Esther L. Bush is the career achievement winner for the 2021 Women of Influence awards. Esther L. Bush was a young girl growing up in Pittsburgh when she learned a lesson that would inspire a long and successful career helping women and people of color overcome obstacles to advancement. Her father owned a trucking company and operated [...]
As the 2021-2022 school year approaches, families, educators, and student advocates are growing concerned about the allocation of American Rescue Plan funding across Pennsylvania and its 500 school districts. The ESSA Leadership Learning Community hosted a virtual news conference this week to discuss how the new federal funding from the American Rescue Plan should be [...]
More than a third of Pennsylvania’s students are children of color, and just 6% of its educators are teachers of color — one of the starkest gaps in the nation. To remedy that, a group of educators urged districts on Tuesday to consider using part of their federal COVID-19 relief funds to diversify teacher workforces. [...]
Originally published: June 4, 2021 By: Joyce Gannon Pittsburgh Post Gazette As she prepares to step down after 27 years as president and chief executive of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, Esther Bush is proud of accomplishments she said the agency achieved during her tenure including starting the city’s first charter school, increasing housing [...]
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Community leaders and Steelers legends are making their pitch for the Black community to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Black Political Empowerment Project President Tim Stevens is pushing for more people to roll up their sleeves like Steelers legends Franco Harris and Mel Blount. “We want to protect our families, our friends and [...]
Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh receives $200,000 donation towards Urban Tech 2.0 from Comcast as part of $3 Million dollar national investment Pittsburgh, PA (April 15, 2021) -- Comcast and the National Urban League have been longstanding partners and have recently announced a 2-year grant of $200,000 to support the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh’s [...]
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By: Teresa Varley Steelers.com Published: January 15, 2021 For the third year, Steelers players are leading the Steelers Social Justice Grant program. Players are making donations to local organizations that are having an impact on the community, and the Steelers are matching the donations. The Steelers kicked off the 2020 Steelers Social Justice Grant program [...]
