Originally published: New Pittsburgh Courier June 14, 2023 This month’s health page highlights gun violence and recognizes the overwhelming complexity of this nationwide problem. As we continue our discussion around the Social Determinants of Health, we are centering gun violence as a crisis of public health. Carlos T. Carter, President and CEO of the Urban [...]
Originally published: April 25, 2023 The Sharon Herald HERMITAGE — When Mercer County native Celeste Warren spoke to the audience Friday morning, she was speaking to a variety of people — including different races and backgrounds, but also representatives from different businesses, nonprofit organizations and community agencies. That variety represented in the audience was important, [...]
Published May 3, 2023 Pittsburgh Quarterly We asked 100 top leaders across Pittsburgh to respond in 100 words or fewer to this question: According to the U.S. Census, in 2021 the Pittsburgh MSA had the inauspicious distinction of having the highest natural population loss — more deaths than births — of any metro area in [...]
Originally published: May 17, 2023 New Pittsburgh Courier The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh (ULGP) was founded to help Black communities become economically self-reliant and empowered through education, health, quality of life, civic engagement, and civil rights and racial justice. One of the most fundamental of all human rights is the right to a safe, [...]
Originally published: 4/17/2023 Pittsburgh Business Times Imagine receiving an invitation to eat at a neighbor’s house. You have heard of them and admired them from afar and are excited for the opportunity to finally meet them. Besides, you have heard that the husband is a great cook, and the family is very respected in [...]
Carlos Carter talks about the polarizing #Trump Indictment with Larry Richert and Marty Griffin - GET MARTY on 100.1 FM and AM 1020 KDKA. https://podcasts.apple.com/pg/podcast/no-one-is-above-the-law/id930093538?i=1000607565796
Originally published 3/30/2023 Pittsburgh Post Gazette A temporary emergency program that helped low-income households keep their water services running and pay overdue bills is coming back to Pennsylvania. Reallocated federal funds will allow the state to resume the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services announced earlier this month. The [...]
Originally published: March 15, 2023 New Pittsburgh Courier The Urban League has been deeply committed to the health and well-being of children and families, and this can be seen in the work we do through the Family Support Centers. How do the Family Support Centers and other initiatives in our region help to address greater [...]
Originally published: 2/13/2023 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Just more than a year after he began leading the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, CEO Carlos T. Carter took to the pulpit Sunday as the civil-rights nonprofit marks its 105th year. Speaking at Mount Ararat Baptist Church in Larimer, Mr. Carter said his group is prioritizing economic opportunity [...]
Originally posted February 7, 2023 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Photo Cred: John Colombo for the Post Gazette The 27th Ronald H. Brown Leadership Awards dinner was held at the Westin Convention Center, Friday evening. Sold out at 330 guests, the event presented by the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh honored Leon Ford and Angela Reynolds with the [...]