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Did you catch the recent Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars? Did you tune in because you love movies, or did you want to see what everyone was wearing? Were you disappointed that the red carpet was replaced by … Continue reading →

Accomplished Community Organizer Takes Helm of PUMP PUMP names Josiah Gilliam as new Executive Director PITTSBURGH, PA (January 9, 2023) — PUMP announced today that Josiah Gilliam will be the new Executive Director, effective January 9, 2023. Josiah most recently … Continue reading →

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On Wednesday, June 22 award-winning speaker and writer Debbie Norrell presented the art of covering events for the media to a group of interns at the Point Park University Center For Media Innovation. She wowed them by talking about her … Continue reading →

The Boys’ Summer Academy is a free 3-week summer academic, athletics and cultural enrichment program for rising tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade boys who live within about 15 miles of East Liberty (Pittsburgh 15206). The program meets Monday – Friday, … Continue reading →

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The legendary “Queen of Percussion” Sheila E. will be featured in the upcoming Spare Change video series. Sheila took to the streets of Pittsburgh while headlining the Women who Rock Benefit Concert, to raise awareness for women’s rights and raise funds … Continue reading →

Tayveon Crawford, nephew of Soul Pitt Media Vice President Craig Dawson, ran for over 2000 yards and 28 touchdowns for perennial Ohio football powerhouse Steubenville High School. Crawford who was first team All Ohio and Northeastern Ohio Co-Player of the Year … Continue reading →

Starting next week, Message Carriers of PA will be including a short blog post in our weekly newsletter to keep you in the loop of all things Message Carriers and recovery. We hope these blog posts inspire our community of … Continue reading →

Read this article featured in Richard Branson’s Virgin.com website about four female entrepreneurs who took a unique approach to succeed which features Soul Pitt Media CEO, Donna Baxter Porcher, written by Jessica Thiefels on 18 April 2018.  Click here to … Continue reading →

Soul Pitt would like to congratulate our friend Lorenzo Boone for being accepted to this prestigious Pittsburgh Filmakers Flight School Program.  As the only African-American fellow, we are very proud of Lorenzo and we invite you take time to view … Continue reading →

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Constance Parker, President Pittsburgh Chapter NAACP was recently selected as one of the community leaders nationwide to take part in a teleconference call with President Barack Obama to help galvanize support for Merrick Garland’s nomination for Supreme Court Justice. A … Continue reading →

Congrats to Gail! One of our winners of the two Madea tickets and Panera Bread gift card! Remember, you must be a Soul Pitt Soul Blast email subscriber to be entered into our contests.

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in McKeesport is celebrating its 150th anniversary with the theme “A Faithful Past, A Hopeful Future, The Journey Continues…” Part of that journey involves the introduction of the Anna Middleton-Waite Learning Center with an … Continue reading →

Donna Baxter, CEO/Tech Diva of Soul Pitt will be featured on a future episode of Hustle and Heart TV with Darieth Chisolm. So make sure you sign up to know when new video podcast shows are released at www.hustleandhearttv.com so … Continue reading →

The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s selection process continues towards its final stages. The 46-person committee will gather for the annual selection meeting held the day before Super Bowl XLIX to discuss and debate the merits of the 18 finalists … Continue reading →

Soul Pitt CEO, Donna Baxter, pictured with Jim Frazier, Al Levine, Zach Brenner and other crew member from Pittsburgh Sportsline show taped at Atria’s at PNC Park. Donna Baxter being interviewed by Al Levine about Soul Pitt Quarterly Magazine.

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Big thanks to all the individuals that take the time to write us to express their gratitude for what we do, and of course to the staff at Soul Pitt that made it happen. Comments like these make it all … Continue reading →

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Thanks to TribLive, writer Chris Fleisher and photographer Guy Wathen for a great article on women business owners — Read it here:  http://triblive.com/business/headlines/5947873-74/women-business-businesses#axzz2zih1CiVP

Regarding the August Wilson Center for African American Culture (“The Rise and Fall of the August Wilson Center: How Did Grandiose Dreams for an African-American Cultural Center Fail So Quickly?” Feb. 9): It’s not about the building’s shape being that … Continue reading →

N-Motion did an awesome job with their South Beach event on Saturday July 27, 2013 and I want to thank them for recognizing me at their event.  It was an honor to be acknowledged for my community efforts along with … Continue reading →

Soul Pitt sends condolences to Walt Fortson and family for their loss.  Elnora was such a beautiful person.  She always had a smile on her face and kept a poem in her heart.  We’ve enjoyed listening to her recite her … Continue reading →