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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 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 [...]