights, and the East End. At each of these locations, we work to connect Black men to job opportunities and remove barriers to their success. We’ve also worked with the Department of Human Services and their fatherhood initiatives to support Black men and their families. We’ve also partnered with MAD DADS. Given that Black men are not celebrated enough, we’ve hosted events where Black fathers are honored and appreciated.

We’ve seen fathers moved to tears over these acts of love and appreciation from our team members, as many have not had people appreciate their contributions.

Finally, in the spirit of Frederick Douglas who said, “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men,” we’ve invested in our young men through our Black Male Leadership Development Institute (BMLDI).

Through partnership with Slippery Rock University, TriState Capital Bank, and other community partners and mentors, we build upon these young Black men’s strengths and empower them to be career-ready, civically engaged, and empowered leaders who are changemakers in their communities.

TCYHT: That’s impressive! Where do you see opportunities for new research that focuses on Black fatherhood? What are some of the key questions that researchers need to answer?

CARLOS: Black fathers are often demonized by the “deadbeat” narrative, which makes it important to continue to provide data that changes that falsehood. We need this data to be elevated to help tell the whole and truthful story about Black fathers.

We need to empower researchers and community members alike to elevate and communicate the

CARLOS T. CARTER good reputation of Black fathers. We also need to explore more deeply methods to remove barriers to elevate Black fathers’ health and life expectancy, which is among the worst in our country.

TCYHT: What are some promising programs and policies related to fatherhood that the Urban League would like to establish here in Pittsburgh?

CARLOS: We’re actively seeking increased financial support for our BMLDI program (as mentioned earlier), which has created many great leaders in the Pittsburgh region and beyond. It’s important to invest in our young men before they become fathers.

We’re also interested in launching a local version of one of our sister affiliates’ programs that’s focused on workforce development needs for Black men. Given our region’s high unemployment and disenfranchisement of Black men, this is particularly important. A 2020 study from the University of Milwaukee showed that in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, Black men between the ages of 2554 had an unemployment rate of 33 percent. Young Black men between 16 and 24 who were not employed and not in school logged in at 21 percent. What’s more, the Black male median annual earnings (adjusted for regional cost-ofliving) was $27,122.

These alarming statistics show us that special attention is needed, especially when you consider that men are less likely to seek help or assistance on their own. Black men need very targeted relationship- and trust-building measures to empower them so they can achieve their full potential, which includes economic mobility that will reinvigorate the Black middle class in our region.

TCYHT: Excellent points. What should Black fathers tell their sons about creating economic prosperity for the Black family and elevating sustainable wealth for future generations?

CARLOS: Fathers need to communicate the importance of getting an education, pursuing entrepreneurship, and saving for the future. We need to remind our young men that athletics is not the only way forward. They can be entrepreneurs, doctors, lawyers, tradesmen, scientists, investors—or anything they set their minds to.

It’s important to note that they must be intentional about building wealth. We need to remind them that they don’t have to always work for someone else; they can be their own boss. Most importantly, they need to believe in themselves and know they come from a rich history of great minds and selfmade men. They are more than what the media says about them! Our young Black men are created for greatness and prosperity!

Engaged Black fathers strengthen health of their kids, communities—and themselves.

According to statistics from the CDC, Black fathers are more involved with their kids daily than fathers from other racial groups. About 70 percent of Black dads who live with their kids bathe, dress, change or help their child with the toilet each day, compared with 60 percentpercent of White fathers and 45 percent of Hispanic dads.

These facts go against the racist myth often portrayed in politics, the media, and in higher education: That Black fathers are largely absent and unengaged with their children.

While Black fathers are less likely to marry their children’s mothers than White and Hispanic fathers —a fact that’s often the result structural and systemic racism—they are engaged and generally place a high value on parenting regardless of setting. For example Black fathers may live with their children’s moms or visit regularly. They may provide joint caretaking, as well as financial and inkind support. They may be single custodial fathers or stepfathers, too.

According to Dr. Paula Marie Powe, Researcher, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Pitt, and Medical Director of the Theiss Center for Child and Adolescent Trauma at UPMC, playing with a child is a simple, but powerful act that’s critical to the child’s healthy brain development—especially between ages 1 to 3.

Dr. Powe explains, “When a father is down on the floor playing, wrestling, or read-

DR. PAULA MARIE POWE ing to their toddler, their supportive and responsive engagement is helping their child form attachments and feel secure. They’re teaching their child that his or her needs will be met.”

Engaged play helps to build brains that are schoolready, socially developed, and able to cope. “Fathers offer something unique to their children on a social and emotional realm,” Dr. Powe adds. “The coping and regulation children learn from their dad is slightly different than what they learn from their mom.”

Engagement also benefits fathers. “Playing with your child releases oxytocin, which improves mood,” she says. “The enjoyment you both feel is validating and self-perpetuating, not to mention just plain fun, which can shift a father’s perspective for the better.”

When Dr. Powe was a new clinician, she focused on how to help Black families protect their children’s developing brains from trauma and toxic stress. However, in her clinical practice, she most often saw toddlers with their mothers. “My goal then became how to

bring this message of prevention to Black fathers through research,” she states.

Dr. Powe acknowledges there are barriers that can make it hard for fathers to be engaged. “The father may not live with the mother and there may be gatekeeping issues between them,” she says. “There might be financial or legal custody considerations.

Maybe the father feels he can’t provide for his kids, so he stays away entirely to avoid the emotional toll this takes on him. There could also be barriers that are rooted in racism, such as inequitable incarceration,” she says.

To help fathers overcome these barriers, Dr. Powe has studied what Black fathers need to be the best fathers to their children. “How fathers feel about themselves —their self-image—is hugely important,” says Dr. Powe.

Having a positive self-image depends on many things. Does a father understand the important role he play’s in his child’s healthy development? Can he recognize and rely on the cultural strengths and resilience within Black communities? Is he aware of the toll systemic racism and social inequities have taken on him in areas like employment, education, housing, and health?

Dr. Powe’s research also points to the power of supportive networks that come from family members, friends, and community organizations like Parenting While Black and Healthy

Start Fatherhood, as well as platforms such as Fathers Incorporated, The Dad Gang, Dope Black Dads, and the Dear Fathers.

“Representation matters.

The more we see healthy, happy, and engaged Black dads on social media and in the news, the easier it is to see yourself in that role,” says Dr. Powe. “Positive modeling—along with community and family support systems—serve as a map for navigating the world of Black fatherhood.”

Addressing mental health issues and promoting well-being among Black fathers is also essential for building a strong self-image, as well as fostering positive parent-child relationships and family functioning. “Resilience and depression can co-exist in Black fathers,” reminds Dr. Powe.

To address this, Dr. Powe has recently helped to add a mental health component to the highly successful Parenting While Black initiative.

Black fathers are so important to their children’s lives,” says Dr. Powe. “That will never change. Mothers would certainly agree. Dr. Powe and others’ research confirms that co-parenting with an engaged father gives mom a break and makes her feel she’s not alone on the journey. “When dad is engaged and present, mom can relax a little and tap out,” she says. “That can go a long way in improving communication between the two parents, changing perspectives, and making conflict resolution easier.”

Parenting While Black supports children’s healthy development and parents’ wellness A Pew Research Survey on fatherhood reported that 57% of participants found it more difficult to be a father today than 20 or 30 years ago. Only 9% said being a father is easier, while 32% said it’s about the same. Among dads themselves, 63% said the job is harder now.

There’s no doubt Black parents in the U.S. grapple with distinct challenges due to systemic and structural racism, historical injustices, and ongoing discrimination.

The challenges show up in parents’ concerns about their children’s encounters with police, in biased school systems, in microaggressions, in their dealings with healthcare access, quality, and cost—and with racial stereotypes portrayed in the media.

Research from the University of Pittsburgh’s Center on Race and Social Problems confirms this concern finding that 51% of Black youth in Greater Pittsburgh did not believe society valued their lives as Black people. More than 70% experienced racism.

While addressing sys-

DR. JAMES P. HUGULEY temic and structural inequalities is fundamental for creating a more equitable environment for all Black families, it’s essential for Black parents to have the tools and support they need to teach their children to live and prosper in the world now—safely and confidently.

Dr. James P. Huguley, Associate Professor of Pitt’s School of Social Work, and chair of the Race and Youth Development Research Group (RaYDR) at the Center on Race and Social Problems, studies how to improve the educational and mental health outcomes of Black youth, including how Black parents can best support and nurture their children in unjust systems—and take care of

their own health, too.

“We gathered a good amount of research about the best ways Black parents can help their children build resilience to racism in social and school settings and promote physical and mental well-being,” he explains. “The question became how to get this information directly into families’ hands.”

To do that, Dr. Huguley and team created the program Parenting While Black: Growing and Healing Together (PWB). “It’s become the vehicle for pairing what we learn from our research with powerful, highly-valued intergenerational knowledge from the Black community,” Dr. Huguley says.

PWB holds evening workshops at community locations throughout Greater Pittsburgh. The workshops are led by Black parents for Black parents. The content includes best practices in raising kids who have positive racial identities and strong coping skills, which research has shown can help them grow into adults who have better mental health and resilience.

Based on input from

PWB’s most recent workshop (a collaboration with Awaken Pittsburgh and Homewood Children’s Village), 100% of participants would recommend the classes to other Black parents.

Dr. Huguley feels the high success rate has to do with something that happens organically during the workshops. “Parents come to PWB to gain knowledge and learn strategies,” he says. “However, they end up being pleasantly surprised by the mutual support and safety they feel. Often, they didn’t realize how alone they felt and how much they needed to make connections with other parents who are struggling with the same issues.”

He continues. “Since Black people were forcibly brought to this country more than 400 years ago, our families have been continually brutalized by racial oppression—yet we’re still here. The story of the Black family continues to be a story of amazing resilience. PWB helps Black parents feel validated in that struggle and to heal and grow through it.”

Family Foundations Early Head Start creates equal opportunity for school readiness and success For more than 20 years, the Family Foundations Early Head Start program has been helping low-income families with children under 3 get off to a positive, healthy start. The program’s goal is to help kids enter school confidently and prepared for success.

To do that, Family Foundations Early Head Start focuses on infants/toddlers’ physical, social, and emotional health, as well as thinking and movement skills.

Family Foundations Early Head Start is personalized to each family through weekly home visits that include fun activities like baby Yoga, mommy and me time, and group outings.

The personalization includes valuing and honoring parents/caregivers and the choices they’ve made for themselves and their families.

Early Head start staff are kind, caring, and welltrained people who can help parents/caregivers

create a reliable support system within the program as well as with other community organizations that help to strengthen parents/ caregivers social and emotional mental health.

For more information, visit the Family Foundations Early Head Start website by logging on to www.pitt. edu and searching “Office of Child Development.” On the Office of Child Development site, scroll down to “Our Work” and click on “Early Head Start.”

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rier that his parade is an homage to the city’s first Black parade, the “Grand Jubilee of Freemen Parade” on April 26, 1870, most living Black Pittsburghers today obviously remember the more than 30 years of the African American Heritage Day Parade, oftentimes storming and stomping down Centre Avenue past the old Civic Arena on its way Downtown.

Historically, Pittsburgh’s parades were celebrated coming down Fifth Avenue, past the old Kaufmann’s department store. But the African American Heritage Day Parade for years was celebrated more at its start, Freedom Corner in the Hill District, and watching the bands, fraternities and sororities, elected officials and Black organizations slope down Centre with the Civic Arena in the background, which seemed to provide the perfect backdrop.

As the years went on, and many Pittsburgh parades made Downtown’s Liberty Avenue its central location, so did the African American Heritage Day Parade. Only in the last 10 years or so did the parade committee decide

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY PARADE IN 2009 FEATURED DOZENS OF BLACK ORGANIZATIONS. (PHOTO BY ASHLEY WOODSON) to put the parade inside communities like the Hill District, Manchester and Homewood.

Shawn Hicks, Chief Operating Officer for the African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania, who is also one of the three front-fac-

ing parade volunteer committee members, told the Courier the parade costs about $13,000 for it to happen. There’s also a lot of legwork involved, from securing permits, to making sure streets are accessible on the date of the parade, to security costs. He

said a significant number of funding for the parade has been cut.

Morris then told the Courier: “You have to hustle up those dollars every year and some years you do pretty well, some years you do not, and that means that you’re not able

to supply all the things that you want to have a first-class parade. We have been lucky in that we have had Highmark, the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh and other people that have supported us throughout our time with the parade

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and that’s helped us cut down the cost,” he said.

Still, “the fundraising is not as great as it once was and in a community like ours, you’re not going to get people to support two parades. Typically, they want to support one or the other, and we believe that at this particular point, supporting Juneteenth (the parade) is better for the community at-large,” Morris said.

Morris, who’s been part of the parade volunteer committee for at least 15 years, noted the late Harvey Adams and Doris M. Carson “for what they started” as a primary reason why the committee worked this hard, more than 34 years, to keep the parade going this long.

In fact, in 2009, the Courier’s Ashley Johnson reported that the African American Heritage Day Parade that year honored Adams, who died on Sept.

7, 2009, about a month before the parade. “The African American Heritage Day Parade was started to give young people a sense of pride in their ethnicity,” said Doris Carson Williams, President and CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania SEE PARADE A9

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and chairperson for the parade, in the Courier report. “Parades build self-esteem. When I was younger there was a parade on which seemed to be every weekend (and then it changed). So in the absence of the parades, Harvey Adams decided that there needed to be one and he started (the Heritage Day Parade).”

Doris Carson Williams is the daughter of Doris M. Carson. Adams was an immensely well-known civil rights advocate who served as a police officer, sergeant, and president of the Pittsburgh NAACP. Courier columnist Louis “Hop” Kendrick once described Adams as a person with “nerve” and “conviction” in a Tribune-Review report announcing Adams’ death.

In a city known for bridges that one would think would connect its sides but instead has a reputation for dividing its sides, the African American Heritage Day Parade brought Black Pittsburghers together from all sides of town. And let’s not forget about the Mon Valley, Wilkinsburg, Penn Hills, Monroeville, Bellevue, and other municipalities.

Hicks and Morris told the Courier they’re adamant about throwing their support behind B. Marshall’s Juneteenth Grand Jubilee Parade, which will be held this year on Saturday, June 15, at 11 a.m. at Freedom Corner in the

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Hill District. It will make its way down Centre Avenue, before heading to Fifth Avenue, Downtown, past what’s now Target. It ends at Point State Park.

“It’s been growing every year,” B. Marshall told the Courier, Feb. 19. “We need to get more of our younger community to the parade.

Our drive now is to get ages 18 to 30 out to watch the parade, and for adults to bring their children and grandchildren to the parade.”

B. Marshall said an an-

nouncement is forthcoming about a special parade grand marshal that is sure to draw more young people to come out to watch the parade.

For the record, the last two African American Heritage Day Parades were held in Homewood (2022, 2023), in conjunction with the Harambee Festival. For those who attended those parades, they had no idea they would be part of the final African American Heritage Day Parades. But

they were part of history.

In a city that’s never been known to have a large Black population, the African American Heritage Day Parade was a true celebration of and for African Americans in Pittsburgh.

“There’s a sense of pride when people say, ‘the parade came down my street, I live on Frankstown Avenue, they stopped in front of me, I saw the kids dancing,’” Morris told the Courier exclusively. “It’s really a sense of pride. You have groups that (participated) that go all the way from the marching groups, to

(political organizations) like B-PEP, to fraternities and sororities, Black health workers, health care companies, various societies like the Masons...”

Morris said the African American Heritage Day Parade brought “strength and value to what we (African Americans) are all about.”

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at history. This is truly a moment for me.”

Harris told Doss that she was glad to have some time to talk, "because your paper, and what you do in terms of the voice that it represents, and a trusted voice, is so important."

For more than 100 years, Pittsburgh's African American community has counted on the Courier to cover the most important stories that affect the Black community, and it was obvious that fact wasn't lost on the vice president.

No questions were outof-bounds. No questions were shared with Harris beforehand. Courier managing editor Rob Taylor Jr., who was also part of the exclusive interview, told Harris she seemed passionate and driven to tackle the lead pipes and clean water issue head-on, particularly in Black communities.

"As I said earlier, lead pipes were standard for construction across the country, but then it became increasingly obvious that the water coming out of those lead pipes was toxic which results in health impacts, in terms of health well-being, but also learning impacts for children," Harris told the Courier. "In communities where the resources were there, in homes where there was a homeownership or people (had) the resources, they can remove the lead pipes. But not in communities that didn't have the extra, or didn't have savings, or didn't own their home and rented. What you ended up seeing is that while the lead pipes affected everyone, not so equally."

Speaking specifically to the Infrastructure Law, officially signed into law

by President Biden in November 2021, Harris said that the funding to fix sidewalks or replace lead pipes not only creates jobs, or in her words, "an economy around the upgrades,” but the “oth-

VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS SPEAKS WITH COURIER EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ROD DOSS, FEB. 20, 2024. (PHOTO BY ROB TAYLOR JR.) er piece of the lead pipes issue is absolutely about public health. It's about the physical well-being, about the well-being of families and we have to take that seriously. And as I said earlier, government has a few specific responsibilities and one of them is to address the public health needs of the community. That's how I think about the lead pipe issue; what do we need to do to get the resources into the community to take those lead pipes out, knowing it will benefit our children, it will benefit families and it will uplift communities."

Doss then addressed the issue that has been permeating throughout the nation, brought more to light by a popular Black radio personality, Charlamagne Tha God. The radio personality said on Feb. 18 on ABC News' "This Week" that he felt there was a gen-

eral apathy from younger voters about either of the presidential candidates, Donald Trump or President Biden. Moreover, Charlamagne Tha God called President Biden "an uninspiring candidate."

Doss pressed Harris on that perceived growing lack of enthusiasm from young voters as it relates to supporting the Democratic Party and the Biden/Harris ticket.

Harris prefaced her response by saying she hadn't seen the Charlamagne Tha God interview on ABC News. But in general terms, "we are up for re-election, and any candidate up for election or re-election has to earn the votes, and I'm very, very clear about that.

Which is why I'm here in Pittsburgh, which is why I'm traveling around the country to make sure that people know what we have accomplished

in response to what they asked us to do in 2020, because people turned out in record numbers, young voters turned out in record numbers...and they said, 'fix the lead pipes.' They said in the Black community, 'we are 60 percent more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes, bring down the cost of insulin for our seniors,' and we've now capped the cost of insulin at $35 dollars a month.

Folks said deal with the fact that HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) are centers of academic excellence, but don't necessarily have the kind of endowments that other universities do...we have now dedicated over $7 billion to HBCUs." Harris continued: "People said deal with Black unemployment; we now have the lowest Black unemployment in the history because of the work

that we have done. That's about building jobs and creating opportunities for not only employment, but for wealth-building.

People said deal with the fact that Black businesses don't get federal contracts in the same way that other businesses do. We have made a pledge which we are on track now to achieving, increasing federal contracts by 50 percent to minority-owned businesses. So this is some of the work that we have done and it is incumbent on us in an election season to let people know that we heard them, we have delivered and therefore believe that we have earned a re-election."

Harris is the first HBCU graduate to work in The White House as President or Vice President. Harris graduated from Howard University, in Washington, D.C., in 1986. And she and President Biden obviously want to continue working in The White House for another term, though the former President, Trump, is lurking. While he hasn't officially been named the Republican nominee for president, it's pretty much a foregone conclusion barring a miracle from opponent Nikki Haley.

Harris told Doss and Taylor that she and President Biden have to do "the hard work" in reminding people about what they've done as President and Vice President. "On the one side, you got the former president who admires dictators, who openly has talked about his pride in taking away freedoms.

On the other hand you have our re-election in Joe Biden who has been a champion for what we need to do around equity, what we need to do around resources to community, around working people, around bringing down the cost of prescrip-

tion drugs and taking on big pharmaceutical companies. So, the closer we get to the election, I think the more people are going to start tuning in to the fact that you've got one of two choices, and I think the biggest decision that people are going to make this election is, deciding what kind of country we want to live in."

Taylor then reminded Harris that Pennsylvania is a "critical" state in this election season, as it seems to be in each presidential election.

"Allegheny County made all the difference," Harris responded to Taylor and Doss. "The voters here turned out in record numbers and it is why I am Vice President of the United States as the first woman and the first Black woman. Why do I keep coming back to Allegheny County and coming back to Pittsburgh?

First and foremost, it's to thank everybody, because it is the people here who, in large part, did the work of helping to create history around this position, and so I'm here to thank folks and to remind them of their power and ask them to please, let's do it again."

The 10-minute interview concluded between Harris and the Courier representatives. Photos were then taken, and Harris was about to be whisked away to an onsite meeting with workers from the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority and other contractors as they removed a lead pipe from under the ground in the Elliott neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

But before she left the Kingsley Association, Taylor jokingly asked her one final question.

"The real H-U?" Harris responded: "You know."

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PROPERTY IS POWER! Small dollar mortgages and the path to affordable housing In our ongoing quest to address the disheartening homeownership rate of 44 percent, it becomes imperative to explore innovative solutions that can propel more individuals into home ownership. One promising avenue that deserves attention is the facilitation of small cap mortgages. However, to make a significant impact, it is crucial to incentivize banks, mortgage companies, and financial institutions to engage in this form of lending, while ensuring that loan officers are equally motivated. Property is not just a tangible asset; it is a symbol of power, economic stability, and wealth-building. As we navigate the complex landscape of homeownership, particularly for African Americans, the significance of mortgage loans cannot be overstated. Black homeowner buyers have found themselves either priced out of the housing market or compelled to seek homeownership elsewhere.

Bridging the Housing Gap In the pursuit of more affordable housing the key to achieving this lies in increasing homeownership through mortgage lending at a diversity of price points.

A recent report has identified small-dollar mortgages,

ANTHONY O. KELLUM ranging from $20,000 to $100,000, as a potential solution to provide relief to aspiring Black homeowners.

Challenges in the Current System The need for small dollar mortgages is underscored by the fact that most financial institutions are reluctant to engage in loans for amounts less than $100,000.

This reluctance creates a systemic barrier. The Urban Institute revealed that the availability of small mortgage loan financing is limited, posing a significant hindrance to affordable homeownership.

Limited Access to Affordable Housing Affordable housing supply remains a major issue, and the lack of financing options for low-cost properties exacerbates the problem. By facilitating the purchase and improvement of these properties through small-dollar mortgages, access to the nation’s limited supply of affordable housing can be improved. Urban Institute’s previous findings indicate that fewer lenders are willing to provide small mortgages, and applicants are more likely to face denials for smaller loan amounts compared to larger ones. This is something that I have experienced many times.

Incentivizing Lenders: To encourage financial institutions to delve into small cap mortgages, policymakers and regulatory bodies should consider offering targeted incentives.

These incentives could take various forms, such as tax breaks, reduced regulatory burdens, or financial support for institutions engaging in a higher volume of SEE PROPERTY IS POWER B2

Despite a tight housing market, millennials find new paths to wealth creation

by Aaron Allen The Seattle Medium

About this series This article, inspired by Deloitte research, is part of a series in which five Black-owned publications around the United States explore the key factors that contribute to racial and generational gaps in acquiring wealth.

People under the age of 35 are at risk of falling behind their parents in achieving financial security, according to research by Deloitte. The Seattle Medium spoke to three area millennials who are fighting the odds by improving their financial profiles in the hopes of building a brighter future for themselves and their families.

While sitting on her balcony overlooking Seattle, Kaela Allen sometimes ponders the notion of purchasing a home.

But, said Allen, who works in public policy, buying a house “is not in her short-term plans” because she does not believe this traditional way of building wealth is attainable right now.

“Homeownership is definitely a dream,” Allen said. “I think I see it as something in a very far-off reality.”

Unfortunately, Allen’s plight is not unique.

According to Deloitte’s analysis of the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances from the Federal Reserve Board, “only 36.2 percent of those under age 35 (mostly millennials) owned a residence in 2019, compared to 41.6 percent of those under 35 in 2004 (most Gen Xers) and 39.4 percent of those under 35 in 1989 (the boomers).”

The millennial generation’s real net worth is also lower than Gen Xers and baby boomers when they were a similar age, the Deloitte analysis shows, even though they

make more money than previous generations did. In addition to facing high inflation, high rents, and soaring student loan payments, millennials have suffered through a number of historic catastrophes— including two global financial crises and a global pandemic.

Despite the odds, there are a number of options millennials are exploring to change their financial futures.

Because housing prices are

“Homeownership and property ownership are the cornerstones of wealth-building, and as a homeowner, I discovered there are a lot of benefits that come with (it).”

- Kiana Clark “through the roof,” Allen, for example, is building up her savings through investments before going out to tackle the real estate market.

“Right now, in my mid-twenties, I think stocks [are the best way for me to generate wealth], that’s what I have been exercising the most because it offers me a passive income, and growing my wealth without working,” she said with a laugh.

Her focus on investing is consistent with the Deloitte research, which found that millennials are more likely to hold stocks and have

retirement accounts than earlier generations did at the same age.

“I still work, but I invest monthly,” Allen said. “I have a certain amount monthly that I dedicate toward my investments and build my wealth passively while I’m making the income that I am actually working for.”

According to an estimate by JMP Securities, individual investors like Allen have aggressively jumped into the stock market, opening 10 million new brokerage accounts in 2020—and it’s believed that a significant percentage of these new investors are tech-savvy millennials.

Many of these new accounts come from using wealth-building apps, which provide a low-level entry point to the stock market. Users of these apps can quickly construct investment portfolios with a few clicks on their smartphones.

Deloitte’s research Deloitte’s research offers insight into the innovative investment management solutions that have emerged to complement millennials’ spending habits. Examples of these include: • Product innovations: Considering the huge debt burden on millennials, some fintech firms are experimenting with micro-investing.

Investors can save and invest small sums of money from their savings or spare change from their credit card expenses.

• “Smart” experiences: Millennials are using smartphones as their personal assistants, enabling them to perform everyday activities, including maintaining shopping lists, making payments, and posting product reviews.

• Pricing innovations: Fintech firms and incumbent investment managers are competing on price SEE MILLENNIALS B2

Elderly woman was told a whole lie about her Whole Life Insurance policy I recently read an article from “Moneywise.” This article shares a story about a 72-year-old woman whose life insurance policy is being terminated despite her life insurance premiums being paid every month since 1987. It goes on to say that this is a very common issue.

I shared this story with my Facebook followers with the caption, “Don’t let this happen to you or your elderly loved ones!”

The post generated a lot of reactions and responses. I’m going to share details of the article as well as some of the comments I received below. Before I share this story, I’d like to establish that omission of the truth, exaggeration of the truth, or a half truth is a whole lie.

I’d also like to point out that a Whole Life Insurance policy is billed as a permanent life insurance policy. Unlike a Term Life Insurance policy where the term of the policy has a finite timeline before the policy expires or terminates, be it a 10-year term, 20-year term, or 30-year term. Whole Life Insurance policies are to provide a death benefit and a savings component that is to last your entire life. Upon your death, your beneficiaries are to receive the face amount of your life insurance policy that will cover your funeral expenses and help provide a cash cushion for your benefi-

ciaries. Why is the elderly woman’s insurance policy being terminated if it’s its Whole Life policy? Inquiring minds want to know!

A 72-year-old woman was apparently left “upset” and “broken” after paying into her life insurance policy for 36 years —only to get notice it will soon terminate and pay out literally nothing.

The unfortunate tale was recounted on TikTok by a user named Tanya, who frequently offers insurance advice on the platform.

The elderly woman received a letter “she didn’t understand,” which stated that her Universal Life (UL) Insurance policy would terminate in February 2025—despite her holding the policy and paying her premiums since 1987.

When she asked what she could do to keep her policy, she was told “there’s literally nothing”—unless she wanted to cash it out early for a measly $70.

Here’s how UL insurance can catch you off-guard if you don’t fully understand what you’re paying into.

A UL insurance policy is a type of per-

manent life insurance that contains two parts: a death benefit—the lump sum your beneficiary receives—and cash value, which is a built-in savings and investing feature.

Depending on which type of universal plan you choose, you may be charged a fixed or an adjustable premium. Your premium will cover two things: the Cost Of Insurance (COI) amount and cash value.

Premiums first cover the COI, which is the minimum you must pay to get coverage. Anything on top of that goes toward the cash value and is invested so it can grow. Note that some UL policies charge investment fees.

The premiums of a UL policy are flexible. They may start lower but increase as you age. If you do not keep up with your premiums, the policy can eat into your cash value—potentially impacting your death benefit or causing your policy to lapse.

This appears to be what happened to the 72-year-old woman. In the TikTok video, Tanya says she told her: “I understand you’ve had that policy since 1987.

You’ve done nothing wrong, you’ve paid

your premiums on time, every month, faithfully. However, the policy is running out of cash value because you’ve been paying the same premium every year since 1987. You haven’t increased it, you haven’t put any more money into your cash value. Therefore, there’s not enough money to offset the cost of insurance, so now your policy’s about to end.”

The premiums of a UL policy are flexible. They may start lower but increase as you age. If you do not keep up with your premiums, the policy can eat into your cash value—potentially impacting your death benefit or causing your policy to lapse.

When the elderly lady was given the final sucker punch—that her cash surrender amount had shrunk to just $70 because it was used to offset the cost of insurance—the elderly woman hung up the phone. *** Why are these people scamming her? ~Genel Damon Says: It’s not a scam per se.

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to capture millennials’ assets. The launch of zero-fee funds in mid-2018, along with zero-commission platforms, was a seismic shift in the traditional investment management industry.

• Community platforms: Considering the social media and do-ityourself preferences of millennials, a number of community-based investment solutions have been launched.

Shifting generational priorities Kiana Clark, a graduate student in computer science, says passive income streams like these are appealing because she values flexibility.

She currently works as a medical assistant but plans to start her own tech business so she can prioritize time for herself. Plus, she sees entrepreneurship as a more viable path to success than “renting” her time out to others through employment.

“For me, the best way [to generate wealth’] is owning your own business,” Kiana Clark said.

She is also building her financial future through real estate.

“Homeownership and property ownership are the cornerstones of wealth-building, and as a homeowner, I discovered there are a lot of benefits that come with [it],” she said. “Owning your own business, building your credit up, and owning property as an investment

—those types of things are more beneficial in our generation.” “[My parents] didn’t get into homeownership as an investment tool because they didn’t have that exposure to real estate being an investment tool as I did, whereas [the way] I look at it, I can buy multiple homes and build an inheritance for my kids when I’m gone.”

Breaking the consumption cycle While many millennials have a plan for how they would like to generate wealth in the future, the reality is that many of

them, just like members of the generations before them, are consumers.

Seattle real estate developer Albert Clark (no relation to Kiana) says that consumerism can clutter the pathway to financial independence. He said he sees too many young people who are trapped by credit card debt and living paycheck-to-paycheck.

It’s easy to get caught up in the “consumerism of everything—financing this, financing that through credit cards,” he said. “If you’re just starting out, you don’t want to take on a lot of consumer debt.”

And unlike previous generations, many young people today spend money on things that they don’t own. They pay for rides instead of buying a car.

They rent an apartment or room in a house, even when they can afford to buy a home. A smaller percentage of them even rent clothes or have a clothing subscription—all of which can eat away at their disposable income.

Responsibly stewarding one’s financial future has its ebbs and flows, so it takes vision, planning, and action—but more importantly, discipline.

“You can do that through real estate, life insurance policies, a 401(k) plan— all of these things—and if you’re lucky, stocks can add to it,” said Albert Clark.

Building wealth for him, he said, is about more than just achieving personal comfort and freedom, though. It’s about creating long-term prosperity that can be shared.

Unlike his parents— who saw homeownership as a form of stability to help raise their family— Albert Clark views his real estate portfolio as a family legacy.

“[My parents] didn’t get into homeownership as an investment tool because they didn’t have that exposure to real estate being an investment tool as I did, whereas [the way] I look at it, I can buy multiple homes and build an inheritance for my kids when I’m gone.

“You have wealth so you can pass it onto the next generation,” he said.

“These are things you can pass on to your children, and your children’s children. So, my thought process is that building wealth is for the future, not for me today.”

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Woman was told a whole lie about her Whole Life policy DAMON CARR FROM B1

ant that we read the fine print on all contracts!

If people really understood cash value insurance products, everyone would opt for term insurance instead. *** What About Whole Life Insurance? ~Rose Damon Says: Having some type of life insurance in place is better than having no life insurance at all.

Whole Life Insurance is a form of cash value life insurance as well. It’s more basic and straightforward than universal life insurance.

It’s important to note that upwards of 80 percent of all cash value life insurance lapse before paying a death benefit. To be fair, 99 percent of all term life insurance lapses before paying a death benefit. Safe to say, the

ance is to get a term policy and save and invest separately. This gives you more control and the biggest bang for your money.

The problem with this advice is people will get term life insurance then neglect to save and invest. When the term period ends, they’re older and oftentimes not as healthy making it harder to get life insurance of any kind.

(Money Coach Damon Carr can be reached at 412-2161013 or visit his website @ www.damonmoneycoach.com.)

majority of all life insurance policies never pay a death benefit. The difference being people pay or should I say “waste” a lot more money paying premiums on cash value life insurance policies than they do on term life in-

surance policies because cash value policies tend to cost up to 10 times more than a term policy.

Insurance products should be used to transfer risk, not save and invest.

If you compare term life insurance to any form of

cash value life insurance, you’ll learn that term life insurance is more affordable and easier to understand.

If you compare return on investment on stand alone saving/investment products in comparison

to saving/investment products within a life insurance policy, the stand alone product earns more money.

The advice generally given by those of us who don’t earn a commission off of selling life insur-

Small dollar mortgages and the path to affordable housing PROPERTY IS POWER FROM B1

small cap lending. By creating a favorable environment for lenders, we can foster increased participation in this critical sector.

Loan Officer Motivation: Recognizing the crucial role loan officers play in the mortgage approval process, it is essential to ensure that they are motivated to actively promote small cap mortgages. Financial institutions can implement performance-based incentives, training programs, and career development opportunities specifically tailored to small cap lending. By aligning the goals of loan officers with the broader objective of increasing homeownership, we create a more sustainable and impactful lending ecosystem.

Collaborative Initiatives: Government entities, along with industry stakeholders, should collaborate to establish initiatives that promote small cap mortgages. One possible avenue is the creation of funds or grants dedicated to supporting lenders who

actively contribute to increasing homeownership through small cap loans.

These collaborative efforts can serve as a catalyst for financial institutions to view small cap mortgages not just as a social responsibility but as a viable business opportunity.

Community Engagement: Engaging local communities is pivotal in expanding access to small cap mortgages. Establishing partnerships between lenders and community organizations can create awareness, provide edu-

cational resources, and offer counseling services for potential homeowners. By fostering a sense of community ownership and responsibility, we can encourage financial institutions to prioritize small cap lending as a means of contributing to the pros-

perity of the communities they serve.

In Summary The role of small cap mortgages is pivotal.

Breaking down the barriers that limit access to affordable housing and empowering individuals with the means to pur-

chase homes at various price points is crucial for building stable neighborhoods and fostering wealth in communities.

In addressing the challenge of a 44 percent homeownership rate, the promotion of small cap mortgages emerges as a viable solution. By incentivizing banks, mortgage companies, and financial institutions, and ensuring loan officers are motivated… we can pave the way for a brighter future where more individuals can realize the dream of owning a home. Through collaborative efforts, community engagement, and targeted initiatives, we can collectively work towards a higher homeownership rate in the Black community this not only strengthens the housing market but also enhances the overall well-being of our neighborhoods.

(Dr. Anthony O. Kellum— CEO of Kellum Mortgage, LLC) (Property is Power! is a movement to promote home and community ownership. Studies indicate, homeownership leads to higher graduation rates, family wealth, and community involvement.)

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Right to be angry

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Cosmic food for thought According to certain pundits, we have entered the Age of Aquarius, although an exact date of egress into that astrological sign differs from person to person.

It’s also said that the universe is over 13.7 billion years old. Moreover, there are between 100 to 200 billion galaxies in our universe, with several estimates rising to 2 trillion.

Furthermore, there are said to be about 51 galaxies in our local galaxy and about 100,000 that are observable. There is an estimate of 100 galaxies in the Local Supercluster with an estimate of 100 billion in the observable universe. Our galaxy, known as the Milky Way, is where we live.

Regarding the foregoing, because of the characteristic dark areas in the Milky Way, it is difficult to actually count the number of stars in our galaxy. In addition scientists have a term that is used to measure distance; it is called a “Light Year.” This is the distance light travels in one year, which is 6 trillion miles!

In addition to this incredibly huge number connected with the size of the universe, there is a theory that we really exist in a “Multiverse,” which is a number of universes.

Now think about that…if we do reside within a cluster of universes, there is a strong probability that some of them are populated. Think about how many people that is. The Earth is said to be the home of 8.1 billion souls (as of 2023). According to some estimates, the average person knows more than 150 people, and most people will meet about 80,000 people during their lifetimes.

Considering these huge numbers, most people don’t even know all of their neighbors. Also, in America for example, there are entire cities that many people don’t even know exist. Imagine that…! It boggles the mind to think about how much we DON’T know about life around us.

If we think about it, there is so much we don’t know about one another that it is amazing to think about how we allow differences in our belief systems to keep us separated.

When thinking about how we interact with each other, i.e., engaging in perpetual warfare and crime, pundits—who may or may not have the factual knowledge needed—might turn out to spread erroneous information. However, society and collective knowledge increase with time.

Basically, if we would recognize that we don’t have all of the knowledge, we might see how our lives with people we don’t even know can influence our lives.

More importantly, we cut ourselves off from wisdom whenever we close our minds and insist on making decisions about things that can result in miscommunication.

We are surrounded by people who don’t have a clue about the true nature of life because we don’t know ourselves. Sometimes people spread incorrect information due to close-mindedness.

Now, it would benefit us if we could open our minds about formerly held beliefs. This is one of the things that will probably change the way we harbor erroneous thoughts.

For example, it is popular for people to say that we’re alone in the universe. Question: how can people possibly believe that we, with the numbers highlighted, believe we are alone?

Actually, there are numerous individuals of all races on Earth who have said they have seen what are called “extraterrestrials,” but the majority of people refuse to believe them. This is a giant case of illogical thinking. How can ANYONE on our planet say with certainty that there is no life ANYWHERE ELSE in the universe, based on how much we don’t even know about life on Earth. We have not even left our solar system!

With that said, we should seek to evolve to a point where we recognize the need to enhance our logic muscles. To adamantly insist that we are alone in this huge universe (multiverse?) is the height of arrogance! As we move into this new age, we need to develop a better strategy, a more logical one, in order to mature as a thinking species. Hopefully, this approach can help remove our inhumanity to each other and result in a new maturity as a species. A Luta Continua!

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(TriceEdneyWire.com)—Let’s get this straight. There was a time when Black women were depended upon to take care of other people’s children, cook their food, clean their homes, and do other unmentionable things.

So, from where does all this hatefulness come? Why are we now known as “angry Black women?” As soon as Fulton County DA Fani Willis was determined to be this smart Black woman who was doing so well that she was certain to be able to rightly convict “The Donald” and his crew that participated in helping to cover things up for him as it’s clear he “just wanted the top election official in Georgia to find 11,700 ballots to help him win the state! It’s recorded. What more proof is needed to find “The Donald” guilty of trying to steal an election? That’s the crime!

DA Fani Willis—a smart, well-qualified Black woman--was the person with the charge to tell the man, “You can’t do that Donald. People have to vote and be legally counted to add to the number of people voting for you.” He didn’t like that because he thinks even though he’d lost the election, he should be able to do anything he wanted to do to get enough votes.

The truth was too much for the man!

He’d been accustomed to doing whatever he wanted to do like lie, cheat,

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Commentary steal, and rape women to get what he wanted. One woman by the name of E. Jean Carroll had just taught him that is not the way things work. New York Atty. General Tish James—another smart Black woman—was in the process of showing him you don’t sit around and blame your friends, let them go to jail for you, and bully judges to have your way. Now, “The Donald” found out that all women are not crazy, dumb, or incompetent. He’s paying a heavy price finally.

DA Willis finally said enough is enough. She said, “I have the right to defend myself,” and under oath, she made it clear she takes care of herself and no matter how salacious prosecutors tried to make her, they will never be able to prove she somehow needed to have a man she was seeing take care of her. She paid her way with money she earned apart from the man she was dating at the time. Atty.

Nathan Wade confirms that.

Several elderly White men and a

White woman tried to project what they would have done onto DA Willis.

They haven’t proved she did anything illegal. She did what most Black women were taught. Even when you go on a date, you take your dollar. As for keeping cash around the house, most of us were taught to do that. Her Dad taught her to do that, and so did my Mom. Those of us who’ve gone to school, highly educated ourselves, and earned a great job, don’t ask for men to pay our bills. We pay them ourselves.

Some have said Fani shouldn’t have been angry, but you need to put yourself in her shoes as so much irrelevant information from Trump’s friends was being thrown against her, without proof, to destroy a smart Black woman to save a well-known bad actor. As a Black woman, I stand with DA Willis, and I pray she will spend the rest of her life without fear fighting for justice and winning.

When a Black woman is angry, you can bet there’s good reason. What we feel for the meanness against us just because we are successful Black women hurts. Still, it doesn’t stop the great work we so often do for our people, and it often even benefits those who try to destroy us!

(Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. (Ret.) is President of The Dick Gregory Society.)

The foundations of Black History Month (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Did you know that Black History Month was once Negro History Week?

The first Negro History Week was established on February 7, 1926, by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the second African American to get a Ph.D. in history after Dr. WEB DuBois earned him in 1895. Woodson said that most history books “overlooked, ignored, and even suppressed the accomplishments of Black people. Woodson was both a visionary and an unusual academic, having worked on farms and in mines before beginning high school at age 20. He founded the Association on the Study of African American Life and Culture in 1915. He picked the second week of February for Negro History Week because it included both President Abraham Lincoln’s February 12 birthday and abolitionist Frederick Douglass’ chosen February 14 birthday. (Douglas did not know when his actual birthday was because his birth was recorded in a property ledger indicating only that he was born in February. His birth was recorded in an inventory of horses, cattle, and plowing tools. Because enslaved people were not regarded as human, the date of their birth was of less consequence than their worth.).

During the 1960s, Negro History Week evolved into Black History Month, and President Gerald Ford was the first President to issue a proclamation proclaiming February as Black History Month in 1976, our nation’s Bicentially year. Ford’s proclamation urged Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” Since then, every President has issued a Black History Month proclamation. On January 31 of this year, President Biden said, “I am reminded of something

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Commentary Amelia Boynton said when reflecting on her march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on what would be known as Bloody Sunday: “You can never know where you’re going unless you know where you’ve been.”

America is a great Nation because we choose to learn the good, the bad, and the full truth of the history of our country—histories and truths that we must preserve and protect for the next generation. This National Black History Month, as we remember where we have been, may we also recognize that our only way forward is by marching together.”

Do we really march together?

Forty-four states have introduced legislation to restrict the ways race matters are taught, concerned that White students might be “indoctrinated” to “hate” our country. Why does the truth hurt so many so much?

Enslavement happened, and it has had an impact on contemporary life.

Too few are willing to consider ways to address and repair ugly aspects of our history, perhaps through reparation, restitution, and reconciliation.

Instead, many want to run and hide from our history.

The Jesuits at St. Louis University are among those who are running and hiding. They commissioned a study to show their relationship to enslavement. They acknowledged that as many as 16 enslaved people were forced to walk from Maryland to St. Louis to cultivate a farm to support a Jesuit mission (ironically to “civilize”

Indians). Now, researchers have identified more than 200 survivors from these enslaved people. The University of Connecticut’s Dr. Thomas Cramer calculated the value of stolen labor as between $361 million and $70 billion.

The university, so far, has been silent about what it owes and what it plans to do about it.

They should take a page from the book of another Jesuit University, DC’s Georgetown. The remedy they have begun to implement has been insufficient, but it is a remedy nonetheless. Attorney Areva Martin, retained by the Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved (DSLUE), has worked closely with Robin Prudie, the founder of the nonprofit organization (dsule.org), wonders why the university would go to the trouble of documenting their troubled history without doing anything about it.

Black History Month is an opportunity to celebrate African American triumphs and accomplishments, and it is also an opportunity to address some of the structural inequities inherent in our system. We have a crushing wealth gap that is a function of the ways Black people have been treated throughout history. We would be remiss if, in celebrating, we were silent about this history of enslavement, exploitation, and oppression. St. Louis is not unique in using slave labor as the foundation for its thriving enterprise. There would be no White House, Capitol buildings, or even a Wall Street without the contribution of the enslaved. Celebrate Black History Month, but make it plain. Black History Month celebrations remind us that Black folk are due more than Presidential proclamations. We are due economic justice!

(Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an economist and author. Juliannemalveaux.com)

How uninsured and underinsured Americans can access free COVID-19 vaccines (TriceEdneyWire.com)—“We have more tools than ever to protect against serious COVID-19 disease and death, but we must make sure everyone has equitable access to those tools.”—CDC Director Mandy Cohen COVID-19 vaccines prevented an estimated 18 million hospitalizations and more than 3 million deaths in the United States, while saving about $1.5 trillion in medical costs in the first two years after they were introduced.

The nation’s vaccination strategy, aimed to quickly deliver safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, achieved remarkable success by vaccinating 270 million Americans within the first two and a half years after its approval. This accomplishment was largely attributed to the fact that anyone could receive a vaccine at no cost, regardless of their insurance status.

More than 40 Urban League affiliates across the country supported this effort by partnering with community health clinics, hospital systems, local pharmacies and health departments to bring the vaccines directly to community members. They established pop-up vaccine clinics in Urban League offices, churches, schools, community centers, housing complexes, senior centers, local colleges and universities, farmers markets and street fairs to ensure their communities had reliable and convenient access to the vaccines. In total, Urban League affiliates hosted more than 850 vaccine events and clinics, administering more than 120,000 vaccine doses to community members.

However, after the public health emergency ended in the spring of 2023, the federal government stopped purchasing

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To Be Equal and distributing the vaccines for free to individuals. Although most uninsured and underinsured Americans remain eligible for free vaccines, many are unaware of how to access them. Consequently, many have delayed getting their updated COVID shots out of fear of being charged, leaving the most vulnerable Americans unprotected amid the current surge of COVID-19 cases this winter.

Most adults are able to receive the COVID vaccine at no cost through their private insurance, Medicare or Medicaid plans.

However, there are still between 25 million and 30 million adults without health insurance, and additional adults whose insurance does not cover all vaccine costs. Paying out-of-pocket for the updated COVID vaccine is a significant burden for most uninsured adults, who are disproportionately low income and people of color. Given they are often in poorer health compared to those who are insured, they are even more vulnerable to serious illness and death from COVID-19 infection. People of color are also disproportionately experiencing long-term symptoms and health problems following a COVID-19 infection, a condition known as Long COVID. Long COVID does not affect everyone the same way, but common

symptoms include fatigue, fever, cough, headache, chest pain and shortness of breath for weeks, months or years after COVID-19 illness. Long COVID has disrupted many lives and is keeping as many as million people out of work in the U.S. Anticipating this crisis, the Department of Health and Human Services created a public-private partnership called the Bridge Access Program to ensure continued access to COVID-19 vaccines. Bridge Access provides free COVID-19 vaccines to adults without health insurance and adults whose insurance does not cover all COVID-19 vaccine costs. Bridge Access providers include Walgreens, CVS, and pharmacies in the eTrueNorth network; select local healthcare providers; and HRSA-supported Health Centers.

To find an approved Bridge Access provider: 1. Go to vaccines.gov, enter your zip code, select the vaccine you prefer, and check the Bridge Access Program participant box.

2. Select your preferred location and make your appointment.

3. When you arrive for your appointment, confirm that your vaccine should be covered under the CDC’s Bridge Access Program based on your insurance status.

The availability of free COVID-19 vaccinations through the CDC’s Bridge Access Program is critical as we navigate the ongoing challenges posed by COVID-19. By getting vaccinated, we can protect ourselves and the health of our entire community—especially the most vulnerable among us.

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Whites must feel the direct pain from White supremacy (TriceEdneyWire.com)—The meaning of being “woke” is simple. It means being awakened to the needs of others. Being “woke” is understanding something you may not have previously understood while now arriving at the point of acceptance. It means to be well-informed, thoughtful, compassionate, humble, and kind. Being “woke” is having an eagerness to make the world a better place for all people. While the backlash against “wokeism” is growing, many people fail to understand its simplistic meaning. Others fully understand it, but they find that the rightful outcome of social justice is too uncomfortable to accept.

As we celebrate Black History Month this February, we cannot forget how Black history remains a valuable piece of American history; the two are intertwined. Regarding professional sports, sports will never be immune from the historical impact of social and cultural issues. One example is Jack Kemp and the 1965 AFL All-Star football game. Kemp was a nine-term Republican Congressman from Western New York. His racial awakening was evident long before “wokeism” became common in modern politics. Before his political career, Kemp was once a star quarterback in the old AFL (American Football League).

Kemp earned the AFL Most Valuable Player award in 1965 after leading the Buffalo Bills to a second consecutive football championship. He played in the AFL All-Star game seven times during his 10-year career. He was also co-founder of the AFL Players Association. Despite his success on the football field and later in politics, little is known about his role in the 1965 AFL AllStar Game boycott. The 1965 boycott was often referred to as “The Stand” and remains an unfamiliar story of Black history.

Following the completion of the 1964 AFL season, the 1965 AFL All-Star game was scheduled to be played in New Orleans, a city hungry for its own professional football franchise. Leaders

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Commentary of the host city were faced with an awkward balancing act. They wanted to show representatives from the AFL and the NFL (National Football League) that New Orleans could support its own franchise but had to do so in the racially charged South during a period shortly after the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. City sponsors assured AFL representatives that the city would be safe for its Black players. Unfortunately, a different story unfolded once players began arriving in the city.

Many Black players were quick to realize that Jim Crow was still alive and well despite the new law that banned discrimination based on race. The players were repeatedly denied cab service or taken to the wrong locations. One group found themselves stranded for more than three hours. Players were constantly refused entrance to restaurants and other nightspots. The verbal threats and harassment were relentless. Therefore, it was just a matter of time before the continuous humiliation and disrespect overshadowed any excitement or desire to play in the exhibition game. Eventually, the players met to decide whether to leave the city or participate in the game.

Initially, all of the White players who attended the meeting wanted to play. There was no consensus among the Black players. Some wanted to play, and others were ready to leave; then leadership took over the meeting. Several of the Black veterans spoke up with passion. The New Orleans experience was no longer about a football game or the pride of being named an All-Star. It was about human dignity and respect. Later that day, each of the Black players packed their bags and returned home. Several White players did the same, but only after White veterans Ron Mix and Jack Kemp made the case directly to them. Ron Mix told them, “I want to play the game; however, I respect what the Black players are going through, so I’m not playing.” Jack Kemp echoed those same sentiments when he spoke. The next day, the AFL commissioner, realizing the magnitude of the problem, announced the game would be played in Houston rather than New Orleans.

The 1965 AFL All-Star game represented the first-ever boycott of a host city by professional athletes of any sport. Years later, many players saw their careers shortened or negatively impacted by their participation in the walkout. But the long-term financial consequences on a city still struggling with its hate-filled traditions were profound. “The Stand” was a total surprise and embarrassment to a proud New Orleans community. Having an empty Tulane Stadium on the scheduled day of the All-Star game was a powerful statement against White supremacy while serving as a major wake-up call to the New Orleans establishment. It forced the city to reflect upon itself and move toward making hard social changes to be seriously considered for a professional football team. Ultimately, the city was awarded the New Orleans Saints NFL franchise.

Later in his political career, Kemp said that the pain and humiliation he felt for his Black teammates in the 1960s became “etched in my memory” and that when he got into politics, he pledged to be their “voice” in the Republican Party. William H. Gray III, who once served in the House of Representatives with Kemp, and who later became president of the United Negro College Fund, said Kemp’s overture is “record-breaking” for a Republican. “The Stand” proved that for White supremacy to die, ill-willed Whites must consistently feel the direct pain resulting from their hate and injustice. We know that will likely never happen with the current anti-wokeism, anti-DEI, and anti-CRT movements.

(David W. Marshall is the founder of the faith-based organization, TRB: The Reconciled Body, and author of the book God Bless Our Divided America.)

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Would conservatives prefer a Super Bowl rendition of ‘If We Must Die?’ Once again, the “Black National Anthem—Lift Every Voice and Sing” was performed before the Super Bowl, and, once again, conservatives expressed their displeasure as soon as the singer finished.

Megyn Kelly, a talk show host, posted that America already has a national anthem that includes everyone, implying that the Black national anthem promotes division. U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) posted, “Wife: Today is the Super Bowl! Me: We’re not watching.

Wife: Why? Me: They’re degrading the national anthem by playing something called the Black National Anthem.”

Clearly, these two people opted to start a skirmish in the right-left cultural conflict because they believe the NFL is catering to their “anti-American” political opponents.

Supporters of the NFL’s decision to include Lift Every Voice and Sing in the Super Bowl pre-game pageantry have cited historical facts to discredit these views.

Lawyer and poet James Weldon Johnson wrote Lift Every Voice and Sing in 1900, and his brother, a musician, arranged the music to commemorate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. The song honors the first Republican president who defeated the Confederacy and preserved the union.

The claim that the song promotes division is absurd.

Rep. Gaetz made it apparent that he had no idea there was a Black national anthem. He assumed it was a recent “woke” invention to compete with the Star-Spangled Banner. However, this is not the case; the NAACP declared Lift Every Voice and Sing the Black national anthem in 1919. That was 12 years before the Star-Spangled Banner became the United States’ national anthem.

The historical facts are excellent rebuttals, but the facts lack depth. They don’t explain why the song became the

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Check It Out Black national anthem in 1919.

Two major events preceded this critical year. First, during the Great Migration, Black individuals fled the South to avoid Jim Crow and seek better economic opportunities in the North and West, causing racial friction with White laborers. Second, when World War I ended, Black troops who had more freedom in Europe returned to America, determined to win the same political rights at home that they had fought for abroad. This Black feeling of self-determination alarmed Whites, who launched a violent campaign to keep Blacks at the bottom of the social hierarchy.

White mobs attack Blacks in over three dozen cities across the United States. Lynch mobs attacked Black men in military uniforms and targeted Black job seekers, killing hundreds and injuring thousands. James Weldon Johnson, then a field secretary of the NAACP organizing peaceful demonstrations against the violence, dubbed this terrible episode in American history the “Red Summer” of 1919.

The Jamaican poet Claude McKay worked on a train that year, traveling to various locations, and saw the carnage. He wrote a sonnet entitled If We Must Die. Following its publication, the poem swiftly circulated and became a nationwide rallying cry against White mob violence. To better comprehend the influence of McKay’s composition, Gwendolyn Brooks, the first African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize

in 1950, stated that If We Must Die was the most famous poem of all time.

Here’s how McKay finished his masterpiece.

Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack, Pressed against the wall, dying, but fighting back!

McKay elevated “going down swinging” to a moral duty.

As a civil rights activist, James Weldon Johnson recognized the fighting spirit depicted in McKay’s poem, but he also understood the importance of striving for victory rather than martyrdom. As an artist, Johnson recognized If We Must Die’s rapid popularity and emotional appeal, but if faith without works is dead, so is resistance without hope. If We Must Die required a complementary message. As a result, the NAACP turned Johnson’s song Lift Every Voice and Sing into the Black National Anthem.

In 2019, USA Today published this headline: ‘If We Must Die’: 100 years after Red Summer, Claude McKay’s poem resonates anew. According to the article, “Americans searching for a rallying cry for the cause of Black men and women killed in police-involved incidents have found inspiration in recent years in If We Must Die.” The following year, a White police officer in Minnesota killed George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, sparking riots across the country.

If McKay’s poem was an inspiration for protests against police killings, it’s plausible that the NFL chose to complement the spirit of resistance with James Weldon Johnson’s spirit of hope by including Lift Every Voice and Sing at the Super Bowl.

Conservatives should be happy.

The NFL could have had Black Lives Matter leaders recite “If We Must Die” before the game instead.

Vice President Harris’ fight for reproductive freedom (TriceEdneyWire.com)—It matters deeply that America has a woman as our vice president. That has never been truer than at this moment.

Nothing makes this more clear than Vice President Kamala Harris’s courageous decision to champion reproductive freedom in the midst of a full-on assault on the right to choose.

Right now, Vice President Harris is traveling the country on an extensive Reproductive Freedom Tour.

As noted by the New York Times, “The vice president has been the administration’s most forceful voice for abortion rights in the year and a half since Roe v.

Wade fell.”

Even among those of us without a uterus, the impact of the vice president’s courage affects many of us personally in our lives.

It affects me as a girl dad, as a member of this country, and because the person who shaped me most as an organizer is my grandmother, Mamie Todd, who started her career in social change at Planned Parenthood in Baltimore. Even though abortion was illegal then, the basic mission was the same: reproductive health and freedom. And while the work mainly focused on birth control, education, and some routine healthcare, it was not without its challenges—especially in a Catholic city in a Catholic state.

By the early 1940s when my grandmother was doing this work, things had come a long way since 1916 when Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger was arrested for opening the nation’s first birth control clinic in Brooklyn. But the Comstock Act was still on the books and enforced. That law defined contraceptives as obscene and made it a federal crime to send them through the mail or transport them across state lines.

In the pre-Roe v. Wade era, when abortions were illegal in most parts of this

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Commentary country, many still depended on them.

Some required them in order to extricate themselves from abusive relationships or avoid other dire consequences. Being illegal, the procedure was risky. Abortions, forced to be conducted in secret, frequently resulted in death or injuries that would leave women unable to bear children.

Adding to the risk back then was that many of the people who performed these abortions were terrible doctors … or not even doctors at all. Yes, there were abortion providers who displayed their own courage, taking great personal risks to ensure that women would not have to stay in dangerous situations. But the reality was the patients were desperate.

And there was no system for review of, or accountability for, this type of medical care.

From 1973 until 2022, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.

Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, abortions were safe and legal. Now, the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs case has created a flood of laws threatening to send us back to the dark ages. This goes for women who are attempting to sever ties with dangerous men and those in other horrific situations many of us can only imagine. And it is not stopping. Just this month, the Missouri state Senate voted down two amendments to the state’s medieval abortion laws that would have allowed exceptions for rape and incest.

That’s why Vice President Harris’s leadership is so important. It is easy to imagine that whoever was vice president in these times would be fighting these attacks … that a male with a similarly impressive resume as a litigator and advocate could too be a stalwart for this fundamental right.

But the difference is evident when you watch Vice President Harris on the stump, speaking against these laws that would deny freedom to women who find themselves in the situation my mother was in back then. You cannot help but sense that she feels the urgency to help those women in her bones in a way that no man could.

Let me clear, however, about the responsibility that men have at this moment to be good allies. The matriarch of my family, my grandmother, set a powerful example with her fierce advocacy for equality and reproductive freedom.

But my parents taught me an important lesson as well. Part of my parents’ bond has always been that my father understood men have a role to play in the fight against gender inequality and sexism.

President Biden and Vice President Harris’s teamwork in pushing back against state-level assaults on the right to choose, to me, echoes that lesson.

It is time for all of us, regardless of our sex or gender, to stand together and push back against the callous disregard for the lives, health, and social equality of those of us for whom abortion must remain a fundamental right. The legions of lawmakers who received, and are now acting upon, the Supreme Court’s signal to eviscerate reproductive freedom will not stop unless we stop them. Thank God we have a courageous woman in the vice presidency fighting to do just that.

(Ben Jealous is executive director of the Sierra Club and a professor of practice at the University of Pennsylvania.)

Celebrating Black History Month This year, perhaps more than ever, we need to be especially mindful of Black History. This time of banning books from local libraries, especially those that tell of the history and struggle of Black Americans against slavery and racism, pose a threat to both our presence and our future. It has often been said that if you don’t know where you come from, you will have no idea of where you are going.

Well, African Americans in particular must remember that we are here today because of strong ancestors who did not allow the circumstances under which they lived, to stuff out their dreams of a future for themselves and their descendants.

We must remind ourselves that we are not to be defined by others; that we are not disadvantaged, or handicapped; that we are born with a right to equality and that we have always demanded equity even though others have tried to deny it to us. We are “We The People”. We must not allow the changes that have been removed from our bodies to be placed on

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Yet, so many choose to squander these freedoms on how others tell us we should think and dress and what we should be with the few dollars that so many of us waste on things that are not necessary.

We have freedom of worship, yet so many of us don’t bother to pray until we find ourselves in crisis.

In addition to Black History, Carter G. Woodson, left us a most valuable book, “The Miseducation of the Negro”. It’s time to honor is gift of Black History with our own personal contributions to the times in which we live and those we share this life experience with. Only when we engage in this level of thought and activity while making Black history a daily experience, can we truly honor what we have been given beyond the month of February each year. Where do you stand and what are you doing with what you have been given? Let’s move beyond complaints and expectations by others to what each of us can do right where we stand. Let’s get back to defending ourselves and not allowing others to do it for us.

(Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, CEO, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper)

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CONDITIONS OF SALE Effective with the August 3, 2020, Sheriff Sale of real estate and all such monthly public sales thereafter shall be conducted virtually through video conferencing technology or live streaming. The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office shall provide for up to twenty-five persons to participate in person in the Gold Room, 4th Floor Allegheny County Courthouse. ALL PARTICIPANTS OR BIDDERS MUST BE REGISTERED AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE SALE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE (VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON) AT THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SALES OF REAL ESTATE. REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SHERIFF’S WEBSITE: SHERIFFALLEGHENYCOUNTY.COM. The Successful bidder will pay full amount of bid in CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK OR CASHIERS CHECK at time of sale, otherwise the property will be resold at the next regular Sheriffs Sale; provided, that if the sale is made on MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2024 the bidder may pay ten percent of purchasing price but not less than 75.00 in CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK, OR CASHIERS CHECK THE DAY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SALE, e.g. TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2024, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:30AM AND 2:30PM IN THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. And the balance in CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK, OR CASHIERS CHECK, on or before MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2024, at 10:00 O’CLOCK A.M. The property will be resold at the next regular Sheriff’s Sale if the balance is not paid, and in such case all money’s paid in at the original sale shall be applied to any deficiency in the price of which property is resold, and provided further that if the successful bidder is the plaintiff in the execution the bidder shall pay full amount of bid ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE FOLLOWING MONTH, OTHERWISE WRIT WILL BE RETURNED AND MARKED “REAL ESTATE UNSOLD” and all monies advanced by plaintiff will be applied as required by COMMON PLEAS COURT RULE 3129.2 (1) (a).

FORFEITED SALES WILL BE POSTED IN THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND LISTED ON THE SHERIFF OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY WEB SITE. AMENDMENT OF THE CODE SECOND CLASS COUNTY NEW CHAPTER 475 THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 475, ENTITLED TAXATION IS HEREBY AMENDED THROUGH THE CREATION OF A NEW ARTICLE XII, ENTITLED, “SHERIFF SALES”, AND COMPRISED AS FOLLOWS: SUBSECTION 475-60: RECORDING OF DEEDS AND NOTIFICATION OF SHERIFFS SALES TO TAXING BODIES. A. FOR ANY REAL PROPERTY OFFERED AT SHERIFFS SALE DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF REAL ESTATE TAXES AND PURCHASED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH SUCH SALE, THE SHERIFF SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FILING THE DEED AND, WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF FILING OF THE SHERIFFS DEED, PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE CONVEYANCE TO THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS. THE WRITTEN NOTICE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE THE DATE OF THE SALE, IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY SOLD BY BOTH ADDRESS AND LOT AND BLOCK NUMBER, AND THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE INDIVIDUALS OR OTHER ENTITY THAT PURCHASED THE PROPERTY. B. AT THE TIME OF THE SALE THE SHERIFF SHALL COLLECT ALL REQUISITE FILING COSTS, REALTY TRANSFER TAXES AND FEES, NECESSARY TO PROPERLY RECORD THE DEED. C. WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTICE FROM THE SHERIFF, THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS SHALL FORWARD COPIES OF SUCH NOTICE TO ALL TAXING BODIES LEVYING REAL ESTATE TAXES ON THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MUNICIPALITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED. AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 14 OF ACT NO. 77 OF 1986, THE COST OF ALL DOCUMENTARY STAMPS FOR REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAXES (STATE, LOCAL, AND SCHOOL) WILL BE DEDUCTED BY THE SHERIFF FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE. Purchasers must record their deeds and pay the necessary recording fees. Pursuant to Rule 3136 P.R.C.P. NOTICE is hereby given that a schedule of distribution will be filed by the Sheriff not later than 30 days from date of sale and that distribution will be made in accordance with the schedule unless exceptions are filed thereto within 10 days thereafter. No further notice of the filing of the schedule of distribution will be given.

A Land Bank formed under 68 Pa. C.S.A. 2101 et seq. may exercise its right to bid pursuant to 68 Pa. C.S.A. 2117(d) (2) through Pa. C.S.A. 2117(d) (4) on certain properties listed for sale under the municipal claims and Tax Lien Law, 53 P.S. 7101 et seq. The Sheriff of Allegheny County will honor the terms of payment which the Land Bank has entered with any municipalities having a claim against the property. If the Land Bank tenders a bid under Pa. C.S.A. 2117(d)(3) or 2117(d)(4) the property will not be offered for sale to others and the Property will be considered sold to the Land Bank for the Upset Price as defined in P.S.7279 and no other bids will be accepted.

NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT ALL SHERIFFS DEEDS TENDERED TO PURCHASERS WILL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING: “This document may not sell, convey, transfer, include, or insure the title to the coal and right of support underneath the surface land described or referred to herein and the owner or owners of such coal may have the complete legal right to remove all of such coal, and in that connection damage may result to the surface of the land, any house, building or other structure on or in such land.”

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DEFENDANTS: JASON J. MAZZEI AND SUSAN T. MAZZEI ********************** CASE NO. MG-16-000895 *********** DEBT $421,303.99 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY THOMAS 0. VREELAND, ESQUIRE ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY BASSI, VREELAND & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 62 EAST WHEELING STREET WASHINGTON, PA 15301 ************************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (724) 228-7000 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION ******************* In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Hampton: HAVING ERECTED THEREON, A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 3238 MCALISTER FARM LANE, ALLISON PARK, PA 15101. DEED BOOK 11786, PAGE 223 BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1078-L-11.

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PLAINTIFF(S) EAST ALLEGHENY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TOWNSHIP OF NORTH VERSAILLES vs DEFENDANTS: CAROLINE J. JARRETT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SURVIVING SPOUSE OF DONALD JAMES JARRETT, DECEASED ********************** CASE NO. GD-22-013207 ************************* DEBT 95,539.59 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY CHRISTOPHER E. VINCENT ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 546 WENDEL ROAD, IRWIN, PA 15642 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER 724-978-0333 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, TOWNSHIP OF NORTH VERSAILLES: PARCEL ONE HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1201 REISS LANE, NORTH VERSAILLES, PA 15137. DEED BOOK 3867, PAGE 121.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 751-F-215.

PARCEL TWO HAVING ERECTED THEREON VACANT LAND BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS REISS LANE, NORTH VERSAILLES, PA 15137. DEED BOOK 7012, PAGE 50.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 751-F-220.

PARCEL THREE HAVING ERECTED THEREON A COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1201 REISS LANE, NORTH VERSAILLES, PA 15137. DEED BOOK 7012, PAGE 54.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 751-F-108.

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3MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Siale Havili d/b/a Tuff Capital Investments, LLC ********************** CASE NO. GD-23-002866 ************************* DEBT $126,339.20 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Lois M. Vitti ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 663 Fifth Street, Oakmont, PA 15139 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER 412-281-1725 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Swissvale: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 7523 DICKSON STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15218. DEED BOOKDE -18399, PAGE205. BLOCK AND LOT 178H-l l 1 4MAR24

DEFENDANTS: DIXIE LEE SCHAFFER A/K/A DIXIE SCHAFFER ********************** CASE NO. MG-22-000962 ************************* DEBT $145,744.10 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Michelle Pierro, Esq. (PA ID No. 317454) ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY Tucker Arensberg, P.C. 1500 One PPG Place Pittsburgh, PA 15222 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 566-1212 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, C o u n t y o f A l l e g h e n y, B e t h e l P a r k Municipality: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS: 949 CLIFTON ROAD, BETHEL PARK, PA 15102. DEED BOOK VOLUME 3346, PAGE 370 Block / Lot# 773-J-245 5MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Cindy Buzzelli, Dante A. Buzzelli ********************** CASE NO. MG-23-000436 ************************* DEBT $108,956.12 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY KML LAW GROUP, P.C. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY SUlTE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 627-1322 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, MUNICIPALITY OF PENN HILLS: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 161 LAURIE DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15235. DEED BOOK 16128, PAGE 273.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 540-D-212.

6MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Marc W. Waltonbaugh ********************** CASE NO. MG-23-000540 ************************* DEBT $168,407.98 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY KML LAW GROUP, P.C. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY SUlTE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 627-1322 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, TOWNSHIP OF ELIZABETH: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2060 SCENERY DRIVE, ELIZABETH, PA 15037. DEED BOOK 17239, PAGE 204.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1572-B-24.

7MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Robert Zwigart ********************** CASE NO. GD-23-009172 ************************* DEBT $49,214.80 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY KML LAW GROUP, P.C. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY SUlTE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 627-1322 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, 29TH WARD CITY OF PITTSBURGH: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 13 CALHOUN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15210. DEED BOOK 11249, PAGE 75.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 33-K-258.

8MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Edward Dudley, Irisha Dudley ********************** CASE NO. MG-23-000743 ************************* DEBT $66,250.40 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY KML LAW GROUP, P.C. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY SUlTE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 627-1322 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, 8TH WARD CITY OF MCKEESPORT: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 3017 JERSEY STREET, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132. DEED BOOK 12765, PAGE 31.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 380-R-36.

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9MAR24 DEFENDANTS: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF HERMAN C. STAPLE AKA HERMAN STAPLE DECEASED, HERMAN STAPLE, II SOLELY IN HIS CAPACITY AS HEIR OF HERMAN C. S TA P L E A K A H E R M A N S TA P L E DECEASED ********************** CASE NO. MG-20-000024 ************************* DEBT $81,546.10 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY KML LAW GROUP, P.C. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY SUlTE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 627-1322 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, 12TH WARD CITY OF PITTSBURGH: •

13MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Rosemarie Reznik, Known Heir of Rosemarie Friel, deceased; Mary Ellen Friel, Known Heir of Rosemarie Friel, deceased; Kathleen Freyvogel, Known Heir of Rosemarie Friel, deceased; Jim Kennedy, Known Heir of Rosemarie Friel, deceased; Catherine Hester, Known Heir of Rosemarie Friel, deceased; and Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under Rosemarie Friel, deceased mortgagor. ********************** CASE NO. MG-21-000216 ************************* DEBT $37,984.81 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY PATRICK J WESNER, ESQUIRE ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 9000 MIDLANTIC DRIVE, STE 300, PO BOX 5054, MT LAUREL, NJ 08054 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (856) 810-5815 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Forest Hills, HAVING currently erected thereon a single family dwelling being known as 321 Avenue F, Pittsburgh PA 15221, Deed Book 11427 Page 636, Block and Lot 0373-P-00091-0000-00

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 522 1/2 PAULSON AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15206. DEED BOOK 5745, PAGE 929.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER124-P-88.

10MAR24 DEFENDANTS: PETER E. WATSON, SOLELY IN HIS CAPACITY AS HEIR OF GREGORY L. WATSON, DECEASED ********************** CASE NO. MG-19-000670 ************************* DEBT $137,945.00 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY KML LAW GROUP, P.C. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY SUlTE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 627-1322 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH PARK: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1816 RENEE DRIVE, SOUTH PARK, PA 15129. DEED BOOK 7189, PAGE 143.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1008-C-170.

11MAR24 DEFENDANTS: BRIAN MOHRING AKA BRIAN L. MOHRING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ********************** CASE NO. MG-22-000835 ************************* DEBT $49,609.72 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY KML LAW GROUP, P.C. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY SUlTE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 627-1322 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, BOROUGH OF TURTLE CREEK: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 385 LARIMER AVENUE, TURTLE CREEK, PA 15145. DEED BOOK 13125, PAGE 126.

BLOCK .AND LOT NUMBER 455-K-143.

12MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Bernadette Haase, known heir of Carole Ondish a/k/a Carole A. Ondish, Deceased, and Unknown heirs, successors, assigns and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Carole Ondish a/k/a Carole A. Ondish, Deceased, ********************** CASE NO. GD-19-012423 ************************* DEBT $128,278.23 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY PATRICK J WESNER, ESQUIRE ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 9000 MIDLANTIC DRIVE, STE 300, PO BOX 5054, MT LAUREL, NJ 08054 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (856) 810-5815 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and the Township of Indiana HAVING currently erected thereon a single family dwelling being known as 5024 Lea Drive, Cheswick, PA 15024, Deed Book 13218 Page 447, Block and Lot 0957-C00341-0000-00

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14MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Georgene H. Davis, Thomas C. Davis ********************** CASE NO. MG-23-000806 ************************* DEBT $58,224.90 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY LOGS Legal Group LLP. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 3600 Horizon Drive, Suite 150, King Of Prussia, PA 19406 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (610) 278-6800 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF MUNHALL: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1228 RAVINE STREET, MUNHALL, PA 15120. DEED BOOK VOLUME 10711, PAGE 005, BLOCK AND LOT 0180-E00175-0000-00.

15MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Dante P. Williams, Sr. a/k/a Dante P. Williams ********************** CASE NO. MG-22-000843 ************************* DEBT $163,237.52 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY LOGS Legal Group LLP. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 3600 Horizon Drive, Suite 150, King Of Prussia, PA 19406 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (610) 278-6800 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF WHITE OAK: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1664 FAWCETT AVENUE, MCKEESPORT, PA 15131. DEED BOOK VOLUME 17557, PAGE 103, BLOCK AND LOT 0462-D00086-0000-00.

16MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Carolyn Goettel ********************** CASE NO. MG-19-000621 ************************* DEBT $27,756.59 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY LOGS Legal Group LLP. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 3600 Horizon Drive, Suite 150, King Of Prussia, PA 19406 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (610) 278-6800 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 29TH WARD OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH:HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1633 EAST CHERRYHILL STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15210. DEED BOOK VOLUME 5635, PAGE 317, BLOCK AND LOT 0059-E-00196-0000-00.

17MAR24 DEFENDANTS: JESSE GREGG ********************** CASE NO. MG-23-000650 ************************* DEBT $113,527.77 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY CHRISTINE L. GRAHAM, ESQUIRE ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 1420 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1501 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 790-1010 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Glassport: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 302 Euclid Avenue, Glassport, Pennsylvania 15045. Deed Book Volume 18694, Page 537. Block and Lot Number 0467-L- 00118-0000-00.

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18MAR24 DEFENDANTS: RICHARD M. HALAPIN AND JOEL E. HALAPIN ********************** CASE NO. MG-23-000511 ************************* DEBT $115,889.65 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY CHRISTINE L. GRAHAM, ESQUIRE ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 1420 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1501 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 790-1010 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Franklin Park:

24MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Triple D’s Estate LLC. Darrell Johnson ********************** CASE NO. MG-23-000963 ************************* DEBT: $148,868.17 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY KML LAW GROUP,P.C. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 627-1322 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, 12TH WARD CITY OF PITTSBURGH: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 6551 DEARY STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15206. DEED BOOK 18731, PAGE 70.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 124-L-96.

Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 2635 Woodmont Lane, Wexford, Pennsylvania 15090.

Deed Book Volume 12335, Page 2131.

Block and Lot Number 1347-F-001100000-00.

19MAR24 DEFENDANTS: GREGORY A. BIGENHO ********************** CASE NO. MG-23-000669 ************************* DEBT $100,672.87 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY CHRISTINE L. GRAHAM, ESQUIRE ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 1420 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1501 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 790-1010 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Penn Hills: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 1137 Hulton Road, Verona, Pennsylvania 15147. Deed Book Volume 16086, Page 489. Block and Lot Number 0632-A­00134-0000-00.

20MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Scottsdale REI, LLC ********************** CASE NO. GD-23-007009 ************************* DEBT: $554,541.37 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Robert P. Wendt, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 275 Curry Hollow Rd, Bldg. 1, Suite 280, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER 914-219-5787 x 490 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION All the following described real estate situated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and Municipality of Mt. Lebanon.

Having erected thereon a residential dwelling being known and numbered as 22 Glen Ridge Lane, Pittsburgh, PA 15243; Deed Book 18546, Page 167; which has a Parcel Identification Number of 100-S-103.

21MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Wholesale Housing, LLC ********************** CASE NO. GD-23-008766 ************************* DEBT: $147,671.15 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Robert P. Wendt, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 275 Curry Hollow Rd, Bldg. 1, Suite 280, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER 914-219-5787 x 490 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION All the following described real estate situated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and Borough of Port Vue. Having erected thereon a residential two-family dwelling being known and numbered as 1726 Romine Avenue, McKeesport, PA 15133; Deed Book 18360, Page 160; which has a Parcel Identification Number of 465-A-245.

22MAR24 DEFENDANTS: JANEY LAMB PERRY, KNOWN SURVIVING HEIR OF SALLY SPENCER, BRENDA LAMB, KNOWN SURVIVING HEIR OF SALLY SPENCER, AND UNKNOWN SURVIVING HEIRS OF SALLY SPENCER ********************** CASE NO. GD-23-005833 ************************* DEBT: $123,717.21 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC ERIN H. CONROY. ESQUIRE ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY UNION TRUST BUILDING 501 GRANT STREET. SUITE 200 PITTSBURGH. PA 15219-4413 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412)562-8800 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION ln the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh, 3rd Ward: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS, BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 23 VINE STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15219.

DEED BOOK VOLUME 5747, PAGE 253.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 2-H-262.

23MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Triple D’s Estate LLC. Darrell Johnson ********************** CASE NO. GD-23-011418 ************************* DEBT: $148,868.17 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY KML LAW GROUP,P.C. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 627-1322 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, 29TH WARD CITY OF PITTSBURGH: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 109 PARKFIELD STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15210. DEED BOOK 18921, PAGE 471.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 95-G-87.

25MAR24 DEFENDANTS: LORI COULTER AKA LORRAINE M. COULTER ********************** CASE NO. MG-23-000419 ************************* DEBT: $26,728.69 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY KML LAW GROUP,P.C. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 627-1322 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, MUNICIPALITY OF BETHEL PARK: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 323 SUNSET DRIVE, BETHEL PARK, PA 15102. DEED BOOK 5946, PAGE 417.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 568-P-205.

26MAR24 DEFENDANTS: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF CAROLINE ANN CORVELLO A/K/A CAROLINE A. CORVELLO, DECEASED ********************** CASE NO. MG-22-000952 ************************* DEBT: $50,225.82 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY KML LAW GROUP,P.C. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 627-1322 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, MUNICIPALITY OF PENN HILLS: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 559 HAMIL ROAD, VERONA, PA 15147. DEED BOOK 5104, PAGE 521. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 446-M-39.

27MAR24 DEFENDANTS: PAUL D. MATISZ AKA PAUL MATISZ ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000843 ************************* DEBT: $98,022.95 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY KML LAW GROUP,P.C. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 627-1322 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, TOWNSHIP OF HARRISON: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2512 MONROE STREET, NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA 15065. DEED BOOK 16808, PAGE 401.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1679-F-27.

28MAR24 DEFENDANTS: MICHAEL SERVEDIO, ROBIN SERVEDIO ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000836 ************************* DEBT: $196,333.22 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY KML LAW GROUP,P.C. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 627-1322 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, MUNICIPALITY OF MONROEVILLE: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 3906 EVERGREEN DRIVE, MONROEVILLE, PA 15146. DEED BOOK 13393, PAGE 65.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 742-M-353.

29MAR24 DEFENDANTS: PATRICK K. O’SHEA ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000757 ************************* DEBT: $47,670.27 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY KML LAW GROUP,P.C. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 627-1322 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, MUNICIPALITY OF MONROEVILLE: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 144 ROSECREST DRIVE, MONROEVILLE, PA 15146. DEED BOOK 12389, PAGE 480.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 640-C-330.

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30MAR24 DEFENDANTS: NADINE KUTSENKOW AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA N. CHATHAM, DECEASED ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000809 ************************* DEBT: $22,007.78 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY KML LAW GROUP,P.C. ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 627-1322 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, BOROUGH OF INGRAM:

36MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S): BOROUGH OF BELLEVUE VS. DEFENDANTS: WILLIAM MOODEY AND CERISE MOODEY ********************** CASE NO.GD 19-016812 ************************* DEBT: $17,642.35 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 424 S. 27th Street, Ste. 210 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 242-4400 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Bellevue:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEIN”G KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 16 ADMIRAL DEWEY AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15205. DEED BOOK 11187, PAGE 18.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 70-S-138.

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 130 MEADE AVE., PITTSBURGH, PA 15202. DEED BOOK 15579, PAGE 447.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 160-P-178.

40MAR24 DEFENDANTS: WILLIAM J MCGOWAN; DANIELLE A. GIGLIOTTI, IN HER CAPACITY AS HEIR OF KIMBERLY A. MCGOWAN, DECEASED; WILLIAM F. MCGOWAN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS HEIR OF KIMBERLY A. MCGOWAN, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS OR ASSOCIATIONS CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST FROM OR UNDER KIMBERLY A. MCGOWAN, DECEASED ********************** CASE NO.MG-15-000802 ************************* DEBT: $127,299.26 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Jeff Calcagno, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (844) 856-6646 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 19TH W-ARO OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH

31MAR24 DEFENDANTS: LAUREN J. MEDVED ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000570 ************************* DEBT: $181,587.63 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 133 GAITHER DRIVE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER 855-225-6906 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 19th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 155 Gaskel St, Pittsburgh, PA 15211. Deed Book Volume 18429, Page 259. Block and Lot 0004-F00155-0000-00.

32MAR24 DEFENDANTS: VALERIE LEPAGE; KEVIN F. MCELROY ********************** CASE NO.MG-19-000611 ************************* DEBT: $401,973.25 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 133 GAITHER DRIVE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER 855-225-6906 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Marshall: Having erected thereon a Townhouse known and numbered as 475 Fairmont Drive Wexford, PA 15090. Deed Book Volume 16944, Page 565. Block and Lot 1999-L00019-0000-00.

33MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh and School District of Pittsburgh VS. DEFENDANTS: Anthony Bentley, Jr. ********************** CASE NO.GD 17-000878 ************************* DEBT: $2,757.47 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 281-0587 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh Ward 13: Having erected thereon a two story brick house being known as 7409 Idlewild Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15208. Deed Book Volume 15419, Page 336. Block & Lot No. 174-L-3 l.

34MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S): Woodland Hills School District VS. DEFENDANTS: Jones Property LLC ********************** CASE NO.GD 19-000884 ************************* DEBT: $8,448.71 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 281-0587 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Chalfant: Having erected thereon a one story frame house being known as 134 Parkway Avenue, East Pittsburgh, PA 15112. Deed Book Volume 16006, Page 594. Block & Lot No. 374-L-114.

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37MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S): Wilkinsburg School District and Wilkinsburg Borough VS. DEFENDANTS: BILLIE ASHANTI HOLT AND GRADY WHITE ********************** CASE NO.GD 23-002237 ************************* DEBT: $12,680.77 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 424 S. 27th Street, Ste. 210 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 242-4400 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1239 FRANKLIN AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 18148, PAGE 454. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-F-254.

38MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S): Wilkinsburg School District and Wilkinsburg Borough VS. DEFENDANTS: BURLEIGH S. BIGELOW AND PHILIP BIGELOW ********************** CASE NO.GD 21-012994 ************************* DEBT: $15,318.78 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 424 S. 27th Street, Ste. 210 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 242-4400 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1912 LAKETON ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 16657, PAGE 275. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 297-E-211.

39MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S): PENN HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. DEFENDANTS: Meeghan C. Triggs ********************** CASE NO.GD 23-001467 ************************* DEBT: $12,993.20 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 424 S. 27th Street, Ste. 210 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 242-4400 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Penn Hills: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 149 IDLEWOOD ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15235. DEED BOOK 17223, PAGE 453. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 538-P-102.

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Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 328 FERNHILL AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15226. Deed Book Volume 15038, Page 201. Block and Lot Number 0062-H-00114-0000-00 41MAR24 DEFENDANTS: NICHOLAS AKINKUOYE ********************** CASE NO.MG-12-000860 ************************* DEBT: $254,184.19 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Jeff Calcagno, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (844) 856-6646 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF EDGEWOOD Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 319 EAST SWISSVALE AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15218. Deed Book Volume 12747, Page 47.

Block and Lot Number 0233-N-001240000-00 42MAR24 DEFENDANTS: VIRGINIA G. MURRAY ********************** CASE NO.MG-19-000630 ************************* DEBT: $55,762.20 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Jeff Calcagno, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (844) 856-6646 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, TOWNSHIP OF ELIZABETH Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 1112 SUMMERSET DRIVE, MCKEESPORT, PA 15135, AKA 1112 SOMMERSET DRIVE, MCKEESPORT, PA 15135. Deed Book Volume 14304, Page 60.

Block and Lot Number 0652-C-001570000-00 43MAR24 DEFENDANTS: MICHAEL PESTA, IV, HEIR IN HIS CAPACITY, TO THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY PESTA, DECEASED; CATHERINE BARNETT, HEIR IN HER CAPACITY TO THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY PESTA, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS, OR ASSOCIATIONS CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST FROM OR UNDER SHIRLEY PESTA, DECEASED ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000355 ************************* DEBT: $136,987.22 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Jeff Calcagno, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (844) 856-6646 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF MUNHALL Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 3708 SUPERIOR ST, HOMESTEAD, PA, 15120 AKA 3708 SUPERIOR ST, MUNHALL, PA 15120.

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Block and Lot Number 0133-D-000710000-00

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45MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Emilio Valentine ********************** CASE NO.GD-20-011179 ************************* DEBT: $144,908.34 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Stephen M. Hladik, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY Hladik, Onorato and Federman, LLP 298 Wissahickon Avenue, North Wales, PA 19454 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 855-9521 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 2ND WARD CITY OF PITTSBURGH:

50MAR24 DEFENDANTS: ANITA F. MACIAS ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000653 ************************* DEBT: $185,777.39 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY CHRISTINE L. GRAHAM, ESQUIRE ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 1420 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1501 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 790-1010 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Mt. Lebanon: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 433 Clokey Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15228. Deed Book Volume 15218, Page 120. Block and Lot Number 0098-N-00166-0000-00.

62MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Leo A. Giel, Jr. ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000636 ************************* DEBT: $12,699.80 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY PATRICK J WESNER, ESQUIRE ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 9000 MIDLANTIC DRIVE, STE 300, PO BOX 5054, MT LAUREL, NJ 08054 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (856) 810-5815 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Jefferson Hills, HAVING currently erected thereon a single family dwelling being known as 1234 Collins Avenue, Clairton, PA 15025, Deed Book 11575 Page 207, Block and Lot 1421-B-00012-0000-00.

68MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Michael R. Winter ********************** CASE NO.GD-23-010514 ************************* DEBT: $29,116.70 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Stem & Eisenberg, PC ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY The Shops at Valley Square, 1581 Main Street, Suite 200 Warrington, PA 18976 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 572-8111 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny and the 18th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh:

H AV I N G E R E C T E D T H E R E O N A CONDOMINIUM UNIT BEING UNIT 4-A IN “GATEWAY TOWERS” BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 320 FORT DUQUESNE BOULEVARD, UNIT 4-A, PITTSBURGH, PA 15222. DEED BOOK VOLUME 12179, PAGE 32. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1- C-1662-A004.

56MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny VS. DEFENDANTS: Alice Street Investments, LLC ********************** CASE NO.GD 23-007792 ************************* DEBT: $3,759.68 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 281-0587 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of McKees Rocks:

46MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Bishnu P. Acharya and Rohit Acharya ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000466 ************************* DEBT: $196,667.38 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Stephen M. Hladik, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY Hladik, Onorato and Federman, LLP 298 Wissahickon Avenue, North Wales, PA 19454 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 855-9521 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF BALDWIN: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 4817 E. WILLOCK ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15227. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18194, PAGE 540. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 247-D-272.

47MAR24 DEFENDANTS: WILLIAM E. BROADUS, KNOWN SURVIVING HEIR OF LOIS J. BROADUS, ANNA MARIE BROADUS, KNOWN SURVIVING HEIR OF LOIS J. BROADUS, THOMAS E. BROADUS, KNOWN SURVIVING HEIR OF LOIS J. BROADUS, BRENDA CHARMAINE BROADUS, KNOWN SURVIVING HEIR OF LOIS J. BROADUS, KEDREN C. BROADUS, KNOWN SURVIVING HEIR OF LOIS J. BROADUS, LEATHIA L. BROADUS, KNOWN SURVIVING HEIR OF LOIS J. BROADUS, JAVON BROADUS, KNOWN SURVIVING HEIR OF LOIS J. BROADUS, SHIRLEY BROADUS, KNOWN SURVIVING HEIR OF LOIS J. BROADUS, AMELIA D. BROADUS, KNOWN SURVIVING HEIR OF LOIS J. BROADUS, THOMAS E. BROADUS, KNOWN SURVIVING HEIR OF LOIS J. BROADUS, WILLIAM E. BROADUS, KNOWN SURVIVING HEIR OF LOIS J. BROADUS, AND UNKNOWN SURVIVING HEIR OF LOIS J. BROADUS ********************** CASE NO.GD-23-002894 ************************* DEBT: $87,245.44 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY CHRISTINE L. GRAHAM, ESQUIRE ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 1420 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1501 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 790-1010 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Penn Hills: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 116 McAlister Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 AKA 116 McAlister Drive, Penn Hills, Pennsylvania 15235. Deed Book Volume 15012, Page 528. Block and Lot Number 0637-E-003550000-00 48MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Ryan T. Reed ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000921 ************************* DEBT: $183,917.91 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Powers Kirn, LLC ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY Eight Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 215, Trevose, PA 19053 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER 215-942-2090 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Baldwin: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 5016 Bluff Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236.

Deed Book Volume I 8794, Page 86, Instrument 2022-5 I 03, Block and Lot Number 314D-280.

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DEFENDANTS: KENNETH R. WATSON AND PATRICIA A. SNYDER AKA PATRICIA A. WATSON ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000840 ************************* DEBT: $18,268.68 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY CHRISTINE L. GRAHAM, ESQUIRE ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 1420 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1501 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 790-1010 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Bridgeville: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 113 Vesper Street, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania 15017.

Deed Book Volume 10087, Page 529.

Block and Lot Number 0255-S- 002420000-00.

51MAR24 DEFENDANTS: KELLY J. WIELAND ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000958 ************************* DEBT: $87,134.48 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY LEON P. HALLER, ESQUIRE ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY PURCELL, KRUG AND HALLER 1719 NORTH FRONT STREET HARRISBURG, PA 17102 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER 717-234-4178 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Scott: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 210 LOCUST STREET CARNEGIE, PA 15106.

DEED BOOK VOLUME 17502, PAGE 181.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 102-L-154.

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DEFENDANTS: LORI SHUCKHART AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRs OF VIRGINIA L. LENKNER ********************** CASE NO.MG-22-000961 ************************* DEBT: $131,072.71 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Michelle Pierro, Esq. (PA ID No. 317454) ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY Tucker Arensberg, P.C. 1500 One PPG Place Pittsburgh, PA 15222 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 566-1212 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of West Homestead: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS: 1352 OVERDALE DRIVE, HOMESTEAD, PA 15120. DEED BOOK VOLUME 11487, PAGE 472 Block / Lot# 132-E-025 53MAR24 DEFENDANTS: BRADLEY FRYE ********************** CASE NO.MG-22-001059 ************************* DEBT: $174,191.21 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY CHRISTINE L. GRAHAM, ESQUIRE ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 1420 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1501 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 790-1010 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Mt. Lebanon: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 840 Fruithurst Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15228.

Deed Book Volume 17361, Page 440.

Block and Lot Number 0140-J-000620000-00.

55MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny VS. DEFENDANTS: Matthew M. Zupsic & Vicki J. Zupsic ********************** CASE NO.GD 22-000142 ************************* DEBT: $57,613.75 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 281-0587 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Frazer: Parcel #1: Having erected thereon a residential auxiliary building being known as 259 Bajack Lane, Tarentum, PA 15084. Deed Book Volume 9585, Page 300, Block and Lot Number 958-F- 246.

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Indiana: Parcel #2: Being thereon vacant agricultural land known as Log Cabin Road, Tarentum, PA 15084. Deed Book Volume 8029, Page 203, Block and Lot Number 839-A-374.

Parcel #3: Being thereon vacant residential land known as Log Cabin Road, Tarentum, PA 15084. Deed Book Volume 8792, Page 301, Block and Lot Number 958-E-95.

Parcel #4: Being thereon vacant agricultural land known as Log Cabin Road, Tarentum, PA 15084. Deed Book Volume 7323, Page 516, Block and Lot Number 958-J-87.

Parcel #5: Being thereon vacant residential land known as Log Cabin Road, Tarentum, PA 15084. Deed Book Volume 6918, Page 365, Block and Lot Number 958-J-115.

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Having erected thereon a four-storycommercial apartment building being known as 908914 Island Avenue, McKees Rocks, PA 15136. Deed Book Volume 16760, Page 422. Block & Lot No. 74-J-85 57MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Rodney R. Kellar ********************** CASE NO.GD-23-010619 ************************* DEBT: $99,708.39 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Benjamin Hoen, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 965 Keynote Circle, Cleveland, OH 441311829 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER 216/739-5100 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION ALL THE RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST AND CLAIM OF RODNEY R. KELLAR OF, IN AND TO THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF HAMPTON, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 4095 CIRCLE DRIVE, ALLISON PARK, PA 15101.

DESCRIBED AT DEED BOOK 15144, PAGE 332, INSTRUMENT NO. 2013-2558, PARCEL NUMBER 718-E-271 58MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Maureen Zeher a/k/a Maureen C. Zeher and Paul Zeher a/k/a Paul S. Zeher ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000051 ************************* DEBT: $288,688.03 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Stephen M. Hladik, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY Hladik, Onorato and Federman, LLP 298 Wissahickon Avenue, North Wales, PA 19454 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 855-9521 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, MUNICIPALITY OF BETHEL PARK: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2899 O’NEILL DRIVE, BETHEL PARK, PA 15102.

DEED BOOK VOLUME 10832, PAGE 140.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 567-L-315.

59MAR24 DEFENDANTS: DEBORAH A. BATTISTA and TSPGHl LLC ********************** CASE NO.GD-22-014412 ************************* DEBT: $32,513.27 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY JENNIFER TIS MIHOK, ESQUIRE ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 3706 BUTLER STREET, STE 327, PITTSBURGH, PA 15201 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER 412-860-0907 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PIECE OF GROUND SITUATE IN THE NINETEENTH WARD OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY AND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2008 BROADWAY AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15216. PLAN BOOK VOLUME 20, PAGES 116-117. BLOCK AND LOT NO. 35-N-165 60MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S) MOON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT & CRESCENT TOWNSHIP VS. DEFENDANTS: JUDY D. WACKER-AMON ********************** CASE NO.GD-22-005097 ************************* DEBT: $46,602.73 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Elizabeth P. Sattler, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 445 Fort Pitt Boulevard, Suite 503, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER 412-391-0160 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, TOWNSHIP OF CRESCENT: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING, KNOWN AS 456 CRESCENT BOULEVARD EXTENSION, CRESCENT, PA 15046.

DEED BOOK 15504, PAGE 548. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 81l-R-330.

61MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S) County of Allegheny and School District of Pittsburgh VS. DEFENDANTS: David Sluganski, Known Heir of Dolores Sluganski, Deceased & The Unknown Heirs of Dolores Sluganski ********************** CASE NO.G.D. 12-003418 ************************* DEBT: $11,125.51 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 281-0587 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Mt. Oliver: Having erected thereon a two story brick house being known as 103 Church Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15210. Deed Book Volume 4060, Page 200. Block & Lot No. 33-D-310.

63MAR24 DEFENDANTS: CORA MILLIKEN ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000331 ************************* DEBT: $76,105.09 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Jeff Calcagno, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (844) 856-6646 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 11TH WARD OF THE CITY OF MCKEESPORT Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 3022 RIVERVIEW ST, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132. Deed Book Volume 16535, Page 250.

Block and Lot Number 0381-R-000220000-00 64MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S) Penn Hills School District and Municipality of Penn Hills VS. DEFENDANTS: JAMES HALL, SHANNON HALL AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ********************** CASE NO.GD 23-002253 ************************* DEBT: $12,035.59 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 424 S. 27th Street, Ste. 210 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 242-4400 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Penn Hills: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 8918 UPLAND TERRACE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15235. DEED BOOK 18815, PAGE 568. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 231-D-287.

65MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Fernando Montero and Kellie Montero, Occupant ********************** CASE NO.GD-23-006085 ************************* DEBT: $637,389.70 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY J. Michael McCague, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 408 Cedar Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER 412-803-3690 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of South Fayette: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2024 BERKLEY RIDGE DRIVE, MCDONALD, PA 15057. DEED BOOK VOLUME 17685, PAGE 254, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 258-N-120.

66MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Best Pittsburgh LLC ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000697 ************************* DEBT: $126,716.94 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY PADGETT LAW GROUP ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 700 Darby Road, Suite 100 Havertown, PA 19083 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER 850-422-2520 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION IN THE BOROUGH OF BALDWIN, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY AND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLESTORY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 3108 VERNON AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15227. DEED BOOK 18880, PAGE 226, INSTRUMENT NUMBER 2022-12929. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER O137-D-00118-0000-00.

67MAR24 DEFENDANTS: TANERA DALE-NAPPER AND THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000941 ************************* DEBT: $77,839.25 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY LEON P. HALLER, ESQUIRE ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY PURCELL, KRUG AND HALLER 1719 NORTH FRONT STREET HARRISBURG, PA 17102 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER 717-234-4178 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 20th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A MOBILE HOME BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 446 HAMMOND STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15204. DEED BOOK VOLUME 13063, PAGE 233.

BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 42-M-107.

Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 918 Excelsior St, Pittsburgh, PA 15210. Deed Book Volume 13003, Page 62. Block and Lot Number 14C-25.

69MAR24 DEFENDANTS: Jennifer J. Beyerl and Kevin M. Beyerl ********************** CASE NO.MG-23-000460 ************************* DEBT: $48,031.88 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Stem & Eisenberg, PC ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY The Shops at Valley Square, 1581 Main Street, Suite 200 Warrington, PA 18976 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (215) 572-8111 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny and the 24th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 2100 Lautner Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Deed Book Volume 9928, Page 52. Block and Lot Number 48-F-3 l.

70MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny VS. DEFENDANTS: Safe Harbour Properties Three LLC ********************** CASE NO.G.D. 20-003364 ************************* DEBT: $7,166.93 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 281-0587 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of East McKeesport: Parcel #1: Having erected thereon a two story masonry frame house known as 846 Florence Avenue, East McKeesport, PA 15035.

Deed Book Volume 14714, Page 407.

Block & Lot No. 547-C-244.

Parcel #2: Being thereon vacant residential land known as Florence Avenue, East McKeesport, PA 15035. Deed Book Volume 14714, Page 407. Block & Lot No. 547-C-241.

71MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny VS. DEFENDANTS: The Unknown Heirs of Charles Fitzpatrick, Deceased ********************** CASE NO.GD 14-021730 ************************* DEBT: : $5,330.66 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 281-0587 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Clairton Ward 1: Having erected thereon a two story masonry frame house being known as 717 North 6th Street, Clairton, PA 15025. Deed Book Volume 13087, Page 206. Block & Lot No. 657-N-229.

72MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny VS. DEFENDANTS: Richard C. Pasqualle ********************** CASE NO.GD 09-003354 ************************* DEBT: $2,990.88 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 281-0587 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Clairton Ward 1: Having erected thereon a two story brick house being known as 427 North 4th Street, Clairton, PA 15025. Deed Book Volume 11402, Page 547. Block & Lot No. 764-C-84.

73MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny VS. DEFENDANTS: Nora G. Haugh ********************** CASE NO.GD 19-001160 ************************* DEBT: $3,261.11 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 281-0587 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Clairton Ward 2:

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Having erected thereon a two story brick house being known as 410 Mitchell Avenue, Clairton, PA 15025. Deed Book Volume 4632, Page 310. Block & Lot No. 879-M112.

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74MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny VS. DEFENDANTS: The Unknown Heirs of Paul R. Bezts, Deceased ********************** CASE NO.GD 23-009877 ************************* DEBT: $8,725.43 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 281-0587 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of North Versailles:

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM (SECTION 8) WAITING LIST OPENING The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) will be accepting pre-applications for our Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list. We will be accepting pre-applications online ONLY at www.hacp.org from:

Estate of MICHAEL R. TERPACK, JR. , Deceased of Greencille, Mercer, Pennsylvania, Estate No. 02-24-00730, Michele Bresnay, Administrator, 106 Cottonwood Drive, Oakdale, PA 15071 or to Ruth E. Carlin, Administrator, 890 Methodist Road, Greenville, PA 16125 or to ROBIN L. RARIE, Atty; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC. 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017

Having erected thereon a one story frame house known as 217 James Avenue, North Versailles, PA 15137. Deed Book Volume 10356, Page 80. Block & Lot No. 547-P-265.

75MAR24 PLAINTIFF(S): Woodland Hills School District VS. DEFENDANTS: Antoinette Krantz and Gene Krantz ********************** CASE.: G.D. 08-016936 ************************* DEBT: $14,857.42 ***************** NAME OF ATTORNEY Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ********************* ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY 525 William Penn Place, Suite 3110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ********************* ATTORNEY TELEPHONE NUMBER (412) 281-0587 ******************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Turtle Creek: Having erected thereon a two story brick house being known as 421 Fairview Avenue, Turtle Creek, PA 15145. Deed Book Volume 11167, Page 279. Block & Lot No. 455-J300.

PROFESSIONAL Historic preservation and Economic development organization is requesting qualifications from: Development/ Grant Management Firms Qualifications relative to the following should be discussed: redevelopment planning and financial acquisition strategies, managing reporting for public programs, managing consulting teams, packaging other incentive programs, seeking community input, personnel available for this assignment, assistance in securing women and minority participation, and the me t ho d and hour ly r at es o f compensation.

RFQ is due March 7, 2023 and sh ou l d be m ailed t o: Yo u n g Preservationists Association, 700 River Avenue, Suite 318, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 PROFESSIONAL Historic preservation and Economic development organization is requesting qualifications from: General Contractor - to manage and oversee fabrication and installation of historic baseball plaques for Three Rivers Stadium Memorial.

Qualifications should include experience with Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage requirements, working in a team environment, personnel available for this assignment, and the method and rates of compensation.

RFQ is due February 29, 2023 and should be mailed to: Young Preservationists Association, 700 River Avenue, Suite 318, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

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Pre-applications can only be submitted online from any computer, laptop or smartphone with internet access. Applicants can apply any time during the time period listed above. All pre-applications successfully submitted will be taken. Placement on the waiting list will be determined by a random sorting system. Since ALL completed pre-applications will be accepted and placed on the waiting list, it makes no difference if you are the first or last person to submit a pre-application, as the random sort, along with any applicable preferences for which you qualify, will determine your position on the waiting list.

No pre-applications will be accepted before 8:00 a.m., Monday, March 11, 2024, or after 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 15, 2024.

Printed pre-applications will not be available at any HACP properties or offices.

Note: There is no fee to apply.

DO NOT pay anyone and/or any website to apply for you.

Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations to submit a pre-application can contact the HACP Disability Compliance Office at 412-456-5282.

Additional information is available by contacting the HACP Occupancy Department at 412-456-5030 or by visiting our website at www.hacp.org.

PINE RIDGE HEIGHTS 892 VETERANS LANE NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA 15065 Now Leasing 1 & 2 bedroom units to qualified Senior applicants PINE RIDGE HEIGHTS is an age 62 and over senior building located in Natrona Heights. Rent is based upon income and includes all utilities EXCEPT electric. Appliances included in the modern apartments.

Clean laundry Room, reading/patio area, security systems and professional property management by the Allegheny County Housing Authority.

Apply on line at achsng.com. or call 724-294-0080 to inquire.

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Estate of ROLAND SMITH, JR., Deceased of Pittsburgh, PA. No. 02-23-00790, Kim A. Bodnar, Administrator or to KIM A. BODNAR, 304 ROSS STREET, SUITE 701, PITTSBURGH, PA 15219 Estate of ESTHER L. HARRIS, Deceased of 7320 Whipple Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15218, No. 02-24-00763, Sharon Fatur, Executrix, 121 Crosswinds Lane, Murrysville, PA 15668 or to William C. Price, Jr., Price & Associates, P.C., 2005 Noble Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15218 Estate of MARY ELIZABETH KIRSCH, Deceased of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, No. 02-24-00798, Jennifer Kirsch, Administrator, 1554 Berkshire Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15226 or to AUBREY H. GLOVER, Atty; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC., 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017 Estate of CERNIAWSKI WILLIAM, deceased of Whitaker, PA, Estate No. 022306075 of 2023, William S. Cerniawski, Admr, 103 Union Street, Munhall, PA 15120 Estate of LAURA A. WILLIAMS A/K/A LAURA ANN WILLIAMS, Case No. 02-24-08198. Edward L. Thomas, 539 Palm Street, McKeesport, PA 15132 appointed Administrator by Order dated January 22, 2024. Peter B. Lewis, Counsel., Neighborhood Legal Services, 928 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Estate of MRS. CONSTANCE ANN VALENTI, Deceased of 130 Fifth Street, Aspinwall, PA 15215. Estate No. 02-23-04155, Mr. Jerome Valenti, Executor, 130 Fifth Street, Aspinwall, PA 15215, Executor, c/o Anthony J. Valenti, Esquire, 405 1/2 Center Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15215

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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ALLEGHENY COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY PUBLIC NOTICE The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) is accepting Letters of Interest and Statements of Qualifications from Professional Companies who wish to be considered for the following: Inspection of 300-Ft Radial Brick Chimney Project (S-492) Interested Parties shall submit an electronic copy (pdf format) emailed to: procurement@alcosan.org Attn: Suzanne Thomas, Procurement Officer

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY DALTONS EDGE PHASE I & II 700-704 E 2ND AVENUE STE 100 TARENTUM, PA 15084 Now Leasing 1 & 2 bedroom units to qualified Senior applicants DALTONS EDGE is an age 62 and over senior building located in Tarentum, PA. Rent is based upon income, includes all utilities and appliances. Clean laundry Room, reading/patio areas, secure building, near Community Life, and professional property management by the Allegheny County Housing Authority.

Apply on line at achsng.com. or call 724-226-9091 to inquire.

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Estate of VIRGINIA M. BOWLAND, Deceasedof Bridgeville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, No. 02-24-00386, Michael E. Uriah, Personal Rep/Administrator, 817 West Grant Street, Houston, PA 15342 or to ROBIN L. RARIE, Atty; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC. 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017

Estate of PIERCE HENRY FRAUENHEIM, JR. A/K/A PIERCE H. FRAUENHEIM, Estate No. 02-24-00538, Deceased of 4226 Beacon Hill Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15221-2547, Michael J. Frauenheim, 1557 Harwood Avenue, Henderson, NV 89012, Administrator or to William C. Price, Jr., Price & Associates, P.C., 2005 Noble Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15218 Estate of MS. GLORIA JEAN PROCHASKA, Deceased of 1252 Stanford Court, Coraopolis, PA 15108 Estate No. 02-23-08404, Ms. Marion Ferrang, Administrator, c/o Max C. Feldman, Esquire and the Law Office of Max C. Feldman, 1322 Fifth Avenue, Coraopolis, PA 15108 Estate of DEBORAH A. SONBERGER A/K/A DEBORAH ANN SONBERGER, Deceased of 739 S. Braddock Avenue #2, Pittsburgh, PA 15221, Estate No. 02-24-00402, Kathy Boueck, 435 Creekshire Drive, Roswell, GA 30075, Executor, or to William C. Price Jr., Price & Associates, P.C., 2005 Noble Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15218 Estate of CATHERINE F. ALLEN, Deceased of Upper Saint Clair, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, No. 02-24-00533, Elizabeth A. Pellicano, Executor, 449 Marietta Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15228 or to ROBIN L. RARIE, Atty; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC. 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017 Estate of MR. PAUL FRANK CIMINO, Deceased of 1302 Vance Avenue, Coraopolis, PA 15108., Estate No. 02-24-00531, Mr. Richard DiCicco, Executor, c/o Max C. Feldman, Esquire and the Law Office of Max C. Feldman, 1322 Fifth Avenue, Coraopolis, PA 15108

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All questions should also be submitted, in writing, to Suzanne Thomas.

An informational meeting will be held in the Admin Annex Boardroom on March 6, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

(EST) All parties interested in attending the informational meeting shall send an email to Ms. Thomas with the names of all attendees and their companies.

The meeting will include a site visit; appropriate PPE is required.

This meeting is not mandatory but all interested parties are encouraged to attend.

ALCOSAN intends to award the services to one firm to perform all of the services. Electronic submittals must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. (EST) March 27, 2024.

It is Consultant’s responsibility to ensure the documents have been received. Late submittals will not be considered. Additional information and instructions may be obtained by visiting: https://www.alcosan. org/work-with-us/planned-andactive-bids ALCOSAN encourages businesses owned and operated by minorities, disadvantaged and women’s and Service-Disabled Veteran business enterprises to submit qualification statements or to participate as subcontractors or suppliers to the selected Consultant/Firm. The Party selected shall be required to utilize minority, disadvantaged, and women’s and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned business enterprises to the fullest extent possible. The goals of the ALCOSAN’s Minority and Women Business Policy are listed on the ALCOSAN website at www.alcosan.org.

Kimberly Kennedy, PE Director, Engineering and Construction OFFICIAL BID NOTICE TOWNSHIP OF UPPER ST. CLAIR Sealed and separate bids will be received by the Township of Upper St. Clair, 1820 McLaughlin Run Road, Upper St. Clair, PA 15241, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania until 9:00 a.m., Thursday, March 14, 2024, and the BIDS will be publicly opened and read thereafter in the Township Building at the same address for the following: MUNICIPAL BUILDING SITE LIGHTING & SIGNAGE WORK Please refer to https://www.twpusc.org/business/ bid_information.php, for details regarding specifications and Bidding requirements.

Matthew R. Serakowski Township Manager

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CITY OF PITTSBURGH OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET ADVERTISEMENT Separate and sealed Bid Proposals will be received electronically starting on Friday, February 23, for: 2023-ITQ-287 Invitation to Qualify: Various Professional Services, Phase I 2024-RFP-040 Emergency Geotechnical Services Information on solicitations is available on the City of Pittsburgh website: http://purchasing.pittsburghpa.gov Bid proposals are requested on behalf of the Equipment Leasing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. All bids must be submitted via the above website and all required documents must be provided or the bid proposal may be considered non-responsive.

The selected Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity requirements for Federally Assisted construction contracts. The selected Contractor must assure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Attention is called to Executive Order 11246, to Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12 U.S.C. 1701U, and to the Section 3 Clause and Regulations set forth in 24 CFR, Part 135.

The selected Contractor will be required to comply with the following laws, rules and regulations: All provisions of US Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended by US Executive Order 11375 and as supplemented in US Department of Labor Regulations (41 CFR, Part 60), and of the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the US Secretary of Labor.

Contractor shall comply with all applicable standards, orders, or requirements issued of the Clean Air Act (42 USC 1857 et. seq.), Section 508 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1368), Executive Order 11738, and Environmental Protection Agency regulations (40 CFR, Part 15).

Contractor shall comply with the Davis-Bacon Act the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a to 276a-7) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR part 5).

Procedures for compliance to these acts shall be as follows: All specifications for construction contracts and subcontracts will contain the prevailing wage rates (as enclosed in this bid package) as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276-a to 276-C-5) and provision that overtime compensation will be paid in accordance with the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act Regulations (29 CFR, Parts 5 and 1926). The contract provisions shall require that these standards be met.

Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity (Executive Order 11246): Bidder’s attention is called to the “Equal Opportunity Clause” and the “Standard Federal Equal Employment Specifications” set forth in 41 CFR Public Contracts and Property Management Part 60-4.3 Equal Opportunity Clauses.

Goals for minority participation: 18% Goals for female participation: 7% These goals are applicable to all construction work (whether or not Federal or Federally-Assisted) performed in the “covered area.”

As used in this notice, and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is Pittsburgh SMSA (Allegheny, Washington, Beaver and Westmoreland counties).

The selected Contractor shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1988, as amended, Section 109 of the Community Development Act of 1974, with Executive Order 11625 (Minority Business Enterprise) and Executive Order 12138 (Women’s Business Enterprise).

The Proposers will be required to submit the package of certifications included with the contract documents relating to Equal Employment Opportunity.

Vendors submitting responses on Federally funded projects must register on SAM.gov and provide proof of registration.

The City of Pittsburgh reserves the right to withhold the award of contract for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the opening of bids.

The City of Pittsburgh reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals.

CITY OF PITTSBURGH OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET ADVERTISEMENT Separate and sealed Bid Proposals will be received electronically starting on Friday, February 16, for: 2023-RFP-310 FEMA BRIC Project Information on solicitations is available on the City of Pittsburgh website: http://purchasing.pittsburghpa.gov Bid proposals are requested on behalf of the Equipment Leasing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. All bids must be submitted via the above website and all required documents must be provided or the bid proposal may be considered non-responsive.

The selected Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity requirements for Federally Assisted construction contracts. The selected Contractor must assure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Attention is called to Executive Order 11246, to Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12 U.S.C. 1701U, and to the Section 3 Clause and Regulations set forth in 24 CFR, Part 135.

The selected Contractor will be required to comply with the following laws, rules and regulations: All provisions of US Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended by US Executive Order 11375 and as supplemented in US Department of Labor Regulations (41 CFR, Part 60), and of the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the US Secretary of Labor.

Contractor shall comply with all applicable standards, orders, or requirements issued of the Clean Air Act (42 USC 1857 et. seq.), Section 508 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1368), Executive Order 11738, and Environmental Protection Agency regulations (40 CFR, Part 15).

Contractor shall comply with the Davis-Bacon Act the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a to 276a-7) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR part 5).

Procedures for compliance to these acts shall be as follows: All specifications for construction contracts and subcontracts will contain the prevailing wage rates (as enclosed in this bid package) as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276-a to 276-C-5) and provision that overtime compensation will be paid in accordance with the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act Regulations (29 CFR, Parts 5 and 1926). The contract provisions shall require that these standards be met.

Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity (Executive Order 11246): Bidder’s attention is called to the “Equal Opportunity Clause” and the “Standard Federal Equal Employment Specifications” set forth in 41 CFR Public Contracts and Property Management Part 60-4.3 Equal Opportunity Clauses.

Goals for minority participation: 18% Goals for female participation: 7% These goals are applicable to all construction work (whether or not Federal or Federally-Assisted) performed in the “covered area.”

As used in this notice, and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is Pittsburgh SMSA (Allegheny, Washington, Beaver and Westmoreland counties).

The selected Contractor shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1988, as amended, Section 109 of the Community Development Act of 1974, with Executive Order 11625 (Minority Business Enterprise) and Executive Order 12138 (Women’s Business Enterprise).

The Proposers will be required to submit the package of certifications included with the contract documents relating to Equal Employment Opportunity.

Vendors submitting responses on Federally funded projects must register on SAM.gov and provide proof of registration.

The City of Pittsburgh reserves the right to withhold the award of contract for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the opening of bids.

The City of Pittsburgh reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals.

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CITY OF PITTSBURGH OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET ADVERTISEMENT Separate and sealed Bid Proposals will be received electronically starting on Friday, February 23, for: 2024-RFP-034 HOME-ARP Technical Assistance Information on solicitations is available on the City of Pittsburgh website: http://purchasing.pittsburghpa.gov Bid proposals are requested on behalf of the Equipment Leasing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. All bids must be submitted via the above website and all required documents must be provided or the bid proposal may be considered non-responsive.

The selected Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity requirements for Federally Assisted construction contracts. The selected Contractor must assure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Attention is called to Executive Order 11246, to Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12 U.S.C. 1701U, and to the Section 3 Clause and Regulations set forth in 24 CFR, Part 135.

The selected Contractor will be required to comply with the following laws, rules and regulations: All provisions of US Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended by US Executive Order 11375 and as supplemented in US Department of Labor Regulations (41 CFR, Part 60), and of the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the US Secretary of Labor.

Contractor shall comply with all applicable standards, orders, or requirements issued of the Clean Air Act (42 USC 1857 et. seq.), Section 508 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1368), Executive Order 11738, and Environmental Protection Agency regulations (40 CFR, Part 15).

Contractor shall comply with the Davis-Bacon Act the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a to 276a-7) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR part 5).

Procedures for compliance to these acts shall be as follows: All specifications for construction contracts and subcontracts will contain the prevailing wage rates (as enclosed in this bid package) as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276-a to 276-C-5) and provision that overtime compensation will be paid in accordance with the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act Regulations (29 CFR, Parts 5 and 1926). The contract provisions shall require that these standards be met.

Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity (Executive Order 11246): Bidder’s attention is called to the “Equal Opportunity Clause” and the “Standard Federal Equal Employment Specifications” set forth in 41 CFR Public Contracts and Property Management Part 60-4.3 Equal Opportunity Clauses.

Goals for minority participation: 18% Goals for female participation: 7% These goals are applicable to all construction work (whether or not Federal or Federally-Assisted) performed in the “covered area.”

As used in this notice, and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is Pittsburgh SMSA (Allegheny, Washington, Beaver and Westmoreland counties).

The selected Contractor shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1988, as amended, Section 109 of the Community Development Act of 1974, with Executive Order 11625 (Minority Business Enterprise) and Executive Order 12138 (Women’s Business Enterprise).

The Proposers will be required to submit the package of certifications included with the contract documents relating to Equal Employment Opportunity.

Vendors submitting responses on Federally funded projects must register on SAM.gov and provide proof of registration.

The City of Pittsburgh reserves the right to withhold the award of contract for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the opening of bids.

The City of Pittsburgh reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Sports & Exhibition Authority will receive sealed bids for Structural Remediation – Fireproofing Repairs as identified below for the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. The contract for this work will be with the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Inquiries regarding the bidding should be made to the Sports & Exhibition Authority 171 10th Street, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Attention: Lucas Kistler E-mail: lkistler@pittsburghcc.com, Telephone: 412-325-6179. Bid Packages may be obtained after the date identified below through Accu-Copy at (724) 935-7055. Additional information on the project can also be found of Accu-Copy’s website at https://accu- copy.com/plan-room The Instructions to Bidders that is part of the Bid Package will set forth in detail the conditions of the Bid, which will include, among other things, the following: (a) Bids. Bids shall be sealed and submitted on the Bid form provided.

Bids will be opened publicly. The contract will be a prime contract with the Owner. Bid pricing (for base bid and/or alternates) may be held open by Owner for a period of ninety (90) days following bid opening before award of contract. (b) Bid Bonds. All Bids will require a ten percent (10%) surety in the form of a Bid Bond, a certified check, or cashier’s check in the amount of no less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the Base Bid (unless otherwise noted in the Bid Form Document). The surety is required as a guarantee that the bidder will, if awarded the contract, enter into a written contract with the Owner. All sureties must be licensed to conduct business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Bid Bonds should name Owner as obligee. All checks should be made payable to the order of Owner. (c) Letter of Assent. All bidders must acknowledge their agreement to the terms of the Project Labor Agreement by submitting a Letter of Assent with their bid. (d) MBE and WBE Participation. The SEA has goals of 25% MBE and 10% WBE participation in this project. Bidders must provide a completed Certificate of MBE/WBE Participation form and a Solicitation Statement with their bid. (e) Non-Collusion Affidavit. (f) Public Works Employment Verification Form.

This Advertisement applies to the following Bid Package: Project: Bid Package Name: Bid Package Available: Approximate Value:

David L Lawrence Convention Center Structural Remediation – Fireproofing Repairs February 16, 2024 $150,000

Time/Date/Location for Pre-Bid Meeting:

10:00 AM, Wednesday, February 28, 2024 David Lawrence Convention Center East Lobby 1000 Ft. Duquesne Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Time/Date/Location for Bid: 2:00 PM, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 David Lawrence Convention

Center 1000 Ft. Duquesne Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15222 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The Allegheny County Department of Human Services recently issued a Request for Proposals for Contract Workflow and Provider Management Software. Due Date: 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 28.

For more details and submission information, visit: https://solicitations.alleghenycounty. us/.

Erin Dalton Director

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TOWNSHIP OF NORTH FAYETTE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – PROFESSIONAL AUDITING SERVICES The Township of North Fayette (Allegheny County, PA) is actively soliciting proposals for professional auditing services from qualified certified public accountant firms to audit financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, as well as a separate audit of the Real Estate Tax Collector, with the option of auditing financial statements for each of the three subsequent fiscal years.

The formal Request for Proposal (RFP) document is available by emailing MaryAnn Wiesner, Financial Analyst, at wiesnerm@northfayettepa.gov, or writing to the Township of North Fayette, Department of Budget & Finance, ATTN: MaryAnn Wiesner, 400 North Branch Road, Oakdale, PA, 15071. Be sure to include your name, address, e-mail, telephone number, and fax number in all correspondence.

The RFP includes detailed questions associated with qualifications, experience, expertise, and compensation to be charged; the bidder should include several disclosures including a completed Disclosure Statement form provided by the Township.

Proposals can be submitted to the above email or may be received by U.S. mail at the Township Municipal Building, as detailed in the RFP documents, no later than 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at the above noted location to be considered.

There is no expressed or implied obligation for the Township of North Fayette to reimburse the responding firms for any expenses incurred in preparing proposals in response to this request. The Township reserves the right to request additional information from any or all respondents, to waive any defect or abnormality to award or not award all or any portion of the described work, to issue modifications to the RFP, to award a portion of the work to one responding firm and to award a portion of the work to another responding firm, or to otherwise move forward in the best interest of the Township.

Andrew Hartwell, AICP Assistant Township Manager/ Director, Budget & Finance REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ALLEGHENY COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY PUBLIC NOTICE The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) is accepting Letters of Interest and Statements of Qualifications from Professional Companies who wish to be considered for the following: ALLEGHENY RIVER TUNNEL FINAL DESIGN PROJECT S-490 Interested Parties shall submit an electronic copy (pdf format) emailed to: procurement@alcosan.org Attn: Suzanne Thomas, Procurement Officer

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ADVERTISEMENT THE TOWN OF MCCANDLESS ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Sealed Bids will be received by THE TOWN OF McCANDLESS, Department of Public Works, 9957 Grubbs Road, Wexford, PA 15090, for the following: Primary Items – Paving of various streets to include the following approximate quantities: A. 87,087 S.Y. of Milling B. 0 S.Y of 3” Superpave 25.0 mm Binder Course, PG 64-22 C. 0 S.Y. of 1 1/2” Superpave 9.5 mm Fine-Graded Wearing Surface, PG 64-22 D. 87,087 S.Y. of 2” Superpave 9.5 mm Fine-Graded Wearing Surface, PG 64-22 E. 64,400 L.F. of Asphalt Wedge Curb F. 15,000 L.F. Painted Line Striping (Temporary) G. 37,934 L.F. Painted Line Striping (Permanent) H. Traffic Control Optional Items – A. 600 Tons Scratch Leveling Course Superpave, PG 64-22 B. 200 C.Y. of Class I Excavation C. 600 S.Y. of Geotextile Fabric D. 40 Tons of # 1 Crushed Limestone E. 600 S.Y. of McCandless Type “C” Base Course F. 10 S.Y. of Type 1 Driveway Restoration G. 10 S.Y. of Type 2 Driveway Restoration Additional Work – A. Wall Park Parking Lot – Approximately 2450 S.Y. (Mill, 3” Binder, 2” Wearing) All Bids must be in the hands of Jeff Schoeneman, Superintendent of Public Works, not later than 10:00 A.M., prevailing time, Thursday, March 21, 2024, and will be publicly opened and read at that time in The Town of McCandless Public Works Building located at 9957 Grubbs Road, Wexford, PA 15090.

Specifications may be obtained at the Town of McCandless, Department of Public Works Office, 9957 Grubbs Road, Wexford PA 15090 Bids shall be delivered in a sealed envelope and clearly marked on the outside with the words “Town of McCandless 2024 Paving Program.”

Bids to receive consideration must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Bidder’s Bond from a Surety Company authorized to do business in Pennsylvania, made to the order of THE TOWN OF McCANDLESS, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pennsylvania in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the Bid as a guarantee that, if the Bid is accepted, the successful Bidder will enter into an Agreement within 15 days after Notice of the Award of the Contract.

All bidders must be PennDOT pre-qualified and meet the work classification codes of E, F, and F1. All bids submitted must have the Contractor’s valid pre-qualification certification attached to the outside of the bid or it will be rejected.

A Non-Collusion Affidavit must accompany each bid.

The Bids must be made to The Town of McCandless, and shall remain firm for a period of sixty (60) days. No Bidder may withdraw his Bid during the sixty (60) day period without forfeiting his Bid guarantee except as permitted by law.

Prevailing Wages are required to be paid on this project.

Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds, along with Public Liability and Property Damage Certificates of Insurance in the amounts specified and with the Town of McCandless identified as an additional insured, as well as Certificates of Workmen’s Compensation must be filed with the executed Agreement.

The Town reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, or any part thereof, for any reason, and also reserves the right to waive any informality therein.

Jeff Schoeneman Superintendent of Public Works PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY D.B.A. PRT Electronic Proposals will be received online at PRT’s Ebusiness website (http://ebusiness.portauthority.org).

Proposals/bid submittals will be due 11:00 AM on March 6, 2024 and will be read at 11:15 AM., the same day, through your web browser via Microsoft Teams video conferencing, for the following: Electronic Proposal - Ebusiness website (http://ebusiness.portauthority.org) Bid Number

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B24-02-12A

CRP- Air conditioning

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B24-02-13A

Bio-Diesel Fuel

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B24-02-14A

CRP - Suspension

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B24-02-15A

CRP - Body

All questions should also be submitted, in writing, to Suzanne Thomas.

An informational meeting will be held on-line via Microsoft Teams on February 29, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

(EST) All parties interested in attending the informational meeting shall send an email to Ms. Thomas. Once the emails are compiled, ALCOSAN will email a Microsoft Teams meeting invite. This meeting is not mandatory but all interested parties are encouraged to attend.

ALCOSAN intends to award the services to one firm to perform all of the services. Electronic submittals must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. (EST) April 12, 2024. It is Consultant’s responsibility to ensure the documents have been received. Late submittals will not be considered. Additional information and instructions may be obtained by visiting: https://www.alcosan.org/workwith-us/planned-and-active-bids ALCOSAN encourages businesses owned and operated by minorities, disadvantaged and women’s business enterprises to submit qualification statements or to participate as subcontractors or suppliers to the selected Consultant /Firm. The Party selected shall be required to utilize minority, disadvantaged, and women’s business enterprises to the fullest extent possible. The goals of the ALCOSAN’s Minority and Women Business Policy are listed on the ALCOSAN website at www.alcosan.org.

To join the bid opening through Microsoft Teams meeting on your computer, mobile app or room device Meeting ID: 294 150 579 427 Passcode: yYeCZo Or call in (audio only) 412-927-0245 Phone Conference ID: 610 887 461#

Kimberly Kennedy, PE Director, Engineering and Construction

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No bidder may withdraw a submitted Proposal for a period of 75 days after the scheduled time for opening of the sealed bids.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on each of the above items at 10:00 AM on February 21, 2024 through your web browser via Microsoft Teams video conferencing.

Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Meeting ID: 295 845 095 279 Passcode: iq6c2r Or call in (audio only) 412-927-0245 Phone Conference ID: 831 136 347# Attendance at this meeting is not mandatory, but is strongly encouraged.

Questions regarding any of the above bids will not be entertained by the PRT within five (5) business days of the scheduled bid opening.

These contracts may be subject to a financial assistance contract between Port Authority of Allegheny County d.b.a. PRT and the United States Department of Transportation. The Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations.

Contractor is responsible for expenses related to acquiring a performance bond and insurance where applicable. All items are to be FOB delivered unless otherwise specified. Costs for delivery, bond, and insurance shall be included in bidder’s proposal pricing.

Port Authority of Allegheny County d.b.a. PRT hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprise will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The Board of PRT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that specifications and proposal forms for furnishing all labor and materials and professional consulting and/ or construction services for the following project(s) entitled: • Coraopolis Gardens Apartment Renovations This project consists of the following trades/ supplies: SELECTIVE DEMO ROOFING SYSTEM DOORS FRAMES AND HARDWARE DRYWALL, REPAIR/ PATCH RESILIANT FLOORING PAINTING APPLIANCES HVAC SYSTEM ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE ALARM LOW VOLTAGE ASPHALT PAVING Bid documents may be obtained from Sota Construction Services, Inc. by contacting TJ Toomey at ttoomey@sotaconstruction.com or calling 412-766-4630 beginning February 21, 2024.

ALL BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED until 1:00 PM on March 14, 2024 at the offices of Sota Construction Services. Bids will be publicly opened at 1:00 PM on March 14, 2024 at the Sota Construction Services, Inc. offices at 80 Union Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15202.

Bids must be on standard proposal forms in the manner therein described in the bid documents and be enclosed in a sealed envelope, bearing the name and address of the bidder on the outside, addressed to the Sota Construction Services, Inc. and marked with the project name.

There will be a site walk thru on February 27, 2024 at 12:00 PM to review the existing building conditions.

“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 and 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 and 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 ACED 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).”

If there are additional questions, please contact TJ Toomey, Estimator, at Sota Construction Services, Inc. (412) 766-4630 x 115 THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH (CITY), THE URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF PITTSBURGH (URA), AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH (HACP) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FOR 412 BOULEVARD OF THE ALLIES RFP#125-04-24 The City of Pittsburgh (City), the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA), a n d t h e Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) (collectively, the City, URA, and HACP are referred to as the “Co-Owners”), hereby request proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s): Property Management for 412 Boulevard of the Allies RFP #125-04-24 The documents will be available no later than February 12, 2024 and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until 10:00 a.m. on March 12, 2024, at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 412 Boulevard of the Allies, 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. Kim Detrick Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 412 Boulevard of the Allies 6th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-643-2832 A pre-submission meeting will be held via Zoom meeting on February 27, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Please see meeting information below: Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 825 4240 5656 Passcode: 596944 +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) The City of Pittsburgh (City), the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA), and the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) 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 conducts business in accordance with all federal, state, and local civil rights laws, including but not limited to Title VII, the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, The PA Human Relations Act, etc. and does not discriminate against any individuals protected by these statutes.

OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH Sealed proposals shall be deposited at the Administration Building, Bellefield Entrance Lobby, 341 South Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15213, on March 05, 2024, until 2:00 P.M., local prevailing time for: Various Schools Water Cooler Replacement Phase 7 Plumbing and Electrical Primes Various Schools EM Generator Maintenance Inspections Electrical Primes Project Manual and Drawings will be available for purchase on February 12, 2024, at Modern Reproductions (412-488-7700), 127 McKean Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15219 between 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. The cost of the Project Manual Documents is non-refundable.

Project details and dates are described in each project manual.

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 March 12, 2024 and will be opened at the same hour in the administration building cafeteria: Arts Education Supplies & Equipment General Information regarding bids may be obtained at the Purchasing Office, 341 South B e l l e f i e l d Av e n u e , R M 3 4 9 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 bid.

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HORTICULTURE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM INSTRUCTOR BIDWELL TRAINING CENTER Instructs adult students in accordance with department of education licensing regulations and job market demands. Three years’ field experience required in at least some of the following fields: plant identification/ taxonomy, basic botany, landscape design/ecological landscape design, native perennials, greenhouse/ nursery production (wholesale and/ or retail), permaculture, sustainable agriculture. BS preferred. Experience teaching adults preferred.

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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR PROJECT BASED VOUCHERS PHASES 1 THROUGH 4 RFP #125-01-24 PROJECT BASED VOUCHERS PHASES 1-4 The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby request proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s): The documents will be available no later than February 20,2024, and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until: 10:00 A.M. for each phase on the following dates: Phase 1 March 7, 2024, Phase 2 June 6, 2024 Phase 3 September 10,2024 Phase 4 November 7,2024. 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 for each phase on the following dates: Phase 1 March 7, 2024, Phase 2 June 6,2024 Phase 3 September 10,2024 Phase 4 November 7,2024. in the lobby of 412 Boulevard of the Allies, 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 412 Boulevard of the Allies, 6th Floor, 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. Kim Detrick Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 412 Boulevard of the Allies 6th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-643-2832 A pre-submission meeting will be held via Zoom meeting; on the following days: Phase 1 February 29, 2024 Phase 2 May 23, 2024 Phase 3 August 29, 2024 Phase 4 October 24, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. Please see meeting information below: Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 860 1075 3160 Passcode: 613929 +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, to view and download IFB/RFPs documentation.

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

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ENTRY LEVEL POLICE OFFICER The City of Altoona is now accepting applications for Entry Level Police Officers. Information and applications are available online at www.altoonapa.gov and in the Human Resources Department of City Hall at 1301 12th Street, Suite 400, Altoona, PA. Applications and applicable supporting documentation must be submitted to the Human Resources Department by Noon on Friday, March 15, 2024.

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The City of Altoona is an Equal Opportunity Employer MT. LEBANON, PA POLICE OFFICER TESTING MT. LEBANON POLICE DEPARTMENT will be conducting a physical agility and written exam for POLICE OFFICER on Saturday, March 23, 2024.

Starting salary of $75,894 annually ($59,670 for police academy cadet).

Must be a U.S. citizen; 21 years of age at hire; bachelor’s degree from accredited college/university at hire; pass physical, written, oral exams plus a comprehensive background investigation. Full test requirements, description and application may be obtained at https://mtlebanon.org/departments/ human-resources/. Deadline ending no later than 4:00 pm, March 8, 2024. Mt. Lebanon provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment based on competence, merit, performance, and business needs. We are committed to valuing the diversity of all individuals without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other classification protected by law.

Reasonable accommodations for the needs of otherwise qualified applicants with disabilities will be made upon request to the Human Resource Office at 412-343-3625 or jaquino@mtlebanon.org.

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TENURE-STREAM ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF FRENCH (BLACK AFRICAN STUDIES) The University of Pittsburgh’s Department of French and Italian seeks a tenure-stream Assistant Professor of French (Black African Studies) with a specialization in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa.

Applicants must work firmly in one of the following of our department research networks: gender and sexuality; film and media. The teaching load is four courses per year at the graduate and undergraduate level. Apply at h t t p s : / / w w w. j o i n . p i t t . e d u , #23008656. The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer and values equality of opportunity, human dignity and diversity.

EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled LAWRENCEVILLE FARMERS MARKET ASSISTANT MANAGER Seeking someone passionate about food access to support social media and in-person operations for the 2024 Lawrenceville Farmers Market. Seasonal (Apr-Dec), part-time (10 hrs/wk) position. $18.57/hr. More info at bit.ly/LFMAssistant or 412-802-7220. Apply by 3/1.

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DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY Pittsburgh Regional Transit is seeking a Director of Sustainability to be committed to implementing innovative environmental solutions, climate initiatives, and deploying a zero-emission fleet by 2045 for Port Authority d/b/a/Pittsburgh Regional Transit.. The Director of Sustainability at PRT will play a pivotal role in completing and coordinating the implementation of PRT’s ongoing Sustainability St ra tegy w hic h will inc lu d e a Climate Action Plan consistent with the Federal Transit Administration (“FTA”) guidance and industry best practices. This position will work with each division at PRT to build on significant recent efforts to reduce emissions, enhance energy efficiency, and promote sustainable environmental practices throughout PRT’s operations, planning and capital projects, and organizational culture. This position is one of many investments PRT is making to underscore the critical connection between sustainable practices and the mission of a transportation agency in the modern world, where climate action and resiliency is imperative for long-term success and community well-being.

PRT is committed to being a regional leader in sustainable practices and building partnerships with regional partners to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate.

INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN Pittsburgh Regional Transit is seeking an Infrastructure Support Technician to participate in the inspection, set-up, installation, maintenance, problem diagnosis, and repair of computer hardware, and related peripherals, including software installation for Port Authority of Allegheny County d/b/a Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT). Identifies, analyzes, troubleshoots and resolves client technical service requests and basic network connectivity issues with Network or Internet.

Works as a team member to collaboratively resolve client requests and technical issues with other team members, partners and vendors.

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER SYSTEMS Pittsburgh Regional Transit is seeking a Senior Project Engineer – Systems to be responsible for managing engineering and construction activities related to mechanical aspects of Port Authority of Allegheny County d/b/a Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT)’s systems, facilities, buildings, tunnels, subways, and light rail transit system. Ensures projects adhere to the scope, budget, and schedule as well as interface with consultants, contractors, and external stakeholder representatives.

Prepares contract scope of work for and manages activities of outside architects, engineers, and contractors hired by Port Authority. Provides engineering and technical support and serves as subject matter expert in the maintenance and operation of various mechanical systems including drainage, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning (HVAC), escalators, elevators, fire protection, safety, and related equipment.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER, SENIOR UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside in Allegheny County seeks a Software Engineer, Senior. Serve as part UPMC Enterprises’ backend systems engineering team and be responsible for the architecture, design, and deployment of new and existing health systems applications, including the monolithic Ruby-on-Railsbased features and functionalities, throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Utilize Ruby 3, Rails 6, Azure DevOps, HAML, Materializer and related technologies to integrate, enhance, test, document and maintain several backend applications assist with troubleshooting across multiple teams and technologies, and coordinate assignments for and mentoring junior software engineers. Master’s degree, or equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field plus two (2) years of software development, application development, or related experience: designing and implementing full stack software applications; implementing RESTful API endpoints, validation, and cronjobs; analyzing and developing import/export files; developing web portals from ideation and requirement collection to implementation; analyzing and developing crawler applications to collect data; ensuring product quality through unit testing, performance upgrades, and code review; creating dashboards to display analyzed data; and utilizing Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Git, Visual Studio, HTML, CSS, and Javascript.

Telecommuting permissible. In lieu of Master’s degree plus two (2) years of experience, will accept Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree plus five (5) years of progressive software development, application development, or related experience in the specific experience as specified above.

Telecommuting permissible. Any suitable combination of education, training, or experience is acceptable as set forth above. Apply by following these steps; visit http://careers.upmc.com and enter 240000LX in the “Search Keyword/Job ID” field and click Go. EOE/Disability/Veteran.

TRANSIT POLICE OFFICER Pittsburgh Regional Transit (Port Authority of Allegheny County Police Department) is seeking full-time Transit Police Officers. A Transit Police Officer is responsible for ensuring the safety of Port Authority customers, staff, and property throughout the areas it serves. Officers must enforce all local, state, and federal laws on and around our transit system.

Our Police Department offers potential career opportunities with specialty units that include, investigations, K-9, video forensics and crash reconstruction. Leadership roles such as Sergeant and Lieutenant are promoted from within the department.

Police Officer applicant testing is one three-hour session, the written police officer exam (POST) and the fitness exam will be administered on the same day. Testing dates: Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 1:00 PM, or Saturday, March 2, 2024, at 8:00 AM. Tr ansit Police O ff icer wage progression is as follows: year one - $57,484 (75% of base rate); year two - $65,148 (85% of base rate); year three - $76,645 (base rate). A Master Patrol wage premium of 3% above base rate is available after nine years as a Transit Police Officer.

Job requirements include: • Minimum age 21 • High School Diploma or GED. • Valid PA Driver’s License.

• Current Act 120 certification or candidate must successfully pass the Act 120 certification test prior to employment.

• Successful completion of administered written police officer exam.

• Successful completion of administered fitness exam.

• Basic clerical skills.

• Ability to observe and analyze situations objectively and respond appropriately.

• Ability to handle emotionally charged situations.

• Ability to act quickly and calmly in emergency situations.

• Professional and effective communication skills to include: • Ability to communicate orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner.

• Ability to understand and execute oral and written instructions.

• Successfully complete/maintain the following required training: • Yearly firearm qualifications with a department-authorized firearm.

• Maintain Basic First Aid and CPR/ AED Certification.

• Yearly mandatory in-service training.

• Job-specific training, as required.

• Ability to work various shifts, pass days, weekends/holidays, as required.

• This is a Safety-Sensitive position subject to all testing provisions under the Drug and Alcohol Policy, including random drug and alcohol testing. The person selected for this position may be required to be tested prior to being awarded the job.

Essential Functions: • Coordinates and supports the implementation of Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s (“PRT”) Sustainability Plan and Climate Action Plan • Identifies and manages new sustainability-related efforts.

• Leads internal sustainability committees to track progress towards established goals and targets from the Sustainability Strategy, Climate Action Plan, and sustainability related KPIs in the Strategic Plan.

• Serves as the Agency’s sustainability champion; liaison to agency management, staff, contractors, and member agencies coordinating efforts toward implementing and completing work plans and goals.

• Works closely with the Senior Environmental Engineer on recycling efforts and waste mitigation.

• Works closely with the Zero Emissions Pro gram M anager t o ens u re organization wide cooperation towards Zero Emissions goals.

• Participates in agency wide Grants and Innovative Funding Committee to help identify sustainability related funding sources and lead or assist in writing proposals.

Job requirements include: • Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Engineering, Public Policy, or similar fields.

• Minimum 7 years of experience as a sustainability coordinator or similar position.

• Experience managing, implementing, or otherwise supporting a sustainability program at a government agency or a private company providing transportation services.

• Ability to persuasively communicate goals and objectives.

• Experience in implementing SMART Goals.

• Experience in setting and tracking progress towards goals and targets.

• Demonstrated ability in the use of Windows and Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Preferred attributes: • LEED AP, Envision, ISSP accreditation.

Essential Functions: · Provide first-line support in the event of PC software/hardware problems to include, but not limited to, supporting users by triaging calls and remotely diagnosing and resolving requests utilizing remote tools while upholding company computer policy and procedure guidelines, as well as recommends new and improved guidelines to ensure compatibility and better service end-users of personal computers. · Installs, configures and troubleshoots current Windows operating systems and other desktop applications. · Maintains software and hardware registration and inventory to provide upgrades, as necessary, and insure appropriate security levels are maintained. · Assists in researching and obtaining quotes for the installation and implementation of office automation hardware and software according to department standards and procedures. · Communicates with vendors concerning warranty and maintenance problems and maintains database of such calls.

Job requirements include: · High school diploma or GED. · Associate’s degree or two (2) years of college in computer science, information technology, or related field from an accredited college or university. Directly related experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis. · Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in hardware repair, installation, and maintenance. No certifications or licenses required. · Demonstrated ability in the use of Windows, Microsoft Word and Excel. · P r o f e s s i o n a l a n d e ff e c t i v e communication skills. · Customer-oriented approach to problem solving issues regarding the PC. · Valid PA driver’s license.

Preferred attributes: · A + certification. · Network+ certification. · Experience with VMware (virtualization) software suite. · Knowledge of TCP/IP and troubleshooting.

Job requirements include: · Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Construction, or other field of Engineering from an accredited school. · Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive experience in managing projects, including design and construction of job-related work. · P rofessi onal and effecti ve communication skills. · Valid driver’s license in any state or commonwealth with ability to obtain PA driver’s license within sixty (60) days of employment. · Demonstrated ability in the use of Windows and Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Interested candidates should forward a cover letter (with salary requirements) and resume to:

Preferred attributes: · Registered Engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the ability to obtain such registration through reciprocity within one year of appointment or Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) from nationally recognized registration entity. · Experience in construction and construction management.

Amy Giammanco Employment Department 345 Sixth Avenue, 3rd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527 AGiammanco@RidePRT.org EOE We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Interested candidates should forward a cover letter (with salary requirements) and resume to: Missy Ramsey Employment Department 345 Sixth Avenue, 3rd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527 MRamsey@RidePRT.org EOE CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS!

Essential Functions: · Performs all project management functions necessary to implement the design, construction, and closeout of funded capital projects within established scope, schedule, budget, and quality metrics. Provides guidance and assistance to PRT personnel on mechanical issues and activities pertaining to all capital projects. Provides support for state of good repair programs related to systems, facilities, buildings, tunnels, subways, and light rail transit system. · Responsible for reviewing drawings, specifications, and contract provisions for compliance with PRT and outside agency requirements and standards in the preparation of construction and procurement documents. Reviews and coordinates drawings and specifications of mechanical systems to include drainage, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning (HVAC), escalators, elevators, lifts, compressors, fire protection, safety, and related equipment in consideration of the impacts related to operational facilities, systems, and infrastructure. · Maintains continuous overview of the mechanical systems placed in the PRT’s operations to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of mechanical engineering designs.

Develops or oversees the development of preventative maintenance procedures for mechanical systems. Investigates and reports on problems that have to do with mechanical systems and subsystems, their related user needs, and requirements.

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We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Interested candidates should forward a cover letter (with salary requirements) and resume to: Alex Kumnik Employment Department 345 Sixth Avenue, 3rd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527 AKumnik@RidePRT.org EOE

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SOFTWARE ENGINEER, SENIOR UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside in Allegheny County seeks a Software Engineer, Senior. Serve as part of UPMC Enterprises with responsibility for developing, engineering, testing, and deploying user-facing mobileand web-based interface (UI/UX) software, as well as working with all phases of the Software Development Li fe C ycl e ( SDLC) , including requirements analysis, design and development, error analysis, debugging and integration. Utilize UI/UX technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, and Typescript to design and integrate user interface applications across various business units, focusing on module-to-module and module -to-system application integrations.

Master’s degree, or equivalent, in Computer Science, Information Science, or related field plus two (2) years of Software Development, Application Programming, or related experience: building new and maintaining existing web application features; developing enhancements to existing software from requirements; validating and scoping data models in the database; implementing and enhancing create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations for applications; completing database migrations; creating and modifying database migrations; working in all phases of SDLC from requirement analysis to debugging production issues; and utilizing Ruby on Rails, MySQL, AJAX, JQuery, Git, CSS, and JavaScript. Telecommuting permissible. In Lieu of Master’s degree plus two (2) years of experience, will accept Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in Computer Science, Information Science, or related field plus five (5) years of progressive Software Development, Application Programming, or related experience in the specific experience as specified above.

Telecommuting permissible. Any suitable combination of education, training, or experience is acceptable as set forth above. Apply by following these steps; visit http://careers.upmc.com and enter 240000LY in the “Search Keyword/ Job ID” field and click Go. EOE/Disability/Veteran.

Pittsburgh Regional Transit offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision. Transit Police Officers are eligible for a defined contribution plan which consists of two components: a 401(a) Money Pur chase Plan and a 457( b) Deferred Compensation Plan. Tuition Reimbursement, and comprehensive training opportunities and incentives are also available. Student Loan Assistance and Academy Tuition Reimbursement available for eligible employees.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume https://careers.portauthority.org/ or directly to: Amy Giammanco Pittsburgh Regional Transit Employment Department 345 Sixth Avenue, 3rd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527 agiammanco@rideprt.org EOE

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