Category Archives: Community

Thank you all for your prayers and for spreading the word about my missing cousin Murphy J. Hickerson.  Although we did not find her alive, we know that she is now at peace and in a better place.  She will … Continue reading →

The Black Male Leadership Development Institute, a program sponsored by the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh and Robert Morris University, is recruiting African American high school males for the 2012-13 year. The FREE program begins with a 7-day residential session … Continue reading →

PLEASE VOTE FOR AMBER!!!! Amber Liggett, 15-year-old CEO of Amber’s Amazing Animal Balloons, has been nominated for a Black Enterprise Magazine Teenpreneur Award, and needs your help to win the People’s Choice Award! Amber is from Beaver County and was … Continue reading →

Law professors and hip-hop artists joined forces Tuesday (Feb 28, 2012) to discuss how corporations and marketing have impacted the hip-hop industry. Four experts on the hip-hop industry — Hofstra Law School professor Akilah Folami, Earle Mack School of Law … Continue reading →

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield recently awarded a $32,500 grant to YouthPlaces, an organization that provides career development, mentoring and other activities to local, underserved youth through afterschool programming. The grant will assist YouthPlaces’ implementation of technological resources to improve … Continue reading →

On Monday, Nov. 21 2011, a group of African American photographers launched a partnership with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: a photography blog aimed at providing more positive, fuller images of African American life in Pittsburgh. It is rooted in a community … Continue reading →