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by Rob Taylor Jr.

Courier Staff Writer

The rapper Jadakiss took the Juneteenth stage in Pittsburgh's Mellon Park on Sunday, June 22.

He's from the New York City area. He's performed at a lot of venues over the decades. But when he saw the mass of humanity that was in front of him,

he quipped to the crowd that it "looked like Woodstock." OK, it wasn't exactly a half million people there, like the original Wood-

stock music festival in 1969. But the way the festival was set up—a stage in the middle of a baseball field, thousands of people in front of the stage, fol-

by Maia Williams

For New Pittsburgh Courier

For 20 years, Amachi Pittsburgh has supported children and families disproportionately impacted by parental incarceration. Now, the organization is taking its services directly to neighborhoods with its new “HERE4U” mobile unit, a retrofitted bus equipped to serve as a traveling hub for mentorship, workshops and family support. Pittsburgh’s Black community is disproportionately affected by incarceration. While the county is less than 15 percent Black, in 2024, 65 percent of the Allegheny County Jail population was Black, according to data provided by the county.

Amachi launched the bus to better reach communities classified as high-need by the Allegheny County Department of Human Services.

“In recent years, it just became more of a pressing

need for us to get out and meet people where they are, rather than having them find us,” said Anna Hollis Kander, executive director of Amachi, in an exclusive interview with the New Pittsburgh Courier. The bus serves as both a learning hub and meeting space, offering services inside and outside the bus depending on the weather. “We can host mentoring sessions, workshops, support groups, pass out resources, whatever our families need,” said Kander. So far, the colorful bus has visited the Mon Valley area. “We do 16 weeks in the communities, and we started out in the Mon Valley," said Ryan McNeil, community outreach coordinator. “Having a bus in the community, the kids love it and they call it the fun bus." McNeil says residents

lowed by thousands up on the Mellon Park hills near the basketball courts and parking lot... ...The pure width of Mellon Park, people from

end to end, from the Penn Avenue side to the Ellis School side... ...Simply put, Pitts-

Black Americans face unequal burden as U.S. inches closer to war

by Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent

As the United States edges closer to possible military action against Iran, history signals a familiar reality for Black Americans: disproportionate risk, unequal support, and a long legacy of being asked to sacrifice more while receiving less. From World War I through Iraq and Afghanistan, Black servicemembers have routinely been overrepresented in combat roles and underrepresented in decision-making positions. Today, although Black Americans make up just over 13 percent of the U.S. population, they account for nearly 19 percent of active-duty Army personnel. “When the U.S. goes to war, Black Americans, whether as civilians, enlisted personnel, or military families, often carry a disproportionate share of the burden,” Liscah R. Isaboke, Esq., Managing Partner at Isaboke Law Firm, PLLC, told Black Press USA.

“Historically, Black service members have been overrepresented in frontline and high-risk roles while underrepresented in officer ranks,” Isaboke said. “This exposure results not only in increased physical danger, but also long-term disparities in access to VA benefits, career advancement, and mental health care upon return.” That overrepresentation is linked to greater economic inequality. Recruitment data shows the military draws heavily from low-income communities, and Black Americans—more likely to face systemic barriers to college and employment—are disproportionately represented among enlistees seeking stability, education, or opportunity. Once enlisted, they are less likely to be promoted into leadership roles, often due to bias in evaluation and selection processes.

According to the VA’s National Health Study, 21.9 percent of deployed Black veterans screened positive for PTSD, compared to 14.1 percent of White veterans. Studies have shown that Black veterans are less likely to receive longterm, culturally competent mental health care and face more barriers to follow-up treatment. Military justice records also reveal that Black service members are more likely to face court-martial than their White counterparts. “Black Americans have historically been overrepresented in the U.S. military while being under-protected both at home and abroad,” Cazoshay Marie, a disability

advocate, artist, and writer, wrote in an email to Black Press USA. “From the disproportionate impact of PTSD and other invisible war wounds among Black veterans to the lack of adequate support upon returning home, the psychological and socioeconomic costs of war weigh heavily.” “Increased military spending often coincides with the defunding of essential programs— education, healthcare, and community infrastructure—which are lifelines in our communities,” Marie said. Those federal divestments have long-term consequences. During the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s estimated that the U.S. spent over $6 trillion on military operations, interest payments, and veteran care. As those expenses ballooned, domestic programs—including housing subsidies, public education investment, and job training—faced cutbacks. Black Americans, already on the receiving end of wealth gaps and institutional neglect, felt those losses acutely.

In their February 2024 essay “The Race Gap That Shapes American Views of War,” published in Foreign Affairs, Naima Green-Riley of Princeton University and Andrew Leber of Tulane University wrote that Black Americans have consistently been less likely than White Americans to support U.S. wars abroad. The authors cited not only political and moral skepticism but also a deeply rooted sense that these wars are carried out in the name of democracy while offering little tangible benefit to Black communities. “Black Americans are more inclined to ask: Is this war just? Will our people gain anything from it? And what are we sacrificing for a country that so often withholds justice at home?” Green-Riley and Leber wrote.

The article pointed to cultural responses, including KRS-One’s 2008 track “Our Soldiers,” which critiques the Iraq War and opens with a siren that initially evokes U.S. po-

This Week In Black History A Courier Staple

• JULY 2

1777—Vermont becomes first U.S. territory to abolish slavery. By 1783, New Hampshire and Massachusetts had followed Vermont’s lead. The abolition of slavery was formally placed in the Vermont Constitution, which was formally adopted on July 8, 1777. A major force in the early abolition movement was a group known as the Rights of Man Movement.

licing. The song’s hook, “Frontline of the political war,” highlights a dual consciousness: the experience of fighting abroad while being targeted and marginalized at home.

“As a historian of public health and policy, I can say that when the U.S. goes to war, Black Americans often shoulder a disproportionate share of both the burden and the consequences—on the battlefield and at home,” Dr. Zachary W. Schulz, of the Department of History at Auburn University, told Black Press USA. “Historically, military service has been a double-edged sword for Black Americans,” Schulz said. “From the Civil War through Iraq and Afghanistan, Black soldiers have fought for freedoms abroad they were denied at home. Military service offered mobility, education, and sometimes even a pathway to civil rights advocacy—as in the case of the Double V campaign during WWII— but it also exposed Black personnel to racism within the ranks, limited advancement opportunities, and post-service disparities in veteran care.”

“Civilians are also deeply affected,” Schulz said. “Wars often fuel economic shifts and labor demands that open up jobs for Black workers—only to see those gains reversed when the war ends. Wartime policing and surveillance disproportionately target Black communities, and anti-war protest movements led by Black activists—think Muhammad Ali or Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Beyond Vietnam’ speech—have historically met with state suppression and public backlash.”

“The impact is layered,” Schulz added. “Black Americans are overrepresented among the fighters, under-resourced in the aftermath, and frequently erased from the national narrative of sacrifice.” “We must tell the full truth,” Isaboke concluded. “Black Americans have always shown up for this country, even when this country has not always shown up for them, especially in times of war.”

1822—Denmark Vesey and five of his co-conspirators are hanged in Charleston, S.C. Vesey’s “crime” had been the organization of the largest slave rebellion in American history. But the insurrection was betrayed by a “house slave” before it could be implemented. Vesey was actually a former slave who had purchased his freedom.

1908—Thurgood Marshall is born in Baltimore, Md. Marshall would go on to become chief counsel for the NAACP and the lead attorney in the Brown v. Board of Education case, which led to the desegregation of the nation’s schools. President Lyndon Johnson would, in June 1967, nominate him to be the first African American Justice on the United States Supreme Court because as Johnson put it, “It was the right thing to do and the right time to do it.”

1943—Lt. Charles Hall became the first African American pilot to shoot down a Nazi warplane during World War II. Hall was from Brazil, Ind.

• JULY 3

1775—Prince Hall founds African Lodge Number One—the first Black lodge of Free Masons in the United States. Hall would become the pioneer builder of Black Masons in America. He was also a leading voice against slavery and for Black rights in the North.

1962—The first Black man permitted to play Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson, is named to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

• JULY 4

1922—Samuel L. Gravely is born. Gravely became the first African American admiral in the United States Navy and the first African American to command a U.S. warship. The Richmond, Va., native died in 2004 at the age of 82.

1972—College professor and activist Angela Davis is acquitted of charges that she assisted and conspired with the young men involved in a deadly 1970 shootout at the Marin County courthouse in California. The assault on the courthouse was an attempt to free imprisoned Black activist George Jackson. At least three people were killed during the escape attempt. Davis, a Birmingham, Ala., native who became a member of the Communist Party, spent 16 months in prison but on this day in 1972 she was found not guilty of all charges by an all-White San Jose, Calif., jury.

1973—Arna Bontemps dies at the age of 72 in Nashville, Tenn. Born in Louisiana, Bontemps became one of the key figures in the Black artistic and cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s. Bontemps was a prolific writer and poet.

• JULY 5

1872—The Republican Party National Convention takes place in Philadelphia with substantial representation from former Black slaves. At least three Blacks addressed the national political gathering. At this point in history, the Republicans were the nation’s most progressive party and attracted the allegiance of African Americans. Blacks would remain loyal to the Republicans until the 1930s. But by 1945 with the Republicans becoming increasingly conservative and attracted to the New Deal programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the vast majority of Blacks had switched to the Democrats.

1894—Black inventor G.W. Murray patents a fertilizer distributor, cotton chopper and a seed planter all on this day in 1894.

Dr. John Carlos, the 1968 Bronze medalist in the 200m, spoke on a panel recently in Washington, DC about the connection between the struggle he and fellow Olympian Tommie Smith endured to the #BlackLivesMatter movement. (Robert Roberts/The Washington Informer)

1945—Track star John Carlos is born in Harlem, N.Y. Carlos and fellow sprinter Tommie Smith created an international sensation when they protested American racism by giving the “Black Power” clinched fist salute when accepting their medals at the 1968 Olympics.

1956—Although the actual decision

may have been reached the previous day, a federal district court hands down a ruling declaring that Alabama laws requiring racial segregation in public transportation were unconstitutional. The decision, which was later confirmed by the United States Supreme Court, was the first major legal victory for the Civil Rights Movement. It grew out of the historic Montgomery Bus Boycott sparked when Rosa Parks defied the law and custom by refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a White man. Although actually organized by Rev. E.D. Nixon, the Boycott would result in Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. becoming the nation’s most prominent civil rights leader.

• JULY 6

1853—The first novel written by an African American is published on this day. However, the novel had to be published in England because the author William Wells Brown was a fugitive slave. The novel was entitled “Clotel” or “The President’s Daughter” and may have been partially inspired by the then rumored relationship between President Thomas Jefferson and the slave Sally Hemmings. 1862—One of the most pioneering and militant Black journalists in Black American history is born. Ida B. Wells-Barnett came into the world on this day in Holly Springs, Miss. The legendary journalist was also a relentless anti-lynching crusader and a fighter for women’s right to vote. She even made a stand against one of the more insulting laws of Jim Crow segregation nearly 70 years before Rosa Parks. In 1884, she refused to give up her seat on a train to a White man and move to an already over-crowded smoking car. It took the conductor and two other men to drag her off the train. She was among the group of Blacks and progressive Whites who helped establish the NAACP. When she was just 25 she established her lifelong attitude towards women being submissive to men declaring, “I will not begin at this late day by doing what my soul abhors: sugaring men, weak deceitful creatures, with flattery to retain them as escorts …” She died in Chicago in 1931. 1957—Althea Gibson becomes the first Black person (male or female) to win the singles championship at Wimbledon. Gibson was born in Silver, S.C., and grew up in Harlem, N.Y. She died in September 2003. She often said she was driven to success in life by an attitude she developed during childhood. She summarized that attitude as “I always wanted to be somebody.”

1971—Henry T. Sampson invents the “gamma electric cell.” His invention and other engineering accomplishments had wide-ranging applications, but he did not invent the cell phone as some histories suggest. The gamma-electric cell converted nuclear radiation from reactors into electricity without going through the heat process.

• JULY 7

1906—Baseball legend Satchel Paige is born in Mobile, Ala. He was one of 15 children born to John and Lula Paige. Paige first learned to pitch in a reform school where he had been sent at the age of 12 for shoplifting. He spent most of his career playing in the old Negro Baseball Leagues prior to the integration of Major League Baseball. He is generally recognized as one of the greatest pitchers to ever play the game. Baseball great Joe DiMaggio once said Paige was “The best and fastest pitcher I ever faced.” Paige pitched his last game in 1965 at the age of 60 throwing three shutout innings. The great Satchel Paige died on June 8, 1982.

• JULY

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1805—On this day in 1805, Bill Richmond becomes the first African American to gain international fame as a boxer when he defeated Jack Holmes in a 26-round bout in England. The son of escaped slaves from Georgia, Richmond was born in New York City in 1763. He did most of his fighting in Europe. Near the end of his boxing career, he married a rich woman and retired. He died in London in December 1829.

1914—Jazz great Billy Eckstine is born in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was raised in Washington, D.C., where he began entering talent competitions at the age of 7. Eckstine would become one of the dominant Jazz singers during the era of the big bands. He has been described as “an exceptional singer who never failed to impress.” Eckstine died of a heart attack in 1993.

VECTOR ILLUSTRATION (PHOTO BY IRYNA ALEKSEIENKO)

John Ciccolella President, Bank

Juneteenth 2025, the largest in Pittsburgh history

burgh's four-day Juneteenth celebration was massive. Those who had grown up playing baseball, or basketball, or tennis at Mellon Park could never have imagined that the park could hold up to 20,000 people per day, with room to spare.

This year's Juneteenth festival, held from June 19-22, saw at least 75,000 attendees, and that's putting it mildly, when you factor in the thousands of teenagers that came out as well.

Rapper Jadakiss closed the Juneteenth celebration, but from Thursday to Sunday, Pittsburghers (and out-of-towners) were treated to artists like 702, Hi-Five, Donell Jones, Trina, Sunshine Anderson, Kut Klose, the Blackbyrds, Jon B., and more. The people were treated to a variety of food options. The people were able to purchase items from dozens of vendors. But what's most important was the celebration of a culture that is African American, for a holiday that took forever and a day to finally be recognized by the city, state and federal government.

"I love the Black love," Sam Chambers, of McKeesport, told the New Pittsburgh Courier on Friday, June 20. He was at Juneteenth with his wife, Jovan. "You hear about all the negative, but never the positive. This is something positive, all of us getting along. You don't see trouble, all you see are people interacting, loving each other."

Juneteenth in Pittsburgh—at least the William B. Marshall version—has been held at Point State Park for the last several years. This year, however, there are no large events at Point State Park as the park is being renovated for the NFL Draft, coming to

Pittsburgh for the first time, in April 2026. Organizer B. Marshall had to pivot to Mellon Park, and there was plenty of talk leading up to the event about how Juneteenth would turn out at Mellon Park. Turns out, it was a record turnout.

"I think we need more of this," said Leon Grant, who was at Juneteenth with his wife, Denise. They live in Stanton Heights. "A great opportunity to come out and socialize and hear different groups. It's a beautiful

THE GRAND JUBILEE PARADE, DOWN FIFTH AVENUE, DOWNTOWN, JUNE 21. (PHOTO BY CHIEF IKHANA-HAL-MAKINA)

JADAKISS CLOSED OUT JUNETEENTH ON SUNDAY, JUNE 22. (PHOTO BY GAIL MANKER)

thing for Pittsburgh."

The R&B group Dru Hill performed on Friday night, June 20, and Pittsburgher Starr Thomas was able to personally hand Dru Hill's lead singer, Sisqo, a custom-made portrait of the singer, after the performance. She told the Courier she painted it when she was in junior high school in the Woodland Hills School District. Pittsburgh’s Juneteenth celebration is one of the largest in the country. Saturday morning, June 21, saw the Grand Jubilee Parade through Downtown Pittsburgh, which had hundreds turn out to enjoy as well.

There were people that brought out lawn chairs and lawn "lounge chairs" to Mellon Park, like Coquita Fuller. She was there with sister, Tanay Johnson, father, Marvin Bibbens, her cousin, Takema Burton, and her children.

It was a sight that probably has never been seen in Pittsburgh in modern history—thousands upon thousands of African Americans at an outdoor event. Even the old WAMO Radio Juneteenth celebrations didn't bring out these kinds of numbers. Atlanta resident Chantelle Giddens told the Courier she loved "seeing all the vendors, all the people, the food especially. We're having a good time, with no drama." Giddens was there with youngsters Janiyah Giddens and Bailey Wilson. Then there were people there from nearby Erie, Pa., like Sheran Alexander and son, Miles. "Absolutely wonderful to celebrate an occasion like the actual freedom for the last

slaves in the U.S.," Sheran Alexander told the Courier. Tonda Jackson was one of the many vendors. She's from Oakland, Calif., and her company, Flyladytee Boutique, was attractive to Homewood resident Simone Freeman-Irwin. Jackson sold her custom handmade wearable art and accessories. Free-

man-Irwin, there with Giovanni Lewis, picked up some earrings. "It's a beautiful cele-

bration," Freeman-Irwin said. "I love coming here. You can get this stuff online if you want to, but

coming here, homemade (items), it's an honor to be able to support our businesses."

JUNETEENTH ORGANIZER B. MARSHALL WITH R&B

GROUP 702. (PHOTO BY CHIEF IKHANA-HAL-MAKINA)

JON B. WAS LOVED BY THE JUNETEENTH CROWD. (PHOTO BY CHIEF IKHANA-HAL-MAKINA)

AT JUNETEENTH — SAM AND JOVAN CHAMBERS, FROM MCKEESPORT. (PHOTO BY ROB TAYLOR JR.)

Freedom House 2.0 Graduation 2025

The New Pittsburgh Courier was there as 12 new graduates were unveiled for Freedom House 2.0, the medical training program that gets graduates ready to be EMTs and paramedics. The original Freedom House Ambulance Service was established in 1967 to get emergency medical service to Black residents in the Hill District. It soon became known as the first EMT or paramedics service in the U.S. The graduation ceremony took place on June 20.

ALL 12 GRADUATES OF THE FREEDOM HOUSE 2.0, JUNE 20. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO)

SKHY GRAHAM WITH HER MOTHER AND SISTER

D’ONNA FIELDER TAKING A SELFIE WITH FAMILY...

EMILY LOVALLO, MEDICAL DIRECTOR

ASHLEY GRANDISON

DIAMOND SIMMONS

OLIVER ROBINSON

LISETTE PENDESI

SKHY GRAHAM

GET ON THE BUS

have shared the need for more resources, transportation options, and youth programming.

To celebrate the launch of the HERE4U bus, Amachi is hosting a block party on Saturday, July 26, at the Woodland Hills Impact Center from 12 to 5 p.m. “We’ll invite other providers to come and set up tables to provide resources, and we're just going to have a fun day to educate the community about who we are and the services that we provide,” said Kander. “We're going to have refreshments, music, games, and vendors. The bus is going to be right in the center of the blacktop of the Woodland Hills Impact Center,” added McNeil.

Amachi also focuses on helping youth recognize and cope with the emotional impact of parental incarceration. They do this through the sanctuary model, which provides psycho-education and trauma-based frameworks. “What we found is that often in these communities, people deal with so many layers of complex issues,” Kander said. “It's embedded in the communities that they live in and so children are predisposed to high stress and trauma at a young age.”

To address those challenges creatively, Amachi offers virtual reality experiences as a learning tool to teach resilience and coping strategies.

“The VR units are loaded with software that channels adventures that help people escape the everyday stressors and things they’re dealing with,” said Kander.

Some of the virtual reality experiences include swimming with dolphins, touring a museum, or riding a roller coaster.

Kander says she wants the children to understand what it means to

live a fulfilling life and name the experience they are having. “Being made aware of racial disparities in the criminal justice system and how those disparities persist, how those disparities come about, is arming our young people and our families with information that they can use to avert falling into those traps,” she said.

McNeil says he hopes the children will understand that they are more than their circumstances. “They are going through these unfortunate circumstances that’s not their fault. There's opportunities and there's creative spaces. I want kids to really tap into their creativity.”

To support that vision, Amachi has offered photography classes and will launch a "Heart and Healing" wellness program on July 14 to help youth express their feelings through art.

Kander has found fulfillment in the children's development throughout her 20-year tenure with Amachi. “To see them grow and evolve and become more confident, strong, resilient, empowered and motivated to uncover their greatness is just the best,” she said. Amachi has partnered with many organizations including Mon Valley Initiative, Woodland Hills Impact Center, and Houze of Waxx. “We want to literally collaborate. How can we provide assistance for youth and for other community centers, libraries and organizations like that in the areas,” said McNeil. Amachi offers one-onone mentoring for youth ages 6 to 18. “We just want the community to know we're here for you," Kander told the Courier. "We really mean it and we gave it that name on purpose."

The Bride and Groom, Rev. Marita Dennis and Mr. Michael Cross dedicated their nuptials in honor of the Heavenly Father who deserves ALL of the Glory, and in honor of sharing the same Wedding Day as the Bride’s Late Extraordinary Parents, Pastor Archie Dennis, Jr., and Apostle Claudette Dennis. Rev. Marita Dennis is also their Firstborn. Their journey to each other was divinely driven as a manifestation of the Heavenly Father’s Will. God is multi-purposeful in EVERYTHING He does.

Pastor Ricky Burgess approached Rev. Dennis to invite her to collaborate with him in the Praise & Worship Ministry of Nazarene Baptist Church. The Bride possesses exceptional skills as a Pianist, Organist, Preacher and Singer. Prior to this joint effort, she had been taking a hiatus from the Music Ministry. She was also nineteen years removed from a previous marriage. Her work at Nazarene began at the beginning of 2024.

The Groom is a long-time member of Nazarene since 1982, currently serves as a Trustee in the church, and is a Retired Engineer. During the calamity years of COVID, he suddenly lost his wife (Marilyn) of almost 40 years in 2021. He was devastated! However, his trust in the Heavenly Father never wavered. He continued to faithfully serve at Nazarene every Sunday giving praise and honor unto God. Time elapsed over a period of several months and the Bride and Groom’s paths never crossed. They were content with their status quo.

Then, on Sunday, October 13, 2024, everything changed. The Groom had rekindled his passion for his saxophone performances; however, he hadn’t played the Sax since high school. As he began this endeavor, he quickly realized how much he actually forgotten about the Sax, and decided to approach the Bride (given her musical gifts) for possible assistance. Indeed, he recognized the Bride was a Skillful Musician and hoped she could help expedite his improvement on his saxophone. (No Musical Lessons have been performed between the two of them even as of this day, Folks! SMILE!)

Going to church does have its benefits other than a Spiritual Renewal or Spiritual Awakening. The God of Love can find any means of bringing His Heavenly Gifts to you. This Bride and Groom met in church and the relationship blossomed into a musical interlude which led to a spiritual connection, a connection whereby a revelation of commonality was recognized. Who could have planned something this beautiful other than the Heavenly Father? Indeed, Mr. Cross and Rev. Dennis were “Love Struck”!

The God of a Second Chance will do the impossible and move on your behalf to bless your life when you Keep Him First (St. Matthew 6:33). Rev. Marita Dennis often preaches that God’s timing will never be ours, and that waiting on God is an opportunity for anyone to allow Him to produce His Perfect Will and Plan for their life.

The four-letter word, wait, has a negative connotation to most. For a Believer, it requires discipline and total surrender in trusting God. The Bride and Groom would like to encourage those who are aspiring to remarry to wait on God as well as to trust Him and to fulfill His promises.

Rev. Dennis stated that she honored her parents in life and would like to honor them after their Graduation into Glory in this unique way of marrying on their Juneteenth Wedding Day. Pastor Archie and Apostle “D” made large contributions to the City of Pittsburgh, surrounding communities, and were globally impactful as well. What a great tribute!

Forevermore, Mr. Michael Cross and Rev. Marita Dennis would like to extend ALL the glory, honor and praise to the Highest, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ of Pittsburgh’s Glorious Juneteenth Wedding of 2025!!!

Reverend A. Marie Walker’s Weekly Inspiration

JESUS STILLED THE STORM

“And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And He (Jesus) was in the back part of the ship, asleep on a pillow, and they awaken Him, and said unto Him, MASTER carest thou that we perish? And He (Jesus) arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, PEACE BE STILL. And the wind ceased, and there was a great CALM.”

St. Mark 4:37-39

REV. WALKER SAYS: CREATOR, THE GREAT I AM, KING, LORD, MASTER, SAVIOR JESUS is with US in our STORMS. He is our SHALOM our PEACE, He is with US JESUS.

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Courier among winners at 2025 Pittsburgh Black Media Federation Awards

NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER FREELANCE WRITER MARCIA LIGGETT, center, won the PBMF award in the "Environment" category, for her 2024 story on how the summer's excessively hot temperatures affect African Americans. She's pictured with son, Rob, and daughter, Amber.

THE THREE ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS: MAKAYLA MARIE SCHOEDEL, RYANN JANAI JOHNSON, AND BINTI MBERWA. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO)

THE LEGACY AWARD WINNER IS OLGA GEORGE

PROPERTY IS POWER!

BUSINESS

There’s one thing I’ll always love and deeply respect about real estate: it is, perhaps, the last truly accessible wealth-building path that remains in this country.

That may sound like an exaggeration to some. But for those of us who understand the way this nation is structured, those who read between the lines of history, policy, and the present economy, we know it’s not hyperbole. It’s truth.

America has never been an equal-opportunity nation when it comes to wealth. Not for us. From the moment the first land deeds were written, from the Homestead Act to the GI Bill, access to property and the power that comes with it was systematically withheld from Black people. We’ve been redlined, disqualified, undervalued, and shut out of generational wealth pipelines time and time again. And yet, real estate is still

here. Still accessible. Still capable of changing lives.

Why Real Estate? Why Now?

Because in this moment, amid rising costs, inflation, student debt burdens, and a volatile job market, real estate offers something few other wealth vehicles do: leverage

You don’t need to be rich. You don’t need to have a perfect credit score. You don’t need a million-dollar inheritance. You just need the right mindset, access to information, and the courage to begin. Here’s the truth: You can buy a duplex using an FHA loan with as little as 3.5 percent down. Live in one unit, rent out the other. That’s called house hacking. The moment you do that, you are no longer just a homeowner, you are a real estate investor. And the truth is, many of us already have what it takes. We’re educated. We’re resourceful. And once you have that first property, you’ve built the foundation to do it again. One deal becomes two. Two becomes four. Now you’re building equity, generating passive income, and positioning yourself to play the game that was never designed for you—but that you’ve now mastered. Compare that to other industries. Try launching a startup, buying stocks at scale, or navigating private equity with no network, no capital,

by JPMorgan Chase

Whether you’re looking for a way to commute to work or school on your own time, or you’ve been saving up for your own set of wheels to go on countless adventures, in today’s financial climate, managing your vehicle loans efficiently is key. It could help you save money and limit potential headaches down the road. Here are some helpful strategies to manage your vehicle payments:

1) Budget wisely. Before signing on the dotted line, make sure that your monthly payments align with your financial goals. Don’t stretch your budget too thin. It’s better to set your car budget first and then find a vehicle that fits that budget, rather than finding a car and potentially being disappointed if it’s more than you can afford. Using a car payment calculator can help estimate your monthly car payment for different scenarios, by inputting the ballpark amount you’d like to finance along with some other basic info.

2) Automate your payments. Some lenders offer the option to automate your monthly payments. This can be an extremely useful tool as it helps you avoid missing your payment and a potential late fees.  3) Make biweekly payments. In-

by Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.

President Donald Trump’s housing policy is shaping up to be both an economic and humanitarian disaster and if leaders across the political spectrum don’t act soon, the damage may be irreversible. To be clear, housing policy was already broken long before Trump returned to office. But instead of tackling the root causes—like the chronic shortage of Section 8 vouchers and affordable units

stead of monthly payments, consider paying half of your monthly amount every two weeks. By making biweekly payments, you end up making a total of 26 payments in a year, the equivalent of 13 monthly payments rather than 12—helping you pay off the loan a little earlier. Make sure you contact your lender to confirm this is an option.

4) Consider shorter loan terms. Though longer loans often mean smaller monthly payments, they usually come with higher interest rates, which typically ends up costing you more over time. If available, opt for a shorter loan term to save on interest.

Looking for ways to better plan for or even reduce insurance, gas, and maintenance costs?

Though these costs are generally unavoidable, there are a few simple ways that you can minimize the impact on your wallet, including:

1) Shopping around for insurance. Shopping around for rates can help you compare different insurers, as rates can vary widely between providers. This way, you have a better chance of finding a policy to suit your needs at a price that won’t break the bank.

2) Fuel-efficient driving. Perhaps an unexpected way to use less gas is

—some policymakers chose to blame tools like rent-pricing software, which simply reflect the market’s conditions. Rather than confront the real barriers to affordability, politicians have chosen to target the messenger. That never made sense, and it still doesn’t—a point that Democratic Governor Jared Polis made clear last week by vetoing a bill to ban such technology. If we want lower rents, we don’t need to ban software that reports current prices. We need to build enough housing so the data re-

through your driving habits. Avoid making hard stops and starts. For long stretches of uninterrupted miles, cruise control will help your car use less gas by maintaining a steady speed.

3) Maintaining your car regularly. Routine check-ups can also help you save money on gas but also help prevent expensive repairs in the future. Changing the oil regularly, checking tire pressure, and following the manufacturer’s maintenance schedule are great ways to keep your car and wallet happy.

How should someone approach the true cost of car ownership before buying a car?

The total or true cost of car ownership typically goes beyond just the sticker price—although the sticker price is typically the largest of all the expenses associated with buying a car. Other expenses that usually get bundled into the total cost include sales taxes, vehicle registration fees, maintenance and running costs, car insurance and financing.

Be sure to do your homework before stepping on the lot. There are many tools available that can help you plan for additional costs, such as sales

flects abundance, not scarcity. Unfortunately, President Trump has not gotten this memo, and he is making our broken housing system worse. He has already driven up lumber prices with protectionist trade wars and targeted immigrant communities who make up a vital part of the construction workforce. Now, the president is laying the groundwork for another housing crisis that could rival 2008.

You’ve heard the headlines. “Big Beautiful Bill” this. “Mega tax cuts” that. But what does this nearly 1,000-page monster bill actually mean for your wallet, your benefits, and your future? I’m glad you asked! Let’s break it down Damon Carr style—no fluff, all facts, and a heavy dose of real talk! TAX CUTS COMING FOR SOME… MAYBE YOU?

This bill is Trump’s latest flex. It extends the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that gave the rich a fat break and the middle class a decent bump. But it’s more than just an extension—it’s a whole new tax remix. Let’s be clear: The rich came out on top with TCJA. Corporate tax rates dropped from 35 percent to 21 percent—permanently. Pass-through business owners scored a 20 percent deduction. The estate tax threshold doubled, letting wealthy families pass down millions tax-

free. Even the Alternative Minimum Tax eased up, helping high-income earners avoid that extra bill.

The middle class? They got a decent— but temporary—boost. Standard deductions doubled, tax brackets dropped a few percentage points, and the child tax credit jumped from $1,000 to $2,000 per kid. Folks saw a little more in their paychecks, but those perks vanish in 2025 unless this bill locks them in. What’s inside the bag:

• Bigger standard deductions

• A revived SALT cap set at $40K (up from $10K)

• Kills the Alternative Minimum Tax for many earners

• Pass-through business tax perks extended

• Keeps the estate tax threshold high— aka more rich folks keep more generational wealth

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Ignore the president’s campaign promises—cuts coming for those dependent on Medicaid,

food benefits

For Americans who rely on Medicaid and/ or food benefits, it looks like a treacherous storm is on the way. And it’s going to take more than an umbrella to protect them from what’s next.

That’s because despite the promises he made during his campaign, the president wants Congress to approve his policy bill and budget that would result in steep cuts to both Medicaid and food benefits for millions of Americans.

With a July 4 deadline looming, Senate Republicans have even proposed steeper cuts than their colleagues in the House and want to extend new work requirements with cuts of more than $800 billion over the next 10 years. The result would be more than 7 million Americans would be ineligible for Medicaid.

According to a report released by the Kaiser Family Foundation, many eligible enrollees would be subject to losing coverage because of the “administrative burden” of reporting requirements associated with work mandates. So, while the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid, was tasked with finding $880 billion in cuts, the reality is there’s no way to enact them without making changes to Medicaid.

Most Republicans, following in lockstep with the president, who wants to codify new tax breaks as part of his “big, beautiful bill,” clearly don’t care about Americans who are living day to day and check to check. Trump’s budget does include tax breaks for seniors, with a bigger $6,000 deduction for low- to moderate-income senior households earning no more than $75,000 a year for singles and $150,000 for couples. But it also includes $2.4 trillion to the nation’s deficits over the decade.

Further, it would leave fewer people without health insurance, due largely to the proposed new work requirements and other changes.

As for the tax breaks, the biggest, totaling $12,000 a year, would go to the wealthiest households with middle-income households seeing tax breaks of between $500 to $1,000 a year. Meanwhile, the poorest Americans would see a tax hike of roughly $1,600.

Cuts to food stamps (SNAP) and Medicaid will disproportionately harm Black communities due to higher participation rates in these programs compared to other racial groups and would inevitably lead to increased food insecurity, decreased access to healthcare, and exacerbate existing racial disparities in health and economic well-being.

Some say the storm clouds are converging, however, it’s clear the tornado is already here.

(Reprinted from the Washington Informer)

Rod Doss Editor & Publisher

Marilyn Mosby—A true

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—For more than a year, I’ve been involved in working with Baltimore’s former State’s Atty., Marilyn Mosby, who has spent the last 5 years of her life defending herself and ultimately forced to wear an ankle bracelet for a year when she should have been praised for the great work she was doing. Her case was misunderstood by too many, including Black people who didn’t take the time to get the facts about what happened in the case against her.

Atty. Mosby is not a crook and did not deserve what the government did to her.  It was Donald Trump’s wish that she be prosecuted for prosecuting others who should have been upholding the law. He wanted to interfere in her city by taking over and perhaps killing a few Black people to “teach them a lesson” about showing their anger for the killing of Freddie Gray—a Black man who died in police custody.  Many in Baltimore were angry being given no rational reason for Mr. Gray’s death while being taken to a police station.      She is a brilliant attorney who served as an example for other prosecutors throughout the nation.

While I was not her Counsel, I was on her team. Many helped us to get nearly 100,000 petitions for a pardon.  We shared those petitions with President Joseph Biden who had pardoned his own son. Even though he was leaving office, we believed he understood the case against Marilyn, so we set out to work on the team of Atty. Mosby.   Leader of the World Conference

of Mayors, Johnny Ford, supported the pardon. CBC and nearly100,000 learned the facts, and readily signed the pardon petition.  Knowing of the support of nearly every civil rights organization leaders who’d supported Mr. Biden, we thought the pardon was a no-brainer. Yet, he left office without a word.  People who knew the facts supported the pardon. We heard nothing from our request.

The government sought to send Marilyn to prison for as much as 40 years for spending her own money to buy property during COVID. Over 700 people in Baltimore did the same thing she did—used money from their similar accounts which nobody questioned.

I listened to a recording where Trump (with all his criminal convictions) was urging that Mosby be prosecuted.

She was one of our youngest State Prosecutors in the nation with a brilliant record. She:

1.      Fought for justice, to free innocent Black men wrongly serving life sentences.

2.      Held power accountable, prosecuting 33 corrupt police officers.

3.      Took bold action after Gray’s death while in police custody, halting a 17-day city uprising.

4.      Refused to prosecute low-level possession charges that disproportionately targeted Black communities.

5.      Protected youth, launching programs that positively impacted over 20,000.

6.      Targeted threats, focusing on violent offenders and major drug dealers.

7.      Resisted political pressure and faced a smear campaign funded by right-wing interests while showing a declining murder rate in the area.

8.      A Johns Hopkins study confirmed her policy of not prosecuting low-level offenses did not lead to a rise in crime—only 6 of 741of those released were arrested for serious offenses.

She was sentenced to home arrest for a year, lost her job, her marriage, and her property and paid an extremely heavy price for things she did to help her community.  A few days ago, she was relieved of the leg irons while awaiting a positive appeal.

Many who’ve been there for her held a special event in her honor, without many Black leaders being present, to thank her for her courage for doing the right thing.

The Committee, led by Ltc. Tyrone Bost, Josephine Mourning, leader of Metro DC Area SCLC, Sister Nia 2X, head of the Metro DC Area NAN and a jubilant crowd held an event in her honor. Representing the Dick Gregory Society, I, too, was present.

Don’t forget the ‘No Kings’ uprising, Trump bombs

Don’t you dare forget the June 14, national “No Kings” uprising. It is a very important step in the rising national resistance to US rightwing reaction.

Just a week later on June 21, Trump dropped bombs on Iran. Was he trying to divert worldwide attention from the colossal national “No Kings” resistance? Was that one of his major goals for bombing Iran when he did?

The NATO Summit is scheduled for June 24-25. Worldwide attention is now on Trump, and “No Kings” has receded. The media and public conversation are riveted on Trump. That’s where he wants it. Among other things, he can swagger at the NATO Summit with his head held high.

Go back to Donald Trump’s June 14. It was to be the official coronation of the Donald Trump monarchy. At least, that’s what it was supposed to be according to Donald Trump logic, planning, and peacocking.

Trump would command an historically unparalleled military procession through the streets of Washington, DC, the site of the United States national government. A massive display of United States might, it was Veterans Day and conveniently the birthday of Donald Trump who, pending a Trump executive order, is not and never was a veteran.

Intercontinental ballistic missiles, armored tanks, the latest military killing machines were in the massive mile-long procession. Military aircrafts flew through the sky (including, perhaps, a GOP UIFO?). Marching through the streets, though not always in step, were all branches of the United States armed forces.

By some very erudite estimates the

Citing Trump’s “attacking our democracy,” the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention this year. The decision marks the first time that America’s oldest civil rights organization will exclude a sitting president from its convention.

In a statement on the evening of June 16, the reasons were made clear. “Donald Trump is attacking our democracy and our civil rights. He believes more in the fascist playbook than in the U.S. Constitution. This playbook is radical and un-American. The president has signed unconstitutional executive orders to oppress voters and undo federal civil rights protections; he has illegally turned the military on our communities, and he continually undermines every pillar of our democracy to make himself more powerful and to personally benefit from the U.S. government,” the statement from the NAACP read in part.

The NAACP’s statement referred to President Trump’s recent decision to send the National Guard to Los Angeles after protests against ICE detentions and abductions sent fear through parts of the Los Angeles community.

Trump extravagant would cost one hundred million dollars. Of course, this would not be paid for by any members of the US billionaire class, not by Donld Trump or his side kick Elon Musk a political, social, and ideological heir of apartheid South Africa’s Hendrick Verwoerd. It would be paid for by the American people.

By comparison, it would far surpass in splendor and wonder the coronation of a British monarchy or Mansa Musa’s historical pilgrimage to Mecca, you name it.

Hundreds of millions, no billions of people worldwide would be in wonder.

Across the United Sates people in the tens of millions, wearing MAGA hats and waving Trump banners would line the streets bowing down in homage to Donald Trump.

But it failed. The coronation of the Donald Trump monarchy failed. It was a miserable failure, unparalleled in all of the world’s recorded history.

Trump’s procession attracted maybe 20,000 or so people. That’s less than half as many people as the attendance at a Washington Commodores NFL football game.

But all across the United States in, at the very least, 2,100 cities over 5,000,000 people were in the streets at the June 14 “No Kings” protest rallies in resistance to Trump.

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The White House responded to the NAACP’s June 16 statement.

“The NAACP isn’t advancing anything but hate and division, while the President is focused on uniting our country, improving our economy, securing our borders, and establishing peace across the globe. This is the same vision for America that a record number of Black Americans supported in the resounding reelection of President Trump,” White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said in a written statement. Since he took office in January 2025 for his second term in The White House there has been a clear anti-Black policy focus pushed by the Trump administration. Trump and members of his cabinet have constantly attacked diversity and inclusion since taking office.

The Trump administration has also fired without cause several Black officials in top roles such

Iran

You consider this on Trump and Iran, the Middle East has at least 50 percent of the world’s “proven oil reserves” the life blood of the global economy. In 1951, the United States overthrew the democratically elected president of Iran. in 2003, the United States invaded Iraq to destroy “Weapons of Mass Destruction.” In 2011, US President Barack Obama and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton invaded Libya and overthrew the government, ad infinitum. Donald Trump is following in these footsteps. What would happen if in response to Trump’s invasion of Iran, the masses of the Middle East rise up, and the US-backed regimes in the Middle East fall? The petroleum based world economy would be in a major crisis. The Soviet Union fell. The British Empire, where the sun never sets, fell. We know for sure what our old folks told us, “Nothing don’t last always.” Over 500 million people live in the Middle East. The USA has under 4 percent of the world’s 8 billion people. How many troops can the US put on the ground if the US supported regimes in the Middle East fall? That’s something to speculated about. When I arrived on Grant Street perhaps 15 minutes before the “No Kings” resistance rally began, several thousand people had already arrived and the streets in downtown Pittsburgh were filled with people “all fired up” on their way to the rally. “No Kings” rallies were also held in the Lower Hill District and at other locations in the city.

The people’s resistance to US right wing reaction is on the rise. And Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is proof. Don’t you dare forget that?

as Gen. CQ Brown, who was chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Carla Hayden, who served as the Librarian of Congress. It was reported in early April that books on racism, civil rights and the Black experience have been removed from the library at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The reason was the stated policy by the Trump administration against “diversity” and “inclusion.”

“For 116 years, the NAACP has invited the sitting president of the United States to address the NAACP National Convention —regardless of their political party. There is a rich history of both Republicans and Democrats attending our convention—from Harry Truman to Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and beyond. We’re nonpartisan and always welcome those who believe in democracy and the Constitution,” the organization led by Derrick Johnson, also stated. Republican Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush addressed racism during their speeches to the NAACP. The organization’s annual convention is one of the largest gatherings of Black leadership in the U.S. each year.

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Uncertain future faced by youth and young adults

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—As a Black man and as a baby boomer, I have become very concerned for young people of color in our nation. A person from my generation has an advantage that many of today’s teenagers and young adults may not possess. Life has afforded my generation the benefit of witnessing first-hand our nation’s social and political progression throughout the last five decades. With it comes a sense of appreciation for how Blacks gained upward economic and professional mobility in areas denied to previous generations. Looking back, older generations from my youth understood and embraced the African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.”

Therefore, there was an emphasis on the importance of community support in raising children and fighting for societal changes on their behalf. The older generations from the past understood the current social challenges of their day along with the long-term implications for children of color. Many accepted the village’s call and made personal sacrifices against the social and racial barriers in place. There was the understanding that children benefited from the involvement and guidance of not just their parents but also from the broader community. The ultimate success obtained by my generation was built on the social and political victories of older generations before me. Their victories in breaking down social barriers became the successes that helped secure a future of hope and prosperity for my generation.

Thirty years from now, will today’s teenagers and young adults be able to say the same thing about today’s baby boomers and Generation X?

As racial discrimination becomes bolder and normalized, it is occurring at an accelerated pace due to safeguards from the past being systematically removed. The full impact of the cultural and political shifts is not easy for teenagers and young adults to discern without the history and the intimate knowledge of past victories to use as a benchmark for comparison. The red flags and warning signs are loud and clear to some, but the long-term impact of racial barriers resulting from a renewed anti-Black sentiment may not be obvious to today’s youth and young adults in real-time. They may see the headlines but may not automatically see them as social regression sabotaging their economic and professional futures. A future where bright teenagers and young adults of color can achieve their dreams and aspirations through hard work and determination was an advantage my generation maintained because of the village. Will today’s village do the same and help younger generations prepare for what is becoming a future of racial uncertainty?

For example, Gen. C.Q. Brown Jr., former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was praised for breaking racial barriers in the military and for his “warfighter” credentials. When he was sworn in as the Air Force chief of staff in 2020 during the first Trump administration, Brown acknowledged previous U.S. military service members who had been denied advancement because of their race, Time reported.

“It is due to their trials and tribulations in breaking barriers that I can address you today as the Air Force chief of staff,” Brown said. In 2020, Donald Trump celebrated Brown’s confirmation on social media “as the USA’s first-ever African American military service chief” and noted that he had appointed him to the role. While progress has been made, we regressed when the second Trump administration abruptly fired Gen. Brown as part of a campaign to purge the military leaders who support diversity and equity in the ranks. What message does this send to young men and women of color who seek to make the military their career? Before he was named secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth openly questioned whether Brown had been named chair because he was Black. Let’s state the truth: Hegseth has it backward. Gen. Brown, who followed in the footsteps of Gen. Colin Powell, was hired for his military credentials and was fired for being Black in leadership. The racial barriers in the military that were previously broken are being put back together by the Trump administration.

The connection between the firing of Gen. Brown and the new U.S. Marine Corps policy must be made. The U.S. Marine Corps is eliminating waivers that previously allowed service members who suffer from razor bumps to forgo shaving—an action critics say disproportionally affects Black men. The U.S. military requires all male service members to be clean-shaven. However, the military introduced shaving waivers in the 1970s to address genetic skin conditions like pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), better known as razor bumps. Under the new rule, a Marine can be discharged if their condition does not improve in a year. The move is being called discriminatory by both military insiders and dermatologists. The Air Force recently changed its policy as well. Young people, with our help, must connect the dots and see how the military policy changes, the firing of Blacks in leadership, removal of certain books from military bases, elimination of DEI offices and positions, and restoring Confederate names of military bases is part of a renewed focus on anti-Blackness in the military. Young people with aspirations of a military career also must be prepared for what it means to be a Black person in today’s military. The future Colin Powells and C.Q. Browns are counting on us. (David W. Marshall

Joy Reid, Iran, and the Non-Proliferation Treaty

After President Donald Trump’s military action against Iran’s nuclear facilities with B-52 bombers, former MSNBC host Joy Reid appeared on the popular radio program The Breakfast Club, where she declared Israel wanted to be the sole superpower in the Middle East.

Reid argued that Israel initiated a war against Iran to establish regional dominance and that Israel’s claim that it was preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons was a pretext to attack.

Reid also contrasted nuclear-armed countries in the Middle East with Texas residents’ ability to carry firearms.

Reid stated that Texas is a “polite society” because everyone is “packing” a firearm and that the Middle East would be more peaceful if all of the region’s main states had nuclear weapons as a deterrent.

Reid noted that Iran currently did not have nuclear weapons; her commentary indirectly questioned the United States’ right to prevent them if they did.

The facts can provide a response to Reid.

During President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency (1953-1961), the Cold War tension between the United States and the Soviet Union was at its highest. The United States shared nuclear technology with allies seeking to modernize and identify with America to deter Soviet encroachment.

Eisenhower named the program “Atoms for Peace.”

Iran’s secular, pro-American monarch welcomed the United States to share its nuclear technology. As a result, Iran first obtained nuclear technology in exchange for becoming a strategic partner of the United States during the Cold War.

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(Note: Israel initiated nuclear development after the Israeli War of Independence in 1949. The first prime minister of Israel declared that what Einstein and Oppenheimer, both Jews, created for the United States that ended the war in Japan may be replicated by Israeli scientists to prevent another Holocaust.)

Eisenhower’s long-term goal was to establish a nonproliferation agreement that would prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. Then, Eisenhower hoped for regulations that would not only prohibit countries from developing more nuclear weapons but also allow nuclear technology to be used for positive endeavors.

What Eisenhower hoped for materialized between 1965 and 1968, when various countries negotiated the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, or Non-Proliferation Treaty. The Non-Proliferation Treaty identified nuclear-weapon states as those who acquired them before 1967. These nations included the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, and China. Nations that did not have nuclear weapons but desired the benefits of nuclear technology agreed to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty as non-nuclear weapon states, promising never to acquire nuclear weapons in exchange for nuclear weapon states

sharing their nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

The Non-Proliferation Treaty was open for signature in 1968, with its enforcement scheduled for 1970. Israel did not sign the treaty. (India and Pakistan didn’t sign either.) The international community suspected that Israel developed nuclear weapons prior to 1967 because, since 1963, Israel has maintained a policy of “nuclear opacity,” in which Israel neither confirmed nor denied possessing nuclear weapons but pledged to “not be the first to introduce nuclear weapons in the Middle East.” In 1969, Israel came to an understanding with the United States that it would not declare or test its nuclear weapons.

Iran signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1968.

The Iranian government that signed the treaty was overthrown in 1979 and replaced by a radical fundamentalist Islamic regime that renamed Iran the Islamic Republic of Iran. So, here lies the problem. Iran signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty, but the Islamic Republic of Iran did not. The leaders of the new Islamic regime do not see any obligation to uphold a treaty that the previous government signed.

The United States, Israel, and other Middle Eastern countries disagree and reserve the right to enforce the Non-Proliferation Treaty, especially after the Islamic Republic of Iran has become the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism.

Reid conflated Iran (the nation) with the Islamic Republic of Iran (the regime), believing that the nation poses no threat to the United States. However, the U.S. government does not conflate the two and recognizes that it cannot risk a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic of Iran.

The ‘Big Ugly Bill’ would deny ordinary Americans the right to seek justice through the courts

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—

“Senate Republicans tried to write Donald Trump’s contempt for the courts into law — gutting judicial enforcement, defying the Constitution, and bulldozing the very rule of law that forms our democracy,” Schumer said in a statement. “It was nothing short of an assault on the system of checks and balances that has anchored this nation since its founding, and a brazen attempt crown Trump king.”—Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer With an intimidated Congressional majority unwilling to stand up to even the most egregious actions by the Trump administration, it falls to the courts to protect the rights of vulnerable Americans.

A provision in the “Big Ugly Bill”— the budget reconciliation bill currently pending in the Senate—would make that nearly impossible.

The provision would require anyone suing the federal government for a violation of their rights to post enormous bonds to cover any potential costs to the government before a court could issue an order that would stop

that violation.

Only billionaires and massive corporations would have the means to seek justice. The right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances, enshrined in the First Amendment, would be denied to ordinary Americans.

The good news is that the Senate parliamentarian has determination that the provision violates the socalled “Byrd Rule,” which restricts the content of reconciliation legislation.  The reconciliation process protects the Big Ugly Bill from a filibuster, and the majority does not have the 60 votes required to avoid one.

That means the provision is likely to be struck from the bill before the

Senate begins debate next week.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune has promised not to eliminate the filibuster; on the other, he has been known to ignore the parliamentarian’s ruling. The National Urban League is among the scores of Individuals and organizations who have filed at least 300 lawsuits against the Trump administration. Federal courts have at least temporarily blocked the administration’s actions at least 198 times. But the courts would be powerless to stop even blatantly violations of the Constitutional unless the plaintiffs are outrageously wealthy. Most of us learned in elementary school about the separation of powers. The legislative branch makes the laws. The executive branch enforces the laws. The judicial branch interprets the laws. But the Trump administration wants all these powers for itself.  The Senate must now decide whether to abide by the oath each Senator has sworn and defend the American people from a would-be dictatorship.

Violence is not just a public safety issue—it’s a public health crisis that affects every neighborhood, every family, and the very future of Pittsburgh. As we face the harsh realities of gun violence and community trauma, it’s imperative that our city invests not just in enforcement, but in prevention, healing, and transformative change.

That’s why I strongly support the amendments to Pittsburgh’s Stop the Violence Fund proposed by Council President R. Daniel Lavelle and myself. These reforms are timely, thoughtful, and deeply necessary. They bring transparency, equity, and accountability to a vital city initiative that deserves both public trust and measurable results.

Created in 2022, the Stop the Violence Fund was an ambitious step forward, allocating a percentage of the city’s revenue to community-based violence prevention. The fund was meant to be a beacon of hope, ensuring that resources reach those on the front lines of violence intervention—street outreach workers, trauma counselors, youth mentors, and

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community organizations that know their neighborhoods best. Bold ideas need strong guardrails. Without clear oversight and structure, well-intentioned efforts can fall short of lofty goals. That’s why our proposed amendments are so critical. The reforms we advocate for establish a Community Reinvestment and Safety Task Force to guide the fund’s priorities. Requiring public reporting on spending and measurable results is essential. In addition, our proposal prioritizes funding for programs with demonstrated impact—initiatives that reduce shootings, support survivors, and build safer communities from the ground up. These amendments are not about poli-

tics. They are about people—about saving lives and restoring trust. We are committed to ensuring that our investments are driven by data, informed by community voices, and coordinated across city departments and partners. We must be mindful that the best solutions to violence are not reactive, but proactive: investing in jobs, mental health, education, healing and addressing the root causes of violence. Far too often, cities wait until tragedy strikes to act. Pittsburgh can continue to be a national leader in innovative anti-violence programming. We have the chance to lead with vision and integrity. By passing these amendments, Pittsburgh City Council will demonstrate that public safety is not just about policing—it’s about partnership, prevention, and purpose. Let’s stand with the families who’ve lost loved ones, the youth who deserve safe streets, and the advocates who’ve been doing the hard work for years. Let’s give the Stop the Violence Fund the structure it needs to truly stop the violence. Now is the time to act. For peace. For the future of Pittsburgh.

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Concerning the Following Property: 823 Suismon Street. Block & Lot 24-J-403. 23rd Ward, Pittsburgh. Sun 13. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD.

–GD-25-001303 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Michael Koller, Jr., PWSA, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns Michael Koller, Jr. Concerning the Following Property: 513 Lovelace Street. Block & Lot 19-G-284. 20th Ward, Pittsburgh. Carrot 9. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD.

–GD-25-001301 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Estate of Clara Johnson, together with her heirs, administrators, executors, successors, and assigns, Commonwealth of PA Department of Revenue, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns of Clara Johnson.

Concerning the Following Property: 1050 N Wheeler Street. Block & Lot 174-H-243. 13th Ward, Pittsburgh. Turkey 1. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD.

–GD-25-001312 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Elvira Walker, Amy Wilson, Norman O. Bruce, Curtis Collins, Catherine Collins, PWSA, Alcosan, Commonwealth of PA Department of Revenue, Commonwealth of PA Inheritance Tax Department, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns of Elvira Walker, Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns of Amy Wilson, Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns of Norman O. Bruce, Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns of Curtis Collins, Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns of Catherine Collins.

Concerning the Following Property: 221 and 223 Wick Street. Block & Lot 11-E-224 and 11-E-223. 3rd Ward, Pittsburgh. Turkey 2. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD.

–GD-25-001308 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs J.H. Schlesinger as Trustee for the heirs of Anna Schlesinger, Deceased, GLS Capital, Inc., its successors and assigns, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of J.H. Schlesinger as Trustee for the heirs of Anna Schlesinger

Concerning the Following Property: 603 Lincoln Avenue. Block & Lot 125-B-27. 12th Ward, Pittsburgh. Turkey 5. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD.

–GD-25-001313 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Robert Zigman, PWSA, Alcosan, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Robert Zigman

Concerning the Following Property: 3033 Centre Avenue. Block & Lot 27-E-155. 5th Ward, Pittsburgh. Turkey 6. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD.

–GD-25-001310 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Paul W. Thompson, Catherine P. Thompson, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Paul W. Thompson and of Catherine P. Thompson

Concerning the Following Property: 560 Sickles Street. Block & Lot 232-A-75. 13th Ward, Pittsburgh. Turkey 7. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD.

–GD-25-001311 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Magaret L. Davis, Gordon Lemuel Hodnett, Caulis Negris, LLC, its successors and assigns, National Tax Funding L.P., its successors and assigns, and the Unknown, Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Margaret L. Davis and of Gordon Lemuel Hodnett

Concerning the Following Property: 503 Climax Street. Block & Lot 14-E-106. 18th Ward, Pittsburgh. Turkey 8. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD.

–GD-25-001292 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Robert B. Irish, Commonwealth of PA Dept. of Revenue, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Robert B. Irish

Concerning the Following Property: 2023 Mountford Avenue. Block & Lot 46-P-383. 25th Ward, Pittsburgh. Tree 1. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD.

–GD-25-001293 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Frank L. Bumbrey, III, PWSA, Horizon Financial, FA, its successors and assigns, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee, its successors and assigns, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns of Frank L. Bumbrey, III Concerning the Following Property: 0 Webster Avenue. Block & Lot 26-N-91. 5th Ward, Pittsburgh. Tree 2. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD.

–GD-25-001294 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Titchmon C. Pope, Jr., Marjorie Ann Pope, Jordan Tax, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns of Titchmon C. Pope, Jr. and of Majorie Ann Pope Concerning the Following Property: 410 Rochelle Street. Block & Lot 14-N-223. 30th Ward, Pittsburgh. Tree 3. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD.

–GD-25-001297 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs William Hunter, Evelyn Hunter, PWSA, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of William Hunter and of Evelyn Hunter Concerning the Following Property: 1122 Liverpool Street. Block & Lot 22-L-226. 21st Ward, Pittsburgh. Tree 4. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD.

–GD-25-001298 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Plesant H. Scales, Delores Scales, PWSA, Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC, its successors and assigns, KeyBank USA, N.A., its successors and assigns, and the Unknown, Heirs, Successors and Assigns of Plesant H. Scales and of Delores Scales Concerning the Following Property: 240 Renova Street. Block & Lot 57-C-343. 15th Ward, Pittsburgh. Tree 5. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD.

–GD-25-001296 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Orvin Callwood, Jr., Lynn Callwood, PWSA, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Orvin Callwood Jr. and of Lynn Callwood Concerning the Following Property: 6824 Kelly Street. Block & Lot 125-L-59. 12th Ward, Pittsburgh. Tree 6. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD.

–GD-25-001315 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Anselmo Garcia Caballero, PWSA, ALCOSAN, United States of America, Commonwealth of PA Department of Revenue, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Anselmo Garcia Caballero

Concerning the Following Property: 212 Attica Street. Block & Lot 19-D-77. 20th Ward, Pittsburgh. Tree 8. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD.

–GD-25-001314 CITY OF PITTSBURGH

Concerning the Following Property: 557 Lenora Street. Block & Lot 124-J-50. 12th Ward, Pittsburgh. Tree 7. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD.

–GD-25-001316 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Kevin M. Lubawski, Trends Real Estate Services, LLC, its successors and assigns, PWSA, GLS Capital, Inc., its

ANNOUNCEMENTS Public Notice

ACTION TO QUIET TITLE In the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Civil Division GD-25-004923 Heather Thomas and Malcolm Thomas, Plaintiff vs. Doris Harvey, Linda Barnett, Patricia D. George The Unknown heirs of Paul E. Thompson, Deceased, The Unknown Heirs of Eloise B. Thompson, Deceased, and all claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Defendants. Case No. GD-25-004923. Quiet Title Action regarding that certain parcel of real property situated in Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania having an address of 921 Adelaide Street. Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219 (Allegheny County Parcel ID 0026R-00026-0000-00). To Defendants.

NOTICE You have been sued in Court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after this Complaint and Notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the Court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint or for any other claim or relief requested by the plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP.

Allegheny County Bar Association Lawyer Referral and Information Service

400 Koppers Building 436 7th Avenue 4th floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Telephone: (412) 261 5555 Plaintiff’s Attorney: Quinntarra Morant, Esquire Morant Law offices, PO BOX 10946,Pittsburgh, PA 15236. (412)

LEGAL ADVERTISING Legal Notices

Estate of MARY E. MAYOWSKI, Deceased of McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, No. 02-25-03645, Albert J. Mayowski, Jr., Executor, 1067 Waterford Court East, Canonsburg, PA 15317 or to TODD A. FULLER, Atty; BRENLOVE & FULLER, LLC., 401 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017

Petition to Determine Title to 119 Bridge Street, Oakdale, PA 15071, formerly owned by ELLA MAE WILLIAMS, A/K/A ELLA WILLIAMS, deceased, filed June 24, 2025 by Brian Williams, No. 4051 of 2025 Peter B. Lewis, Neighborhood Legal Services, 928 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Counsel.

Estate of DENNIS M. FLAHERTY, Case No. 4062 of 2025. Will admitted to probate by Order dated June 24, 2025. No estate opened. Peter B. Lewis, Counsel, Neighborhood Legal Services, 928 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

Estate of MARIE G. WILKIE A/K/A MARIE WILKIE, Deceased of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, No.: 02-25-3316, Kenneth C. Demko, Executor or to David J. Nichols, Atty, 6 Clairton Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15236

Estate of MS. CYNTHIA LU GALISH A/K/A CYNTHIA N. GALISH, Deceased, of 135 Jarod Drive, Moon Township, PA 15108. Estate No. 02-25-03746. Mr. John F. Nusser, Executor, c/o Feldman Law Group, PLLC, 1322 5th Avenue, Coraopolis, PA 15108

ANNOUNCEMENTS Meetings

NOTICE OF SCHEDULED QUARTERLY MEETING (PURSUANT TO THE ACT OF JULY 19, 1994, P.L. #386, 65 P.S. 261) THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH-EQUIPMENT LEASING AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING SHALL BE HELD ON:

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID NORTH HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT

TOWEL AND TISSUE SUPPLIES AND DISPENSERS: North Hills School District is requesting bids for Towel and Tissue Supplies and Dispensers. The District will receive bids at the North Hills Administration Building at 135 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15229 for the above project until Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. e.s.t. Bids shall be submitted to “Attn. Bids” in a sealed envelope labeled “Fencing”. The Bid document appears on the North Hills School District website.

Sealed proposals will be received by EDGEWOOD BOROUGH, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania through Quest Construction Data Network until 11:00 AM EST July 15, 2025 for:

CONTRACT NO. 25-R01 MUNICIPAL COMPLEX IMPROVEMENTS

The scope of work generally consists of approximately 2,250 square yards of roadway milling and profiling, Superpave WMA Base, Binder and Wearing Course; base repair; stone subbase; concrete curb, stair and sidewalk improvements; storm sewer improvements; add alternates for additional paving; and all necessary appurtenances and restoration for said construction. This project is partially funded via a Local Share Account Grant via the Commonwealth Financing Authority. Bidder must comply with all grant requirements. All bidders must buy Bid Documents ($175) at www.questcdn.com using project number 9694914. Contact their Customer Support regarding membership registration, downloading and working with digital project information at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com. Any technical questions regarding the bid documents are to be directed to LSSE. Proposals shall be submitted on borough supplied forms. Ten percent (10%) bid bond required. The Borough may reject any or all proposals and waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids No bid may be withdrawn for ninety (90) calendar days after the scheduled time for receipt of bids. Project subject to “Steel Products Procurement Act, Act No. 1978-3”; and for Contract value exceeding $25,000, the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act (Act of 1961 P.L. 987), and The Public Works Employment Verification Act (July 2012).

EDGEWOOD BOROUGH Rob Zahorchak, Manager

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

C.H. & D. Enterprises, Inc., is seeking bids from all qualified subcontractors and vendors in these specialty trades - electrical, plumbing, metal fabrications, roofing, line striping, as well as construction materials – for the following project entitled: Repairs and Preventative Maintenance of the First Avenue Garage and Station. Bid packages may be obtained immediately either by emailing chief estimator, Klaus Sailer, ksailer@chdentinc.com, or by calling 724-925-0301 ext 203. ALL BIDS MUST BE RECEIVED by 4:00 PM on Monday, July 21, 2025, either via email or at the local offices of C.H. & D. Enterprises, Inc., 3996 Mt. Royal Blvd, Allison Park, PA 15101.

C.H. & D. Enterprises, Inc., welcomes and encourages businesses owned and operated by minorities and women to submit bids for this solicitation.

OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH

Sealed proposals shall be deposited at the Administration Building, Bellefield Entrance Lobby, 341 South Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15213, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, until 2:00 P.M., local prevailing time for: Central Operations Building Chilled Water Plant Upgrades Mechanical and Electrical Primes

and

and the Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns of Kevin M. Lubawski Concerning the Following Property: 1114 Arlington Ave. and 844 Excelsior St.. Block & Lot 14-B-328-A and

SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD. –GD-25-001317 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Ted Kaczorowski, PWSA, GSL Capital, Inc., its successors and assigns, National Tax Funding L.P., its successors and assigns, Caulis Negris LLC, its

Thursday, July 10th, 2025 at 2:00 P.M. CITY COUNTY BUILDING, ROOM 646 (THE LEARNING LAB) PITTSBURGH, PA 15219

This meeting is open to the public to participate in person or via conference call at the following number: Call-in Number: 1-412-851-3584 Guest Passcode: 202 409 159#

PUBLIC NOTICE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY

The Professional Services Committee of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority will hold a special meeting for general purposes on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. prevailing time, in the Trefz Board Room at its offices located at 3300 Preble Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15233. Official action on the Committee’s recommendations will take place at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors at a later date. The public may view the meeting via livestream by visiting www.alcosan.org.

Project Manual and Drawings will be available for purchase on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at Modern Reproductions (412-488-7700), 127 McKean Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15219 between 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. The cost of the Project Manual Documents is non-refundable. Project details and dates are described in each project manual.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NORTH HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT FLEXIBLE BENEFITS PLAN ADMINISTRATION North Hills School District is requesting proposals for the Administration of its Flexible Spending Plan. The District will receive proposals at the North Hills Administration Building at 135 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15229 for the above request until Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. e.s.t. Proposals shall be submitted to “Attn. RFPs” in a sealed envelope labeled “Benefits”. The Request for Proposal document appears on the North Hills School District website.

CITY OF PITTSBURGH

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET ADVERTISEMENT

Separate and sealed proposals will be received electronically starting on Thursday July 3rd 2025 for:

2025-RFP-183: Neighborhood Employment Centers

2025-PQMA-187: PQ List for Pre-Demolition Asbestos Surveys (CD)

Information on solicitations is available on the City of Pittsburgh website: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/pittsburghpa

Bid proposals are requested on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh. All bids must be submitted via the above website and all required documents must be provided or the bid proposal may be considered non-responsive.

The contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity requirements for Federally Assisted construction contracts. The contractor must assure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Attention is called to Executive Order 11246, to Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12 U.S.C. 1701U, and to the Section 3 Clause and Regulations set forth in 24 CFR, Part 135.

The Contractor will be required to comply with the following laws, rules and regulations:

All provisions of US Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended by US Executive Order 11375 and as supplemented in US Department of Labor Regulations (41 CFR, Part 60), and of the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the US Secretary of Labor. Contractor shall comply with all applicable standards, orders, or requirements issued of the Clean Air Act (42 USC 1857 et. seq.), Section 508 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1368), Executive Order 11738, and Environmental Protection Agency regulations (40 CFR, Part 15). Contractor shall comply with the Davis-Bacon Act the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a to 276a-7) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR part 5).

Procedures for compliance to these acts shall be as follows:

All specifications for construction contracts and subcontracts will contain the prevailing wage rates (as enclosed in this bid package) as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276-a to 276-C-5) and provision that overtime compensation will be paid in accordance with the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act Regulations (29 CFR, Parts 5 and 1926). The contract provisions shall require that these standards be met.

Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity (Executive Order 11246): Bidder’s attention is called to the “Equal Opportunity Clause” and the “Standard Federal Equal Employment Specifications” set forth in 41 CFR Public Contracts and Property Management Part 60-4.3 Equal Opportunity Clauses.

Goals for minority participation: 18%

Goals for female participation: 7%

These goals are applicable to all construction work (whether or not Federal or Federally-Assisted) performed in the “covered area.”

As used in this notice, and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is Pittsburgh SMSA (Allegheny, Washington, Beaver and Westmoreland counties).

The contractor shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1988, as amended, Section 109 of the Community Development Act of 1974, with Executive Order 11625 (Minority Business Enterprise) and Executive Order 12138 (Women’s Business Enterprise).

The Proposers will be required to submit the package of certifications included with the contract documents relating to Equal Employment Opportunity.

Vendors submitting responses on federally funded projects must register on SAM.gov and provide proof of registration.

The City of Pittsburgh reserves the right to withhold the award of contract for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the opening of bids.

The City of Pittsburgh reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY LEGAL NOTICE CONTRACT NO. 1797 OHIO RIVER TUNNEL

Sealed Bids for CONTRACT NO. 1797 – OHIO RIVER TUNNEL shall be received at the Engineering Department office of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, 3300 Preble Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15233, until 11:00 A.M., Prevailing Time, Monday, November 24, 2025 and then shall be Publicly Opened and read.

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 09:00 A.M., Prevailing Time via Microsoft Virtual Teams Meeting. A mandatory Site Tour has been set for Tuesday, July 22, 2025 for 09:00 A.M., Prevailing Time. ALCOSAN will provide transportation from the meeting point to the locations of the Site Tour, which will include a stop at the Owner’s core shed. Additional information for the Site Tour will be provided during the Pre-Bid Conference. The Pre-Bid Conference and Site Tour have been set to provide all prospective Bidders an opportunity to discuss with the Owner all aspects of the Contract Documents for the OHIO RIVER TUNNEL. An invitation will be required to access the Pre-Bid Conference and pre-registration will be required for the Site Tour. To obtain the invitation to the Pre-Bid Conference and register for the Site Tour contact ALCOSAN via email to ORT.Bids@alcosan.org. Any changes, additions and/or deletions resulting from the Pre-Bid Conference and/ or Site Tour will be covered in an addendum to the Contract Documents. Additionally, Bidders shall be required to visit the Owner’s core shed located at 2001 Preble Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15233 at least once prior to Bid receipt. The Site Tour visit to the core shed does not satisfy Bidder’s requirement to visit the core shed. The schedule and access information for the core shed will be provided during the Pre-Bid Conference. ALCOSAN encourages businesses owned and operated by minorities and women to submit bids on Authority Contracts or to participate as subcontractors or suppliers to successful Bidders. Successful Bidders are to use minority and women’s businesses to the fullest extent possible. Contract Documents may be examined and obtained at the Engineering office of the Authority. A non-refundable fee of One hundred dollars ($100) (no cash or credit cards will be accepted) will be charged for each set of Contract Documents received. Bid Security shall be furnished by providing with the Bid a Certified Check or Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the Bid Price. Contract documents must be purchased directly from ALCOSAN to qualify as an eligible Bidder. Additionally, Attachment A of Article 1 regarding Bidder Qualifications must be submitted with Bid.

Any questions regarding the Purchase of Contract Documents should be directed to the contract clerk via email to Contract.Clerks@alcosan.org. Any other questions should be directed to ALCOSAN via email to ORT.Bids@alcosan.org.

The Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in any bid and to accept any bid should it be deemed in the interest of the Authority to do so.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY Michael Lichte, P.E. Director of Regional Conveyance

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAVER BEAVER, PENNSYLVANIA INVITATION TO BID

The HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAVER will receive sealed bids, in duplicate, until 9:00 AM. (local time) on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at the office of the Housing Authority of the County of Beaver, 300 State Ave, Beaver, Pennsylvania at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for the following: Fire Alarm System Replacement at Francis Farmer Apartments, College Hill Apartments, Monacatootha Apartments, Thomas Bishop Apartments, Joseph Edwards and Gordon Camp Elderly Apartments. A fifteen percent (15 %) bid bond is required for this project. Proposed forms of contract documents, including Plans and Specifications may be obtained from the Housing Authority of the County of Beaver by first mailing $125.00 in the form of a check made payable to the HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAVER, 300 State Ave, Beaver, PA 15009 for each set of documents so obtained. An additional $15.00 is required if you want it mailed. DEPOSITS ARE NOT REFUNDABLE. Plans and specifications will be available on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Please call to arrange for pick-up. (724) 775-1220 ext 2022. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY and Section 3 Compliance are required. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at Francis Farmer Apartments, Community Room, 274 Friendship Circle, Beaver, PA 15009.

LEGAL ADVERTISING Bids/Proposals

BID ADVERTISEMENT CONTRACT NUMBER: 77-03-25 2025 ROAD PROGRAM

Sealed Bids are requested by Kilbuck Township. Bids will be received at the office of the Township’s Consulting Engineer, NIRA Consulting Engineers, Inc., at 950 Fifth Avenue, Coraopolis, PA 15108, until 2:00 P.M. prevailing time, Thursday, July 17, 2025 for the 2025 Road Program. Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud immediately after the closing time for receipt of Bids.

Interested parties may view the Profile and Bid Schedule for this Project on the internet at: www.niraengineers.com.

Copies of the Bid Documents may be examined at the office of NIRA Consulting Engineers, Inc., 950 Fifth Avenue, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania 15108. Copies thereof may be obtained from the office of NIRA Consulting Engineers, Inc., upon payment of a non-refundable sum of $70.00.

An additional charge of $15.00 will be required for handling of Plans and Specifications when shipping is requested. Checks are to be made payable to NIRA Consulting Engineers, Inc. Please email document requests to mail@niraengineers.com along with a copy of the signed check. Bids must be submitted on the forms provided, and completed in strict accordance with the instructions provided. Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, in the form of a Certified Check or Corporate Surety Bid Bond, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid Proposal made in the favor of Kilbuck Township. Only documents obtained directly from the Engineer will be valid at bid opening.

A Performance Bond, Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Maintenance Bond in the amounts specified within the Contract Documents will be required of the successful Bidder.

Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the Provisions of the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act 442. The Prevailing Wage Scale is included in these Specifications. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the Provisions of the Public Works Employment Verification Act (PWEVA).

Adherence to Instructions to Bidders is required.

No Bid or any part thereof shall be withdrawn by Bidder for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the Bid Opening. The right is reserved by the Owner to reject any or all Bids or parts of bids and to waive technical defects in any Bid.

Andy Wright Township Manager

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that specifications and proposal forms for furnishing all labor and materials for the following project entitled:

St. Edmund’s Academy PCCD 2023-24 Targeted Non-Public School Safety Grant: Purchase & Installation of VoIP Public Announcement (PA) System Speakers and Horns

may be obtained via email from 8:00 A.M. to 4 P.M. beginning 06/23/2025. Please email Diana McAllister, dianamcallister@stedmunds.net, in order to obtain the bid package. BIDS FOR ALL PROJECTS WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL 4:00 PM ON 07/11/2025. Bids will be publicly opened at 1PM on 07/21/2025 at St. Edmund’s Academy, 5705 Darlington Road., Pittsburgh, PA 15217.

Bids must be on standard proposal forms in the manner therein described and be enclosed in a sealed envelope, bearing the name and address of the bidder on the outside, addressed to Diana McAllister, St. Edmund’s Academy and marked with the project name to the following address: 5705 Darlington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15217.

Contractors bidding on the work must bring a certified check to bid opening upon a National or State bank, drawn and made payable without condition to St. Edmund’s Academy in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the bid, or a bid bond of not less than 5% and be delivered to the place and hour named. Certified checks brought to opening will be fully returned at the conclusion of the bid opening. Compliance is required with the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act of 1961, P.L. 987, No 442; Title VI and other applicable provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Department of Labor Equal Opportunity Clause (41 CFR 60 -1.4); Executive Order 11625 (Utilization of Minority Business Enterprise); Executive Order 12138 (Utilization of Female Business Enterprise); in compliance with Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Allegheny County MBE/WBE Program enacted July 1981. which sets forth goals of 13 percent Minority and 2 percent Female Business Enterprise; and the Allegheny County Ordinance #6867-12, setting forth goals of S percent Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. If there are additional questions, please contact Diana McAllister, Associate Head of School for Finance and Operations at St. Edmund’s Academy via email at dianamcallister@stedmunds.net using the project name as the subject line.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES Help Wanted

Aurora Operations, Inc. seeks Sr Software Eng. in Pittsburgh, PA to develop algorithms for self-driving vehicles. Email resumes to jobs@aurora.tech using REF#00110.

Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, seeks an Integrated Manufacturing Planning Manager to ensure the application of integrated planning processes for complex (in term of number of involved technologies and project revenues) assigned projects/bids and programs, through the development and monitoring of project schedule. This position is for a roving employee who will work in unanticipated locations throughout the United States. The employee will have to relocate, but travel is not required from any particular location. Apply at: https://careers.hitachi.com.

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Sealed proposals will be received by the Borough of Avalon of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania through the Quest Construction Data Network (QuestCDN) at www.questcdn.com until 11:30 AM prevailing time on August 5, 2025, for:

CONTRACT NO. 25-R01

2025 ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

The scope of work includes approximately 4,600 square yards of roadway milling and profiling, ¾” Superpave WMA scratch course, and 1½” Superpave WMA wearing course; base repair; keyway milling; structure adjustments; add alternates for additional paving; and all necessary appurtenances for said construction on various Borough roadways. All bidders are required to buy the Bid Documents in PDF format for a non-refundable deposit of $125.00 from QuestCDN at www.questcdn.com using the project number 9721042. Contact their Customer Support regarding membership registration, downloading and working with digital project information at 952-2331632 or info@questcdn.com

Any technical questions regarding the bid documents are to be directed to LSSE. Pennsylvania prevailing wage rates apply. Proposals must be upon the forms furnished by the Borough. The bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid, made payable to the Borough. The Borough reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any informalities in the bidding. No bid may be withdrawn for ninety (90) calendar days after the scheduled time for receipt of bids. Attention is directed to the fact that procurement is subject to all requirements of the Pennsylvania “Steel Products Procurement Act, Act No. 1978-3”; and for Contract value exceeding $25,000, the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act (Act of 1961 P.L. 987), and The Public Works Employment Verification Act (July 2012) apply.

Borough of Avalon Lorraine Makatura, Manager

JOB OPPORTUNITIES Help Wanted

Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc. headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, seeks a Control Room Operator to work in Pittsburgh, PA, and unanticipated locations throughout the U.S. The employee will have to relocate, but travel is not required from any particular location. The Control Room Operator will be responsible for overseeing control train operations, maintenance vehicles, and remote equipment. Apply at: https://careers.hitachi.com.

Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc., seeks an International Mobility Specialist in Pittsburgh, PA, and unanticipated locations throughout the United States. The employee will have to relocate, but travel is not required from any location. In accordance with applicable international mobility policies, the International Mobility Specialist will be responsible for addressing the challenges of placing employees from the USA and Canada around the world, including compensation, housing, cost-of-living and income tax considerations. Apply at: https://careers.hitachi.com.

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SR. TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGERS

Duolingo, Inc. seeks mltple Sr. Technical Program Managers (Pittsburgh, PA) to partner with engineers, prdct mngrs, dsgnrs, & other stkhldrs to define & execute eng’g prjct release deadlines & plans, ensuring algnmnt across teams. Req’s a Master’s dg in Info Systms Mngmnt, Comp Eng’g, SW Eng’g, IT or rltd & 3 yrs of exp in a position invlvng prjct mngmnt. Mst have 3 yrs of exp with: Wrkng on comm’l SW prdcts & their undrlying infrstrctr; Bldng & implmntng detailed plns acctng for ambiguity, dpndncies, and tchncl cmplxty in an agile envrnmnt; & Adptng prjct plns in rspns to evlvng info while maintaining team enggmnt & prdctvty. Mst have knwldg or crswrk in: SW prjcts; Clnt-srvc archtctr; Prgrmmng languages (Java, Python or C); FE or BE eng’g; Algrthms; & Data Strctrs. Telecmmtng prmtd consistnt with cmpny policy. Email resumes to jobs@duolingo.com, ref code 1143.

DATA SCIENTIST,

PLATFORM Duolingo, Inc. has multiple openings for Data Scientist, Platform in Pittsburgh, PA to be resp. for following duties: Collaborate on product & business problems w/cross-functional partners across Product, Engineering, Research, & Design; Analyze real-world user data to propose novel solutions to user challenges; Design & build pipelines to collect reliable/unbiased data for experimentation, analysis, & reporting; Identify & measure success of company initiatives thru goal setting, forecasting, & monitoring of key product metrics to understand trends; Develop & automate reports, iteratively build & prototype dashboards to provide insights at scale, solving for business priorities; Use data & insights to test product hypotheses; Iteratively build & prototype dashboards, predictive models, &/or algorithms to provide insights at scale that are easily consumable across diverse stakeholders; Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or foreign equiv. in Data Science, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Machine Learning or related field. Must have knowledge of following: (1) Programming Languages: SQL, Python, HTML/CSS or R; (2) Databases; (3) Statistics; (4) Probability; (5) Hypothesis Testing; (6) Machine Learning; (7) Processing large datasets; & (8) Data Wrangling. Telecommuting permitted consistent w/company policy. Email resume to: jobs@duolingo.com with Job No. 1132 & title “Data Scientist, Platform – PGH” in subject line.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER Duolingo, Inc. has multiple openings for Software Engineer in Pittsburgh, PA to perform software engineering tasks on Duolingo’s language education software. Duties: (i) under supervision, research, design, & develop software in conjunction w/ language education product design; (ii) collaborate on full-stack software projs.; (iii) analyze & plan implementation of specifications from design team to change/add features of mobile application; (iv) work in a team to determine deadlines & time frames; (v) apply principles & techniques of computer sci., engineering, & mathematical analysis to analyze software application reqs. to determine feasibility of design within time & cost constraints; (vi) design test plans, scenarios, scripts, &/or procedures & run A/B testing on new/changed features of application, & use statistical analysis/techniques to analyze test data; (vii) identify, analyze, & document software application defects, changes, & implementations; (viii) write & present summaries of statistical analysis of features to team; (ix) submit code to be reviewed by superiors, & review coding of peers & contractors; & (x) submit finished projects to quality assurance team. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or foreign equiv. in Data Science, Computer Science or related field. Must have knowledge of (i) Java or Python; (ii) full-stack engineering; & (iii) statistical modeling. Telecommuting permitted consistent w/company policy. Email resume to: jobs@duolingo.com with Job No. 1137 & title “Software Engineer –PGH” in

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Help Wanted

SOFTWARE ENGINEER, MOBILE APPLICATIONS

Duolingo, Inc. has multiple openings for Software Engineer, Mobile Applications in Pittsburgh, PA to perform following duties: (i) under supervision, triage & resolve violations of mobile application distribution service guidelines; (ii) monitor mobile application platform release notes to find backward compatibility issues or new opportunities for features or improvements; (iii) implement user interfaces that adapt to a variety of mobile devices; (iv) manage mobile application release process; (v) analyze software application reqs. to determine feasibility of design within time & cost constraints; (vi) design test plans, scenarios, scripts, &/or procedures & run A/B testing on new/changed application features, & analyze data structures; (vii) identify, analyze, & document software application defects, changes, & implementations; (viii) write & present summaries of data analysis of features to team; (ix) submit code to be reviewed by superiors, & review coding of peers & contractors; & (x) submit finished projects to quality assurance team. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or foreign equiv. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science or related field. Must have knowledge of (i) Algorithms; (ii) Data Structures; (iii) Programming languages (Python & Java); (iv) Linear Algebra; (v) Probability; & (vi) PSPACE. Telecommuting permitted consistent w/company policy. Email resume to: jobs@duolingo.com with Job No. 1136 & title “Software Engineer, Mobile Applications – PGH” in subject line.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER, DATA ENGINEERING Duolingo, Inc. has multiple openings for Software Engineer, Data Engineering in Pittsburgh, PA to perform following duties: (i) Under supervision develop end-to-end delivery of data engineering products, from architecture & design to implementation to maintenance & growth; (ii) Collaborate across internal business teams & cross-functional stakeholders to design & develop high-quality software & architectures for data eng.; (iii) Partner w/other engineers to build scalable data eng. processing systems; (iv) Support tech. strategy, breaking problems into deliverable components, & working closely w/ engineering teams; (v) Develop &/or implement next-generation data-driven models & algorithms; (vi) Architect & deploy robust data eng. infrastructure that can support training, evaluation, deployment, & monitoring; (vii) Build & deploy data eng. infrastructure on cloud services: (viii) Write & present summaries of data eng. analysis of features to relevant stakeholders; (ix) Submit code to be reviewed by superiors, & review coding of peers & contractors; & (x) Submit finished projects to quality assurance team. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or foreign equiv. in Mathematics, Statistics, Language Technology, Computer Science or Computer Science related field. Must have knowledge of (i) Statistical techniques or theory; (ii) Probability distributions; (iii) Algorithms; (iv) Data Analysis & (v) Programming languages (Python or Java). Telecommuting permitted consistent w/company policy. Email resume to: jobs@duolingo.com with Job No. 1133 & title “Software Engineer, Data Engineering – PGH” in subject line

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

PITTSBURGH REGIONAL TRANSIT (PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT) is seeking full-time Transit Police Officers. A Transit Police Officer is responsible for ensuring the safety of Port Authority customers, staff, and property throughout the areas it serves. Officers must enforce all local, state, and federal laws on and around our transit system.

Port Authority Police Department

Specialized Units:

- Accident Reconstruction

- DUI Task Force

- Investigations + K-9 Unit

+ Narcotics (DANET)

+ North Hills Special Response

+ Team (NHSRT) + Video Forensics

Transit Police Officer Salary Progression:

Year one - $68,004 (75% rate)

Year two - $77,071 (85% rate)

Year three - $90,672 (100% Base rate)

Master Patrol $93,392 (9+ Years / 3% above base)

Position Benefits: Pittsburgh Regional Transit offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and short-term disability. Transit Police Officers are eligible for a defined contribution plan which consists of two components: a 401(a) Money Purchase Plan and a 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan.

- Cellphone - College Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment

Assistance - Enhanced uniform allowance

- Incentivized Education and Training Program

- Lateral prior-service applied to salary progression

- NO residency or air mile requirements

- Paid Parental Leave

Job Requirements Include:

• Minimum age 21, at time of hire;

• High School Diploma or GED;

• Valid PA Driver’s License;

• Current Act 120 certification or candidate must successfully pass the Act 120 certification test prior to employment;

• Successful completion of administered written and agility exams.

Transit Police Officer Applicant Testing: Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 12pm (noon) – 3:00 pm Saturday, August 9, 2025, 8:00 – 11:00 am Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume https://careers.portauthority.org/ or directly to: Steven Sarosi

Pittsburgh Regional Transit - Employment Department 345 Sixth Avenue, 3rd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527 ssarosi@rideprt.org