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‘Senior Signing Day’

by Christian Morrow Courier Staff Writer

HEADED TO DUQUESNE—An excited Pittsburgh high school senior celebrates her choice of Duquesne University for college. (Photos courtesy Pittsburgh Promise)

When KeyBank’s Executive Vice President of Corporate Responsibility Bruce Murphy visited the New Pittsburgh Courier in February, he was dubbed the Six Billion Dollar Man after revealing that the bank would invest that amount and more into mortgages, loans, economic development and philanthropy across its corporate footprint—including Pittsburgh.

On May 17, the first local result of that commitment was realized when Executive Vice President and KeyBank Foundation Chair Margot Copeland present-

ed a $1 million check to the Pittsburgh Promise, during the Promise’s “Senior Signing Day” celebration at Duquesne University.

In an interview with the Courier, Copeland said the choice for the first large local philanthropic investment was practically a no-brainer—especially after having met Promise Executive Director Saleem Ghubril last year.

“We have a long history of investing in education. It’s our sweet spot,” she said.

“We are actually looking at starting a similar effort in Cleveland (where KeyBank is headquartered) and I met Saleem, and since then SEE KEY A4

A great day for Promise students Pennsylvania awards

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1,300 high school seniors announce their college of choice

by Christian Morrow Courier Staff Writer

by Christian Morrow Courier Staff Writer

When dealing with more than 1,000 teenagers, it helps to be a preacher or a DJ—Pittsburgh Promise Executive Director Saleem Ghubril acted as both and had the 1,300 seniors who qualified as Pittsburgh Promise graduates dancing and cheering as they celebrated “Senior Signing Day,” announcing their post-secondary educational commitments, just like star athletes do.

In fact, they celebrated so much at Duquesne University’s A.J. Palumbo Center—cheering, shaking clackers and pompoms—that they drowned out Mayor Bill Peduto reading a proclamation

COLLEGE-BOUND—Three high school seniors show off their schools of choice. declaring May 17 “Pittsburgh Promise Senior Signing Day in Pittsburgh.”

Peduto even chuckled, and when he did, they got louder.

But he wasn’t the only one there to congratulate the seniors on

the achievements, and to wish them success at the more than 100 colleges, universities, trade schools and U.S. military branches to which they’ve committed. He SEE PROMISE A5

Praising Gov. Tom Wolf for his commitment to increasing the state’s contracting with small and diverse businesses, Pennsylvania Department of General Services Deputy Secretary for Diversity, Inclusion and Small Business Opportunities Kerry L. Kirkland announced the department has awarded a $900,000 contract for the first statewide diversity study in support of that commitment.

“This is groundbreaking territory for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” Kirkland said in a May 22

press announcement.

“Under the leadership of Gov. Tom Wolf, we can look forward to the completion of the disparity study and use it to further our efforts to reduce, and eventually eliminate, the barriers facing our small diverse businesses as it pertains to the state contracting process.”

BBC Research & Consulting (Browne, Bortz & Coddington) of Denver won the disparity study contract, which will compile a comprehensive list of small diverse businesses across the commonwealth, and compare them with actual utilization SEE DIVERSITY A4

PWSA updates Hill District Cosby, ‘America’s Dad,’ in residents on lead water problems Pittsburgh for jury selection

by Christian Morrow Courier Staff Writer

Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority Interim Executive Director Robert Weimar met with Hill District residents recently and laid out the strategy for addressing the dangerously-high lead levels in some city neighborhoods.

While many know that the city has begun giving pitcher-type filters to residents who have lead service lines to their homes as a stop-gap remedy until those lines— public and private—can be replaced, Weimar also told residents the authority is currently testing a new, phosphate-based chemical “elixir” that will form a barrier between existing pipes and the water they carry that will reduce lead levels to near zero.

This will allow for the population to have safe water while the lines are replaced at about seven percent per year—because that’s all the authority can afford.

“We’re testing chemicals, with the Department of Environmental Protection,

that will reduce lead to single-digit levels,” he said at the May 17 meeting at the Hill House Association. “The study is being done under state review. The chemicals are similar to elixirs we already use and do not have an impact to humans.

The same ones are being used in D.C. and other cities for that same purpose, to minimize lead in the water supply.”

When asked about the authority compensating building owners for the cost of having to replace their service lines if the city does its lines, Weimar said the URA has a loan program and that the board is looking at perhaps doing something similar.

“Of course, the cost will vary substantially from one homeowner to the next,” he said. “Some may have monumental, if you will, front yards, and the question of how much it will cost has to be taken into account. But, we’d like to think there is some level of compensation that would be AWAITING TRIAL—Bill Cosby is escorted out of the basic level allowed and provided.” the Allegheny County Courthouse, May 22. (PhoSEE PWSA A5 to by J.L. Martello)

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Downtown Pittsburgh has a visitor this week.

He just happens to be one of the most recognizable faces in America, a man beloved by many in his heyday.

Nowadays, the jury is out on how much he’s admired.

Seriously, the jury will soon be out, determining the fate of Bill Cosby’s sexual-assault trial.

The jury is being selected from Allegheny County because Cosby’s lawyers successfully argued that there couldn’t be a fair and impartial jury found in Montgomery County, near Philadelphia. Lawyers also wanted a jury pool from a county with a diverse population, such as Allegheny County.

Thus, everyone is here. Prosecutors, defense attorneys, Philadelphia-area TV stations, Montgomery County Common SEE COSBY A4

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This Week In Black History

Week of May 24-30 May 24 1854—Anthony Burns, one of the most celebrated fugitive slaves in American history, is captured by deputy U.S. Marshals in Boston. But at the time anti-slavery feeling was running high in Boston and it was one of the cities which had vowed not to obey the Fugitive Slave Act—a federal law that required even those opposed to slavery to help slave owners capture run-away slaves. For fear that Boston residents would help Burns escape to Canada, the U.S. government sent 2,000 troops to Boston to assist in returning Burns to Virginia. Thousands lined the streets as Burns was marched to a ship on June 3 for a trip back South. However, a Black Boston church raised the money to purchase Burns and within a year of his capture, he was ANTHONY BURNS back in Boston a free man.

1856—The so-called Pottawatomie Massacre takes place.

A force of men led by famed abolitionist John Brown attacks a pro-slavery settlement in Franklin County, Kan., leaving at least five men dead. The attack was part of a period known as PROTECTED STAUTS EXTENDED—In this April 26 photo, Farah Larrieux poses for a photograph in “Bleeding Kansas” when pro and anti-slavery forces battled one her home in Miramar, Fla. Larrieux is among roughly 58,000 Haitians legally living and working in the another in a bid to determine whether Kansas would be a slave U.S. (AP Photo, Lynne Sladky) or free territory. The “Pottawatomie Massacre” was also one of the events which made the Civil War unavoidable.

1944—Legendary singer Patti JOHN BROWN LaBelle is born Patricia Louise Holte in Philadelphia, Pa. May 25 1878—World renowned dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson is born in Richmond, Va. Robinson was one of the best and best-known dancers in America up until the 1940s. He was known for his sensational footwork and speed. He once set a world record running the 75-yarddash backwards in 8.2 seconds. But his “Bojangles” style—designed to please White audiences—angered The official spoke on the condition of

by Alicia Caldwell and some Blacks. However, he became a wealthy man appearanonymity because the official was not ing in 15 motion pictures after the 1930s. authorized to disclose the decision in Michael Balsamo BILL ‘BOJANGLES’ ROBINSON 1919—Wealthy cosmetics empire owner, Madame advance of an announcement.

Associated Press Writers C.J. Walker, dies on this day at her estate on Irvington-on-the-Hudson in New York.

The Haitian community, lawmakers Walker is generally believed to have been the first Black and the Haitian government have urged WASHINGTON (AP)—A humanitarian millionaire in American history. program that has allowed roughly 58,000 the Trump administration to leave the 1926—Famed Jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Daprotections in place because they say the Haitians to live in the United States will vis was born on this day in 1926. country is still not ready to take back imbe extended until at least January, a U.S. 1943—One of the largest White riots of the 1940s takes migrants who have been living abroad. government official said Monday. place in Mobile, Ala. The Whites were outraged because Decisions about renewing such protecTemporary Protected Status was given the owners of a local shipyard company had upgraded tions for designated countries are supto Haitians living in the United States the status and pay of 12 Black after a 2010 earthquake devastated parts posed to be based on whether the condiworkers. tions have improved enough to safely send of that country in 2010. Haitians granted May 26 people home. But internal government the protection can live and work in the MILES DAVIS 1799—Famous Black Russian emails obtained by The Associated Press U.S. without fear of deportation. writer Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin is born in Moscow, show that as part of the decision-making Haitian participation in the program Russia. Pushkin was of Russian and Ethiopian parentage. He progress, an official at U.S. Citizenship was set to expire in July. James McCawas well educated and went on to become a prolific writer. Inment, acting head of U.S. Citizenship and and Immigration Services had asked for deed, he is generally credited with being the “Father of Russian criminal statistics and other information Immigration Services, recommended in Literature.” about the Haitian immigrants in the April that it not be renewed. He suggest1949—Pamela Suzette Grier is born in Winston-Salem, program. ed giving the Haitians until January to The Homeland Security Department de- N.C. Pam Grier becomes one of the premier Black actresses voluntarily leave the United States. and one of the top sex symbols of the 1970s, playing in a host of nied that criminal information would be The U.S. government official, who has so-called “Black exploitation movies.” used to determine whether the Haitians been briefed on the decision, said the May 27 could stay in the United States, saying program will continue until January. The 1958—Ernest Green graduates from Little Rock, Ark.’s Cen- PAMELA SUZETTE GRIER that department Secretary John Kelly extension will give the Trump administral High School, becoming the first Black to do so. Green was a simply wanted more information about tration more time to study economic and member of the “Little Rock Nine”—the group of Black students who first integrated other conditions in the country, the official program participants. the high school with the aid of federal troops.

(Balsamo reported from Los Angeles.) said.

2010—The Institute on Assets and Social Policy at Brandeis University releases a stunning study showing that the typical White household had accumulated 20 times as much wealth as the typical Black household. According to the study, median White family wealth stood at roughly $100,000 while median Black family wealth was estimated at $5,000.

May 28 1936—Betty Shabazz, the widow of Black nationalist leader Malcolm X, was born on this day in Detroit, Mich. Shabazz was born Betty Jean Sanders and raised by foster parents. She attended Tuskegee Institute (now university) and became a registered nurse. In 1994, she created a national controversy when she linked Nation of Islam leader Min. Louis Farrakhan to the assassination of Malcolm X. However, she and Farrakhan reconciled in 1995 and she spoke at the historic Million Man March.

She died June 23, 1997 as a result of injuries received in BETTY SHABAZZ a house fire set by her grandson.

2010—A book is released revealing that during the mid-1970s when much of the world was lining up to help overthrow racist White minority rule in South Africa, Israel was attempting to aid the racist regime up to the point of providing it with chemical and nuclear weapons for possible use against the country’s majority Black population.

The documents were discovered by American scholar Sasha Polakow-Suransky while researching the book “The Unspoken Alliance: Israel’s Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa.” Though seldom mentioned by American media, it was an open secret during the 1970s that Israel was one of the Apartheid regime’s closest allies.

Apartheid is what the minority White government called its system of racial oppression.

May 29 1854—Escaped slave and abolitionist Sojourner Truth delivers her famous “Ain’t I a Woman” speech at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akron. Truth, born Isabella Baumfree, had been physically and sexually abused by various slave owners and their wives in New York. She sought refuge in religion. She finally escaped after her last slave owner reneged on a promise to free her. She became the leading female abolitionist of the period giving powerful speeches. She traveled widely in her anti-slavery mission telling friends “The spirit calls me and I must go.”

1865—President Andrew Johnson announces his ReconstrucTHE tion program after the Civil War. NEW PITTSBURGH However, Johnson was one of the SOJOURNER TRUTH COURIER greatest betrayers of Blacks in American history. He went back on many of the promises PUBLISHING COMPANY made to the former slaves by the recently assassinated Publication No.: USPS 381940 Abraham Lincoln. Indeed, Johnson’s Reconstruction program was more favorable to the former slave owners and 315 East Carson Street Confederate soldiers than it was to the ex-slaves. Johnson Pittsburgh, PA 15219 even opposed granting Blacks voting rights.

May 30 Phone: 412-481-8302 1822—What could have been the largest and most Fax: 412-481-1360 elaborate slave rebellion in American history is betrayed by a house slave seeking favors from his White master.

The The rebellion was organized by Denmark Vesey and New Pittsburgh Courier involved thousands of Blacks in the Charleston, S.C., area. Vesey was actually a free man who had purchased is published weekly his freedom. He was doing a thriving business as owner of a carpentry shop. But he had secretly vowed “not to periodicals rest until all slaves are free.” The betrayal of the Vesey paid at Pittsburgh, Pa. plot by a house slave resulted in dozens of people, includPRICE $1.00 ing four Whites, being arrested and many of them were eventually hanged. Vesey was put to (Payable in advance) death on June 23, 1822.

1903—One of the most outstanding 6 Months.....$25 poets in the history of Black America, Countee Cullen, is born in 1 Year....$45 Louisville, Ky., or Baltimore, Md. The 2 Years...$85 exact city of his birth is still debated.

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NAACP dismisses president as group undertakes changes

by Jesse J. Holland Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP)— NAACP President Cornell William Brooks will not be returning as the leader of the nation’s oldest civil rights organization after his contract expires this summer, officials said Friday.

Brooks has been the NAACP’s leader since 2014 but will not be kept on past June 30, the end of his current term. NAACP Board Chairman Leon W. Russell and Vice Chair Derrick Johnson will lead the organization until a new president is selected.

Russell and Johnson announced what they described as a “transformational, system-wide refresh and strategic re-envisioning” for the NAACP in a Friday evening conference call with reporters.

“We understand and appreciate the historic model of protest, but at this point in time we believe as an organization we need to retool to become better advocates, better at educating the public, better at involving them in our operation” and better at legislation and litigation, Russell said.

Russell, who was made the Baltimore-based organization’s board chairman in February, praised Brooks’ leadership and said the NAACP remained at the forefront of civil rights activism in the United States.

“However, modern-day civil rights issues facing the NAACP, like education reform, voting rights and access to affordable health care, still persist and demand our continued action,” he said.

A national search for a new leader was expected to begin this summer.

In addition, the NAACP planned to embark on a “listening tour” this summer to solicit input on how the organization should

reinvent itself.

Brooks, the NAACP’s 18th national president, replaced interim leader Lorraine Miller. Miller had served in that position since Benjamin Jealous ended his five-year tenure in 2013.

Brooks, a minister, is originally from Georgetown, South Carolina. It was not immediately known what his future plans were.

The NAACP found itself battling for attention from Black youth with groups like Black Lives Matter, which rose to prominence behind street-level protests after the killings of African-American men and women by police, including 18-year-old Michael Brown at the hands of a White police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.

Catherine Flowers, founder of the Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise, an or-

on social media, setting off nightly protests in Louisiana’s capital.

Johnson said Brooks met with Sterling’s relatives.

During a rally outside Baton Rouge’s City Hall, he said he was tired of victims of police shootings being treated as “hashtag tragedies” instead of human beings mourned by their families.

“He brought some young energy to this 108-yearold organization,” Johnson said. “He’s very energetic.

Whenever we needed him OUSTED—In this March 3 photo, NAACP President Cornell William Brooks speaks outside the Justice in the state of Louisiana, Department in Washington. Sources tell The Associated Press that Brooks will not be returning as the civil he came to Louisiana.” rights organization’s leader when his contract expires this summer. (AP Photo, Susan Walsh) (Associated Press writers Corey ganization that advocates for poor and Black people living in rural areas, said she wasn’t surprised at the coming change.

“I would like to see more of a grassroots effort” by the NAACP, she said. “Clearly,

on a national level we’re at a crisis and it calls for a new kind of leadership.”

Brooks also has his fans.

Ernest L. Johnson Sr., president of the NAACP Louisiana State Conference, invited Brooks to visit

Baton Rouge less than a week after a White police officer shot and killed a Black man during a struggle outside a convenience store last year. Videos of Alton Sterling’s July 5 shooting quickly spread

Williams in Detroit and Michael Kunzelman in Baton Rouge, La., contributed to this report.)

(Jesse J. Holland covers race and ethnicity for The Associated Press. Contact him at jholland@ ap.org, http://www.twitter.com/ jessejholland or http://www. facebook.com/jessejholland.)

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KeyBank gives $1 million to Pittsburgh Promise KEY FROM A1

he’s been very helpful.”

Echoing the “can you do what you say you do” investment caveat Murphy mentioned in February, Copeland said follow-through, management and positive results—like the major foundation and corporate support for the Promise— are factors.

“When making an investment of this size, you want to make sure it’s managed well,” she said. “It’s not enough to get students into college, we have to graduate them. The completion aspect is very important to us, and we’re pleased with the results the Promise has shown.”

KeyBank Western Pennsylvania Corporate Responsibility Officer Charles Peterson said the Promise investment goes hand-inhand with other education initiatives.

“We look at this as a continuation of our program to move sixth graders to high school and keep them connected,” he said. “It’s called ‘Be a middle school mentor.’

I’m a mentor and my student is now attending City Charter Academy.”

Peterson said all KeyBank employees are expected to devote time to serving the communities they work in, and on May 24, they will

“I have to make sure I get a picture when I’m up there on stage because my husband’s not going to believe I’m sitting next to (Promise Board Chairman) Franco Harris,” she said.

KeyBank’s $6.8 billion investment over the next five years will be broken down into four areas: $5 billion in new mortgage loans targeting low- and moderate-income individuals and communities; $2.5 million in small business/ farm loans, again to lowand moderate-income communities; $8.8 million in community development lending and investment; and $175 million in philanthropy—which includes education, workforce and living-wage job development, providing technical assistance and education to businesses and homeowners, and service—supMAJOR INVESTMENT—Officials from KeyBank, Pittsburgh Public Schools and Pittsburgh Promise pose with Key Bank’s $1 million porting employee-driven check to the Promise. (Photo courtesy Pittsburgh Promise) volunteer efforts. show it during their annual “Neighbors Make the Difference Day.” “This year we’ll have 7,000 employees working on 890 projects all afternoon,” said initiative national coordinator Karen White. “They’ll be painting, landscaping for seniors, serving food, and reading to children from Portland,

Oregon to Portland, Maine.

And nobody’s off the hook, all Pittsburgh leadership, including Market President Todd Moules will be volunteering.”

Copeland said it’s nice, but she’s done it so long it doesn’t impress her husband—but something else at the Promise Singing Day event will.

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Pleas Judge Steven O’Neill, and Cosby himself. Cosby entered the Allegheny County Courthouse May 22, as cameras flashed and onlookers stood starstruck.

Cosby is on trial for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home in 2004. At the time, she was the operations director for Temple University’s wom-

en’s basketball program.

It’s the only criminal charges Cosby is facing, though numerous women have accused the celebrity of criminal wrongdoing. Cosby has pleaded not guilty and is free on $1 million bail.

On the first day of jury selection, May 22, three White men and two White women were successfully selected. As of 3 p.m. May 23, an additional three ju-

rors were selected, totaling eight. All jurors are White.

The court is looking for 12 jurors and six alternates.

Legal experts believe the entire jury selection process will be done before the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Once the jurors are selected, they will be transported and sequestered for the trial, which begins June 5 in Norristown, Pa.

Pennsylvania awards Diversity Study contract DIVERSITY FROM A1

in state contracting in given geographical markets.

This, Kirkland said, will yield a comprehensive and legally supportable statewide disparity study that will serve as an empirical basis for determining the extent to which small diverse businesses face discrimination in the state contracting process.

The commonwealth will then determine what race, gender, disabled, LGBT, and/or veteran-conscious measures should be used to remedy the issues raised in the study.

“We need to do a better job when it comes to delivering policies and programs that will enable our small diverse businesses to get a fair shot at doing business with the commonwealth,” he said.

“We know there are factors that prevent our small

diverse businesses from being able to compete, and this study will provide us with hard data to allow us to get to the root of the problems and move forward in the right direction.”

BBC’s initial two-year, $899,768 contract commits 28 percent, or $251,940, to hiring a minimum of six small and diverse firms as subcontractors to complete the study, the first draft of which should be available in 15 months.

“Pennsylvania is leading by example when it comes to creating an environment where diversity, inclusion and fairness thrive,” said Kirkland.

“Even with the contract for this study, we ensured that small and small diverse businesses will play a significant role in its completion.”

Conducting the statewide disparity study was the ma-

jor recommendation in a report Kirkland released last month by the Governor’s Advisory Council on Diversity, Inclusion and Small Business Opportunities.

Further recommendations included: •Working to achieve a 10 percent SDB participation rate in FY 2017, a 20 percent SDB participation rate in FY 2018 and a 30 percent participation rate by SDBs in FY 2019 and beyond; •Establishing an annual goal for each Executive Agency to increase the number of prime contracts awarded to SB and SDB prime contractors each year, and •Developing a more robust system to monitor and report on expenditure data electronically so that program performance and outcomes can be evaluated.

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1,300 high school seniors announce their college of choice

PITTSBURGH PROMISE SIGNING DAY CELEBRATION

NITTANY LIONS—Malaysia Wallace and Armoni Hagans, both Allderdice students, are heading to Penn State in the fall. (Photos courtesy Pittsburgh Promise) PROMISE FROM A1

was joined by Pittsburgh school board members, school superintendent Dr. Anthony Hamlet, Hall-ofFame Pittsburgh Steeler and Promise Board Chairman Franco Harris, Todd Moules and Margot Copeland of KeyBank—who announced a $1 million donation to the Promise, speaker Bonnie St. Claire and Promise alum, turned Clarion University graduate Torron Mollett.

Mollett, who grew up in Homewood and attended Pittsburgh Allderdice, told the seniors he didn’t think college was an option, but his mother and teachers pushed him and made sure it was.

“Where I grew up, what I saw was kids either drop out, get killed or go to jail. I didn’t think college was for me,” he said. “But I’m here today to tell you to believe in yourself because if you believe, anything is possible. Congratulations, Class of 2017!”

Dr. Hamlet told the grad-

uates they’ve already done that.

“It’s amazing to me that we told people, some who doubted, to expect great things from Pittsburgh Public Schools, and here you are,” he told the seniors. “You are living proof of that. I am proud of you.

I love you. And I wish you well.”

St. Claire congratulated them and reminded them not to slack off in the summer and forget to do the mundane filing of papers and submitting forms by deadlines because if not they will miss out on the opportunity they’ve earned.

Harris told them to work hard because some day it will be their turn to make their communities better.

“Never stop trying to be a better person,” he said.

“Never stop trying to be a wiser person. And never stop learning. Good luck to you.”

The New Pittsburgh Courier caught up with Allderdice students who announced their plans for college. Asha

Thomas will attend North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

“I went on a college tour in the summer and just fell in love with the campus,” she said. “Plus, it’s an HBCU, and I want to be away from home.”

Christofer Lamarr plans to attend Hampton University. “Virginia is an up-andcoming place, and it’s great for my major, mass communications,” he said.

Armoni Hagans said he chose Penn State because, “I want to further my education and pursue the dreams that I want in the future.” Hagans wants to become an electrical engineer.

And Malaysia Wallace chose the Nittany Lions, “Because I feel as if I’ll get a good education there, and it’s also within the state so I can use my Pittsburgh Promise.

Versus any other school in the state, Penn State is a bigger college and I can get a better understanding of how college is along with a nice education.”

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PWSA updates Hill District residents on lead water problems PWSA FROM A1

Weimar said he did not know, until one resident mentioned it, that the authority has asked the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission for a rate increase.

“How is it fair that there’s a rate increase when we can’t drink the water,” the resident asked. “We’re not getting any help from the state or county. So, how are you asking for a rate increase when you’re poisoning me?”

Weimar said only that the authority is seeking funding from wherever it can get it to deal with problems on two main fronts—fixing failing equipment and reducing lead levels.

“My recommendation is actually to replace all the mains, many of which are more than 100 years old—that way we find all the lead service lines,” he

said. “Current procedure on replacing mains is ‘replace them when they fail.’”

Former Allegheny County Council candidate and founder of the New Afrikan Independence Party Khalid Raheem suggested not charging residents for water at all until the lead problem was fixed.

“Not long ago there was some controversy about how rates were calculated—some people paying more than others, meters not calibrated, etc. That’s still an issue, yes?” Raheem asked.

“Maybe there should be a moratorium on shutting off residents’ water,” he continued. “In light of all the circumstances—bad pipes, antiquated system, meters miscalibrated, and on top of that, the water is bad. Perhaps that should be factored into any fed-

eral or state aid. I think there should be a freeze on charging people for water— period. It doesn’t make sense to charge for service that is inefficient, ineffective and poisonous.”

Weimar noted that city water is also used for commercial and public safety functions—especially firefighting.

“That’s a service provided that should be paid for,” he said. “And we are—with the filters—providing the means for you to safeguard your health.”

Dan Kusbit, from County Controller Chelsa Wagner’s office said until the city makes it a priority to find all the lead lines, any estimates of cost or time to repair are meaningless.

“We can’t do an apples-to-apples comparison of remedies until we know how big the problem is,” he said.

SMILE FOR THE CAMERA—Pittsburgh Promise Executive Director Saleem Ghubril takes a picture at the event.

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Kalief Browder’s story comes to light in Jay-Z documentary

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‘The Cook Up’

by Terri Schlichenmeyer For New Pittsburgh Courier

Everything has a price.

You say you’ll never sell your granddad’s watch, your dream car or that collectible you coveted because it’s priceless—until it’s not, because everything is for sale. But in “The Cook-Up”

by D. Watkins, it may cost your entire life.

Around the country, headlines scream about a heroin epidemic every day. It’s shocking, but what many White people don’t know is that, as Watkins says, “If you’re Black and poor, the heroin epidemic has been around.”

He should know. For a time, he sold drugs on the streets of Baltimore, where the average life ends so early that “We go through midlife crises at 15…”

He was much younger than that when he saw his first shooting; much younger when he understood that drugs were as easy to get as oxygen. He idolized his big brother, Bip. Bip was

larger-than-life, a dealer who doted on Watkins and urged him to stay in school.

He wanted Bip to be proud of him, so when his brother was murdered just blocks from home, Watkins tried to stay in college, but his heart wasn’t in it. Instead, he created his own business with the contents of a safe Bip left him: miscellaneous items, a brick-and-a-half of raw cocaine, guns and thousands in cash.

With help from a childhood friend, Watkins cooked the cocaine into rocks to sell and as his clientele list grew, so did the number of workers he needed to stay one step ahead.

His level of responsibility grew, too; Watkins made sure that folks in his neighborhood were fed, clothed, and safe.

That took money, but there was plenty of it.

For months, Watkins and his boys had it good; the “fiends” had their highs and cops looked the other way. Things were good until suddenly, Watkins looked around and into the future: he’d met a girl, and he needed to come up with an “exit strategy” for himself and one of his boys.

The problem was, he said, “Dudes don’t know when to leave the block alone.”

The first thing you need to know about “The Cook Up” is found on its cover: Watkins himself is in shadow, on the bleakest of stoops, near a doorway covered in plywood. An inexplicable feeling of electricity, then, screams that what you’re about to read is going to be raw, and it’s right.

With a fascinating tone that sometimes seems impassioned, almost matter-of-fact, Watkins writes about childhoods spent in poverty—his, and that of his friends—and the things it led them to do to survive. Read further, however, and you’ll see that his quiet voice almost quivers with righteous anger and anguish as Watkins’ story progresses to an ending that feels happy and perfect and depressing, all at the same time. (“The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir” by D. Watkins, c.2017, Grand Central, $14.99 /262 pages.)

PMT ends silver anniversary season with Disney’s ‘Tarzan’

by Genea L. Webb For New Pittsburgh Courier

Paul Leslie Fields Jr. was always enthralled with gorillas and acting.

So when the opportunity came for him to combine his two passions by performing as one of the apes in Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s production of Disney’s “Tarzan,” the 22-year-old McKeesport High School and Point Park University graduate jumped at the chance. “‘Tarzan’ is a great show about family, belonging and love—everyone has a story where they’ve felt odd or ‘othered’ by the world and this show highlights that struggle,” said Fields, who resides in McKeesport. “It’s also largely concerned with family and the dynamics of parents and children. Then there’s the obvious difference between humans and gorillas. Even though they appear unalike, our characters prove they are not so different at all.

“It’s also wildly entertaining,” continued Fields, who got his start with Pittsburgh Musical Theater in “Dreamgirls” earlier this season and watched his favorite sci-fi, ape-simian-centered movies like “Planet of the Apes,” “King Kong” and “Mighty Joe Young” to get the primate moves down. “The dancing, the singing, the lights—all of it creates an atmosphere of pure joy.”

Peters Township preschool teacher Amy Meyers and her son, Charlie, agreed with Fields.

“The staging and the deepness of Kerchack’s (Brady

Patsy) voice and the scenes between him and Kala (Alysha Watson) brought two worlds together and that’s what Disney does. I think Walt Disney’s vision was to make sure we’re all equal and ‘Tarzan’ really does that.”

Charlie Meyers, who played the title role at Peters Township High School, last year, acquiesced.

“It’s very good. It’s different being on this side of the stage and filling in the plot gaps. Kala and Kerchack have great chemistry.”

Audiences were transported to the lush rainforests of Africa as soon as they took the seats in the Byham Theater. The stage was decorated with grass and shrubs. The flower scene in the first act complete with its swans, bugs, leopards and fauna was spectacular.

The beautiful set was one of the reasons Pittsburgh Musical Theater Executive Director Colleen Doyno wanted to bring ‘Tarzan’ back to the Pittsburgh stage. PMT performed the musical in 2013 to critical acclaim. Many of the actors and actresses who performed then were overjoyed to do so again.

“This show is visually the most beautiful show we do. It also involves highly-skilled rope climbing work. The Phil Collins score is fabulous. PMT is proud to present this tale of strength, love and family,” said Doyno, who has served as the theater’s executive artistic director for three years, but has been a part of the PMT family for more than two decades.

by Merecedes J. Howze For New Pittsburgh Courier

The New York Police Department’s 48th Precinct, Rikers Island, and former Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson are responsible for the death and suicide of Kalief Browder.

Explaining in detail is “TIME: The Kalief Browder Story,” a six-part series intensely exploring how each of these three entities played a significant role in the wrongful imprisonment of Kalief Browder, who was 16 years old at the time.

The series aired on Spike TV with rap mogul Jay-Z as executive producer.

On May 15, 2010, Browder was arrested after leaving a house party for allegedly stealing a bookbag. Without

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PAUL FIELDS JR. “‘Tarzan’ was based on the Disney film of the same name with music and lyrics by Collins and book by David Henry Hwang. The show is adapted from the story “Tarzan of the Apes”

by Edgar Rice Burroughs and was originally produced on Broadway by Disney Theatrical Productions.

PMT’s version ran at the Byham Theater May 4-14.

Other noted highlights of the show included Tru Verret-Fleming’s portrayal of Tarzan’s loyal sidekick, Terk, who had a shining moment with the infectious song and dance number,

“Trashin’ the Camp.”

“I liked the production very much. I’m so glad I came to see it,” said Baldwin resident Fran Molinaro. “I really enjoyed the singing and dancing and the acrobatics. They were very entertaining. They brought an old story up to date.”

(To celebrate its 25th season, PMT will hold a celebratory dinner at Tex Mex Robinson on June 20 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $42 and includes one alcoholic drink, buffet, deserts and soft drinks.

Tickets can be purchased by calling Jennifer Birnie at 412-5390900.)

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TV Shows any evidence and a sketchy witness, the city of New York left Browder, a kid, in one of the most dangerous prisons in the world for three years.

He spent the majority of that time in solitary confinement; approximately 800 days to be exact.

Cruel and unusual punishment is a complete understatement in this case.

Browder was constantly being physically attacked by correctional officers and inmates for not getting with “the program.”

While most teenagers were preparing for life after high school, Browder was in prison for 17 months straight.

The biggest, most devastating lesson in this documentary is that all of this could have been prevented.

A crooked, broken criminal justice system has swallowed our men whole with no intentions of rehabilitation or proper reintegration to be productive citizens.

The six hours to get through this documentary were touching, but tough.

It was the real-life testimonies of Browder and his mother, Venida, that solidified this series. This mother-son duo spilled the beans and blew the whistle on everything that was corrupt.

Venida Browder, figuratively and physically, died of a broken heart last year in attempts to get justice for her son. The documentary shows how she dedicated her life to taking care of 34 children, including her biological, adopted and foster care children. It is her testimony that holds the most weight as she slowly watches her baby son deteriorate mentally.

It literally took Kalief Browder’s life to cause reform. But this past April, a plan was proposed and supported by the mayor of New York City, and the state’s Governor signed legislation to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18.

It’s undeniably important to never forget the name Kalief Browder, a victim of a system created to profit on the misfortune of African American men.

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Lifestyles Report

In my travels: May 2017 If you know me, and you should by now, you know I tell you almost everything in my column. I’ve told you time and time again that I love live theater. Finding a good play is almost like finding money. On May 13, I went to the last show of “Wild With Happy” presented by the City Theatre. The play was supposed to close on May 7, but it was extended an additional week. I didn’t know what to expect; I had read a little about it, and had heard that it was funny and that the cast was Black. The play was hilarious. It was about a man who came home to take care of his deceased mother’s funeral arrangements. To make a long story short, he decides on cremation, which does not set well with his mother’s sister. The bottom line; I laughed and I cried. I think I was the only one in the audience that shed a tear.

I went to see the play the day before Mother’s Day, and a month after the anniversary of my mother’s funeral. To add insult to injury, I had recently talked to my funeral director about cremation.

I’ll save that conversation for another time. The play ends at Disney World, one of my favorite places, and the ashes are sprinkled during the fireworks display on Main Street where everyone is “Wild With Happy.” I think this is where I lost it. I love Disney World and I’m trying to find an adult who loves it as much as I do so I can go back. I’ve heard that a lot of people want to spread their ashes at Disney World.

I want to give kudos to the director of the play, Reginald Douglas. He was in the theater on that evening and I got a chance to meet him. It has been several years since I’ve been to the City Theatre and I will go back more often. I also want to thank Mark Southers and Deryck Tines for providing a shoulder to cry on.

On another note, I’m sure you have noticed that several Kmarts in Pittsburgh have closed their doors. I was just in Monroeville and noticed that the former Kmart site is going to soon be an At Home.

You may remember that I “reported” that the McKnight Road Kmart was going to be an At Home as well. I think you read it here before you heard it anywhere else. I know I shared it before I got the press release.

I was recently coming out of the HomeGoods parking lot and saw the At Home truck in the lot.

I can tell by the construction that the building will soon be full of goodies for the home. Home decorators will be in shopping heaven with HomeGoods and At Home right next to each other and JoAnn across the street. If you are driving through East Liberty/East Side/ Shadyside, watch out for all the construction. Lots of new buildings are going up. Gentrification is in full swing.

(Email Debbie at debbienorrell@aol.com)

BMLDI 2016-17 GRADUATES (Photos by Debbie Norrell)

BMLDI holds graduation ceremony

by Debbie Norrell Lifestyles Editor

The August Wilson Center was full of family and friends on April 29 as 53 graduates of the Black Male Leadership Development Institute took center stage for a rites of passage ceremony. The moving program began with a tribute to the ancestors conducted by BMLDI faculty

and leaders of churches, colleges, businesses and other institutions. You are their legacy. And as you mature from boys to men, it falls to you to receive your inheritance, build on it, and pay it forward. The mantle of leadership is passing to you.”

The graduate awards were presented by Ryan Scott, M.Ed., BMLDI co-director,

PRESENTING THE AWARDS—Ryan Scott, BMLDI co-director; David Jamison, provost, and senior vice president of Academic Affairs; and Karen Garrett, vice president of Programs and Services at the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, presenting an award to a program graduate.

Chester Thompson, D.Sc., BMLDI co-director, and Dean Richards, BMLDI program director. Six young men received the coveted BMLDI jacket that is given to those that excelled in the program. Jackets were preBACKSTAGE BEFORE CEREMONY—Chester Thompson, BMLDI sented to Ramir Burks, Aqaco-director, and LaMont Jones Jr., the keynote speaker. veon Jackson, Spencer Jackmember Tony Mitchell, PhD. The names of the late Rex Crawley (program founder), August Wilson and Fannie Lou Hamer were called during the ceremony. Jahi Jackson, a BMLDI graduate served as a capable master of ceremonies and said BMLDI means fellowship and building relationships, and has helped to create a narrative different than what is seen in the media.

LaMont Jones Jr., assistant pastor at Grace Memorial Presbyterian Church delivered a thoughtful and powerful message as keynote speaker and reminded the group that “Black minds matter.” Jones said, “Black minds mattered when your foreparents found a way to endure and escape the whip, the chain, and the MASTER OF CEREMONIES—Jahi Jackson, BMLDI noose to become founders student

EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENTS

son, Robert Smith, Justin Stewart and Tre’Von Swan.

The graduates repeated the BMLDI Pledge and Life Charge, and enjoyed a reception catered by Roxanne’s Soul Food Expressions.

BMLDI is a program that brings African American boys in grades 9 to

12 together to participate in a year-long program that provides educational and leadership opportunities. During the 12-month program, the group met Congressman John Lewis, Barack and Michelle Obama and spent a week at Robert Morris University.

PROUD OF GRADUATES—Esther Bush, Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh president, and Dean Richards, program coordinator.

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Havin’ a little fun at the park

SUMMER FUN—Preschool teacher Denita Grayson with 4-year-old Cataleya at Hug Me Tight’s Family Fun Day. (Photos by Rob Taylor Jr.)

I KNOW YOU SEE ME—2-year-old Jared Lewis is chillin’ on the swings at Hug Me Tight’s Family Fun Day, May 18.

FAMILY FUN DAY—From left: Toddler 2 teacher Precious Dean, 2-year-old Kelaja Platt, 2-year-old Zuri Mitchell-Grant and assistant teacher Sharelle Jones.

New Pittsburgh Courier managing editor Rob Taylor Jr. made a quick left, then a REIGHN JEFFERSON, 3, with her mom Radawn Jefferson, at Hug sharp right, and ran right into Me Tight’s Family Fun Day, May 18.

Hug Me Tight Childlife Cen-

ters first ever Family Fun Day! Schenley Park was the site, May the date. Over 0 kids from the two Hill District centers 0 Centre Ave.

and 5 Centre Ave., inside the Hill House) enjoyed an afternoon of swings, ying ites and plenty of food! Wanda Fran lin, e ecutive director, said her staff wanted to do something different and get the kids playing outside “in the grass,” and within days, the ug Me Tight Family Fun Day was born. “I come from a background of educators,” Fran lin said. It was really a gift, because throughout my life, everybody in the neighborhood was always at our house. And people have

helped me in my life when I was younger and misdirected.

I just have a genuine love for people.”

Fran lin, who has been e ecutive director for seven years, said there truly is a science to early childhood development. It s all about attachment and relationships, and getting the best out of any id to help them develop. It s about the relationship to make the kid feel empowered, that ‘I can do this.’ And demonstrate all the pro social behavior that they need to be successful.”

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‘Flyboy’ beautifies Wilkinsburg

WILKINSBURG RISING—Neon Coleman-Beauford is elated as Hebru Brantley puts the finishing touches on his mural, “Flyboy,” on Wallace Avenue in Wilkinsburg. (Photo by Emmai Alaquiva)

The mural near the Busway is ‘so much more than art’

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer

There’s a new resident in Wilkinsburg.

Meet “Flyboy.”

Flyboy sits taller than any human and can be seen for blocks.

He’s got certain powers no human would ever have.

After all, he’s a superhero.

Flyboy is the name of the character that was illustrated on a building at the corner of Wallace Avenue and Pitt Street in Wilkinsburg, near the Busway. The mural was created by Hebru Brantley, an internationally-known African American artist from Chicago.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presented Brantley’s gallery show, “I wish I knew (how it felt to be free)” at the August Wilson Center last year. The Trust brought Brantley back to the area this year to do the mural. The mural is a project of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.

“Yesterday, there was a moment where there was an African American kid walking along the street,” Brantley told the crowd at the April 28 unveiling. “He stopped at the wall, and I was standing across the street watching his interaction. I didn’t engage him, but you saw in that moment where he connected with this wall, and whatever that message was for him, it was impactful. He slowly walked down the block taking apart the piece and really engaging with it. More than anything, that’s really my intended purpose.”

Marita Garrett, a member of the Wilkinsburg council and winner of the May 16 primary for Wilkinsburg mayor, told supporters she was among those in a

small group searching for the right spot for the mural to be located. One day, she looked toward the Wilkinsburg Busway and saw an empty building.

“The sun just hit right here,” she said.

“I truly believe that a community needs arts and the culture, that’s essential to any community. If you don’t have that in your community, then what type of community do you really have,” Garrett said.

Flyboy is a character you can’t miss. If one grabs a bite to eat along Penn Avenue, they will see the mural. Headed on the “Fast Bus,” also known as the “P1” or the “EBA?” One is sure to see Flyboy.

Brantley has been recognized nationally for his public works and solo shows in Chicago, London, San Francisco, Miami, Los Angeles and New York.

He’s collaborated with Nike and Adidas, to name a few.

Brantley has a Bachelor of Arts degree in film from Clark Atlanta University.

Brantley told the New Pittsburgh Courier that Flyboy is all about empowering Black communities.

“It’s a lot to be said when you enter into African American communities and there’s a lack of representation in these settings (films, comics, cartoons),” he said.

“So for me, it’s important to sort of create a character that can stand and be a hero (to African American audiences) and be a symbol of empowerment.”

“It’s so much more than art,” Garrett said. “What it signifies to our youth is that you can truly be anything that you want to be and that you should strive for excellence.”

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Sounds so sweet

GENERATIONS OLD AND NEW—6-year-old twins Aleece and Alissa Singletary spread their love with the birthday lady, Sadie Marie Jackson. (Photos by Diane I. Daniels)

Sadie Marie Jackson turns 100

by Diane I. Daniels For New Pittsburgh Courier

For 65 years Sadie Marie Jackson of McKeesport ran a successful seamstress business and was known throughout the region for her designs and garments.

At age 90, she retired from the Mon-Yough Senior Citizens Club of McKeesport where, for several years, she held the position of accountant/treasurer.

And at age 100, she did what anyone else would —celebrate it with a big birthday party.

On May 7, three days before her actual birthday, Jackson celebrated birthday No. 100 with over 70 relatives, friends, church members and the staff at Riverside Care Center in McKeesport where she re-

sides.

“This is delightful,” said Rev. Richard Truss. “You don’t see this a lot. The celebrating of God’s goodness of 100 years.” Truss, a McKeesport resident, is the current minister of Zion Baptist Church where Jackson has been a member for over 90 years. Her father, John Steele, mortgaged his home over 100 years ago to make the down payment for the purchase of the church.

As a student in the McKeesport public school system, Jackson’s mother taught her how to knit, crochet and sew. Upon graduation, she attended sewing and design trade schools in Pittsburgh and became an accomplished seamstress.

She designed, fabricated and produced a variety of garments for individu-

al and commercial clients with a focus on wedding gowns, men’s suits and home and commercial window treatments. She was employed as a seamstress

by Magee-Women’s Hospital where she was responsible for fabricating window drapes and curtains in patients’ rooms. For 12 years, she was employed

by Jason’s Department Store, one of McKeesport’s prestigious businesses. She also taught adult sewing classes at the McKeesport YWCA. Jackson was also known for her cooking and baking skills, famous for her cakes, cookies, pies, cobblers and her numerous signature main course meal dishes. Her hobby of collecting different spices, seasonings and recipes led her to

catering large functions, directing and managing weddings, receptions, social affairs and events.

At age 65 Jackson received a calling to preach, and began preparation to become an evangelist. She completed several courses at the YWCA Outreach Bible School in 1988 and was awarded a diploma of completion. She completed additional studies and received the Victorious Faith Evangelistic Outreach Certificate in 1991 and the Preparing to Preach Workshop Certificate in 1992.

After three years of study at the Spiritual Life Institute of McKeesport she re-

ceived a certificate of award in 1994 and became an official evangelist.

Fulfilling a longtime goal, she traveled to Jerusalem in 1992, visiting Garden Tomb, Skull Hill and the Garden of the Resurrection.

Jackson is an Eastern Star member of Temple 323 in McKeesport where she received a lifetime membership certificate in 2006 and is a longstanding member of the McKeesport ELKS where she also received a lifetime membership certificate.

She and her husband James Hester had one daughter, Audrey Hester Carter. She later married

Hosea Jackson. Both James Hester and Hosea Jackson have passed away, along with her daughter Audrey, leaving Sadie as the last member of the immediate family.

“Sadie’s 100 years have been filled with so much love, creativity, learning, supporting and giving to others,” said Priscilla Lamb, Jackson’s godchild, guardian and organizer of the event. “If you ask her she’d say, ‘I’ve always been blessed. God blessed me with a lovely daughter, wonderful Christian-loving parents and family, and hosts of wonderful friends that always supported me.’”

IT’S SADIE’S DAY—Phyliss Brown, of the McKeesport ELKS, presents Sadie Marie Jackson with flowers from the chapter as staff from the Riverside Care Center look on.

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Triedstone honors ‘Our Shepherds’

MAY 28—Tried Stone Baptist Church, 18 Harriet St., Rankin, celebrates its Men and Women’s Day, at the church. The guest speaker is Rev. Dr. Sheila Hunt and Rev. James E. Hunt, of First Baptist Church in Penn Hills. Women’s Day service is 11 a.m., Men’s Day service is 3 p.m. For more information, call 412271-3000.

22 Sampsonia Street, Northside Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-231-2554 FAX 412-231-6395 Rev. Lacy F. Richardson, Ph.D., Pastor

PASTOR EMMANUEL MORELAND and Pastor Michael Anastas receive community service awards at the Triedstone Baptist Church’s Mother’s Day Luncheon, April 22, at the Fez in Aliquippa.

Angela Moran called him a “wonderful man, in every way shape or form. He was an idol to look up to, he was such a mentor.”

The same sentiments are being echoed by seemingly everyone else about Dr. Harry Lanauze.

The renowned McKeesport physician and Tuskegee Airman recently passed away at age 91. Among the many awards and accolades bestowed upon Dr. Lanauze, the most recent was the Ford Oval of Honor. It was to be presented to him at Wings Over Pittsburgh in Moon Twp., May 13.

Dr. Lanauze passed away on May 7.

The award was accepted by his widow, Helen Lanauze.

“Knowing that the Tuskegee Airmen have a great heritage here in our region, and that Dr. Harry Lanauze went on to serve his community tirelessly through his medical career, Neighborhood Ford Store believed it was only fitting that he receive the Ford Oval of Honor,” said Joseph Thurby, chairman of Neighborhood Ford Store.

“We wanted to celebrate Dr. Lanauze at Wings Over Pittsburgh because the Red Tail plane would be there as a reminder of the truly remarkable contribution the Tuskegee Airmen made in winning not only World War II but battling racism in both the military and in society.

“We were extremely grateful and honored that Mrs. Helen Lanauze, his widow, and his family members still chose to attend the award ceremony during their time

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WEDNESDAYS IN JUNE—Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 2001 Wylie Avenue, Hill District, presents “I Believe in Miracles,” a four-part sermon series preached by pastor Vincent K. Campbell. The event occurs each Wednesday evening in June from 7 to 8 p.m. at the church. A free community meal will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Get plugged in each Wednesday in June for an hour of prayer. For more information, call 412-2816583.

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JUNE 7-11—The International New Life 9 Family Conference will be held at the Lord’s Church, 2517 Haymaker Rd., Monroeville. Nightly services will be held at 7 p.m. and 10 a.m. services on June 9, 10 and 11. Free registration includes attendance to morning sessions and evening services. Registration is mandatory. To register or for more information, visit www.tlcnewlife.org.

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JUNE 7-9—Antioch Baptist Church, 332 Elizabeth Street, Sewickley, will hold their annual Vacation Bible School, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. each evening. The theme this year is “The Plan of Salvation.” In addition to the bible lesson, there will arts and crafts, games and dinner each evening. There is no cost and all are welcome. Reverend Travis C. Coon is pastor. For more information, call 412-7417688.

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of loss.”

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first group of Black pilots, navigators and support staff to serve in the United States military. According to the obituary, Dr. Lanauze completed the Tuskegee Institute Division of Aeronautics 66th Army Air Force Flying Training Detachment on Sept. 11, 1945.

He flew the P-51 Mustang.

Moran, a daughter of Dr. Lanauze, told the New Pittsburgh Courier that “when she was younger, he didn’t talk PROUD MOMENT—In this undated photo, Tuskegee Airman Dr. Harry Lanauze stands proudly with about it (the military) because wife, Helen, front, and daughter after viewing the list of names on the Roll of Honor. (Photo by J.L. I wouldn’t have understood it.” Martello) But as she got older, he “would talk about how the military knew that the Red Tails were the ones to call, and they were always ready. He didn’t want to be the one to shoot anybody down. He was hoping he didn’t have to be that one person,” Moran said.

Dr. Lanauze also was a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. After the military, Dr. Lanauze became a biology professor at Fort Valley State University. He then received his medical degree from Meharry Medical School, in Nashville, in 1961.

Dr. Lanauze had a family practice based in McKeesport for over 50 years, was a McKeesport Hospital emergency room physician for over 20 years and was a staff doctor at John J. Kane Regional Medical Center for over 25 years.

Dr. Lanauze is survived by wife, Helen, and children Dottrele Soffee, Harry Lanauze Jr., Johil Lanauze, Karlyn Coward, Leslie Strub and Moran. “He enjoyed golf, enjoyed traveling,” Moran said. “He loved his Steelers. He made me want to be a better person.”

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Josh Bell becoming Bucs’ main attraction The best of the best called to the Connie Hawkins Hall of Fame!

by Bill Neal

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RISING STAR—Pirates first baseman Josh Bell leads the Bucs with 9 home runs as of May 22 and is becoming a true threat in the heart of the lineup. (Photos by Will McBride)

THREE-RUN HOMER—Josh Bell lights up the sky with a three-run home run in the May 17 contest against the Nationals that resulted in a Pirates win.

A TRUE GIFT—Gift Ngoepe, the first African-born player to play in the Majors, is learning the ropes of the Big Leagues for the Bucs.

RETURN TO FORM?—Can Andrew McCutchen return to the Mc- PIRATES ACE—Gerrit Cole is the ace of the Pirates, but was Cutchen of years past? As of May 22, he has six home runs, 20 RBI roughed up May 22 at Atlanta, giving up 5 runs in 4 2/3 innings. and a .206 batting average.

Cole is 2-5 with a 3.36 ERA in 10 starts this season.

An ‘act of nature’ could get Bucs on the right track When I think of an act of nature, I usually visualize some poor souls living on some of America’s flatlands, those living close to earthquake faults, major flooding zones and tornado hotspots, always facing the risk of losing their homes. I would have never in a zillion years equated a victory by the Pittsburgh Pirates over any opponent as being part of an “act of nature.”

Aside from the natural injuries that the Pirates have suffered recently, they were bound to catch a break sometime, however miniscule. During several of his previous starts, Pirates pitcher Chad Kuhl (1-4), appeared to be battling “Triple-A-itis,” “Nervo-litis,” or just plain bad pitching. However, after being rain-soaked for most of the game, Mother Nature aided the Pirates in securing a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on May 21 at PNC Park.

The victory came by way

of Pirates to help Kuhl infielder Dasteady his vid Freese ship.

Kuhl being hit by a commented: “I pitch thrown looked back, by Phillies watched a ton starter Aarof video and on Nola with tried to get the bases back to when loaded in the I was good. It bottom of the feels great to sixth inning, have it show forcing home up in the Pirates outgame—all the fielder Adam work paying Frazier with off. It just feels the game’s like I’m on the only run. right track.”

Freese was There is still AUBREY BRUCE not really an almost trying to get consistent out of the way and admit- anemia that is dogging the ted it. “I’m not really good Pirates order. about getting out of the “I looked back, watched a way, anyway,” Freese said. ton of video and tried to get “But I saw it coming and back to when I was good,” I was trying to wear it, for the second-year pitcher said. sure. Just get that RBI.” “It feels great to have it show After several subpar out- up in the game—all the ings by Kuhl, he and his work paying off. It just feels relief mates had a healthy like I’m on the right track.” dose of nature coupled with In a previous article, I a few “celluloid digital tools” stated that in my opinion,

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Pirates manager Clint Hurdle was displaying some of his “Houdini gene” by keeping his team competitive in the midst of horrible personnel circumstances and I was right.

As of May 21, Pittsburgh had climbed back to within 4 games of .500 and although the Pirates remained in the basement of the NL Central, the Bucs were still only 5 games out of first place. It seems as if there is no “hurdle” that Pirates manager Clint “Hurdle” can’t figure out and overcome. The Pirates better take the “stitches out of their britches” and begin to mount some serious offense if they are to appear on any team’s radar in order to be taken seriously, now or in the future.

They cannot realistically afford to expect nature or their opponents to offer them a helping hand.

(Aubrey Bruce can be reached at: abruce@newpittsburghcourier.com or 412-583-6741. )

On May 31, some of the greatest basketball players in Western PA history…for that matter, in the nation, will be enshrined in the nationally and internationally recognized Connie Hawkins NCAA/Pro-Am Summer Basketball League.

To truly appreciate the talent level of these players, you only need to be reminded that from 1975-1985 the league was recognized as one of the Top 10 leagues in the nation and in 1978-79-80 was listed as one of the top five in the country.

In 1978, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote: “The Pittsburgh-based Connie Hawkins Summer Basketball League showcases some of the nation’s greatest legendary players as well as schoolyard legends, including former Atlanta Hawk Connie Hawkins himself.”

In 1979, “Heat in the Street” (Basketball bio of the nation’s top summer leagues written by former college and NBA coach Al McGuire) wrote: “If you’re going to play in the Connie Hawkins League in Pittsburgh, it’s best you have two pair of basketball shoes. The league is just too hot for one!!!”

In 1980, Sports Illustrated wrote: “With the increased rise of summer basketball leagues around the country showcasing both NBA, NCAA and asphalt talent, here’s how we rank the top five leagues across the U.S.; 1. Rucker League—Harlem, New York; 2. The L.A. Pro League—Las Angeles, California (sponsored CONNIE HAWKINS WITH THE by the Lakers); 3. The PHOENIX SUNS Sonny Hill League – Philadelphia.; 4. The D.C. Coalition League—Washington, D.C.; 5. The Connie Hawkins League—Pittsburgh.

Here are the 2017 Hall of Fame inductees…

Hosea Champine—“Rankin Gangsters,” three-time champion. Only back-to-back champion in league history.

The leader of the Gangsters, fierce competitor. Duquesne University and NBA draft pick. UN-STOP-A-BLE! Eric “Big E” Carter— “Homewood Horses,” Homewood everything. I called him the best power forward of his time. Tuskegee University. No fear in the paint.

Kevin Price Sr.—“Rankin Gangsters,” three-time champion. The anchor of the Gangsters in the paint while Hosea, Jeff Baldwin, Pete Harris and the boys were out front having fun. Coach Eddie Jefferies says, “We could not have done it without him!”

Dave Burris—“Big’s Storm,” Davie was the “Quiet Storm” on the Big Storm squad. A quiet but lethal defensive player.

This league champion is recognized as the best left-hander in his time, yet…could shut you down and light you up, too!

Kenny Lewis—“Bump Yes!” Two-time league champion that brought what every team needed to the game… “The Muscle!” K. Lewis was the silent enforcer that everybody knew was there. The same ring-trained hands that grabbed key rebounds and scored quality points. Could also knock you out!

Vince Lackner—“The Lawyers.” Simply put, without this Harvard University cager, there may not have ever been a Hawkins league. “He fought the law and his law won!” (That story at the event.) Strong, skilled and successful, Lackner more than held his own in the opening years of the league against Connie, John Marshall, Rich Cotten, Kevin Price and others.

Mark Halsel—“Cosmic Echoes.” A true freak of nature, he was the LeBron James of his time. At 6’6” and 220 pounds, could handle The Rock, shoot, and D-up guards, forwards and centers. While at Northwestern University, the team captain led the university and the nation with 1,115 rebounds. A Chicago Bulls NBA draft pick. Gave Michael and the boys all they could handle!

Rico Appendanza—“Men at Work.” This two-time league champion led the fourth and final ERA of league players and brought to the league some of the most fundamental players of all time. Rico became a crowd favorite with good looks, personality and oh yeah…the boy could play! He may not have outjumped Myron Brown, but they were in the same area code. Icing on the cake. He brought Jason “White Chocolate” Williams and Ricky Greer to the league.

Shawn Harvey—“Heatwave” He will tell ya and I mean he – will – tell – ya! He’s good and will let you know about it. He talked the game and he backed it up. Little known from the start, but very well-known when it was all said and done. Led Heatwave to a league title with Coach Ron Bogus and Jimmy Nichols. Shawn Harvey made the game fun and exciting.

Corey Gadson (aka Coach Gadson)—“Clairton’s Finest.”

The reason Big John Marshall could get away with his inthe-paint destruction is because there was a silent assassin lighting up the outside from deep…deep…deep in the corner. A smooth, soft-spoken, get-it-done player, Gadson led the finest to gold with Big John and the late great Darryl Gissendanner. If you go up to East Hills right now and just listen, you can still hear the net go…swish!

Joe Barlow—“The Don’s.” Jumpin’ Joe Barlow to you!

One of the league’s all-time greatest fundamental players. Distinguished gentleman on and off the court and the leader of the feared and respected “Barlow Brothers,” but don’t get it twisted, Joe could play with anybody, anywhere and anytime. In case you are wondering, he’s the reason “The Don’s” made the final four six straight years.

Brian Carroll—“Future Stars.” The baby of the bunch if you will. That is if you consider 6’6” and 200 pounds of power dunkin’ on ya some kind of baby! The ultimate quiet force, Brian did it all inside, outside, under the rim and above the rim. So good at what it takes, Brian took his game to the pro level overseas and still maintains a presence as a coach in Germany. Of course, success was inevitable for Brian. You see, when your dad (Joe Carroll) plays for the Oakland Raiders, “Commitment To Excellence” is expected!

Coach John “Ringo” Saunders—“Bump Yes.” The leader and architect of one of the league’s most explosive teams.

Coach Saunders brought summer to the summer league and all of the North Side with him. “Tear the roof off the sucker” is what they did while winning two titles with “Houn”…

“Bum”…“Magic”…“Ronnie”…“The Twins”…An all-star cast and the history of the North Side legends that came before them with “Byrd” and “Chuckie,” the city quickly found out what transition basketball is all about…and what “Bump Yes” really means.

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CHICAGO (AP)—Older White Americans are nearly twice as likely as African-Americans to say they’ve saved enough for retirement, a new poll found.

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey also found that African- Americans and Latinos have less financial security than Whites and will rely on fewer sources of income during retirement. The retirement savings gap between White and other minori-

ty groups extends beyond pensions, 401(k) s or other retirement accounts.

The survey shows older White Americans are also more likely to collect Social Security benefits, inherit money from their families or receive income from the sale of a home or other physical assets.

The disparity in retirement readiness is a sign that the structural inequalities Black and Latino workers face during their working years extend into retirement. For example, the unemployment rate among African-Americans is twice that of Whites. On top of that, Blacks earn

less than Whites with similar education and experience, research shows.

“Having good saving habits is good but Black and Latino workers are just always worse off and it makes every aspect of saving for retirement harder,’’ said Matthew Rutledge, an economist at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.

About 38 percent of older White Americans said they had sufficient money for retirement compared with 20 percent for African-Americans.

Four in 10 older Americans say they think they’ll outlive their retirement sav-

ings.

“Black and Latino families benefit from being close,” Rutledge said, adding that family members help to care for children and the elderly. “But it doesn’t pay off when compared to Whites family’s (financial) contributions.”

Families not only pass down money, but also information on how to handle finances.

“They have learned better savings behavior from the previous generation,” he SEE RETIREMENT B2

Pondering a career move? Consider these points first Are you looking for a new career opportunity? These days, people don’t stick with one employer as long as they used to. If you’re in the job market, there are issues you must consider to be sure that your next step is the right one. The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants offers these tips on what to think about before making a career move.

Decide what you’re seeking Interviewing and landing a new job is an exciting prospect, but you must evaluate every job option with your finances and long-term career in mind. Begin by considering your reasons for seeking a new position. List those that are most important to you. These may include salary, new responsibilities, learning opportunities that could contribute to long-term growth, or even outside factors that can impact your decision like marriage or parenthood.

Next, rank the considerations in order of priority. Knowing what you want will help you narrow your search.

Get the big picture on benefits Most people will want their new salary to match or exceed their previous pay, but there are other financial issues to consider.

For example, are you aware of the value of the benefits packages associated with each job, including health insurance, retirement plans, paid leave such as vacation and sick time, and disability and other types of insurance? Put together, these benefits represent about 30 percent of an employee’s entire compensation, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. If you are changing jobs, make sure to compare your existing benefits package with those in any potential new position. A potential employer may offer retirement and health care insurance plans or other benefits, but check carefully to see whether they are comparable to those you currently receive; and if there are differences, what will be the impact on your wallet.

If you will lose any benefits, it’s worthwhile to calculate how much you would need to spend to replace them on your own.

Consider Base vs. Total Some jobs offer compensation beyond the base salary, including bonuses and overtime, so you should compare what’s available in a new job to what you have now. Some employers also offer great perks and other advantages. If you’re working for a company that reimburses you for education costs or provides valuable training opportunities, or if they provide onsite childcare or free lunches or snacks, then you should determine what a new job will offer and if losing any of these perks is worth making a change.

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A NEW DIRECTION—Pete Henderson, with Morgan Diggs, leads the charge at Gabriella’s, a South Side eatery located at 301 E. Carson St. (Photo by John Ford)

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about you not giving up not getting any.’” tive has taken those lessons everywhere Henderson said he learned valuable les- he’s gone.

Courier Staff Writer sons from this situation at the iconic Ed“Since then, that’s always been my battle cry, just to keep going,” Henderson said. “It Pete Henderson tried and tried to flip die’s Restaurant on Wylie Avenue.

Not bad for a 13-year-old. doesn’t matter how much you get, but bethose eggs that Eddie Owens asked him to Over 40 years later, the Pittsburgh na- ing here and being productive to give peodo—without breaking them. ple good food, that’s what’s “Eddie gave me a dozen important to me.” eggs, and he said, ‘Have you Henderson now runs Gaever flipped an egg before?’ briella’s, an eatery at 301 E. And I said, ‘Well, no,’ HenCarson St. on the South Side. derson recalled. “He said, Gabriella’s is a longtime fix‘I want to see how many ture, named after the daughof these eggs you can flip ter of the building’s owner, without a spatula. That’s Drew Ziccardi. Many of the the first part of being a good restaurant’s menu items, cook. That’s the first job such as traditional Reuben you’ll ever do is flip these and Italian sandwiches, Aleggs.” wfredo pasta, and Greek omHenderson said he broke elets, are still being served. every egg. Eddie gave him Henderson adds his own daianother dozen, and he broke ly specials and when weathall of those eggs, too. “So afer permits, takes to the grill ter the third dozen, I might on the sidewalk, smoke fillhave flipped maybe two, but ing the South Side air.

I was onto something, and Henderson said the path Eddie told me, ‘I wasn’t wor- MORGAN DIGGS takes an order from a customer during lunch, as Pete Henderson prepares ried about the ones that you the food. Gabriella’s is open Monday to Saturday, 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Photo by John Ford) SEE PETE B2 didn’t do, I was just worried

CBC members warn colleagues against returning to failed financial practices A House bill designed to reverse regulation of financial services and end consumer protections is attracting the attention of a growing number of Congressional Black Caucus Members. In recent days, three CBC Members who are also Ranking Committee members have written their respective committee chairs to express opposition to H.R. 10, the so-called Financial CHOICE Act of 2017.

In just three days, May 2-4, Representatives John Conyers of Detroit, Elijah Cummings of Baltimore and Robert C. “Bobby” Scott of Newport News, each wrote their respective committee chairs in Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform and Education. Their single message: afford full committee deliberations on the bill.

Earlier dubbed the ‘Wrong Choice Act’ by Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, on May 4, the ill-advised legislation received a straight party-line vote in that committee.

“H.R. 10 is a sprawling piece of legislation that would destroy key financial regulations and consumer protections

put in place by the “Committee MemDodd-Frank Wall Charlene Crowell bers have expressed Street Reform and great concern over Consumer Protecthe attempts to weaktion Act,” wrote en the oversight and Michigan Congressenforcement power man John Conyers, of the Consumer FiRanking Member of nancial Protection the House Judiciary Bureau and the imCommittee. portant role it plays “H.R. 10 would regarding the integgut the progress we rity of student loan have made and place our entire economy finance services.” at risk of another crisis,” wrote Rep. EliSince its April 26 introduction, H.R. 10 jah Cummings, Ranking Member of the has become a legislative tug-of-war that House Committee on Oversight and Gov- has civil rights and consumer advocates ernment Reform in his May 3 letter. “It speaking on behalf of average citizens on would increase risks that taxpayers may one side, and the worst actors in the finanhave to bail out banks and financial firms cial industry on the other side. In many yet again. As well as leave consumers vul- ways, these two sides are in a rematch of nerable to the kinds of abusive and pred- the same battle that was fought in 2010 to atory practices that hurt so many Ameri- enact Wall Street reform. can families before and during the Great The key difference today is that since Recession.” its enactment, the cornerstone agency of Similarly and two days earlier on May 2, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Rep. Scott wrote Rep. Virginia Fox, Chair- Consumer Protection Act returned nearwoman of Education and the Workforce. ly $12 billion to the pockets of 29 million

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consumers who were illegally harmed by financial companies. CFPB has also pursued ‘rules of the road’ with a consistent commitment to fairness, transparency, and access to credit whether the issue was student loans, debt collectors, auto finance, or other lending and credit concerns.

Unfortunately, those who comprised the opposing and losing side in 2010, never relented for a return to a Wild West style free market that operates with scant or meaningless consumer finance regulation in a wide array of financial services.

Among HR 10’s 591 pages are proposals that include: •Banning CFPB from enforcing the law or issuing any regulation for payday, car-title, or similar small dollar loans that charge triple digit interest rates that push borrowers into destructive debt traps; •Repealing the Bureau’s authority to stop unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices, the same authority that enabled CFPB to bring a case against Wells SEE CBC B2

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said. “Older Americans who received financial help from family are less likely to have racked up credit card debt or student loans.

They can save (for retirement) rather than paying off debt.”

The poll showed Whites are significantly more likely, compared to African-Americans and Latinos to say they have a retirement account. They’re also more likely than African-Americans to say they will have income from the sale of physical assets.

But even when it comes to the most basic form of income during retirement, Whites are more likely to say they will receive Social Security payments—82 percent compared to 62 percent for African-Americans and 60 percent for Latinos, the survey found.

The situation is so dire that some older African-Americans and Latinos have no sources of income for retirement --14 percent compared to 4 percent of Whites, the survey found.

Maria Villanueva, 69, is one of them. Villanueva doesn’t collect Social Security payments because she didn’t pay into the system.

Villanueva immigrated illegally to California in the 70s to work as a farmworker and became a legal resident after the Immigration Reform and Control Act was signed into law. The single mother worked as a domestic worker but was paid in cash.

“I didn’t know I had to pay into Social Security,” she said in Spanish. “All my life I’ve taken care of everyone except myself.”

Villanueva hoped she would be able to work into older age but she can’t because of various chronic illnesses including diabetes and arthritis. She now relies on government assistance and food stamps. She provides for her 15-yearold granddaughter.

“I try not to think about the future because I don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow,” she said.

“What if I go to sleep tonight and I don’t wake up tomorrow?”

Retired members of minority groups tend to have lower incomes and are more likely to describe their financial situation

as “somewhat poor or very poor” compared to White Americans. Black Americans were also more likely to say they sometimes fall behind on bills, the poll found.

John Jackson, 66, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, contributed to an Individual Retirement Account when he worked as a manager.

Now, two years into retirement, he said he’s not sure if his savings and Social Security will be enough.

Jackson, who is Black, says there are many people worse off than him and that’s why he doesn’t like to complain. Worst case scenario, he said, he has a big loving family who could take care of him.

“I know God will take care of me,” he said.

Some White Americans also are fearful about having enough for retirement.

For example, Karen Brooks, a 52-year-old university professor living in a suburb outside Seattle, said she’s concerned whether she’s saved enough.

Brooks is, by most standards, better off financially than Jackson. She has a pension from her work as a school teacher. She is also contributing about 15 percent of her current income to a retirement account and she may even receive a small inheritance. But her biggest source of worry is that she didn’t save when she went back to graduate school.

“I’m pretty smart and I’ve done well,” she said. “I’m saving for retirement but I don’t know if it’s going to be enough. It’s frightening even talking about it now.”

The survey was conducted Feb. 14 through March 13

by The Associated PressNORC Center for Public Affairs Research with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

It involved interviews in English and Spanish with 1,683 people aged 50 and older nationwide who are members of NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. It includes oversamples of 332 African Americans and 308 Hispanics. Results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.0 percentage points.

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PETE FROM B1 business, especially a restaurant, you have to Gabriella’s was unconventional at best. to build up a fan base, and sometimes that’s Upon graduating from Brashear High what hurt us. But here, we walked into (an School in 1980, Henderson found himself already established) base. Now what we as a cook at the old Cotton Club on Webster have to do is keep that base and add to it.

Avenue in the Hill District. After the Cot- So each day we see ourselves increasing in ton Club closed as a bar, he later remodeled sales and having repeat customers.” it and opened the location as a restaurant Devon Jacobs, a newcomer to Pittsburgh and named it Chace’s, after his son. Howev- and on her lunch break May 22 during her er, his son took ill, Henderson said, and he first day of work at Dollar Energy, walked focused all his attention on Chace. into the nearby Gabriella’s for the first “He had what is known as interrupted time on a recommendation. She ordered SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), the Chicken Quesadilla. “Really good, reso I closed the restaurant and took care of ally good,” she said as she took a few bites. him for eight years,” Henderson told the “I didn’t know they put peppers in it, it’s New Pittsburgh Courier. Chace passed real good.” away in 2010.

Diggs, who is the first face one sees when After some time, Henderson opened an- they walk into the establishment, said other eatery, Chace’s Barbecue and Cater- new menu items include barbecue ribs, ing, on Wylie Ave. He then took over a food barbecue chicken, barbecue corned beef bus in Oakland near the Hillman Library. sandwiches, etc. “A lot of people have been “Once I bought it, they decided we couldn’t sell food in Oakland, for reasons I don’t know,” Henderson revealed. “So what we did was, we’d drive around to the neighborhoods that didn’t have a restaurant —the Hill, Garfield, North Side, Homewood, and we would sell food out the food bus.”

Henderson later closed his Wylie Avenue location, and began barbecuing on a hot dog cart in the Hill.

“One day, Mistick construction told me and Morgan (Diggs, who also works with Henderson) GABRIELLA’S is under new leadership. (Photo by John Ford) that we could come up to his job site and sell our food, so we started coming in asking for the fried wings, and selling food up there while they were re- fries, and the fish sandwiches they like as building the Hill,” Henderson said. well,” she said.

Henderson said this event jumpstartHenderson said it’s been a long, winded his business, and it hasn’t slowed ing journey that’s led him to his present since. Henderson and Diggs later set reality—an established catering clientele up a portable location in Hazelwood, with Uber, a food truck in Hazelwood, and where they were approached by Uber a restaurant along the popular E. Carson about catering for their employees. Street It’s a far cry from washing dishes as Since last year, they’ve been delivering a 13-year-old at Eddie’s, then being asked lunches to nearly 130 employees at the to step in on the front lines when the regnew Uber facility three times a week. ular cook never showed up.

But they needed a larger space to preBut that experience in the mid-1970s pare the meals. prepared Henderson for his never-give-up “So we went looking for a facility to cater attitude. in, and we found this place, Gabriella’s,” “We have some of the best food, we spend Henderson said. “It was up for lease.” our money on some of the best beef, and we Henderson took over Gabriella’s on usually get our products…from local farmMarch 1. He and Diggs’ intentions were not ers,” Henderson said. “We know this is the to start a walk-in restaurant, rather larg- only place for a lot of people to eat around er space to cook their meals for the Uber here with a short time for lunch, so what employees. But so far, “It’s been amazing,” we do is try and provide them with that he said. “We all know when we first start a service and give them a good product.”

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Fargo for creating fraudulent consumer accounts; and •Forbidding CFPB from regulating forced arbitration clauses and returning access to class action litigation to consumers seeking financial remedies.

Research by the Center for Responsible Lending has repeatedly found that consumers of color, often Black and Latino, remain targets for financial abuse.

Today, more than 44 million consumers together owe $1.3 trillion on student loans.

But for Black college graduates who have earned a bachelor’s degree owe almost double the debt of their White classmates— even four years following graduation.

A new kind of predatory lending, one that charges high cost installment loans with fees rivaling those of payday and car-title loans are placing consumers at financial

risk with fees that eventually lead to repayments that are double, if not triple, the amount of money actually borrowed.

“Recklessness on Wall Street stripped a generation of wealth building in both communities of color and in low-income areas,” remarked Yana Miles, a CRL Senior Legislative Counsel. “As communities are getting back on their financial feet, the ‘Wrong Choice Act’ threatens to knock them back down again. We need a bipartisan coalition in Congress to oppose this extremely dangerous legislation.”

The CBC Members are right: A return to the policies and practices that nearly ruined the lives of consumers and the American economy should remain in the past.

(Charlene Crowell is the communications deputy director with the Center for Responsible Lending.

She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.)

Pondering a career move?

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Do you enjoy flexible hours or other family-friendly accommodations at your current job? These programs may vary a great deal from organization to organization and job to job. If you depend on a flexible schedule, or if you’re used to a certain level of work-life balance, find out the new organization’s policy as well as your potential supervisor’s attitude toward it.

Where can I go from here?

If you want to advance in your career, it’s important that the organization and your position offer opportunities for profession-

al development. In your interview, ask what kind of career path you can expect and how long it typically takes to move up.

Find out what your predecessors in the job are doing now and what kind of training is available to those who want to progress.

Consult Your CPA If you need help determining the financial implications of a new job--or any life change—your local CPA can help. Remember, you can turn to him or her with all your financial questions. To find a CPA in your area or for more financial tips, visit www.picpa.org/moneyandlife.

BUSINESS CALENDAR Contracting Event

MAY 25—The Chatham Women’s Business Center, Carnegie Mellon University and the U.S. Small Business Administration host DyNet Day, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at CMU’s Cohon University Center, 5032 Forbes Ave. The event is free, but registration is required. For more information, call SCORE Pittsburgh at 412-395-6560 ext. 131 or www.dynetworking.com.

Entrepreneurial Conference

JUNE 2—The Duquesne University Small Business Center will host its 2017 Entrepreneur’s Growth & Networking Conference, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Union Building, th oor. vent will include more than 400 small business owners and managers, a building business tradeshow, 12 workshops and a keynote luncheon address by Jim Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Full day fee includes breakfast and lunch. Costs: Full Day, $139; Half Day, $79; Lunch only, $50. For more information visit http://www.sbdc.duq. edu/events.

Invention Showcase

JUNE 13 to 15—INPEX, the country’s largest inventor showcase, returns to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center with an opening night party and a rooftop Beer Garden networking event at Sienna Mercato, Downtown. Both are open to exhibitors and business attendees. For the complete schedule and to register, visit www.inpex.com.

Legal Basics Seminar

JUNE 14—The Chatham Women’s Business Center, in collaboration with Urban Innovation21 and attorneys from Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP present a free Legal Basics Seminar. The session will cover the legal topics of business formation and legal structures, overview of business contracts and terms, and business insurance.

Registration is required. For more information contact Anne Flynn Schlicht at 412365-1153, or aschlicht@chatham.edu.

Accessing Capital Workshop

JUNE 14—The African American Chamber of Commerce will present a seminar on Accessing Capital, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the 9th oor Board oom at its offices in the Koppers Building, 436 Seventh Avenue, Downtown. The discussion will be led by Neal Shipley, CEO of Capital Foundry, and his team. Topics to be discussed include working capital management, non-dilutive capital, and other nontraditional capital options. If you are a small business owner who has been unable to obtain traditional ban financing this workshop is for you. Cost: members: $10.00, non-members: $20.00, and includes Box Lunch. RSVP by: June 12, 2017 412-392-0610 or information@aaccwpa.com.

Corporate Equity & Inclusion Roundtable

JUNE 19—The Black Political Empowerment Project will sponsor this workshop, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Duquesne University Power Center Ballroom, 1105 Forbes Avenue, Uptown. The event will feature presentations, panel discussions and progress reports on increasing the number of minorities and women in the “C-Suites” of Pittsburgh’s corporations.

For registration and additional information, visit http:// ceiroundtable.weebly.com.

Training Event

JUNE 22—The Duquesne University Small Business Center will host First Step: Business Start-up Essentials, 1:30-4:30 p.m. in Rockwell Hall, rm. 108, 600 Forbes Ave., Uptown. Topics covered include: Business Structure and Formation; Fictitious Name Registration; Employee Issues; Insurance Government; Procurement; Environmental Concerns; Financing Options; Taxation, and Major Components of the Business Plan. Cost: $25. For more information, call 412-396-6233.

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HBCUs Lincoln, Cheyney take measures to evolve Pennsylvania’s two historically Black colleges and universities are at a very important time in their existence.

After two-and-a-half years without a permanent leader at the helm, Lincoln University on Friday confirmed that it was hiring Brenda Allen, Winston Salem State University provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs, as president of the school.

Meanwhile, at the financially struggling Cheyney University, where enrollment has been on a precipitous decline, a task force unanimously forwarded a number of recommendations for the school to the State System of Higher Education.

It called for the 180-year-old institution, according to a story by the Associated Press, to adopt a “significantly revised business model.”

Those steps include scaling down the size of its workforce, utilizing some of its 275 acres in a way that can generate revenue and forgoing NCAA sports teams for intramural sports.

The system’s board of governors will discuss and vote on the plan at an upcoming meeting.

The recommendations for Cheyney are hard to swallow, but hopefully these two developments will put our state’s historic Black colleges on more solid footing, because the mission of the HBCU remains strong. While integration opened the doors of more colleges and universities to African American students, HBCUs still graduate the majority of our nation’s African American teachers, doctors, judges, engineers, and other scientific and technological professionals, according to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

As Lincoln makes its leadership transition and as Cheyney considers the recommendations put forth by the task force, these institutions will need the support of their college communities—which includes their alumni and others who care about these institutions continuing to serve their vital role in our state.

We wish them luck and progress that will take Pennsylvania’s historically Black colleges and universities toward a bright future.

(Reprinted from the Philadelphia Tribune)

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In this column, I try to keep it about issues that will affect Black people as a whole and Pittsburgh in particular, but this week it was hard watching TV, or going online.

Once again the media didn’t deal with the ECONOMY—it was almost totally on the firing of the FBI Director James Comey by the President, and his visit to Saudi Arabia to address 50 of the top leaders of the Middle East in a newly-constructed Center to Address Terrorism.

During the past two weeks the media speculated why the President fired Comey while he was investigating Russia’s connection to possibly leaking information that led to Trump defeating Hilary Clinton in the recent election.

My feeling is that with no Republicans speaking out on the Comey firing, it will go away in a few weeks as other issues arrive to overshadow the real concerns of the American people, the economy. How many poor, low and middle-income people care about Comey, or any of the other people Trump has fired? A lot of these people voted for him so he would get rid of these bureaucrats.

There is going to be a hearing in two weeks where Comey will speak to a U.S. House Committee where he will give his views.

Here’s what I think will happen.

Nothing.

Trump is doing what President Ronald Reagan did with the Iran-Contra scandal. Reagan fired everyone connected to it and moved on to be one of the most popular presidents since Dwight Eisenhower. Trump has no problem firing anyone, which means he is going to get rid of anyone who can link him to the Russian issue.

As for his speech in Saudi Arabia, I thought it was great. He basically made it clear to the Middle Eastern countries and U.S. citizens that even though the U.S. will be a leader in

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Just Sayin’ fighting terrorism, it will not be sending young men and women to Middle Eastern countries to die for their freedom.

That Arab country must take the lead in fighting extreme terrorism by any means necessary, even via social media such as Facebook and Twitter.

Yes, the U.S. will continue to provide weapons, training, and money but he did make it clear that we will not provide the blood for their freedom. If they want it then they will fight for it.

I just hope he sticks to this.

Hopefully before his four-year term is up the Congress, Senate and the President will pass something or do something that will help the poor, low-income and middle-income working people.

Great job Ricco Now for the real news. I know many people think good news is not news.

But I do. Ricco J. L. Martello probably saved the lives of several elderly people in a Downtown fire at the Midtown Towers apartment building, by taking quick action by going doorto-door on the sixth floor, knocking on doors informing the people that there was a fire in the building. Even though there was a 75-year-old woman that lived on the sixth floor who died, he helped another elderly woman get out of the building.

“Heroic action” was a great story by the Courier’s Rob Taylor Jr. on May 17, and a great job by the man who never sleeps, Ricco.

Still no charges filed in Penn Hills death

About the “Still No Charges Filed” story from May 17, maybe the reason there hasn’t been any charges filed or names revealed is because, if it were self-defense, there would be no charges filed especially if the District Attorney is saying this. Releasing names could put the shooter and his or her family in danger.

Just because the youth was 16 does not mean he wasn’t dangerous. Every month the Courier runs a homicide list with teenage and under 30 victims as well as teenage and under 30 shooters. The question is, is there going to be a trial or a statement from the DA? If the DA has ruled it was self-defense, then why should the name of the shooter be revealed?

Johnson Publishing At one time the largest Blackowned business in America, Johnson Publishing is trying to stay alive by downsizing and moving former owner Linda Johnson Rice back in charge. Like Motown, which also at one time was the top Black-owned company in America, it will move its headquarters to Los Angeles. Hopefully they will have better luck than Motown.

Motown moved from Detroit where most of its talent came from and gradually went downhill and is now owned by Whites and is nowhere near as large and powerful as it once was.

Johnson Publishing has been struggling since its founder, John Johnson, died about seven years ago. I like the idea of trying to bring Jet back on newsstands only because mailing individual magazines is too expensive, along with publishing eight issues of Ebony per year focusing on in-depth issues such as health care, or employment topics, what can be done to decrease Blacks in prison, etc. Hopefully it will not be all about entertainers and celebrities.

(Ulish Carter is the former managing editor of the New Pittsburgh Courier.)

The lies about voter fraud is the real fraud (TriceEdneyWire.com)—After President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey because of, as Trump admitted, the “Russian thing,” he struck a new blow to American democracy: He created a commission on “election integrity,” stemming from his fantastical claims of voter fraud in the 2016 election.

In reality, fraudulent voting is virtually nonexistent. The claims of widespread voter fraud are a fraud. Voter suppression, on the other hand, is a real, present and increasing threat to our democracy.

And all signs are that Trump’s commission will add to that threat.

Trump named Vice President Mike Pence as chair, with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a leading advocate of ballot-restricting legislation, as vice chair. Kobach has made a national spectacle of himself as a crazed pursuer of mythical voter fraud. In Kansas, Kobach has led Republican efforts to suppress the vote.

As Ari Berman of the Nation reports, Kobach claimed that “the illegal registration of alien voters has become pervasive,” although he could point to only five alleged cases of noncitizens voting in Kansas during the previous 13 years.

Kobach helped push through a law that required documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, such as a birth certificate, a passport or naturalization papers. That requirement disproportionately impacts the elderly, the poor and the young, who often don’t have access to such papers. Since the law went into effect in

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To solve the non-problem of voter fraud, in 2015 Kansas gave Kobach the power to prosecute such cases. So far, he’s convicted nine people. Only last month did he convict his first and only noncitizen for voting fraud.

The Kansas City Star has noted the paltry results Kobach has to show for his unique prosecutorial powers, mocking him as the “Javert of voter fraud,” a reference to the obsessed police inspector of “Les Miserables.”

Now Kobach will be the driving force leading Trump’s commission.

Its purpose, no doubt, will be to cry wolf about voter fraud and push more states to pass harsh legislation to suppress the vote.

Unlike voter fraud—which every independent study shows is essentially a myth—voter suppression is real and growing. The most significant outside factor in the 2016 campaign was not the scattered cases of voter fraud, or Putin’s hacking, or even former FBI Director Comey’s interventions. The most

significant factor was the suppression of the vote—particularly the Black vote—in North Carolina, Philadelphia, Detroit and Milwaukee. As Berman has argued, federal court records show that “300,000 registered voters, 9 percent of the electorate, lacked strict forms of voter ID in Wisconsin.” A recent study by Priorities USA, a Democratic PAC, estimated that Wisconsin’s harsh voter ID laws “reduced turnout by about 200,000 votes”—disproportionately Black votes. Trump won the state by 22,748 votes.

The 2016 election was the first in 50 years without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act. Fourteen states had new voting restrictions in effect for the first time. Now Berman reports, 87 bills to restrict access to the ballot have been introduced in 29 states this year. Arkansas and Iowa have already passed strict voter-ID laws.

Republicans claim these laws are needed to stop voter fraud, but the claims of voter fraud is the fraud. These bills are being pushed because they make it harder for certain communities to vote—and Republicans benefit when they vote in smaller numbers.

When politicians can pick their voters—by voter suppression laws, by gerrymandering, by big money campaigns—rather than voters picking their leaders, democracy is mocked.

Political leaders in both parties should be pushing to make it easier, not harder, to vote. Instead, voter suppression has become a partisan weapon. Our very democracy is under assault.

Ensuring promise of Every Student Succeeds Act

by Dr. Elizabeth Primas (NNPA)—During the month of May, many of us celebrated the 63rd anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision. The unanimous 1954 ruling by the United States Supreme Court declared that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.”

Last week, the National Newspaper Publishers Association partnered with the Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage for a special tribute to the first African American Supreme Court Justice. We also reflected on the significance of an improved national education law. The preservation of Thurgood Marshall’s legacy is dependent upon our dedication to our children.

In a column for The Washington Post, Richard Rothstein, a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute, noted that, “Today, nearly half of all Black students attend majority Black schools, with over 70 percent in high-poverty school districts.”

High poverty school districts are often overwhelmed by the external consequences of poverty that distract students from learning and prevent effective classroom instruction. Chronic absenteeism, poor nutri-

tion, and various forms of abuse, are a few of the challenges facing high poverty school districts. Although, inschool psychological and academic resources cannot eliminate these challenges completely, they do help to mitigate their effects. Yet, many of these programs are routinely underfunded.

So, on the 63rd anniversary of the landmark decision to integrate educational institutions in the United States, we ask ourselves the question, “How far have we come?” We struggled to be allowed to get an education. We fought to have equal access to quality education. We endured forced integration, only to be placed at the back of the classroom and ignored.

The Every Student Succeeds Act attempts to fulfill the promise of a high-quality education for all of our children. ESSA advocates for qualified teachers, high standards, a robust programs, and assessments, which inform classroom instruction.

The law, which was passed during the Obama Administration, also returns some responsibilities to create innovative and equitable educational policies back to Local Education Agencies.

In response to the passage of ESSA

in December 2015, 37 civil rights and education groups issued the following statement, “The Elementary and Secondary Education Act is our nation’s most important civil rights law for promoting educational achievement and protecting the rights and interests of students disadvantaged by discrimination, poverty and other conditions that may limit their educational opportunity.”

So, yes, we acknowledge that a single law won’t solve all of the challenges facing our community, but we still have a duty to continue the fight for equity in education for the benefit of our children, especially poor students and students of color. The key to the success of this education law rest in the hands of parents and communities across the nation.

Together, we can fulfill the promise of ESSA and ensure that every student succeeds.

Learn more about the Every Student Succeeds Act at nnpa.org/essa.

(Dr. Elizabeth Primas is an educator, who spent more than 40 years working towards improving education for children of diverse ethnicities and backgrounds. Dr. Primas is the program manager for the NNPA’s Every Student Succeeds Act Media Campaign.

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(TriceEdneyWire.com)—The college class of 2017 is in a better employment position than any college class in a decade. With the unemployment rate, at 4.4 percent, lower than we’ve seen it since 2007, and with wages ticking up (although too slowly), today’s college graduates are far better off than their colleagues who graduated in 2008, when the Great Recession caused employers to rescind job offers that had already been made in writing. Now, the human resource management company Korn, Ferry, Hay, says that the average graduate will earn $49,785, up three percent from last year. Accounting for inflation, 2017 grads will earn 14 percent more than graduates 10 years ago.

The biggest winners are those in the STEM areas. Software developers and engineers, earn more than $63,000 a year, while actuaries, science researchers, and environmental professionals earn at least $58,000. In contrast, those who work in call centers as claims examiners, or customer service reps have earnings at the bottom of the distribution. In any case, most of those who graduate this month have jobs already lined up!

Of course, African American college graduates will have a more difficult time than their White counterparts, both because African Americans experience

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Commentary higher unemployment rates and because African American students are less likely to concentrate in the STEM areas than their counterparts. It will be interesting, however, to see how those African American graduates, especially HBCU graduates, fare in this labor market. Universities like Morgan State and Howard, and colleges like Spelman and Hampton, have high concentrations of STEM graduates, but unfortunately too many companies don’t even bother to recruit at these colleges. If companies want to do more than diversity lip services, they need to change their regular recruiting patters. That’s why the Howard University/Google partnership is so exciting, and why the partnership between Apple Computers and the Thurgood Marshall Fund makes so much sense.

While a welcoming job market is a foundation for career success, my recent interview with Julie Silard Kantor, the founder of Twomentor, suggest that good job market news isn’t enough. Julie’s company helps corporations develop and foster a mentoring culture so that experienced employees can help new workers learn the ropes, and learn the corporate culture. Much of corporate culture is unwritten, but even new employees are penalized when they don’t appear “in sync” in prevailing culture. Too often this works against African American employees when “collegiality” translates into promotions. Mentors can often smooth the way for those who aspire to move up in the workplace.

In our interview, Julie talked about the difference between mentors and sponsors. Sponsors are the folks who call your name whenever there is an opportunity, suggesting that you may be just the person for the special assignment or promotion. Businesswoman Carla Harris talks about this distinction, too, in her book “Expect to Win.” Her book, chock full of advice about moving up the workplace ladder, would make a great graduation gift!

While there is good news for new college graduates, the current climate of virulent racism suggests that there are pitfalls, as well. A recent study in Fairfax County, Virginia, reported rampant discrimination against Black teachers. Black applicants were less likely to be hired than white applicants, even though they had more advanced degrees and classroom experience. When hired, Black teachers were more likely to be sent to schools with high levels of poverty and large populations of minority students. Of course, Fairfax County Public Schools say this study is based on 2012 data and they have changed since then. But 2012 wasn’t that long ago, and institutional change is frequently gradual. Racial bias in the workplace is alive and well. Sometimes it is subtle, and sometimes it’s extremely obvious. Bottom line—it affects the employment and earnings, especially, of African Americans.

What is the new graduate to do besides keeping her phone on “record” and a lawyer on speed-dial? The best thing this Class of 2017 can do is to be prepared, professional, and productive. She should find a mentor and a sponsor as soon as she can. And, most importantly, she should take a little time to bask in her graduation accomplishment. Congrats, graduates, and good luck!

By the way, I’m referencing “she” because two-thirds of African American college graduates are women. But that’s the topic for another column.

You can hear my conversation with Julie Silard Kantor on my podcast, “It’s Personal with Dr. J.” (Julianne Malveaux is an economist, author, and Founder of Economic Education.)

Remember, the Black vote has always mattered Across the years we or, etc…Have you ever as a people were de- Louis ‘Hop’ Kendrick voted for any of them? nied the right to parToo frequently, when a ticipate in the politiBlack candidate runs cal process, but there for a position outside came a period of time of committee person, that we stood up and other Blacks usually challenged the racist state that they can’t process. win. My response Blacks sued, generally is, they defimarched, and eventunitely can’t win if they ally were able to register to vote and even don’t run for office. elect Black men and women to public office.

In the most recent local election, I want There were some persons who truly believed to extend a hearty congratulations to three that the election of a Black person to the po- Black candidates: Attorney Rosemary sition of President of the United States was Crawford, who ran for Allegheny County the epitome. It was proof that Blacks had Court of Common Pleas Judge; Rev. John C. achieved all that we needed to in politics.

Welch, who ran for the city’s Mayor; and a However, we are mistaken—it was just newcomer, whom great things are expectthe beginning. Government consists of ed, James “Fife” Myers Jr., for Pittsburgh more than just the President. For example, school board. The Black communities must let’s focus on our own front yards and an- awaken across Allegheny County and vote alyze the terrible ineptness of the lack of in record numbers, because every election sophistication of Blacks’ voting patterns and every vote is important. Across the across Allegheny County. Allow me to ask county in this last primary, the voter turnyou a question: Have you ever voted for a out should be considered illegal and border Black candidate in a primary or general on criminality—it was only 17.3 percent. election that was not endorsed by the DemMeanwhile, in the country of Iran, their ocratic Party? election had a 76.5 percent voter turnout.

There was a time that there were two viaRemember, Blacks voting smart has ALble political parties, Democrats and Repub- WAYS MATTERED. (Louis “Hop” Kendrick is a contributor to the New licans, but something happened to the Republican Party. Black persons have run for Pittsburgh Courier.)

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The Tulsa acquittal

Law enforcement men, the officer that has a built in “feared J. Pharoah Doss shot was a woman, for life” defense. Prosand the jury was made ecutors have to disup of four men and mantle that defense in eight women. order to convict a poThe question is did lice officer for killing the jury grant more an unarmed suspect. latitude for the defenThe fact that a suspect dant because she was is unarmed does not a woman? make the case easier.

The prosecution told It makes it harder. the jury to ask themselves whether there All the defense has to point out is the pos- was really any threatening movement by sibility of danger. The slightest movement the suspect or if he was “simply going to by the suspect will be portrayed as a life the car with his hands up, and making the threatening gesture toward the accused. turn and pivoting to put his hands on the The defense will instruct the jury to put car when the shot is fired.” The prosecution themselves in the police officer’s position. pointed out the woman officer fired several After the jury imagines the danger they seconds before “the gesture the defense cithave no reason to doubt the officer feared ed as the basis for the fear.” for their life.

This clarifies why the men didn’t respond.

The prosecution is burdened with refuting It was several seconds before the gesture. the fear factor to prevent the jury’s leap of The prosecution proved the shooting was faith. That means the prosecution has to an overreaction. convince the jury that a police officer’s fear The jury foreman stated despite what the wasn’t warranted. verdict may suggest many jurors had reservaHigh hurdle. tions about her judgment and ability to perSometimes the prosecution proves there form as an officer. They took issue with her was no immediate threat to the officer right decision not to use a taser and pull her gun. before the shooting, but the jury is still Because of this perceived option that she may more sympathetic to the officer because the have had, many on the jury could never get jury normally judges the action of a lone of- comfortable with her being blameless. ficer without any reference of comparison But if that’s true the jury should have to the actions of other officers on the scene. been hung.

What separated the Terrence Crutcher police So the jury must have included the several shooting from other high profile cases involv- seconds before the gesture into her fear facing White cops and unarmed Black males was tor to grant an acquittal instead of excluding there was a total of four officers on the scene. the several seconds to secure a conviction.

This should have eased the burden on the The foreman concluded that any officer prosecution, because four police officers on put in that situation at that exact moment the scene, instead of one police officer try- and regardless of the skin color, gender or ing to single handedly control the situation, size of the suspect, would have performed reduces the fear factor. the same way, which is in accordance with That should have weakened the built-in their law enforcement training. defense for the jury.

But if any officer put in that same situThe three officers that didn’t react to ation would have performed in the exact the same “life-threatening gesture” as the same way, why didn’t the three men right shooter was a reference of comparison for beside her do the same?

(J. Pharoah Doss is a contributor to the New Pittsthe jury, but it’s possible the jury didn’t conburgh Courier. He blogs at jpharoahdoss@blogspot. sider the reference an equal comparison.

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Trump’s apology tour

by Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq.

as a privileged White male, he cannot begin to understand how a Black man could be (TriceEdneyWire.com)—As truth begins so much smarter and so much more accomto come to the attention of those who don’t plished than he is. want to hear it, The Donald travels out of We could tell during the campaign that The the country in an effort to leave unpleasant Donald thought that he was the greatest of facts behind. He has to apologize to Sau- everything because he ended almost every di Arabia for all the mean things he said sentence by telling us how great he is (Have about Islam and apologize to Israel for his you noticed his spelling and wrong choice of inability to follow rules on visiting Masada. words in his tweets? I suppose he skipped (I’ve been to Masada, and I had to follow the English to grab young women in unauthorules. Of course, I didn’t have a helicopter rized places as they went to class!). There’s a to try to land there!) With all of this apolo- problem when you have to tell someone how gizing, he’s never apologized to the women great you are. It usually means we have of America, to people of color or to any of us someone who’s so insecure that he thinks if who’ve been the subject of his rantings. he says he’s the greatest often enough, ultiBefore The Donald left, he showed us many mately someone will believe him. The Dontimes what it’s like to be jealous of his prede- ald destroys that theory several times a day cessor. It’s easy to tell when someone is re- because what he does is often worse than ally good at what they do because an incom- what he says! Since his arrival in the White petent, mean spirited, jealous person who House, there’s more breaking (bad) news cannot live up to the standards set before than most of us have ever seen. Each day him will constantly nag and complain about as we think things can’t get worse, they do! what the person before him did or didn’t do, Some could hardly wait to have The Donwhile #45 does nothing right. That’s the sit- ald in charge. They thought he’d wave a uation we’re facing today as The Donald es- magic wand and make everything okay. capes from the country for which he pledged Now many are frustrated because he’s to do so much all by himself. taught them that color, culture nor gender President Barack Obama set such high is a measure of superiority! We don’t hear standards that The Donald can’t touch that much from his supporters because he has and it’s eating him up. All he can do is com- not been able to deliver to them confirmaplain and blame President Obama for what- tion of their presumed superiority. Actually, ever it is he cannot match. The Donald will he’s shown the world what ignorance realnever be able to live up to what President ly looks like and it has nothing to do with Obama accomplished with his hands virtual- schools or degrees! He claims to have been ly tied behind his back. Racism was alive and educated at Wharton. Apparently, even the well during his term, and it has heated up in best schools didn’t teach him good manners, an effort to undo what he accomplished. good behavior or good sense!” Let’s pray that The Donald has everything in his favor his trip abroad doesn’t further tarnish our to help him succeed (even Russia), but he standing in the world. I’ve run into people can’t seem to put it all together to accom- who’re honest enough to wish we could have plish his campaign promises. Having lived President Obama back in the White House!

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To Be Equal Weapons of mass deception: Shut down Trump’s sham voting fraud commission (TriceEdneyWire.com)—“After more than 250 years of debate, five constitutional amendments, decades of protest, and a handful of monumental Supreme Court decisions, the basic right of American citizens to vote in our elections is still not a settled matter. While minority voters no longer face literacy tests or have to guess how many marbles are in a jar when they register to vote, there are new strategies for disenfranchising Black and brown communities.”— Rep. Terri Sewell, “Voting Rights: Old Battles Become New Again,” State of Black America, May 2, 2017 Throughout his campaign, President Trump trumpeted the baseless claim that our nation’s elections are riddled with voter fraud. He has repeatedly blamed his gaping three million plus-popular vote deficit on a phantom horde of illegal voters. He complained, without evidence and unfairly maligned wide swaths of communities. Finally, two days after unceremoniously firing FBI Director James Comey—a move that has swallowed the 116-day old Trump administration into the jaws of fresh political scandal complete with growing calls for impeachment—Trump doubled down on unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud and signed an executive order creating the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity.

The bipartisan-in-name-only commission led by Vice President Pence and Kris Kobach, a well-known advocate on voting restrictions and immigration, to study our nation’s election protocols.

Hot on the heels of the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision to strike down the preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965—no longer requiring the Department of Justice to review and approve any changes in election laws for states with long histories of racial and voting discrimination—North Carolina was the first state to sign sweeping, drastic voter ID measures into law. The provisions, which included measures to eliminate same-day voter registration, cut down on early voting and presenting select government-issued photo identification at the polls, was described by its critics as the strictest in the nation and characterized by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals—that ultimately struck down the appalling array of voting restrictions—as targeting African Americans “with an almost surgical precision,” and imposing “cures for problems that did not exist.”

This week, the Supreme Court allowed the circuit court’s ruling to stand, denying Republican efforts to revive the law. And while those who advocate for the removal of superficial, politically and racially motivated barriers to the polls have won a critical battle; the war is far from over. Chief Justice John Roberts cautioned in a two-page statement that the court’s decision to reject the case was based on procedure and should not be interpreted as a decision on the merits of North Carolina’s voter ID law, or as an endorsement of the lower court’s ruling.

Before I go any further, I want to quickly remind you that study, after study, after study has found the same thing: voter fraud, particularly the type that claims to be solved by strict voter ID laws, is rare. Kobach, who is Kansas’ secretary of state, is also the only secretary of state in the nation with prosecutorial power. In his unrelenting quest to unmask massive voter fraud in Kansas, he has prosecuted less than 10 cases of voter fraud since taking office in 2011. In a court filing opposing Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s request for a vote recount, Trump’s own attorneys asked the court to deny Stein’s request based on the fact that, “All available evidence suggests that the 2016 general election was not tainted by fraud or mistake.”

If any fraud is being perpetrated, it is being perpetrated on the American people and our democracy. The flimsy “evidence” and falsehoods that undergird this so-called voter fraud commission are egregious, but even more egregious is the transparent, political-motivated effort to put the thumb on the scale of political gain by keeping communities of color and traditionally Democratic leaning voters away from the polls.

When we toy with a pillar of our democracy as if it were a political football, we cast doubt on the integrity of our electoral process—and our elected leaders. Trump’s so-called voter fraud commission is a sham, a serious attack on voting rights, a cover to squander taxpayer dollars and a solution in search of a problem countless studies and experts have repeatedly concluded does not exist.

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Position available at niversity of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Computing Services and Systems Development in Pittsburgh, PA. esp. for design, implmention, maintenance support of programs ancillary applications related to PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Student Info. Systems. esp. for tech. implemntion of programs system modifics. e ecution of devlpmnt support activities; Advocate using delivered functionality to fullest e tent Act as lead web services wor ow analyst Implement solutions that extend application functionality in coord. w other members of Systems Eng. teams; Devlp applications using variety of devlpmnt tools; Ensure devlpmnt methodology is employed w all system enhancements at each stage from design to implementation testing Develop w goal of maintainability Devlp user interfaces other application presentation layers; Participate in testing activities; Design devlp interfaces to from other applications using appropriate technology; Serve as primary technical resource to PeopleSoft System Admins.; Assist in troubleshooting problems w PeopleSoft Campus Solutions other interfacing application envirnmnts eview support version upgrades, patches, fi es release notes Provide leadership, direction, guidance support to other progrmers system analysts as required. eqs.

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Applications resumes must be submitted online at www.pittsource. com job position #0101973 The niversity of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action qual Opportunity mployer, O AA M F ets Disabled.

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR MANCHESTER BIDWELL CORPORATION esponsible for the delivery of key communications initiatives that support the strategic objectives of Manchester Bidwell Corporation, promote the mission of its affiliate organi ations, and uphold its established brands.

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public elations or similar field required. Minimum of to 5 years e perience in communications preferably in an academic or nonprofit setting experience overseeing the creation, design, and production of print materials and publications; excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to effectively tell a compelling story to a wide variety of individuals; strong project management and analytical skills with an ability to prioritize and meet tight timelines required. Expert PC and Apple Mac skills including MS Office print publishing software Adobe CC and basic video editing software iMovie or Premiere Elements); basic desktop publishing and production erox printers); social media aggregator ootSuite or similar InDesign, ordPress CMS, and basic TM also required. Send Resume with cover letter and salary requirements to hr@ manchesterbidwell.org EOE

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MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY

A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the College will be held on June 1, 2017 4:00 p.m. Board Meeting CCAC Allegheny Campus Byers Hall 808 Ridge Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15212

MEETING The ousing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh’s Board of Commissioners will hold its monthly meeting on T SDA , MA 5, 0 . The board meeting will be held at 0 0 A.M. 00 oss Street, th Floor herrett oom, Pittsburgh, PA 5 LEGAL ADVERTISING Legal Notices

Estate of HARRY RICHARD SCHNEIDER, Deceased of South Fayette, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, o. 0 0 , Mar .

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Estate of ESTHER BERNICE FERREBEE, deceased of Bridgeville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, o. 0 0 5 anet D. Thomas, ecutor, 0 orseshoe Circle, Bridgeville, PA 50 or to TODD A F , Atty B O F , C, 0 ashington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 50 Estate of EVELYN T. GILBERT, Deceased of erona, PA o. 0 0 , orean T. Simmons, ecutri , c o c ert Seamans Cherin Mellott, C, .S. Steel Tower, 00 rant Street, th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 5 or to ancy . ac off, squire, c ert Seamans Cherin Mellott, C, .S. Steel Tower, 00 rant Street, th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 5 Estate of EVELYN E. CARDILLO, deceased of Sturgeon, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, o. 0 0 Fredric M. Cardillo, ecutor, obinson un oad, McDonald, PA 505 or to TODD A. F , Atty B O F , C, 0 ashington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 50 Estate of CARL MINER, Deceased of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. o. 0 050 , Shauna ynn McPherson, ecutor, 0 Meadville St., Pittsburgh, PA 5 or to Clayton S. Morrow, Attorney, Morrow Artim, P.C., 0 oss Street, th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 5 .

Estate of ELAINE O. LEES, Deceased of McCandless, Pennsylvania, o. 0 0 , Andrew . urca , ecutor, 5 Orchard oad, Pittsburgh, PA 5 or to Timothy F. Bur e, r., squire, c ert Seamans Cherin Mellott, C, .S. Steel Tower 00 rant Sreet, th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 5 Estate of THERESA M. KYLE, Deceased of ouisa Street, Pittsburgh, PA 5 . o. 0 0 , Charles F. yle, r., Butternut Drive, McDonald, PA 505 ecutor or to American ills states, loyd A. elling, squire, 00 harton Street, Suite 0 , Birmingham Towers, Pittsburgh, PA 5 0 .

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Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of the Fictitious Name Act of Pennsylvania that an application for registration of a fictitious name was filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the conduct of a business under the ficitious name of I D OOD SS C T with its principal office or place of business at 50 I D OOD D., A ISO PA , PA 5 0 . The name and address, including street and number, if any, of all persons who are parties to the registration are T I FA MAC I C., 0 D I D ., A ISO PA , PA 5 0 .

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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR TREE AND SHRUB REMOVAL SERVICES AUTHORITY WIDE REBID IFB# 300-21-17 Rebid

The ousing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh ACP hereby request proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service s TREE AND SHRUB REMOVAL SERVICES AUTHORITY WIDE REBID IFB# 300-21-17 REBID The documents will be available no later than May 5, 0 and signed, sealed bids will be accepted until 00 p.m. on une , 0 at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 00 oss Street nd Floor, Suite 00, Pittsburgh, PA 5 , at which time they will be opened and read aloud.

Parties or individuals interested in responding may download a copy of the Solicitation from the Business Opportunities page of www.HACP. org. uestions or inquiries should be directed to Kim Detrick Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 100 Ross Street 2nd Floor, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-456-5116 Opt 1 A pre bid meeting will be held Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Dept.

100 Ross Street 2nd. Fl. Ste. 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Thursday, May 25, 2017 2:00 P.M. The ousing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.

HACP’s 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 ACP conducts business in accordance with all federal, state, and local civil rights laws, including but not limited to Title II, the Fair ousing Act, Section 50 of the ehabilitation Act of , the Americans with Disabilities Act, The PA uman elations Act, etc. and does not discriminate against any individuals protected by these statutes.

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Propel Schools is now accepting bids for Interior enovations at our Montour Middle and igh School location. Please visit www. propelschools.org and click on Contact s then Contracting Opportunities’ for bid documents.

DOCUMENT 00030-AA ADVERTISEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Separate and sealed Proposals will be received at the Office of Procurement, Allegheny County Airport Authority, Pittsburgh International Airport, andside Terminal, th Floor Me , P.O. Bo 0, Pittsburgh, PA 5 0 0 until 1:00 P.M. prevailing local time, JUNE 21, 2017, and bids will be publicly opened and read by the Airport Authority in Conference oom A, Pittsburgh International Airport, andside Terminal, th Floor Me , P.O. Bo 0, Pittsburgh, PA 5 0 0, one half hour later, for the following ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY PROJECT NUMBER 7G2-17 SECTION 19 PARKING LOT ASPHALT PROJECT NUMBER 7G3-17 LANDSIDE GATEWAY LANDSCAPING AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT A pre-bid conference will be held in Conference oom A, Fourth Floor, in the andside Building, Pittsburgh International Airport, at 0 00 a.m., on , 0 .

Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages, as determined by the Pennsylvania Department of abor and Industry, must be paid on these projects.

Proposals must be made on the Authority’s form and in accordance with the Plans and Specifications and the Instructions to Bidders .

The non-refundable charge for the Bid Documents and a Disk containing the Plans and Specifications is 50.00 mailing can be arranged for an additional 5.00 charge for mailing information call or .

This project has DB participation goals DB firms must be certified with the Pennsylvania nified Certification Program PA CP . Firms must be certified prior to award of contract. A searchable database of DB firms can be found on the PA CP web site http://www.paucp. com The Airport Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids or waive any informalities in the bidding.

No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of si ty 0 days after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids.

To view a complete advertisement, which is also included in the bidding documents visit www. pitts rg . com under doing business with us business opportunities or call or , or 5 .

Christina A. Cassotis C ief ec tive Officer ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY

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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR Copier Machines RFP# 850-07-17

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR Legal Servaices for Various Practice Areas RFQ #700-28-17

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby requests proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s): Copier Machines RFP# 850-07-17 The documents will be available no later than May 15, 2017 and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until 10:00 A.M., June 14, 2017 at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 100 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Parties or individuals interested may obtain information from: Mr. Kim Detrick – Procurement Director/ Contracting Officer Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 2nd Floor, Suite 200 100 Ross Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-456-5116, Option 1 or by visiting the Business Opportunities section of www.hacp.org A pre bid meeting will be held: Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 100 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 June 6, 2017 10:00 A.M. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.

HACP’s 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.

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR Executive Search and Recruitment Services RFP #650-02-17

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby requests proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s): Executive Search and Recruitment Services RFP #650-02-17 The documents will be available no later than May 15, 2017 and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until 1:00 P.M., June 6, 2017 at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 100 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Parties or individuals interested may obtain information from: Mr. Kim Detrick – Procurement Director/ Contracting Officer Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 2nd Floor, Suite 200 100 Ross Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-456-5116, Option 1 or by visiting the Business Opportunities section of www.hacp.org A pre bid meeting will be held: Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 100 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 May 26, 2017 1:00 P.M. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.

HACP’s 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.

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby requests proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s): Legal Services for Various Practice Areas RFQ #700-28-17 The documents will be available no later than May 22, 2017 and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until 3:00 P.M., June 12, 2017 at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 100 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Parties or individuals interested may obtain information from: Mr. Kim Detrick – Procurement Director/ Contracting Officer Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 2nd Floor, Suite 200 100 Ross Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-456-5116, Option 1 or by visiting the Business Opportunities section of www.hacp.org A pre bid meeting will be held: Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 200 Ross Street, 9th Floor, Board Room Pittsburgh, PA 15219 June 2, 2017 3:00 P.M. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.

HACP’s 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.

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR Mobile Devices and related services RFP #200-08-17

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby requests proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s): Mobile Devices and related services RFP #200-08-17 The documents will be available no later than May 22, 2017 and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until 2:00 P.M., June 12, 2017 at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 100 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Parties or individuals interested may obtain information from: Mr. Kim Detrick – Procurement Director/ Contracting Officer Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 2nd Floor, Suite 200 100 Ross Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-456-5116, Option 1 or by visiting the Business Opportunities section of www.hacp.org A pre bid meeting will be held: Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 100 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 June 2, 2017 2:00 P.M. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.

HACP’s 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.

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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR Copier Machine Maintenance RFP# 850-06-17

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby requests proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s): Copier Machine Maintenance RFP# 850-06-17 The documents will be available no later than May 15, 2017 and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until 9:00 A.M., June 14, 2017 at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 100 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Parties or individuals interested may obtain information from: Mr. Kim Detrick – Procurement Director/ Contracting Officer Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 2nd Floor, Suite 200 100 Ross Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-456-5116, Option 1 or by visiting the Business Opportunities section of www.hacp.org A pre bid meeting will be held: Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 100 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 June 6, 2017 9:00 A.M. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.

HACP’s 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.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA May 12, 2017

The Office of the County Controller of Allegheny County, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Contract Awards Room; 7th Floor; Commonwealth Keystone Building; 400 North Street; Harrisburg, PA 17120 will receive bids through ECMS or a diskette delivered to the aforementioned address until 11:00 A.M. prevailing local time, Thursday, June 8, 2017. Bids will be opened through ECMS at approximately 11:00 A.M. and can be viewed publicly in the Contract Awards Room, for the following: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS THOMPSON RUN ROAD BETTERMENT ALLEGHENY COUNTY COUNTY PROJECT NO. 2303-0010 MPMS NO.: 107472 THIS PROJECT WILL BE BID THROUGH PENNDOT ECMS PRE-BID INFORMATION: View the Project Manual and Drawings (Proposal Report) on the Penn DOT ECMS website (http://www. dot14.state.pa.us/ECMS). A copy of the complete advertisement can also be found on the Allegheny County Website (http://www. alleghenycounty.us/public-works/ bids-and-proposals.aspx).

The anticipated Notice-to-Proceed for this project is August 7, 2017 and the project is to be completed

by November 30, 2017.

Chelsa Wagner CONTROLLER COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY

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PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY ADVERTISEMENT

Separate sealed Bids for the Work as listed hereinafter will be received at the Purchasing and Materials Management Department of Port Authority of Allegheny County (Authority) Heinz 57 Center, 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222-2527 until 1:30 p.m. on June 21, 2017 and will be publicly opened and read immediately thereafter at the same address. Each Bidder shall be solely responsible for assuring that its Bid is both received and time stamped by a representative of the Purchasing and Materials Management Department at or before the advertised time for submission of Bids. Bids received or time stamped in the Purchasing and Materials Management Department after the advertised time for the submission of Bids shall be non-responsive and therefore ineligible for Award.

MANCHESTER GARAGE SITE IMPROVEMENTS AND TANK REPLACEMENT CONTRACT NO. MAN-17-07G AND MAN-17-07P The Work of this Project includes, but is not limited to, the furnishing of all labor, materials, tools, equipment and incidentals necessary for the work associated with the replacement of the concrete pavement, concrete sidewalks, installation of new inlets, installation of new drainage pipe, removal of existing gasoline and diesel tanks, existing Veeder Root system, and all electrical elements of the Veeder Root System as indicated on the plans at the Manchester Garage located on Beaver Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Bid Documents will be available for public inspection and may be obtained on or after May , 0 at Authority s offices at the following address Port Authority of Allegheny County Purchasing and Materials Management Department Heinz 57 Center 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2527 Bid Documents are available for purchase as follows: Bid Documents are available in an electronic form on compact disk upon payment of $15.00 per CD. Payment shall be by check or money order (NO CASH), payable to “Port Authority of Allegheny County.” No refunds of payment will be made.

Upon request, Bid Documents can be mailed upon receipt of payment in full.

Should the purchaser wish to have the Bid Documents delivered via special delivery, such as UPS or Federal Express, the purchaser shall provide its appropriate account numbers for such special delivery methods.

This Project may be funded, in part, by, and subject to certain requirements of, the County of Allegheny and/or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Authority, in compliance with 74 Pa.C.S. § 303, as may be amended, require that certified Diverse Businesses DBs have the ma imum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and subcontracts for this Project.

In this regard, all Bidders shall make good faith efforts in accordance with 74 Pa.C.S. § 303, to ensure that DBs have the maximum opportunity to compete for and perform contracts. Bidders shall also not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, disability, national origin, sexual origin, gender identity or status as a parent in the award and performance of contracts for this Project. If aid is required to involve DBs in the Work, Bidders are to contact Authority’s Director of Employee Relations and OEO at (412) 566-5262.

The Bidder’s attention is directed to the following contacts for Bidder’s questions: Procedural Questions Regarding Bidding: Cynthia Denner - Authority (412) 566-5117 cdenner@portauthority.org All other questions relating to the Bid Documents must be submitted by mail or email to: Port Authority of Allegheny County Heinz 57 Center 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527 Attn: Cynthia Denner E-mail: cdenner@portauthority.org In addition, the Bidder’s attention is directed to the following schedule of activities for preparation of its Bid: 9:00 a.m.

June 1, 2017

Pre-Bid Conference Port Authority of Allegheny County Heinz 57 Center 5th Floor Boardroom 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527 (Attendance is not mandatory, but strongly recommended) Pre-Bid Site Tour (Immediately following the Pre-Bid Conference) Transportation will not be provided.

Participants shall wear a safety vest and appropriate footwear

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Bids Due Purchasing and Materials Management Department Authority reserves the right to reject any or all Bids

THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH

Sealed bids will be received in the Office Of The Chief Operations Officer, oom 5 , Administration Building, South Bellefield Avenue until 11:00 A.M. prevailing time JUNE 13, 2017 and will be opened at the same hour for the purchase of the following equipment.

CALCULATORS General Information regarding bids may be obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Service Center, 1305 Muriel Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. The bid documents are available on the School District’s Purchasing web site at: http://www. pghboe.net/pps/site/default.asp Click on Bid Opportunities 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.

Leon Webb Purchasing Agent We are an equal rights and opportunity school district

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES ADVERTISEMENT 2017

The Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh is requesting proposals from qualified professional engineering firms to provide Annual Garage Inspections at all Parking Authority owned Garage Facilities and as more fully described in the RFP document.

RFP Packets will be available Tuesday May 23, 2017 after 3:00 p.m.

EST on the Authority’s website at www.pittsburghparking.com and at the Authority main office located at 232 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held at the Authority s main office on Thursday June 1, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. EST. Prospective proposers are required to submit five 5 hard copies of the proposal and one (1) electronic copy of the proposal, in a clearly marked and sealed envelope by 3:00 p.m. EST on Thursday June 15, 2017.

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Alanys McEnheimer Steel Valley High School 7. All photos, written material and payments must be received by 5 p.m. Friday Alanys was a member of the Steel Valley Varsity Marching Band for four years, in the chorus for June 16! three years, Students Against Destructive Decisions for three years, Future Is Mine for two years and a member of the Spanish Club. She attends Rodman Street Missionary Baptist and has served on the Jr. Usher Board for five years.

Alanys had a GPA of 3.2 overall. She will be attending the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in the fall and plans to major in Nursing.

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INVITATION TO BIDDERS ECMS Designated Contract CITY OF PITTSBURGH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ADVERTISEMENT PROJECT: JONCAIRE STREET STEPS ECMS NO. 104247 BTE PROJECT NO. 13261

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR Leadership Training RFP #650-23-17

Electronic Proposals will be received online at the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s Ebusiness website (http://ebusiness.portauthority.org).

Proposals/bid submittals will be due 11:00 AM on June 21, 2017 and will be read at 11:15 AM., the same day, at Port Authority’s Heinz location (345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 152222527), for the following: Electronic Proposal Ebusiness website (http://ebusiness.portauthority.org) B170322A Bagged Rock Salt B170329A Refrigerants B170429A Cleaning of Oil & Water Separators 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 10:00am on May 31, 2017 in Port Authority’s Public Meeting Room (345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, PA). Attendance at this meeting is not mandatory, but is strongly encouraged. Questions regarding any of the above bids will not be entertained by the Port Authority within 48 hours of the scheduled bid opening.

These contracts may be subject to a financial assistance contract between Port Authority of Allegheny County 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 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 Port Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

May 10, 2017 The Office of the County Controller of Allegheny County, Room 104, Court House, Pittsburgh, PA, will receive separate and sealed Bids until 11:00 A.M. prevailing local time, Wednesday, May 31, 2017, and a representative of the Department of Public Works will open and read the Bids in the Gold Room, Room 410, County Court House, Pittsburgh, PA, onehalf hour later, 11:30 o’clock A.M., for the following: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 2017 CAPITAL ROADS RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM VARIOUS ROADWAYS VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES COUNTY PROJECT NO. 7A00-1701 As a prospective bidder please note the following general Project information regarding: PreBid Information, Bidding Requirements, and Contract Conditions. See the Project Manual for detailed information, responsibilities and instructions.

PREBID INFORMATION: Purchase and/or view the Project Manual and Drawings at the Office of the Contract Manager, Room 504, County Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA. The nonrefundable charge for the Proposal and a disk containing the Specifications and Drawings is $107.00 including sales tax.

The Contract Manager will accept only check or money order to the “COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY” in that amount and WILL NOT ACCEPT CASH OR EXTEND CREDIT. Prospective bidders may request to have bid documents mailed. An additional fee of $16.05 including tax, for handling costs for each requested proposal must be paid in advance. The fee must be received at the Office of the Contract Manager prior to the mailing of any documents.

The Department of Public Works will hold a PreBid Meeting on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 505 County Office Building.

Further details of this project, Bidding Requirements and Contract Conditions are available on the Allegheny County internet website (www.alleghenycounty.us; click on “Departments,” click on “Public Works” then click on Bids and Proposals).”

Chelsa Wagner Controller County of Allegheny

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The City of Pittsburgh, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, will be accepting bids, through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Engineering and Construction Management System (ECMS), for the total replacement of the Joncaire Street Steps in the Oakland area of the City. The work will include the demolishing of the existing concrete steps and the construction of a new set of concrete steps connecting Panther Hollow with Oakland.

The construction plans and specifications can only be viewed on the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s ECMS website http:// www.dot14.state.pa.us/ECMS/.

The bid documents should be available on, or shortly after, Thursday, May 25, 2017 Only electronic bids from ECMS business partners will be accepted. To register as a business partner go to http://www.dotdom2. state.pa.us/ECMS/ECMSHome. nsf/frmECMSframeset?open& eurdECMS_Business_Partner.nsf/ frmBPPublicHome?OpenForm). All bidders (and subcontractors) on this project must be prequalified by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the type of work to be performed.

An optional Pre-Bid meeting will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2017, at 9:00 a.m., EDT in Room 301 of the City-County Building, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

The bid opening (Let Date) is scheduled for Thursday, June 22 at 11:00 a.m., EDT. Bidders may view the bid opening online.

Michael Gable, CPRP, Director Public Works Sam Ashbaugh, Director Office of Management and Budget

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The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby requests proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s): Leadership Training RFP #650-23-17 The documents will be available no later than May 15, 2017 and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until 11:00 A.M., June 6, 2017 at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 100 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Parties or individuals interested may obtain information from: Mr. Kim Detrick – Procurement Director/ Contracting Officer Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 2nd Floor, Suite 200 100 Ross Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-456-5116, Option 1 or by visiting the Business Opportunities section of www.hacp.org A pre bid meeting will be held: Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 100 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 May 26, 2017 11:00 A.M. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.

HACP’s 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.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received by the Upper St. Clair Township School District in the Administrative Offices, 1820 McLaughlin Run Road, Upper St. Clair, PA 15241 until 11:00 am, prevailing time, June 2, 2017, and will be opened at the same hour for: Carpet Replacement at Baker, Eisenhower and Streams Elementary Schools Instructions along with specifications may be obtained upon application at the office of Mr. Scott P. Burchill, Director of Business & Finance, at the above address or by phone at 412-833-1600 ext. 2054.

Upper St. Clair School District reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Scott P. Burchill, Secretary BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS

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Sealed bid proposals are hereby solicited for the Community College of Allegheny County, 800 Allegheny Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15233 (412.237.3020) on the following items: Bid 995 Refuse and Recycling Proposals will be received at the Purchasing Department until 2:00 P.M. Prevailing Time on Monday, June 5, 2017.

The CCAC Purchasing Department is now publishing all bids via the CCAC website at https://www.ccac. edu/Bid-RFP_Opportunities.aspx It will be each vendor’s responsibility to monitor the bid activity within the given website (“Bid and RFP Opportunities”) and ensure compliance with all applicable bid documents inclusive of any issued addenda.

Failure to incorporate any applicable addenda in the final submittal may result in the rejection of your bid.

The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

The Community College of Allegheny County is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and encourages bids from Minority/Disadvantaged owned businesses.

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