New Pittsburgh Courier

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Brandon Walker: Ed Reed, Bethune-Cookman, and the plight of HBCUs

by Brandon Walker, For New Pittsburgh Courier HBCU culture has always seemed grand on the outside. Homecoming Step Shows, Battle of the Bands, school

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by Charlene Crowell, For New Pittsburgh Courier On January 16, the nation marked its 37th national holiday honoring the life of Rev. Dr. Martin

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by Mike Pelaia, For New Pittsburgh Courier As the NFL heads towards its conference championship weekend, the Steelers sit at home, two weeks into

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Keynote panelist and Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit founder, Tim Stevens (far left), listens to Auja Diggs, an executive member of Black, Young and

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RowVaughn Wells, in gray jacket, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, is with friends and family members

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The new system generally gives higher scores to fruits, vegetables and minimally processed foods. RapidEye/iStock via Getty Images Plus by Dariush

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(NewsUSA) – Most good thriller novels keep readers guessing until the end. Then there are some that cause jaws to drop. TKO Rogue has launched

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Ian Randolph, head of the Memphis Branch NAACP political action committee holds the “future” in his hands during the press conference that also

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Photo: Getty Images An Oregon woman has been awarded $1 million over an incident where a gas station employee told her “I don’t serve Black

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Nicci Gilbert stands as one of the most accomplished artists of her generation. Along with releasing chart-topping hits such as “If You Love

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Shelby County District Atty. Gen. Steve Mulroy details the charges against five former Memphis Police Department officers in connection

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Photo: Getty Images Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis warned on Friday (January 27) that video of the traffic stop that led to the death of

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We’re celebrating all of the good news happening and the inspiring Black folk creating positive change in our communities. by Word In

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Rep. Antonio Parkinson: “It bothers me that five Black police officers were the only ones involved in this senseless tragedy regarding

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Actress Maame Danso, who portrays Harriet Tubman in Prime Stage Theatre Sprouts’ rendition of “Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad,”