by Charlie Wolfson, PublicSource via New Pittsburgh Courier The 447-foot Forbes Avenue bridge spanning a Frick Park ravine garnered poor ratings on its condition for years. When it collapsed early Friday morning, it became a shocking punctuation point on the calls for investment into the region’s infrastructure. “Infrastructure will continue to deteriorate and we need […]
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Why 30 out of 32 NFL head coaches are White – behind the NFL’s abysmal record on diversity
By George B. Cunningham, Texas A&M University A couple of weeks after the close of the National Football League’s regular season, there is just one Black head coach and one Latino head coach left in the League – Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Ron Rivera of the Washington Football Team, respectively. This follows the firing of Brian Flores by […]
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Ava DuVernay drama “Naomi” debuts on CW network
By Danielle Sanders, Managing Editor Beginning January 11, is The CW debuts its newest superhero series, NAOMI (9:00-10:00 pm ET/PT). From Oscar® nominee/Emmy® winner Ava DuVernay and Jill Blankenship (“Arrow”), and starring Kaci Walfall (“Army Wives,” “Power,” “The Lion King” on Broadway) in the title role, NAOMI follows the journey of a cool, confident, comic book-loving teenager as she pursues […]
Posted inNEWS
White reporter removed from NBA Finals coverage over controversial comments
Maria Taylor (left) and Rachel Nichols (right). By New Pittsburgh Courier Newsroom You may have watched Game 1 of the NBA Finals yesterday, July 6, as the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns did battle. You also may have seen Malika Andrews doing the sideline reporting for ABC/ESPN on the broadcast. Well, usually that job goes to […]
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Field Negro: Please don’t shut up after you dribble
LeBron James (Photo via New Pittsburgh Courier) By New Pittsburgh Courier Newsroom A man walks into a bar and asks the bartender why the NBA playoffs isn’t on the big screen television. The bartender says that the owner has banned all NBA games in the establishment because of LeBron James and his attitude. That wasn’t a lame […]
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As police encounters increase, so does need for ‘The Talk’
Antjuan Williams, in a YouTube video created in 2020, having “The Talk” with his 8-year old daughter Arriell Skye Williams. (Screenshot from YouTube video) By Dwight Ott, Philadelphia Tribune Correspondent via The New Pittsburgh Courier Eight-year-old Arriell Skye Williams was having “The Talk” with her father Antjuan Williams on a YouTube video created in 2020. […]
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Curfew ordered, schools closed following killing of Black man in Minnesota Sunday
20-year-old Daunte Wright (Photo via New Pittsburgh Courier) By Roz Edward Hundreds protested Sunday night after a Black man in Minnesota was shot by a police officer and died following a traffic stop. The last thing Minneapolis needs right now is another officer-involved shooting of a Black man in the midst of the Derek Chauvin […]
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Dannielle Brown ends hunger strike, starts foundation in honor of her son
DANNIELLE BROWN, speaking at an event at Freedom Corner, March 11. Her hunger strike lasted 237 days. (Photo by J.L. Martello) By Rob Taylor Jr. – Courier Staff Writer Dannielle Brown’s hunger strike is over, but her battle for justice for her son is everlasting. Brown, whose son, Marquis Jaylen Brown, died after falling out […]
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‘Jeffrey, unfortunately, your test came back positive for the coronavirus.’
By Jeffrey L. Boney For New Pittsburgh Courier (NNPA)—“Jeffrey, unfortunately, your test came back positive for the Coronavirus.” Hearing those words from the doctor, March 27th, shook me to the core. Was that a death sentence for me? Was it a coincidence that my mom years earlier had died in the same month of March? […]