The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh proudly announces Bryan Iams as its new Board Chair, succeeding Andrea Clark Smith, Esq., who passed the gavel to Mr. Iams on Thursday, June 27, 2024. The transition took place during a brief ceremony at the Urban League's annual meeting in the Barco Law Library on the University of [...]
Original article by Anna Rubenstein and Elena Eisenstadt of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette Demetrius Ivy couldn’t hold back his laughter when remembering Joe Biden’s performance in the first presidential debate. “It’s hard to know if Joe knew where he was,” he said. “He was bad on the issues.” But Mr. Ivy, 57, a Black voter in Pittsburgh, [...]
Original article by Steve Bohnel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, published on June 10, 2024 Criticism of a new housing initiative introduced by Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato last week has prompted the county’s chief elected official to offer more specifics about its implementation — suggesting that homeless people will not be lodged in senior living [...]
Originally published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on February 21, 2024 More than 400 guests helped to raise over $400,000 for the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh’s programs and services during the 28th annual Ronald H. Brown Leadership Awards dinner at the Rivers Casino, Friday night. The dinner was chaired by second lady of Pennsylvania Blayre [...]
Originally published in the New Pittsburgh Courier on February 28, 2024 CARLOS T. CARTER In this month’s Take Charge of Your Health Today (TCYHT), we’re focusing on the critical parenting role of Black fathers, including the support they need to pass along their own confidence and resilience to their children. Engaged Black fathers are supremely [...]
Originally published in the New Pittsburgh Courier on March 27, 2024CARLOS T. CARTER The Community Health Series Partnership (CHSP) has always made a point to center its information on the health and wellness of the Black community at large. This month, we’re focusing specifically on the health of Black men — a topic the Urban League of [...]
Originally published in the New Pittsburgh Courier on November 15, 2023. CARLOS T. CARTER This month, Take Charge of Your Health Today is focusing on intergenerational and racial trauma, it’s impact on the Black community, and ways to help people break the trauma cycle and begin the healing process. We asked Carlos Carter, President and [...]
Originally published in the New Pittsburgh Courier on March 9, 2024. URBAN LEAGUE RON BROWN LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS—Derrick Tillman, Alexandra Jones, Leah Lizarondo, Carmen Anderson. (Photo by J.L. Martello) Urban League’s annual event sees more than 400 attend, $400,000 raised Neither frigid temperatures nor a winter storm advisory kept the more than 400 celebrants from [...]
Photo by Tawnya Panizzi, Valley News Dispatch/Tribune Review Articles on this topic: WESA: https://www.wesa.fm/education/2024-04-12/highlands-school-district-racism-discrimination-disabilities-action-plan Tribune Review: https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/highlands-parents-urge-district-to-correct-discrimination-as-civic-groups-offer-to-help-district/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHYouTQycISCj2it0eQmTD9OvGU0M7e_pRFBaytScVNthtReceaO0_2eFBg_aem_AUOS9T7CcUh43DhmDPeJa49sHYr-2EGj4oPV-wT7po-AzG5vxFGU7TsM-G8n-lcLceM Post-Gazette: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2024/04/12/highlands-school-district-advocacy-groups-racism-discrimination-claims/stories/202404110116 [Pittsburgh, PA - April 11, 2024] - The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh (Urban League) and the Education Law Center-PA (ELC) have jointly sent a letter to the Highlands School District — following community concerns and [...]
Originally published on April 3, 2024 in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette As the city grapples with a growing homeless population, some local service providers and Pittsburgh city officials have different ideas on solutions, and those conflicting priorities threaten to prolong an already escalating crisis. City and county officials have advocated for ideas such as building tiny houses [...]