Business Career Entrepreneurship Technology Black Entrepreneur Who Couldn’t Land Software Job Generates Millions With Payment Parking AppStacy JacksonNovember 8, 2022November 11, 2022 by Stacy JacksonNovember 8, 2022November 11, 20222523 Jim Gibbs launched Meter Feeder after winning a 2015 hackathon and draws investors to his parking app with a 15-employee team...
News Adam Wade, Singer, Actor, and History-Making Game Host, Dies at 87Atiya JordanJuly 21, 2022July 21, 2022 by Atiya JordanJuly 21, 2022July 21, 20228770 Adam Wade, the vocalist, actor, and drummer, who made history as the first Black host of a televised game show, has died at age 87....
News Sports Pittsburgh Steelers Dwayne Haskins’ Parents Didn’t Attend Funeral Held by His Widow, Instead Planned Separate BurialsWendy MedinaApril 24, 2022April 24, 2022 by Wendy MedinaApril 24, 2022April 24, 2022101632 Three ceremonies are to be held to honor late Pittsburgh Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins after parents host separate services from widow....
Politics Ed Gainey Sworn in As Pittsburgh’s First Black MayorJeroslyn JoVonnJanuary 4, 2022January 4, 2022 by Jeroslyn JoVonnJanuary 4, 2022January 4, 2022491 Pittsburgh made history after Ed Gainey was sworn in as the first Black mayor. He expressed hope for returning the city as one of most livable...
COVID-19 News Politics Pennsylvania County Declares Racism a Public Health CrisisDana GivensMay 11, 2020May 10, 2020 by Dana GivensMay 11, 2020May 10, 202010005 Allegheny County wants to declare racism as a public health crisis due to the spread of COVID-19 revealing economic and racial disparities....
Lifestyle The ‘Green Grocer’ Providing Fresh Food to Black NeighborhoodsRoland MichelFebruary 19, 2020February 19, 2020 by Roland MichelFebruary 19, 2020February 19, 20202031 The “Green Grocer” brings many fresh fruits and vegetables in the Pittsburgh area right to many African Americans' doorsteps....
Technology This Week in Tech Racism: Week Ending April 1, 2017Samara LynnApril 1, 2017September 23, 2017 by Samara LynnApril 1, 2017September 23, 2017286 In this week's tech racism news: A black tech founder is not "black enough;" Pittsburgh's black residents are being pushed out by tech; and more....
Entrepreneurship Pittsburgh Launches Initiative to Encourage Black EntrepreneurshipC. Daniel BakerNovember 13, 2012October 10, 2017 by C. Daniel BakerNovember 13, 2012October 10, 2017423 113 Industries formed a new initiative developed to encourage entrepreneurship among the cities' African-American community....