Rob Taylor Jr.

2 weeks ago | newpittsburghcourier.com | Rob Taylor Jr.

KASHIF HENDERSON AND ASHLEY CABINESS are two of the members of the Courier’s “Fab 40” Class of 2025. The event is May 9 at the Sheraton Hotel Station Square. Get tickets at newpittsburghcourier.com or call 412-481-8302, ext. 134. Honorees keep on pushing despite attacks against DEIThe New Pittsburgh Courier’s “Fab 40 Under 40” awards celebration is Friday, May 9, at the Sheraton Hotel Station Square, and if you haven’t purchased your ticket yet, now is the time to do so.

2 weeks ago | newpittsburghcourier.com | Rob Taylor Jr.

CECILE SPRINGER, SHOWN IN THIS PHOTO DURING THE 2018 NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER “WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE” AWARDSIn 2018, the New Pittsburgh Courier proudly made Cecile Springer its legacy honoree at its “Women of Excellence” awards luncheon. But not only was she a “Woman of Excellence,” Springer’s daughter, Christina Springer, told the Courier that her mother was, a “woman of action.”There was nothing that Cecile Springer set her mind out to do that she didn’t accomplish.

3 weeks ago | newpittsburghcourier.com | Rob Taylor Jr.

PPS SUPERINTENDENT WAYNE WALTERS, shown in this 2022 photo in his first few days as superintendent. Three years in, how will he fix the problem of declining enrollment while trying to keep equity for all students in PPS?

3 weeks ago | newpittsburghcourier.com | Rob Taylor Jr.

EIGHTH-GRADERS AT UNIVERSITY PREP MILLIONES LEARNED HOW TO USE STITCHES DURING A VISIT TO UPMC SHADYSIDE HOSPITAL, FEB. 14. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO)Week of learning culminates at UPMC ShadysideOn Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, there were some eighth-grade Black students who were learning from people who literally deal with the heart.

4 weeks ago | newpittsburghcourier.com | Rob Taylor Jr.

TAKE ACTION ADVOCACY GROUP CEO FAWN WALKER MONTGOMERY IS OUTRAGED AT THE RECENT EVENTS INVOLVING MCKEESPORT POLICE. KAY STINSON, LEFT, LOOKS ON. HER BROTHER, CALLIE, WAS BEATEN BY POLICE ON MARCH 8.