Only Black-owned Pgh radio station celebrates 20 years
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IN CONTROL—Hassan Gilchrist, WGBN Radio board operator, sits at the controls during an afternoon broadcast for the 20-year-old Black-owned Pittsburgh radio station. (Photo by Gail Manker)
For 20 years, WGBN radio, “Pittsburgh’s Gospel Excellence,” as the slogan says, has been delivering praise, worship and even the Word to people throu
...Officer says she’s been unfairly targeted
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While Officer Tonya Ford travelled to Harrisburg on Feb. 8 to advocate for a youth crime prevention program with local State Rep. Jake Wheatley and City Councilman Daniel Lavelle, controversy surrounding the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and Chief Nate Harper was rising to a fever pitch.
A few days later, a Channel 4 News crew ascended on
City Councilman Lavelle kicks off District 6 re-election campaign
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PITTSBURGH CITY COUNCILMAN DANIEL LAVELLE
Pittsburgh Councilman Daniel Lavelle's official re-election campaign kickoff will take place at the his campaign HQ, 2203 Centre Avenue, on the corner of Centre and Kirkpatrick from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. today Feb. 18.
Councilman Lavelle is proud of the progress in the district that has been achieved by working
...Strickland to be honored by U.S. Senate
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William E. "Bill" Strickland, Jr.
To commemorate Black History Month, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that he would be honoring William E. "Bill" Strickland, Jr. on Feb. 25.
Strickland is being recognized for his journey from disadvantaged minority in the civil rights era to social innovator and Founder, President and CEO of Manchester
Robins moves up at Robert Morris University
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ANTHONY ROBINS
Anthony Robins, PhD., has been named director of programs and research for Uzuri, a Research Think Tank on African American Educational Success at Robert Morris University.
Robins is a psychiatric epidemiologist who has engaged in public health research for nearly 20 years.
Most recently, he was public health advisor and director of
