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by Christian Morrow Courier Staff Writer

July was on pace for the lowest number of county-wide homicides since February 2015—with three killings through three weeks and with suspects jailed in all three. But then came the final weekend, and with it, to more fatal shootings. Both victims were Black.

We at the New Pittsburgh Courier will continue to report on the NICKY JO DAWSON blares a blowhorn in the direction of Pittsburgh police officers during a protest at the Allegheny County Courthouse, July 27. The City of Pittsburgh recently released new guidelines which limits where protests can be held, and what streets can be blocked. (Photo by J.L. Martello)

Pittsburgh police say certain streets, areas cannot be blocked

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Nicky Jo Dawson, one of the protest leaders at the Allegheny County Courthouse, picked up her bullhorn and called on the crowd to challenge the guidelines.

“If (the police) can’t execute their jobs without executing Black children, we don’t have to obey these guidelines,” she said.

The guidelines were released by the city the day before, July 26, after consulting with the ACLU, the Citizen Police Review Board and the U.S. Department of Justice. Pittsburgh Public

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Even though East Pittsburgh police Officer Michael Rosfeld waived his July 27 preliminary hearing to Common Pleas Court, the rally scheduled to protest his bail on homicide charges in his shooting of Antwon Rose II went on anyway—it just took on a new target: Pittsburgh’s new police guidelines outlining where and when protests and marches can be held.

Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said—given recent incidents on the North Side, on Grant Street and in East Pittsburgh where motorists either drove through protesters or were accosted by protesters—safety was the prime concern.

“Over the last several demonstrations, we have witnessed almost tragedies, and we’re trying to prevent that from occurring,” he said. “It was escalating, in our opinion, and that was our concern. I witnessed where mo-

torists were actually being held against their will, encircled by protesters, and that’s the makings of a potential tragedy.”

The guidelines designate nine city intersections and nine roads and highways as “Red Zones” which are not to be blocked at any time—these include I-279 and I-376, and routes 28, 51 and 65. It also includes all hospital entry and exit routes, special event entry and exit routes and all bridges and tunnels.

Eight other areas are designated as “Yellow Zones” which can only be blocked by rallies and marches during non-rush hours and only for 15 minutes. Among these are Grant Street, Liberty Avenue, Stanwix Street and all school zones.

unfortunate killings of African Americans—not only by police officers, but by our own people.

Neither situation is acceptable.

JULY 7—Ricardo Tobia, a 71-year-old White male, was found dead in his Carrick home having suffered multiple stab wounds and a gunshot wound to the head. His dog had also been shot in the head and had its throat cut. On July 10, police charged his longtime companion, Joseph Martin, 35, with the killing. Martin had been committed to the psychiatric ward at Jeffer-

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URA implementing new minority Can a county-wide citizen police contracting software system review board come to fruition?

DIAMONTE WALKER serves as the URA’s Minority and Women Business Enterprise program officer.

by Christian Morrow Courier Staff Writer

In 2012, the New Pittsburgh Courier reported that millions of dollars in minority subcontracts the Pittsburgh Equal Opportunity Review Commission reported as issued by the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority-hired contractors were, in fact,

illusory. They existed only on paper.

Now, thanks to a rash of changes the authority has authorized during the last two years—including restructuring its internal policies to ensure more minorities and women are hired and promoted, and also hiring Diamonte Walker to head its new Minority- Women- and Disabled-Business Enterprise Program Office—no such “wish list” reports will be generated again.

At the URA board’s July 12 meeting, it officially signed off on new MWDBE Notification Policy, MWDBE Planning Policy, MWDBE Utilization by Department Policy, and Good Faith Effort Waiver Policy.

All were created under Walker’s direction with the aim, as authority Executive Director Robert Rubinstein said, to “ensure there is equity in contracting opportunities with the URA.” But it also approved the purchase of a new software system that, once fully operational, will monitor every contract for MWDBE compliance and which will alert all parties when any targets are met, or missed.

“Companies shouldn’t be told they are part of a job, and then find out later they are not. This is about moving further into the realm of accountability,” said Walker.

“We’ll have an integrated tracking system from the planning stage through the end

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ments—and their municipal governments would all have to voluntarily agree to such oversight.

As it now stands, such a board would have authority over only the county police.

But what was once mere conversation has now yielded action. On July 10, county Councilman DeWitt Walton pushed through legislation, in a contentious

8-6 vote, allowing him and Councilman Paul Klein to schedule a series of meetings this month and September to gather input to help them draft an ordinance to create the board.

That ordinance will go to the council no later than Oct. 23.

Ideally, Walton said, he’d

After Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala said the East Pittsburgh Police Department had no policies or procedures in place regarding the use of deadly force when one of its officers shot 17-year-old Antwon Rose SEE REVIEW A7 II in the back as he ran from a traffic stop, it triggered a renewed call for a countywide citizen police review board that would investigate claims of police misconduct, brutality and excessive use of force.

But realizing such an entity would require coordinating a lot of moving parts—130 of them, because that is the number of independent municipalities within the county.

And though financial constraints have led some to merge department with neighbors, and still others to be patrolled by the Pennsylvania State Police, STATE REP. ED GAINEY speaks during a forum at the Hosanna House in Wilkinsburg, July 17. (Photo by J.L. Martello) that still leaves 110 depart-

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This Week In Black History

BELOVED MEMBER—Elbert Howard, one of the six founding members of the Black Panther Party, in 1970. (Credit: Peter Simins/Associated Press)

Black Panther Party co-founder Elbert ‘Big Man’ Howard dies

by Janie Har Associated Press Writer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)— Elbert “Big Man” Howard, a co-founder of the Black Panther Party who served as newspaper editor, information officer and logistics genius behind the group’s popular social programs, has died at age 80.

His wife, Carole Hyams, says Howard died Monday in Santa Rosa, California, after a long illness.

Friends and family described Howard as a “gentle giant” who could paint in words what a jazz song was saying. Howard was an author, volunteer jazz disc jockey, lecturer and activist in Sonoma County, where he later made his home.

Howard was one of six people who founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in Oakland in October 1966, along with Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. The political organization started out patrolling police for possible abuse against Blacks.

Key members quit in 1974 after years of fatal fights with police and each other. Later it became clear that the FBI had engaged in surveillance and harassment to undermine the party and incriminate its leaders.

Howard quit the party in 1974, but in its active years, he served as editor of its newspaper and deputy minister of information.

He traveled to Europe and Asia to set up chapters and was responsible for the social programs that made the party famous.

Billy X. Jennings, a longtime friend and party archivist, said Howard was the person who negotiated lower prices and organized refrigerated trucks for food giveaways. Later, as an administrator at a local college, he organized a program for jail inmates to take courses.

GENTLE GIANT—Mr. Howard speaking at a sidewalk news conference in Washington in 1970. CreditCharles W. Harrity/Associated Press “He was a beloved member,” Jennings said. “People might have had different grudges against Bobby or Eldridge (Cleaver), but nobody got a grudge against Big Man.” Howard was born Jan. 5, 1938, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as the only child of Emma and Anderson Howard. He joined the Air Force and was posted to Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California.

Jennings said after he was discharged, Howard enrolled in Merritt College, where he met Seale and Newton. Seale remains active in politics. Newton was killed in 1989.

Hyams was a nurse when she met Howard in 1969; they broke up when he started traveling on party business.

“He was huge, he was impressive, he was quiet,” she said. “He seemed shy almost, but carried himself with great distinguishment.”

After Howard left the party, he returned to Tennessee and worked as a sales manager, Jennings said. The friends got back in touch in the 1990s, and Howard became active in party reunions and events.

In 2005, Hyams reached out to Howard by phone after a friend’s son found his information online. They got back together and were married in her Sonoma County home in 2008.

In addition to his wife, survivors include his daughter Tynisa Howard Wilson of Landover, Maryland, and grandsons Jaylen and Amin; stepson Robert Grimes of San Pablo, Calif., and three step-grandchildren.

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Week of August 1-7 August 1 1619—This is possibly the day that the history of Blacks in America begins. However, no one knows for sure the exact day that the ship arrived in Jamestown, Va., carrying at least 20 Africans who were sold as indentured servants. There is some authority that the ship arrived in late August. All that appears certain is that the month was August and the year was 1619— the beginning of Black history in America.

1834—Slavery is officially abolished in all British territories. It would take another 31 years and a Civil War before it was abolished in America.

MARCUS GARVEY 1920—The national convention of Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association begins at Liberty Hall in Harlem, N.Y. The next night Garvey addresses more than 25,000 Blacks at Madison Square Garden. This period represented the height of the Garvey movement and the Black nationalism (non-integration with Whites) tendency within Black America. Garvey built the largest Black mass movement in history advocating Black pride, independent Black businesses and institutions as well as a strong and united Africa. He also brought motivation and showmanship unlike that of any other Black organization before or since.

August 2 1924—A man who would grow up to become one of the most prolific and complex Black writers of the 20th Century is born on this day in New York City. James A. Baldwin was a novelist, short story writer and poet. His works frequently had racial and sexual themes. In addition, he penned powerful essays on the Civil Rights Movement. Baldwin’s homosexuality is believed by many to have been a result of being raised by a “hard and often brutal father” and a submissive mother. Among his best known works are “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” “Giovanni’s Room,” and JAMES A. BALDWIN “The Fire Next Time.” In that last book, he predicted major upheavals in America if profound efforts were not taken to resolve the nation’s racial problems. He wrote, “If we do not now dare everything, the fulfillment of that prophecy, recreated from the Bible in song by a slave, is upon us. God gave Noah the Rainbow sign, no more water, the fire next time.”

Baldwin died in France on Nov. 30, 1987.

1966—The Charles R. Drew Post Graduate Medical School (now Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science) is chartered in Los Angeles, Calif. The school was named in honor of the foremost Black doctor and research scientist of the first half of the 20th Century. Drew did pioneering work in blood transfusions and in the development of blood plasma.

Drew’s life was cut short on April 1, 1950 as a result of an automobile accident in North Carolina.

1980—Thomas “Hit Man” Hearns wins the WBA welterweight title. It was one of the titles he won in five different weight classes. Hearns was the first Black boxer to achieve that feat.

August 3 THOMAS HEARNS 1928—The Atlanta Daily World begins publication as the first Black daily newspaper in modern times. It was founded by William A. Scott III. Amazingly, the first Black daily newspaper in history—the New Orleans Tribune—was founded one year before the end of slavery in 1864.

August 4 1901—Legendary Jazz trumpeter Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong is born in New Orleans, La. Abandoned by his desperately poor parents, he was for a while a ward of the state. But by 1922, he followed the migration of Blacks to the North and ended up in Chicago where his Jazz skills really began to develop. Armstrong was frequently criticized for trying too hard to please his White audiences. Song stylist Billie Holliday once said of him, “Sure Satchmo toms but he toms from the heart.”

Nevertheless, he would later become a major financial backer of Dr. Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement. In addition, in 1957, he backed out of a State Department sponLOUIS ARMSTRONG sored tour of the then Soviet Union declaring, “The way they are treating my people in the South, the government can go to hell!” Armstrong would die on July 6, 1971.

1931—Pioneering physician Dr. Daniel Hale Williams dies. The Pennsylvania born Williams was a principle founder of Chicago’s Provident Hospital and helped train many of the nation’s early Black doctors and nurses. But he is probably best known for performing America’s first successful open heart surgery. His patient—a young Black man named James Cornish—would live for another 20 years after the surgery.

1964—The bodies of three civil rights workers are found on a farm near Philadelphia, Miss. The three (one Black and two Whites) were participating in “Freedom Summer”—when thousands of people journeyed south to participate in the Civil Rights Movement and help Blacks register to vote. James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS kidnapped on June 21 and killed the same night. Eighteen White men, including several law enforcement officers were indicted for the killings but only seven were convicted. One of the ringleaders, a local minister named Edgar Allen Killen, would not be found guilty until June 21, 2005 after the case had been reopened. Ironically, Killen was found guilty of manslaughter 41 years to the day that the three civil rights workers were killed.

The murders of Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner helped galvanize support for the Civil Rights Movement by turning much of the nation against the terrorist-type tactics being employed by those opposed to it. Ironically, Philadelphia, Miss., elected its first MICHAEL SCHWERNER, JAMES CHANEY and Black mayor in May 2009.

August 5 ANDREW GOODMAN 1865—President Andrew Johnson reverses an order giving land abandoned or confiscated from slave-owning Whites to former Black slaves. The order—Special Field Order #15—had been issued in January by conquering Union Major General William T. Sherman as he and his troops marched through the South. More than 40,000 ex-slaves had received more than 400,000 acres of land in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. But after Lincoln was assassinated, Johnson reversed the order and returned the land to the Whites. Johnson, a Southerner, did much to reverse the policies of Lincoln and stifle progress for Blacks. Indeed, an argument can be made that President Johnson had a more negative post-Civil War impact on Black progress than any president in American history.

August 6 1870—In one of the most brazenly racist incidents of the post-Civil War period, White conservatives and racists employ assassinations and widespread violence to suppress the Black vote and take control of the Tennessee legislative from a coalition of Blacks and progressive Whites. The violence and the election effectively ended Reconstruction in the state.

1941—Blacks started being inducted into the U.S. military around April of 1941 and one result was a series of violent incidents between Black soldiers and White soldiers and between Black soldiers and White civilians. The first major incident takes place on this day in August of 1941. A group of Black soldiers board a bus in Fayetteville, N.C., headed to Ft. Bragg. The White driver complains they are being “rowdy” and asks for help from Military Police (MPs). The MPs arrive and began hitting the Blacks with nightsticks. One of the Blacks grabs an MP’s gun and begins shooting. Additional fighting and shooting break out.

When the dust settled, one Black private and one White MP were dead and two Whites and three Blacks had been wounded.

1965—President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act which was designed to guarantee the right of African-Americans to vote. The Act ended a wide range of discriminatory voting practices in the South including literacy tests. The Act was probably the most significant piece of civil rights legislation ever passed. It was renewed for another 25 years in July of 2006. It was weakened a bit by a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court decision but remains in effect.

August 7 LYNDON JOHNSON 1970—Four people, including the presiding judge, are killed during a courthouse shootout in Marin County, Calif. A group of Blacks led by 17-year-old Jonathan Jackson stage an assault on the courthouse in a bid to free Jackson’s brother—famed Soledad Brother and militant activist George Jackson. Jonathan was among those who died. Professor and communist Angela Davis was charged with providing the guns for the bloody escape attempt but she would later be found not guilty.

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AP-NORC/MTV Poll: Young people looking for younger leaders

by Laurie Kellman and Hannah Fingerhut Associated Press Writers

WASHINGTON (AP)—Young people are looking for a change this election season—a generational change.

A poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV found that most Americans ages 15 to 34 think voting in the midterm elections gives their generation some say about how the

CHANGE IS COMING—In this June 27 photo, 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is photographed in Rockefeller Center in New York. Ready or not, change is coming to the House. Across the country, a new generation is making its way to Washington. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) government is run, and 79 percent of this group say leaders from their generation would do a better job running the country.

The poll found young people eager to vote for someone who shared their political views on issues like health care and immigration policy. They expressed far less excitement about voting for a candidate described as a lifelong politician.

“These older Congress people, they don’t understand the internet and they don’t know what they’re talking about,” said Greg Davis, a 29-year-old from Grandview, Ohio, who says he watched in exasperation last spring as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg easily handled what was supposed to be a Senate grilling on privacy policy. “The questions that he was getting asked about security and privacy were asinine. We need leadership that actually understands tech.”

It’s true that the current Congress is among the oldest in U.S. history. At the beginning of the 115th Congress in January 2017, the average age of House members was nearly 58. The average age of senators

was nearly 62, among the oldest, according to the Congressional Research Service.

Political change is in the air in 2018. A record number of women are running.

Young Americans who don’t remember a time without the internet are eligible to cast ballots. Some started paying attention in 2016, after Donald Trump upset Democrat Hillary Clinton and political tensions in the U.S. escalated.

About two-thirds of the young people in the poll say they are extremely or very excited to vote for a candidate who cares about the issues that affect them and their generation, including the economy, gun policy and equal rights, along with immi-

gration and health care. Although most say they’d be at least moderately excited to vote for younger, nonwhite and female candidates, those characteristics don’t generate as much excitement as someone who shares their political views. By contrast, fewer than half are at least moderately excited about a candidate who is a lifelong politician.

That could matter in the 2018 midterm elections if young people turn out to vote, a result that campaigns and political action committees are spending big money to produce. One measure of whether they are succeeding is engagement. About half of young adults report following news about

the midterms often or sometimes. About another quarter say they engage on social media. About a third say they’re certain to vote, with some others indicating they are more likely to vote than not.

If more young people turn out at the polls, it’s Democrats who are poised to benefit. Not only are young adults more likely to be Democrats, but young Democrats are also more likely than young Republicans to say they’re certain to vote, 40 percent to 27 percent. Roughly two-thirds of Democrats are engaging with news about the elections often or sometimes, and more Democrats than Republicans say they’re interested in the midterm elections. For many Democrats, this interest is derived from the 2016 presidential election: 54 percent say the outcome increased their interest in the 2018 midterm elections.

“I haven’t voted so much in the past, but I’m paying attention this year,” said Tyler Seulean, 26, a truck driver from Houston, Texas, who says he leans to the political left. He said he did not vote in the 2016 election but is following immigration and other issues related to Trump’s administration. “I’m older,” he adds. “It’s more important to me now.”

Another factor in whether this group will be motivated to vote is that they feel pessimistic about the political environment.

Nearly 7 in 10 young adults think American politics have not been functioning well in the past month, and many think the country will become even more politically divided in the next few years.

Still, an overwhelming number share hope that the election will bring about change—and many think their generation will be the impetus.

On policy issues, young Americans connect what’s happening in the world with policies that are important to them. Immigration is the leading issue on the minds of young Americans, many of whom took the survey when migrant children were being separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. Earlier this year, just after the shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 students and staff dead, the first Youth Political Pulse poll found about 2 in 10 young adults reported gun policy as the most concerning issue facing the nation, and that was more mentioned than any other issue.

Associated Press Polling Editor Emily Swanson contributed to this report.

The AP-NORC and MTV poll of 1,030 young Americans age 15-34 was conducted June 21 to July 9, 2018. The poll was conducted using NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.

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Pittsburgh police Officer ichael Rosfeld has been charged with criminal homicide in the case.

Despite objections, Officer Rosfeld was granted bail and is under house arrest. Allegheny County Common Pleas Senior Judge Jeffrey Manning has been asked by multiple political and community members to revoke the bail.

JUNE 19—Deandre Bratcher, a 28-year-old Black male, was found suffering from a fatal gunshot wound in the passenger seat of a vehicle near the intersection of Hunter Street and Glenn Avenue in Wilkinsburg. He died later at the hospital. County police are looking for a silver SUV in connection with the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the police tipline at 833-255-8477.

JUNE 20—Leryal Matthews, a 21-year-old Black male, was found by police in a Braddock apartment in the 500 block of Talbot Street suffering from multiple fatal gunshot wounds. No arrests have been made. The investigation continues. Anyone with information is asked to call the police tipline at 833-255-8477.

JUNE 22—Jazmere Brianna Custis, a 19-year-old Black female, was killed in a drive-by shooting as she and three friends sat in a car in the 1300 block of Margaret Street in Munhall. Police say Custis had pulled over to drop off one of the passengers when another car pulled up and gunfire erupted. County police are asking anyone with information to call the police tipline at 833-255-8477.

May Homicides (7) MAY 2—Dwayne Lamar Tolbert-McGhee, a 29-year-old Black male, was fatally wounded outside the Muhammad Mosque 22 in Wilkinsburg and died about three hours later at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital—but not before he and a witness who heard the shooting while in the mosque identified the shooter. Delvante Thompson, 30, of Penn Hills was arrested May 26 and charged with homicide. He awaits trial in the Allegheny County jail.

MAY 5—Stephen Drake Jr., a 47-year-old Black male, was fatally shot as he was driving his motorcycle on Fifth Avenue in Shadyside. Drake was a veteran June Homicides (10) anti-violence advocate, working JUNE 1—Kevin R. Thompson, with Richard Garland at the Unia 46-year-old White male, was versity of Pittsburgh Graduate allegedly beaten, stabbed multi- School of Public Health’s Viople times, then dismembered by lence Prevention Initiative. The 42-year-old John Robert Dickson, investigation into his death conwho had been staying in Thomp- tinues. Anyone with information is son’s Carrick home. Pittsburgh urged to call Pittsburgh Homicide police said Dickson admitted the detectives at 412-323-7800. killing to two witnesses and also MAY 7—Chad Rock, a 34-yearwrote a confession in a notebook. old White male, was fatally shot Dickson is in the Allegheny Coun- during a home invasion at his ty Jail awaiting trial. house on Terrace Drive in McKJUNE 2—Mujahid Hanif, a ees Rocks. Allegheny County 28-year-old Black male, was detectives said they are looking allegedly shot three times by for three Black males who bound 29-year-old James Glenn follow- Rock’s two children and a female ing a dispute over a dirt bike, ac- with zip ties and demanded moncording to Pittsburgh Police who ey and drugs. A second male found Hanif’s body stuffed under occupant was also shot in the the rear steps to his home in the robbery. Detectives hope Rock’s 600 block of Hillsboro Street in surveillance cameras will help Sheraden. Police said Glenn ad- identify the killers. Anyone with mitted to the killing during ques- information is urged to call the Altioning and is now in the Alleghe- legheny County tip line at 1-833ny County Jail.

255-8477.

JUNE 14—Major Troutman, a MAY 9—Taeshaun Caldwell, 3-year-old Black male who died an 18-year-old Black male, was at UPMC Children’s Hospital in found fatally shot lying between February, was killed by blunt force two homes in the 500 block of trauma to the head, according to Lowell Street near Shetland Avthe county medical examiner. Ja- enue in Larimer. Police have not mal Williams, 21, who had been yet identified a suspect. The inin jail on unrelated charges since vestigation is ongoing. Anyone Feb.22, has been charged with with information is urged to call homicide.

412-323-7800.

JUNE 14—De’von Dozier, MAY 9—Lawrence Brown, a 23-year-old Black male, was a 26-year-old Black male, was found with a gunshot wound to gunned down in an apparent the leg at a home on Woodlow drive-by shooting on Bedford AveStreet in Crafton Heights. He nue in the Hill District that left sevwas hospitalized but died of his eral cars riddled with bullet holes. injury. Rashem Littleberry, 28, of He was pronounced dead at the Chartiers City was arrested and scene. The investigation is ongocharged in the shooting, June 20. ing. Police are asking anyone with JUNE 16—Daevion Raines, information to call 412-323-7800. a 15-year-old Black male, was MAY 25—Matthew Anthony fatally shot when the stolen car Zinnermon, a 32-year-old Black he was driving was riddled with male from Chesapeake, Va., was bullets near the intersection of shot multiple times on Park Hill Smoker and Newford alleys in Drive in East Hills. Police have Duquesne. A second, 17-year-old arrested and charged 24-year-old teen, who had been in the car and Leonard Bernard Hill of Sheraden was wounded, was found near- with the shooting. He awaits trial by. Allegheny County detectives in the Allegheny County Jail. said the car was hit more than 15 MAY 27—Darrell Williams, times. The investigation is ongo- a 48-year-old Black male, was ing. Police urge anyone with infor- found shot multiple times inside mation to call the police tipline at his home in the 500 Block of Farn833-255-8477. sworth Avenue in Clairton. He JUNE 18—Travon Smart, a died later at Jefferson Memorial 21-year-old Black male who went Hospital. Police have no motive by the stage name Jimmy Wopo, and are asking anyone with inforwas shot multiple times in a day- mation to call the county tip line at light, drive-by shooting on Wylie 1-833-255-8477.

Avenue in the Hill District. Another April Homicides (7) passenger in the car was also hit APRIL 1—Meliek Rashad but survived. No arrest has been Hemmingway, a 22-year-old made. Pittsburgh Police ask any- Black male, was found by Pittsone with information to contact burgh police lying in Conemaugh them at 412-323-7800. in East Hills Easter morning with JUNE 19—Antwon Rose II, a a gunshot wound to the chest.

17-year-old Black male, was shot He was pronounced dead at three times as he ed from a traf- the scene. Police have since refic stop in East Pittsburgh. East leased surveillance video of a

son Hospital, but is now in the county jail.

JULY 8—Zack Moore, a 28-year-old Black male, was shot in the head and dumped from a rented car along East Pittsburgh McKeesport Boulevard between Dixon and Port Perry avenues. The car, rented by Darrell Hardy, 29 of North Versailles, was found on fire about 40 minutes after police discovered Moore’s body. Hardy has been charged with Moore’s death and is in the county jail.

JULY 16—Tyrelle Bowyer, a 15-year-old Black male, was found shot in the back of the head by Wilkinsburg police on a heavily wooded part of North Dell Way near Penn Avenue. One week later, police arrested 17-year-old Brandon McFarland for the shooting. He is currently awaiting arraignment in the county jail and will be tried as an adult.

JULY 28—Vera Williams Butler, a 54-year-old Black Female, was found by police in the 200 Block of Luray Street on the North Side having been shot multiple times. She died at the scene. Police have not yet identified a suspect and are asking anyone with information to call the homicide squad at 412-323-7161.

JULY 28—Jassin AlMaleky, an 18-year-old Black male, was fatally wounded while he and several other onlookers watched a fistfight between two people in Kennedy Township. At some point one onlooker pulled a gun and fired into the crowd, striking Al-Maleky. He was treated at the scene and transported to Ohio Valley Hospital where he died of his wounds. The investigation continues. Anyone with information is asked to call the Allegheny County Police tip line at 1-833255-8477.

man riding a bicycle away from the scene and are asking for help identify the individual, who they are calling a person of interest.

Anyone with information is asked to call homicide detectives at 412323-7800.

APRIL 4—James Clayton Westover, a 56-year-old White male, was fatally shot in the driveway of his home by one-time friend, 62-year-old Lex Miller.

Ohio Township police responding to call of shots fired, encountered Miller at the scene. After a brief exchange of gunfire, iller shot himself in the head. The Allegheny County Coroner has ruled it a murder-suicide.

APRIL 7—Aaron David James, a 29-year-old Black male, was found fatally shot in an alley behind the 1300 block of Franklin Street in Wilkinsburg. As yet, police have not identified a suspect or motive. Anyone with information is asked to all county detectives at 1-833-255-8477.

APRIL 11—Dolores Williams, a 39-year-old Black female, was found fatally shot in the head in her Stowe Township home. Her teen daughter was also shot but was stabilized at a local hospital. Police immediately began searching for 42-year-old Jamar Allen, who was also wanted for the home-invasion assault of a minor in March. He was found later the same day in his car in Homewood, dead from a self-inicted gunshot.

APRIL 11—The skeletal remains of Zackery Sheets, a 20-year-old White male missing for more than a year, were found by a hiker walking through the woods off Milltown Road in Penn ills. The coroner’s office ruled the death a homicide based on information gleaned from the investigation into his disappearance, but it has not released an official cause of death. Anyone with information about Sheets’ death or disappearance is asked to call 1-833-255-8477.

APRIL 14—Shawn William Dillard, a 27-year-old Black male from Erie, was fatally shot in the head in the Hill District. City police found him in the 1800 block of Cliff Street. He was taken to Mercy Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police have yet to identify a suspect. Anyone with information is asked to call 412-323-7800.

APRIL 26—Phillip Daniel Pryor, a 27-yeqr-old Black male, was gunned down after leaving his girlfriend’s house in Homestead en route to his grandmother’s house. Police said, as yet, they have no motive or suspect. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-833-255-8477.

March Homicides (6) MARCH 11—Brenda Kay Zelenski, a 59-year-old White female, died in a Pittsburgh hospital as the result of knife wounds she received during an altercation with her husband, also dead, in Indiana County, March 3.

MARCH 16—Juan Green, a 31-year-old Black male, was fatally shot after getting into an argument outside Becker’s Café on

Olivia Street in the McKees Rocks Bottoms. Police arrested 33-yearold Tyree Davis less than a day later at a home in Sheraden. Davis is awaiting trial in the Allegheny County Jail.

MARCH 18—Tyrone Noaks, a 28-year-old Black male, died as a result of wounds he received when he was shot in McKees Rocks, Feb. 3. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Allegheny County Homicide Detectives at 412-473-1300.

MARCH 19—Shawn Brandon, a 22-year-old White male, was fatally shot at the corner of Eccles Street and Marengo Street on the South Side Slopes. Witnesses said he was leaning into the driver’s side window of a car when he was shot. e identified his killer as 21-year-old Amasa Camp.

Police arrested Camp three days later. He is awaiting trial in the Allegheny County Jail.

MARCH 24—Walter Smith, an 83-year-old White male, died after a tenant he was trying to evict from his West Homestead property struck him in the head and shoved him down a ight of stairs.

Dominic Anicola, 57, was arrested and awaits trial in the Allegheny County Jail.

MARCH 26—Hasan Ishmael Abdul-Rabb, a 24-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in the 3200 block of Ward Street in Oakland in an apparent drug deal turned robbery. Shayne Craighead, 22, and Velmon Dowling, 21, were arrested after leading police on a chase in the victim’s rented car. Both are in the Allegheny County Jail.

February Homicides (8) FEB. 4—Joseph Secora, a 39-year-old White male who allegedly had mental health issues, was fatally shot while trying to break into his sister’s house in Springdale. The victim’s nephew, 21-year-old James Cain, shot Secora once. e ed across Butler Road and collapsed between some houses. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No charges will be filed.

FEB. 7—Lewis Dunning, a 64-year-old Black male from Uniontown, was found by Pittsburgh police lying in the middle of Paulsen Street in Lincoln-Larimer. He had been shot once in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. A second individual, who police have not identified, was also found at the scene suffering multiple gunshot wounds.

He was taken to the hospital and last listed in stable condition. The investigation continues. Police are asking anyone with information to call 412-323-7800. Callers may remain anonymous.

FEB. 10—Denard A. Burton, a 29-year-old Black male, was discovered by Pittsburgh police lying on the snow-covered sidewalk of the 7200 block of Stranahan Street in Homewood shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not yet identified a suspect. The investigation is ongoing. Police are asking anyone with information to call 412-323-7800. Callers may remain anonymous.

FEB. 11—Mark Daniels, a 39-year-old Black male, was fatally shot by Pittsburgh police Gino A. Macioce and an unnamed recruit during a foot chase in which the officers said he fired at them twice. Allegheny County police said a .40 caliber handgun was recovered at the scene and is being tested. Daniels’ family said he didn’t own or carry a gun. They have called for the release of surveillance video and Shotspotter records that police said shows some of the pursuit. either officer was wearing a body camera.

FEB. 16—Andre Lee, a 20-year-old Black male, was found by McKees Rocks police after they received a call about a shooting on Ella Street. He was taken to Allegheny General Hospital, where he died from multiple gunshot wounds. Allegheny County police are investigating.

Anyone with information may anonymously call the toll-free Police Tipline at 833-255-8477.

FEB. 22—Keiauna Lynette Davis, a 27-year-old Black female, was fatally shot while walking home along Laketon Road in Wilkinsburg when a co-worker and two accomplices robbed her for her tax refund. Dane James Taylor and Laya Alana Whitley, both 21, and Kaijin Xavier Scott, 23, are in custody awaiting trial.

FEB. 26—Steven Pariser, a 71-year-old White male, and John Robert Van Dyke, a 54-year-old White male, were both allegedly killed by 58-year-old Vincent Smith after an argument over marijuana led to a fight. Smith then set fire to the Swissvale building where the killings took place. e was rescued by firefighters and arrested. e awaits trial in the Allegheny County jail.

FEB. 28—Mia Green, a 27-year-old Black female, was found by Pittsburgh police behind a home in the 7300 block of Hamilton Avenue in Homewood shot multiple times. She was pronounced dead at UPMC Presbyterian a short time later. Green had no children and no criminal record. Police are asking anyone with information to call 412-3237800. Callers may remain anonymous.

January Homicides (11) JAN. 9—Diron Lamonn Hopwood, a 25-year-old Black male, was found fatally shot by police after they received multiple 911 calls, lying in the 1400 block of N. Murtland Street in Homewood.

He had been struck several times.

Police have not identified a suspect. The investigation continues.

JAN. 12—Shevall Davidson, a 24-year-old Black male, was fatally shot multiple times shortly after he left the J & S Food Mart on Seventh Street in Duquesne.

Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers has offered a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest.

Callers may remain anonymous, 412-255-8477.

JAN. 17—Louise Lewis, a 73-year-old White female, was found fatally shot on the porch of her Clairton home in what Allegheny County detectives said was a murder-suicide. Her 72-year-old

husband Robert was found inside the home with a self in icted gunshot to the head.

JAN. 17—Tiffany Korbelic, a 36-year-old White female, was found fatally shot in a home in on West Elizabeth Street in Hazelwood along with 55-year-old Raymond Furlong, in what county detective also said was also a murder-suicide. Furlong, they said shot her then turned the gun on himself.

JAN. 18—Anthony Bullock-Fields, a 29-year-old Black male, was shot and then run over at the intersection of Jucunda and Amanda Streets in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood. Pittsburgh police have not yet identified a suspect. The investigation continues.

JAN. 20—Albert Boxley, a 30-year-old Black male, was found shot multiple times at the intersection of Mullins and Dickson Streets on Pittsburgh’s North Side. The shooting was captured on surveillance video, and with the help of an eye-witness, police arrested and charged 27-year-old Louis Campbell with the killing.

He is currently in the Allegheny County Jail.

JAN. 22—Shayne Henderson, a 21-year-old Black male, was found fatally shot in the basement of an apartment building on Everton Street in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood.

Henderson’s was the third fatal shooting on Everton in as many months. Police have not named a suspect. The investigation continues JAN. 28—Craig Rhodes-Mitchell, a 24-year-old Black male, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a home in the 1300 block of Centennial Street in McKeesport. County detectives have yet to identify a suspect and are asking anyone with information to call the toll-free county Tipline at 833-255-8477.

JAN. 28—Robert Monti, a 42-year-old White male, was found by police shot multiple in the 1200 block of Broadway Avenue in Stowe Township. He died a short time later at Ohio Valley Hospital. County detectives have yet to identify a suspect and are asking anyone with information to call the toll-free county Tipline at 833-255-8477.

JAN. 28—Devlen Prosdocimo, a 24-year-old White male, was shot multiple times, after being lured into a drug deal robbery on Wilner Drive in East Hills. Video shows, 17-year-old Malik “Lil Chief Keif” Johnson shooting Prosdocimo several times after he attempted to ee the robbery. Johnson is in the Allegheny County Jail.

JAN. 29—Tyqueon Goins, a 20-year-old Black male, was found shot multiple times in a car on Meadows Street in Larimer. Though Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Alicia George said initial reports indicated the shooting “may be gang related.” police have not yet identified a suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to call homicide detectives at 412323-7800.

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PROTESTERS VOW TO CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

PROTESTERS raise their fists in protest during a rally that began at the Allegheny County Courthouse, July 27. (Photos by J.L. Martello)

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Protesters violating the policy will be given three warnings to disperse before police action is taken. There is one exception: “Any acts of violence against persons or damaging of property shall result in immediate police action.”

Dawson sarcastically called the policy “cute.”

“They make laws they don’t even follow, yet they expect us to follow a set of

EBONY HARRIS raises her first in protest during a rally that moved to Market Square, July 27.

guidelines that aren’t law,” she said. “These guidelines are coming down from the same people who want to oppress us.”

She then put her bullhorn in Hissrich’s face, repeating what she thought of the guidelines, as she led the small group of protesters from the courthouse to Market Square. Others were even more vitriolic, hurling obscenities at Hissrich and Pittsburgh police Chief Scott Schubert.

Though the marchers did block some of the “Red

Zone” intersections, there were not enough to do so effectively, and they did not do so long enough to trigger any police action.

At Market Square, the marchers repeated their demands that District Attorney Stephen Zappala turn the Rosfeld case over state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, and that president Judge Jeffrey Manning have no part in the case because he is friendly with Officer Rosfeld’s attorney.

Officer Rosfeld will be formally arraigned on Aug. 22.

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This Feb. 17, 2012 file photo shows singer-actress Michelle Williams at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. Destiny’s Child singer Williams says she’s seeking help for the depression she has struggled with for years. Williams said in an Instagram post Tuesday, July 17, 2018, that she has “sought help from a great team of health care professionals.” (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

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In 2014, Comedian Wayne Brady revealed his long time struggle with depression. Despite enduring his depression for a long time, Brady admitted the breaking point came when he hit rock bottom, on his 42nd birthday. For Brady, the wake up call came when Robin Williams, who he knew personally, died of an apparent suicide after struggling with depression. (AP Photo/File)

Take charge of your health today. Be informed. Be involved.

Depression in Older Adults

ESTHER BUSH

Depression This month, the “Take Charge of Your Health Today” page focuses on depression. The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh’s Erricka Hager, health advocate, and Esther L. Bush, president and CEO, recently spoke about this topic.

EH: Good morning, Ms. Bush. I’m excited that we’re going to be discussing depression and its effect on older adults. Despite the recent public health focus on mental health and the importance of getting help, older adults are still hesitant to do so.

According to a National Institute of Mental Health survey, only 42 percent of older adults will seek help from mental health professionals.

EB: Wow! I didn’t realize that it was such a large number. We need to change that trend by addressing a common misconception about depression, which is that it’s normal to be depressed. Sadness is normal. Depression is not. It’s an illness.

If Courier readers are experiencing any of the symptoms associated with depression, then I’d encourage them to seek professional help. There are many mental health services options. People can find a care plan that works for them.

EH: Thank you for addressing that common misconception, Ms. Bush. It is normal to experience sadness from time to time, but if you feel like that sadness isn’t going away, then it’s best to seek help. Research shows that untreated clinical depression can lead to other chronic illnesses, including diabetes or high blood pressure.

It’s especially important for us, as African Americans, to seek help because of the negative effect depression has on our health and well-being. Receiving appropriate treatment for depression can help older adults lead longer, healthier lives.

EB: Thank you, Erricka, for all this information. I agree that seeking treatment is essential and a critical issue to discuss.

The stigma around depression and mental illness is not unique to Black culture, but it does appear to be a bigger barrier in our community than in the general population. It’s considered a sign of personal weakness or weak faith to admit that you need help. This kind of thinking deters older adults from seeking help. How do we address that perception? No one should blame themselves for depression.

EH: That’s a great question, Ms. Bush. I have two suggestions for our readers. My first suggestion would be to get involved with research. There are two studies listed on this page that are designed to find out more about which symptoms are associated with depression in order to develop helpful treatments. As we know, African Americans are largely underrepresented in research, which prevents the development of treatments that will benefit our commu nities specifically. etting involved with re search is quite simple. The Urban League’s health education office is always available to connect Courier readers with studies that interest them. Second, I would encourage readers to simply talk. Whether that talking is with a health care professional, a family member or even God, it’s important to create a comfortable environment that will encourage older adults to talk about their mental health. When we start talking about our mental health specifically de pression—then we can begin to change the idea that seeking help is a weakness.

EB: Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me, Erricka. We’ve provided readers with some great information and ways they can take charge of their health today. I look forward to chatting with you next month as we discuss menopause.

Everyone feels down, or “blue,” once in a while. The occasional blue feeling is a normal part of life. But feeling blue without relief can be a sign of what doctors call clinical depression.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States. In 2016, an estimated 16.2 million adults in the United States had at least one major depressive episode. Researchers believe that depression can be caused by a combination of genetic, biological, environmental and psychological factors. Depression can happen to anyone, but it most commonly occurs in adults.

While clinical depression is a common problem for older adults, it is not a normal part of aging. Common reasons why older adults show signs of depression include the loss of loved ones and ongoing medical conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, heart disease and changes in memory. Chronic stressors like the loss of a job, worsening pain, disability and having to provide care for children and grandchildren also contribute to depression and feelings of excessive stress. When stress and depression become persistent, are present more days than not and start to negatively affect quality of life, relationships and daily functioning, these issues may indicate the person has clinical depression.

Depression in late-life often includes persistent sadness, inability to experience enjoyment in previously pleasurable activities (like spending time with grandchildren or going to church), irritability, low energy, insomnia, change in appetite, feeling slowed down and having trouble concentrating and remembering. Many older people with depression experience excessive worry and have a difficult time turning off their anxiety.

Some older people with depression worry excessively about their health. People

JORDAN KARP, MD with depression cannot just “snap out of it.” Their feelings and changes in behavior can be overwhelming for family and friends who find their “moodiness” to be confusing, which can cause difficulty with relation ships. When depression is more severe, some older adults have thoughts that life is not worth living or they would be better off dead. At times, the depression contributes to their feeling like a burden to their family.

They may fantasize that their family would be better off if they were no longer around.

When people become too hopeless or feel that their mood will never improve, they may consider actually taking their own lives. Suicide is the most tragic outcome of severe and untreated depression.

For some people, seeking help can be stressful or embarrassing. Some people find it challenging to find the words to describe how they are feeling, which further contributes to a sense of isolation.

Primary care physicians (PCP) are often the first health professionals in whom older adults confide about their stress, mood

and anxiety. In general, PCPs are educated about depression and anxiety in older patients and want their patients to bring this up during appointments. PCPs can evaluate patients for symptoms of depression and excessive stress. Then, they work with patients to decide whether a referral for counseling or a prescription for an antidepressant medication would be helpful. Both counseling and antidepressant medications are effective treatments for depression in older adults.

Many people get better with counseling or antidepressant medications. However, some people experience a more diffi cult-to-treat type of depression that requires switching or combining medications or more intensive counseling. Jordan Karp, MD, associate professor of psychiatry, of anesthesiology, and of clinical and translational science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, is leading a study focusing on the difficulty of treating late-life depression (see information on the OPTIMUM study elsewhere on the page).

“Treatment-resistant depression is really the norm, not the exception in older adults,” says Dr. Karp. “More than half of depressed adults do not respond to the antidepressant medications they take. Older adults may respond differently to medications than younger people. We are trying to learn what are the safest and most effective treatment options for these patients. With the OPTIMUM study, we’re trying to identify those differences and find the safest treatment without serious side effects.”

It is important to get depression treated because research shows that inadequately treated depression may cause memory problems, worsen other medical conditions, like diabetes and high blood pressure, and contributes to early death. As Dr. Karp says, “Depression kills. Treatment works.

Get help.”

OPTIMUM Study provides help for adults 60 and older For patients with difficult to treat depres sion, seeking help from a mental health professional is a good option. However, because of a shortage of mental health specialists, in particular psychiatrists who specialize in the care of older adults, it can be challenging to get an appointment with a psychiatrist in our community. A study at the University of Pittsburgh called OPTIMUM (Optimizing Depression Treatment in Older Adults) is trying to bridge this gap. Researchers with OPTIMUM are trying to learn how to best treat people 0 and older who have difficult to treat depression. The OPTIMUM project is studying whether doctors should switch antidepressants or combine antidepressants for patients who are still depressed despite having tried at least two different antidepressant medications.

The OPTIMUM team works closely with

patients’ primary care physicians (PCP).

OPTIMUM provides psychiatric treatment recommendations, close monitoring of patients’ mood symptoms and can be conducted entirely by phone. PCPs and patients remain in control of care. In other

words, it is always the decision of patients and their health care providers whether or not to follow the recommendations. Both patients and PCPs receive support from the OPTIMUM mental health team.

Some of the benefits of participating in the OPTIMUM research program are continued care with patients’ PCPs with expert psychiatric treatment recommendations provided by the study team; more attention and monitoring compared to that received in a PCP office or clinic free evaluation of patients’ depression; the potential of helping others in the future by advancing medical knowledge; and, if the patient wants, an evaluation of the patient’s memory by the OPTIMUM team.

To learn more about OPTIMUM, or to find out if you or a loved one may be eligible to participate, please call 412-586-9851 or visit www.OPTIMUMstudy.org.

The MAPP Study: Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder What is the MAPP Study?

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) may affect people who find their mood is down or depressed in winter.

People with SAD are less interested in doing things they typically enjoy during the rest of the year. They may feel tired, have changes in how much they sleep and eat and not want to socialize as much as they normally do. People with SAD may even feel worthless, hopeless or have thoughts of hurting themselves. The aim of the MAPP study is to try to figure out what causes SAD so that we can develop better treatments for it.

What is involved in the study?

Participants will be interviewed about their

experiences across the seasons, including their mood, energy level, sleep and other

behaviors. In addition, the study involves DNA testing to determine whether some inherited genes could be part of SAD. Participants will have four to five visits this summer and then another four to five visits in the coming winter. Although the study does not provide treatment, we can give participants and callers to our laboratory referrals for SAD treatment in their community.

How can I learn more?

Call us at 412-624-9180 or learn more at www.roecklein. pitt.edu about the MAPP study and to find out if you might be eligible to participate. Our research assistants will answer any questions you have, describe the study and even e-mail you resources.

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Can a county-wide citizen police review board come to fruition?

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like to have one meeting in the eastern suburbs, one in the Mon Valley, one in the South Hills and one in the Hill District—because even though it is already covered by the Pittsburgh Civilian Review Board, he said, it is part of the county.

“We’re still fleshing out the details on the meetings,” said Walton. “And we’re going to hear testimony from residents, community organizations, and officials. We’re also doing legal research on what we are allowed to do under the county charter and state law.”

He noted that state lawmakers, including Jay Costa, Ed Gainey, Austin Davis, Jake Wheatley and Wayne Fontana, had conducted a public hearing at the Hosanna House in Wilkinsburg, July 17, to hear from residents and experts like Dr. Cyril Wecht on establishing a uniform level of training, and a uniform set of policies and procedures on everything from traffic stops to use of deadly force

that all police departments would use.

“Another thing they are looking at is transparency and the availability of personnel files—because if East Pittsburgh had had (Officer Michael) Rosfeld’s file, it’s entirely possible they would not have hired him. Jake is even exploring a separate licensing requirement for police beyond what is currently required,” said Walton.

“All of this is coming together. It’s a tough row to hoe, but is it worthwhile?

STATE REP. JAKE WHEATLEY

URA implements new system

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result that will cover diverse contracting, workforce utilization, and prevailing wage compliance—and I’ll be able do it in real time.”

The cloud-based system was developed by Arizona-based B2GNow and will cost the authority a maximum $30,000 implementation fee and annual maintenance fees of up to $45,000.

The system will also eliminate the authority’s current reliance on mail and word documents to verify MWDBE contract compliance, which, according to Rubinstein’s report to the board, is currently less than 50 percent.

“Use of this module should increase the response rate and eliminate compliance reporting delays/errors caused by manual calculations. It better enables on demand reporting and real time contract monitoring to address poor MWDBE participation,” the report said.

Because the system is so integrated, Walker said, it will ensure subcontractors get paid in a more timely fashion. “Minority contractors will see when the general contractor gets paid,” she said. “The system also addresses the ‘digital gap’ some of our subs face in terms of their technology because it can be accessed from a mobile phone. These guys might not have a MacBook but they all have cellphones.”

The system will also allow for real-time tracking of minority workforce participation. “I think we’re looking at a new era,” said Walker.

“I can’t say it will happen next week because we are still in the ‘proof of concept’ stage. But we’ll have all the modules installed and begin testing by November.

We’ll need to add some security protocols. We’ll have a few projects run through it by the end of the first quarter of 2019. So, no worse than April, it should be up and running.”

STATE REP. AUSTIN DAVIS (Photos by J.L. Martello) Yes. Is it needed? Yes. Is it worth going to battle over?

Yes. And that’s what I’m going to do.”

State Rep. Ed Gainey, D-Larimer, reached by the New Pittsburgh Courier prior to the Wilkinsburg

public hearing, agreed.

“We need to ask, what training is missing,” he said. “Also, diversity education is critical. A lot of these small forces have officers that didn’t grow up around Blacks and Latinos, so they

COLEMAN MCDONOUGH, superintendent of Allegheny County Police don’t know us. It’s hard to protect what you don’t know.”

Walton said he hoped the meeting will give him what he needs to craft enabling legislation.

Right now, there is little

or nothing that can be done unless the District Attorney acts,” he said. “What we hope to do is to draft the strongest document by law—that we can get passed—and present it to council.”

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Debbie Norrell

Lifestyles Report

Each and every week Last week I had two discussions about my column. I was sitting next to a lady at the Hazlett Theatre and she asked me how my sister was doing. I asked her did she know my sister.

She said no but she noticed from time to time I mention my sister in my column. Now that is a reader. First of all I was flattered that she reads the New Pittsburgh Courier and my column and then remembers what she reads. We had a good time talking during the play; I happened to go alone and had fun talking to strangers sitting next to me.

Earlier in the afternoon I was at a fashion show in Clairton and ran into a model that I see rather often and I happened to ask them if they saw a recent issue of the New Pittsburgh Courier that featured the show they were in. They said no that they didn’t think the story ran yet and they were disappointed that they missed it. I’m always curious what drives people to buy the paper. For some it’s only to see their picture or pictures of friends. Many are driven by the frontpage stories while others love the columns. It may be because I work for the paper but I think Black people in Pittsburgh should buy it each and every week. Of course I am biased but remember what happened when our beloved radio station went silent? Everyone whined and cried, “we don’t have a radio station.” I would hate to see that happen to “our” newspaper.

If you don’t like reading a physical paper you can go online and read it as well. That is what I did when that model wanted to see the story that ran several weeks ago. I took my phone out of my purse and opened newpittsburghcourier.com and showed them the story. They were actually surprised that they could see it online. And then there is that question that is always asked, “Where do I buy it?” You can buy it in most Giant Eagle stores especially if you live in the east.

There are quite a few gas stations that carry it and newsstands as well. But why not get a subscription and have it come straight to your home.

A subscription makes a nice gift for someone who is moving out of the city—perhaps that snow bird or someone leaving for college or a new job.

People do get homesick and they like to see what is happening back in the “burgh.” Sometimes those out-of town subscription holders tell me about stories in the paper that I missed; they seem to read from the beginning to the end. I’m sure you can tell that I am a big fan of the New Pittsburgh Courier and have been since we had a “Courier boy,” we bought it each and every week and hope you will as well.

If you are looking for coverage for an upcoming event email me and put request for coverage in the subject line.

(Email Debbie at debbienorrell@aol.com. Call 412-4818302, ext. 134 to obtain a Courier subscription.)

CITY OF PITTSBURGH PROCLAMATION—Feyisola Alabi with Dawndra Jones

2018 PBNIA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS—Leah Johnson, Jennifer Allison, Krista Nash and Charis Allen

The Evelyn Paige Parker Brunch

by Debbie Norrell Lifestyles Editor

The Evelyn Paige Parker Scholarship Brunch is named after a woman who faced down a racist society to become a nurse during World War II and then devoted her life to making sure other African Americans got the support she did not. Parker knew she wanted to become a nurse when she was a student at Westinghouse High School.

In 1940 there was nowhere in Pittsburgh for an African American to study nursing, so she headed to Philadelphia to Mercy Douglas Hospital School for Nurses, which was especially for African Americans. She faced challenges at White hospitals where she had to take additional courses but she stayed the course. She came back to Pittsburgh earned a Master’s Degree and became a professor of nursing at Pitt until 1981.

This year PBNIA honored men in nursing on June 16, at the LeMont Restaurant.

With Elliot Howsie, J.D. as master of ceremonies seven men in nursing were hon- KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND PBNIA PRESIDENT—Eric J. Williams with Dawndra Jones ored: Charles Timbers, Darryl Daughtry, Charmaine Darelle Dogans, Victor Fa-

ACCEPTING FOR TIMOTHY D. GILL—Daughters Timiya and Kiara Gill

gan, Timothy D. Gill, Michael Harper and Howard J. Pannell. Their awards were presented by PBNIA president Dawndra Jones, DNP. PBNIA also takes this opportunity to present scholarships to nursing students.

This year’s scholarship recipients were: Charis Allen, Jennifer Allison, Mya Ford, Leah Johnson and Krista Nash.

PBNIA was honored to have Dr. Eric J. Williams as their keynote speaker.

In August 2015, Williams was installed as the first male and 12th president of the National Black Nurses Association. Currently Williams is the Assistant Director /Facility Chair and Professor of Nursing at Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. He is recognized as being the first African American male faculty member when he began his appointment in 2001. Williams said he stood on the shoulders on many females to get where he is today.

The mission of PBNIA is to reduce health disparities among African Americans and other minorities in the Greater Pittsburgh area through education and awareness.

ROLAND CREATES A DANCE JUST FOR PBNIA (Photos by Debbie Norrell)

HONORING MEN IN NURSING—Charles Timbers, Michael Harper, Victor Fagan, Darryl Daughtry, Charmaine Darelle Dogans and Howard J. Pannell

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A Taste of Jazz

THEY LOVED THE CONCERT—Billy Jackson, Cherry Banks, Ola and Darryl Jackson

HANDSOME COUPLE—Gregg Kander and Anna Hollis

by Debbie Norrell Lifestyles Editor

There are not too many Pittsburgh events that draw a crowd from Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix and Toronto, but the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival 2018 presented by Citizens Bank had the power.

The annual festival kicked off with guitarist Marcus Miller as the featured artist followed by a Taste of Jazz party where there was food, drink and music in every corner of the August Wilson Center. Concert guests enjoyed samplings of food from some of Pittsburgh’s best restaurants. Spotted enjoying the start to another great Pittsburgh jazz event were Thelma Lovette Morris and husband Greg, in from Arizona, and sculptor Thad Mosley. August Wilson Center President Janis Burley Wilson joined the party and thanked Marcus Miller for a great start to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival. This VIP evening was the first Jazz Festival fundraiser.

IN FROM ARIZONA—Thelma Lovette Morris and Greg Morris with Joanne and Jack Burley (Photos by Debbie Norrell)

THE MAN OF THE HOUR—Janis Burley Wilson with Marcus Miller

THE MILLERS—Denetta and Marvin

MOM AND DAUGHTER HANGING OUT—Darlene Trower and Joy Sato

MASTER SCULPTOR—Thad Mosley and Terry Seya

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Praise & Worship ST. BENEDICT THE MOOR CATHOLIC CHURCH Crawford & Centre Ave. Pgh., PA 15219 412-281-3141

Bishop Carswell’s 25 years of service at PHM to be celebrated, Aug. 10-12

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Bishop Otis L. Carswell, founder and senior pastor of Potter’s House Ministries, was called “committed, knowledgeable, dedicated, anointed” and “trustworthy,” whose “heart is truly for the people,” from Elder Tracy L. Sheffey, a member of Potter’s House Ministries for 20 years.

On Aug. 11, Bishop Carswell will be celebrated for his 25 years of “Occupying God’s Grace in Ministry” with a “Sterling Silver Ball” at the Oakmont Country Club. The formal, ticketed event begins at 5 p.m.

“Bishop Carswell has

been a constant true Man of God whose integrity and character has never changed in 25 years,” said Pastor Raymond Porter Jr., member of Potter’s House Ministries since 1994. “I’m grateful to him for helping me to unfold my purpose.”

Two events will be held at the church, 430 Cathedral Ave. in Mt. Oliver, surrounding the formal event in Oakmont—a celebration of music and arts, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m., and the Sunday worship service, Aug. 12 at 10:30 a.m.

“Bishop Carswell has never ceased to speak courage and strength to our souls in the midst of our situations, because he trusted God and taught us to do

likewise,” said John N. Bauer, owner of Elmer L. Herman Funeral Home in Hazelwood.

Bishop Carswell, a Pittsburgh-area native, received his ministerial license in 1984, and was ordained in 1985 through the Church of God in Christ, according to a bio on the Potter’s House Ministries website.

He was consecrated to the office of Bishop in 2000 under the direction of the Most Reverend Ralph L. Dennis, the Presiding Prelate of Kingdom Fellowship Covenant Ministries of Baltimore.

For more information or tickets to the Sterling Silver Ball, contact Apostle Lendah Boston at 412-4888790.

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Homewood AME Zion Community Day, Aug. 4

N ew D estiny CME Churc h 114 North Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15233 412-231-7882 Rev. Kornelus Neal, pastor The Rt. Rev. Marvin Thomas Sr., presiding bishop Sunday School....................................9 A.M. Morning Worship Service............11:00 A.M.

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MARY ANN HOWARD, Preacher’s Steward at Homewood AME Zion Church in Homewood, pictured at right, informed the New Pittsburgh Courier of the church’s annual Community Day celebration, Aug. 4, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the church, 724 N. Homewood Ave. It’s the face-painting, the games, the refreshments, prizes, fellowship and more that brings hundreds to the annual event.

An open letter to the community

by Rev. Paul Roberts Pastor, Eastminster Church

Eastminster Church in East Liberty is concerned about the events happening in our community and country. We are equally concerned about the Christian voice that seems to have dominated our media no matter what media source. We, as believers in Jesus Christ, want to communicate our faith perspective.

We, as believers in Jesus, clearly believe that the violence in our communities is unacceptable and cannot be justified by our faith. The police as enforcers of public safety can never be seen

action by the police in the Antwon Rose Jr. situation can only lead people to feel that the police are not a part of the solution of public safety but instead they are a part of the problem.

Our Christian faith tells us that each person has been created by God, immortal, and is to be treated with respect. We will hope and pray that our community leaders, especially the District Attorney’s office, will prosecute any individual who treats our young, Black men with disrespect and universally sees them as a threat to public safety. We are pleased to see that the District Attorney has acted on this situation. We want

death culture that surrounds us—that is especially seen in our young people killing each other, needs to be addressed. Silence is giving our young people permission to continue to be violent. We need to have reasonable gun control laws. Violence is an evil we must attack with love, mercy and truth.

We are also appalled with our nation’s policy on immigration.

Christianity is a faith which is called upon to be hospitable to those in need, who are struggling, or are being persecuted. The faith was founded by our savior as a people who would feed the hungry, give water to the

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call on our leaders to make policies that show our love for the downtrodden and our commitment to basic human rights that show the compassion of our nation which is the compassion that Jesus showed in his life and the early church exemplified. We

believe the idea of building a wall, separating families, putting people in cages, shows no hospitality and is antithetical to our faith and the teachings of Jesus. We call on our policymakers to develop a policy that does not treat asylum seekers as law-breakers.

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EASTMINSTER’S SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE begins at 10 a.m. through Sept. 2. After Sept. 2, services begin at 10:30 a.m. The music heard during service is an eclectic mix of gospel, contemporary Christian, hymns, spirituals and classical music, led by Nikki Porter and Nemesio Valle III. (Photos courtesy Eastminster Church) as a threat to public safety. The police shooting of Antwon Rose Jr. in the back three times while he is running away, unarmed is unacceptable. It does not matter what crime he has or has not committed. The police are not a jury or a judge to pass judgement on a person. We, as a nation, believe in justice being handled by a trial amongst peers and sentencing by a judge. The

to see the officer’s bail revoked. We were distressed at how slow this action was and the lack of concern immediately following the event.

We also want to acknowledge that we are actively concerned about the violence in our community.

Jesus loves every person in our community and we find all people to be precious, unique, and sacred. The

thirsty and to clothe the naked. We desire for families to be loved, refreshed and cared for. The idea of separating children from their parents who cross into our borders is appalling to us. To see children in cages, handcuffed, no legal representation, no outside contact, being treated like animals, has no place in our faith and should not be allowed in our country. We

St. James AME Church Vacation Bible School The St. James AME Church Education Ministry invites you to their 2018 Vacation Bible School.

Classes will be held in the church’s Sumpter Hall, 444 Lincoln Ave., Tuesday, Aug. 14 to Friday, Aug. 17 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. each night. All are invited to attend, as sessions will be available for students as young as Kindergarten, up to adult classes.

On Friday, Aug. 17, St. James will close out Vacation Bible School with a Children’s Carnival.

To inquire about attending, call 412-4419706.

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KEVIN PARKER, with students from Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Summer Dreamers program at University Prep, July 27. (Photos by Rob Taylor Jr.)

‘A beacon of light’

Kevin Parker lets nothing stop him in his quest to help children succeed

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer

Dontrell, a middle school student in Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Summer Dreamers program, said Mr. Parker teaches him to “never give up, and if you set your mind to something, you can always do it.”

Perhaps no one knows that sentiment better than Mr. Parker himself.

Kevin Parker, 51, leads the Restorative Practices section of the Summer Dreamers program at University Prep (Pittsburgh Milliones).

The camp, for the first time at U-Prep, housed just middle school students (grades 6-8). As classes are being held that feature ELA (English, Language, Arts) and enrichment activities in the afternoon such as flag football and theatre/dance, the Restorative Practices classroom is where students go to resolve certain issues.

“And then they come to an agreement so that everybody can stay in camp, and everybody can continue to build this community,” said Dorreen Allen, the camp’s director.

Throughout the hallways, students can be seen giving fist bumps to Mr. Parker, shouting his name, even sharing a dance move or two.

On July 27, Mr. Parker even performed a rap and dance routine with the students on the U-Prep auditorium stage, then posed for pictures afterwards.

“He came in as a coordinator, but we really found his niche quickly on how he deals with kids, and how kids relate to him,” Allen said.

“What I give them is hope,” Parker told the New Pittsburgh Courier. “I tell them they’re born with a gift, and that’s the light inside of them.”

The youth seem to listen to “Mr. Parker,” as they call him, because they know he’s sincere, genuine, and has overcome trials and tribulations as well.

It was very early on a Sunday morning, Nov. 15, 1992, Parker recalled. He was the driver of a car that was stopped at a red light at Forbes Avenue and Cher-

ry Way, Downtown. Another car pulled up beside his on the passenger side and shot at the car 19 times. Parker was shot seven times. One of the seven bullets traveled through the back of Parker’s head, causing him to go blind.

A female passenger, Toni Lynn Brackenridge, died as a result of the shooting.

“I had a big dream to become an NFL player, but that all of a sudden was shattered,” he said.

But Parker persevered.

The Pittsburgh native, who attended Langley and Wilkinsburg high schools, soon enrolled in the Greater Pittsburgh Guild for the Blind in Bridgeville, and after realizing his athletic talents, the organization flew Parker to Colorado Springs, Colo. He made the U.S. Association for Blind Athletes’ track team.

Parker, at age 29, competed in the Paralympic Games in 1996 in Atlanta.

He didn’t stop there, later competing in the World Championships in 1998 in Madrid, Spain, Paralympic Games in 2000 in Sydney, Australia, 2001 Pan American Games for the Blind in South Carolina, and the World Championships in 2002 in France.

He attained three gold medals during his career.

In recent years, Parker found another calling— working with youth. He began working with autistic children in the West Mifflin Area School District, then transferred to Pittsburgh Westinghouse High School as a paraprofessional last year. After not working with students last summer when school was out of session, he decided to apply to become a coordinator with PPS’ Summer Dreamers program this summer.

Allen jumped at the opportunity to have Parker at her U-Prep location, though she had never worked with him before. She admits, “We didn’t know what we were getting” when it came to Parker, except that he had worked with high school students and was an African American male.

“He has brought this camp community together,” Allen

KEVIN PARKER lost his eyesight after being shot seven times, Nov. 15, 1992, in Downtown Pittsburgh.

told the Courier. “He’s built relationships that are very trusting and very lasting.

Especially as a Black male, our kids need to see that, and need to see him in a positive light. He has definitely brought that. One of our staff members called him a beacon of light.”

Parker’s blindness doesn’t stop him, and Allen has seen it firsthand. “This gen-

tleman has broken down all boundaries that we’ve had in this camp,” she said.

Parker preaches a threeword concept to the students—“Believe,” “Get” and “Got.” Parker tells the students that “if you believe in yourself, you can go out there and get it, and at the end when you get that diploma, you can say, ‘Now I got it’— and then you develop to go

the next level, college—and it’s the same procedure.”

Roughly 170 students have attended the Summer Dreamers camp at U-Prep this summer. The camp’s final day is Aug. 1.

Parker is confident he’s shown the proper respect and provided the proper guidance to the students who have crossed his path at the camp. “You take the

KEVIN PARKER, second from right, with staff members of the Summer Dreamers program at University Prep, including director, Dorreen Allen, left.

word disability, take ‘dis’ away, and you have ‘ability.’

And that’s what I meditate over at night, to let everyone in the world know that they have the ability, because look at me…I don’t feel sorry for myself. There’s no limit to me. If I can go up there and run blind, sing blind, teach blind, I can help you smile every day and not have one bit of anger inside of you…hey, what else can I ask for? This is a blessing in my journey.”

Parker praised Allen for giving him the opportunity to work with the students at U-Prep’s camp over the past month. Parker doesn’t just sit in a room—he’s very active, and in many cases, is running as fast or faster than some of the youth during recreational time.

“This is a blessing to me because it changed me,” Parker told the Courier of working with children. “In my 51 years of existence on this earth, I’m a better man now, I’m stronger, and I can see better.”

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Can big-spending U.S. consumers and businesses sustain growth?

by Christopher Rugaber AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) —Americans spent with abandon this spring. Businesses invested in more buildings and equipment.

And exports jumped. Combined, those factors drove economic growth in the April-June quarter to a 4.1 percent annual rate, the fastest pace in nearly four years.

A key question facing the economy is: Can its growth continue at such a pace?

Probably not. Some of the drivers of growth last quarter appeared to be one-time

factors. Soybean exports jumped as farmers sought to beat impending tariffs overseas. And business spending was boosted by soaring investment in oil and gas drilling equipment, which might not last.

Other challenges also loom. Borrowing costs for homes, autos and credit cards are rising, lifted by the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes. And rising prices have left average hourly pay, once adjusted for inflation, flat over the past 12 months.

But other trends do look sustainable and could help boost growth above the

roughly 2 percent annual pace that’s prevailed since the Great Recession ended.

Revisions to government data show that consumers have been saving more than previously thought, giving them more room to spend.

And with business and consumer demand strong, companies may rebuild their stockpiles of goods in warehouses and store shelves, adding to growth in the coming quarters.

That optimistic picture, though, hinges in part on whether the trade conflicts PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP delivers remarks on the economy the Trump administration from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, July 27, 2018, in has pursued with major Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) trading partners end up

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weakening the economy.

Here’s a deeper look at economic trends and where they may be heading: HEY, BIG SPENDERS Americans spent more on cars, furniture and health care, among other items, lifting consumer spending at a 4 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter, the strongest quarterly pace in 31/2 years.

The Trump administration’s tax cuts and higher consumer optimism, fueled by steady hiring, likely helped drive the gain. The tax cuts provided a oneSEE BIG-SPENDING B2

New legislation seeks debt-free college degrees and real career opportunities If 17 Members of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce can convince their fellow lawmakers of a comprehensive approach to higher education, every student across the country could gain the chance to earn a debt-free degree and a rewarding career.

The Aim Higher Act, introduced on July 24, proposes several significant improvements to higher education: •Improves college affordability by investing more in federal student aid, and incentivizes states to reinvest in higher education; •Cracks down on predatory for-profit institutions that target students and veterans with expensive, low-quality programs;

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The youngest Black woman to ever own a McDonald’s franchise

Twenty-eight-year old Jade Colin from New Orleans has made history as the youngest Black woman to ever become a McDonald’s franchise owner. While in college, she started her career as an employee working the night shift at a local McDonald’s, and after years of earning promotions and awards, she decided to purchase her very own franchise.

Her inspiration For as long as she can remember, Jade has been an independent spirit. She also had a good example to follow from her entrepreneurial parents who purchased their first McDonald’s franchise in 2010.

After graduating from the University of Louisiana in 2012 with a degree in business management, Jade decided to apply for the Next Generation program for children of McDonald’s owners.

After finishing that intensive twoyear training program, she became a manager of her parent’s franchise… and immediately began planning to open a franchise of her own.

Her philosophies During a recent interview with TheBlackProfessional.com, Jade shared some valuable points, “Take the risk and know that it will be a lot of hard work.”

“Network and have a core team of genuine mentors. You need people who are in your corner that will positively motivate you. I say ‘genuine’ because not everyone will have your best interest at heart,” she added.

She also firmly believes in helping others, and she gives back to her community whenever she can. She even mentors her employees to finish high school and pursue entrepreneurship.

Jade concluded, “As an African American community, we need more men and women to know that it’s not just about right now, but it’s about the generations to come.”

Commentary •Protects and expands the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to make student loans simpler and easier to repay; •Provides students the tools they need to graduate on time with a quality degree; and • Invests in teachers and school leaders to improve training and quality of our schools.

Commenting on the legislation, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) noted, “It provides immediate and long-term relief to students and parents struggling with the cost of college. It puts a greater focus on helping students graduate on time with a quality degree that leads to a rewarding career. And it cracks down on predatory for-profit colleges that peddle expensive, low-quality degrees at the expense of students and taxpayers.”

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Why traditional credit scores still matter

by Liz Weston NerdWallet

Researchers and startups say all kinds of weird data can predict your creditworthiness. What kind of smartphone you have, who your friends are and how you answer survey questions may foretell how likely you are to pay back a loan.

Don’t expect this alternative data to displace the three-digit number most lenders use, however. Credit scores still matter—a lot.

Lenders use credit scores to decide whether you get loans and credit cards, plus the rates you pay. Scores are also used to determine which apartments you can rent, which cell phone plans you can get and, in most states, how much you pay for auto and homeowners insurance.

The central problem with credit scores is that they can’t be generated unless people actively use credit accounts. Millions of people don’t, but they still may be creditworthy. Alternative data is being used to sniff them out.

WHAT MAY PREDICT YOUR RISK OF DEFAULT Some U.S. lenders, for example, factor in how often people change addresses, how they pay noncredit bills such as rent or cell phone plans and how they handle their bank accounts. FICO, the leading credit scoring company, has found that people who have savings, maintain higher balances in their checking accounts and don’t overdraft may be good credit risks.

The company has created a new “opt in” score that would allow lenders, with consumers’ permission, to factor in bank account behavior when evaluating loan ap-

plications.

In Russia, applicants can get loans based on answers to “psychometric” surveys that evaluate their verbal and arithmetical skills. Meanwhile, a study of a German e-commerce company’s transactions found people’s “digital footprints’— whether they use iPhones, have numbers in their email addresses or shop at night —can predict their risk of default. (If you’re curious, iPhone users are less likely to default than Android users, while those who have email numbers or shop late are more likely to default, according to the study.)

ALTERNATIVE DATA HASN’T DISPLACED CREDIT SCORES Not all alternative methods will pass

muster with regulators and gain widespread acceptance with lenders. Social media feeds, for example, showed some early promise, but enthusiasm for that idea waned once lenders considered the regulatory hurdles.

“No bank wants to be tagged with ‘they denied me because of my Twitter feed’ regardless of how predictive it may be,” says credit expert John Ulzheimer.

Similarly, the credit scores of people in your household and in your social circle may predict how creditworthy you are, but mainstream lenders aren’t likely to embrace scores based on other people’s behavior.

“Factors should be palatable and fair in addition to being predictive and compli-

ant,” says Ethan Dornhelm, FICO’s vice president for scores and predictive analytics. “Saying ‘You’ve got the wrong friends’ —it doesn’t sit well.’’

FOR NOW AND FORESEEABLE FUTURE, FOCUS ON YOUR SCORES Much of the research has found that alternative data works best when used in conjunction with, rather than as a replacement for, traditional credit scores.

So the best way to keep your financial options open remains the same: keeping your credit scores strong. That means you should: •HAVE CREDIT. If you’re trying to build or rebuild your scores, consider a secured card that gives you a line of credit equal to the deposit you make with the issuing bank. Other options include a credit-builder loan from a credit union or online lender or being added as an authorized user to a creditworthy person’s account.

•ACTIVELY USE CREDIT. You don’t need to carry a balance on your credit cards, which is fortunate: credit card debt is usually expensive and almost always unwise. But regularly using credit cards helps maintain your scores. So can paying installment loans, such as student loans, car loans and mortgages.

•AVOID USING TOO MUCH CREDIT. Maxing out your credit cards or applying for too many cards in a short period can ding your scores. The less of your credit limits you use, the better, even when you pay in full every month.

(This column was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance website NerdWallet.

Liz Weston is a columnist at NerdWallet, a certified financial planner and author of “Your Credit Score.”)

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Youth play vital role in Harambee Black Arts Festival

by Diane I. Daniels

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Happening this weekend, the oldest festival in the city, once considered one of the largest community festivals in the United States…

The Harambee Black Arts Festival kicks off its 51st anniversary celebration with the Afro Nubian Parade, at 6 p.m. Aug. 3.

That’s just the start of many events that will take place in the heart of Homewood focused around Kelly Street and N. Homewood Avenue.

For the past six weeks students from the East End, participants in the Allegheny County, City of Pittsburgh and Partner4Work 2018 Learn & Earn summer youth employment program have been working to market and promote the event. The teens are seven of approximately 136 participants employed by the Homewood Children’s Village in 24 worksites throughout Homewood and other parts of the East End. Their responsibilities have included, designing flyers, writing, creating the beats and recording a commercial now airing on WAMO-FM (100.1), conducting interviews concerning the Harambee, writing the feature article for the Harambee program booklet, conducting the Harambee Festival social media campaign, designing mini-videos and assisting in planning for the parade.

Learn & Earn students are Xavier Davis, 16, from Allderdice High School; Marquise St. Juilen-Givner, 16, of Westinghouse; Shaniya Hogan, 14, from Allderdice; Nyiah Lance, 14, from Oakland Catholic; Day’Mear Moore, 15, from Imani Christian Academy; Amari Walker, 16, from Propel Braddock Hills; and David Woodson, 16, from Obama.

In its fourth year of participating in the Learn & Earn Program, Homewood Children’s Village president and CEO Walter Lewis said he’s pleased to be part of such a valuable program. Student participants have grown from 36 to 91 in

AUG. 2—The Chatham University Women’s Business Center presents Financing Your Business, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Colab18 @ Nova Place (Former Allegheny Center Mall), 100 South Commons, Pgh. 15212. The workshop will look at various new business financing options and is presented in collaboration with P C Foundation, the Diversity Business Resource Center, Urban nnovation21, Riverside Center for nnovation, and Colab18. Programming will be facilitated by Jonnet Solomon, Founder CEO of J. Solomon and Associates, LLC. The workshop is free, but registration is required. For more information, call 412-365-1448.

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ALL ABOUT THE MARKETING—Learn & Earn students, staff and presenters preparing for this weekend’s Harambee Festival with Kim possible, middle. Kneeling in front are Day’Mear Moore and Marquise St. Juilen-Givner. Standing from left to right are Brennen Fitzpatrick, Xavier Davis, Amari Walker, Sahaar Lyles, David Woodson and Shaniya Hogan. (Photo by Diane I. Daniels)

Afro Nubian Parade kicks off festivities this Friday in Homewood the first three years.

Learn & Earn is a sixweek summer job program for teens and young adults ages 14 to 21 living throughout Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. The program provides participants the opportunity to earn money, gain valuable work experience, and develop soft skills to help them become college- and career-ready.

Continuing with last year’s theme, “Breathing Life into the Community,” the weekend will include Friday’s Afro Nubian Parade, which, according to organizer Sahaar Lyles, is a display of Nubian (Black and brown) culture, unity

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Companies spent more on computers, software, and oil and gas drilling equipment, accelerating overall investment at a 7.3 percent annual rate.

The Trump administration’s tax-cut package cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent.

It also allowed companies to write off the entire cost of an investment from their taxes, which might have helped boost business spending last quarter.

But most of the increase in investment reflected a jump in spending on oil and gas drilling rigs and related equipment. Oil companies have expanded their exploration as oil prices have jumped roughly 50 percent in the past year. It’s considered unlikely that oil and gas drillers will keep expanding at the same pace.

GOVERNMENT SPENDING AGAIN The federal government increased its spending at a 3.5 percent annual rate in the second quarter, the second-best showing in nearly four years.

For much of the nine-year economic expansion, federal, state and local governments haven’t contributed much to the economy.

Lawmakers have limited spending in the face of high deficits or dwindling tax revenue.

But that’s likely to change. Congress approved a big spending package earlier this year, adding $300 billion to defense and other government spending this year and next. The resulting stimulus could help growth later this year and in 2019.

time lift to incomes, and so their impact on spending will probably prove temporary.

But the government also sharply revised up its estimate of the U.S. savings rate. In the first three months of the year, government data now shows that Americans saved 7.2 percent of their income, much higher than the previous estimate of just 3.3 percent.

That means consumers are in better financial shape than previously thought and suggests that healthy spending could continue.

SOYBEAN SHIPMENTS SOAR U.S. exports jumped in the second quarter, while imports barely increased.

That narrowed the trade gap and meant that international trade contributed about one-quarter of the second quarter’s growth.

President Donald Trump hailed the increase in remarks Friday at the White House and credited his trade policies. His policies did help, but in a way that’s unlikely to be repeated: Farmers sped up their exports of soybeans to China, ahead of that country’s imposition of tariffs that it imposed in retaliation for U.S. tariffs imposed by Trump.

As a result, soybean exports jumped 90 percent in May. Sharply higher agricultural exports made up nearly half the overall increase in overseas sales in the second quarter.

That’s unlikely to be repeated. Most economists forecast that trade will drag on growth in the second half of this year.

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and strength highlighting community, arts and spirituality.

“People of color from the diaspora are encouraged to participate to represent their home country, heritage and family ancestry,” Lyles said.

The Grand Marshal of the parade is Isis Brantley, often classified as an icon for natural beauty and empowerment. The Texas native is known as one of the best hair braiders in her state and was given an award for being the very first natural hair care expert in Texas. She owns and operates the Institute of Ancestral Braiding School and Salon

in Addison, Texas, where as a braiding instructor and natural beauty specialist, her primary passion is to instill self-love and the embracement of true natural beauty. Brantley is scheduled to conduct a natural hair workshop, Aug. 6, at the Natural Choice Barber Shop, 621 N. Dallas Ave. Gifted as a multi-dimensional performing artist, she will also perform as a poet and vocalist during the Saturday afternoon Harambee activities.

Other fun-filled activities for the weekend include the Friday afternoon Phipps Homewood Good Food Fest, health and wellness work-

shops, The Legacy Arts Gallery, a children’s village, a jazz jam session, The Funky Fly Project, Dance Reed and the festival will conclude Sunday, Aug. 5 with the Bill Henry Band.

Kim PossABLE of the Fitzpatrick Marking Group is the festival’s mistress of ceremony.

“The mission of this year’s festival is to eliminate negativity in youth culture and to empower young people to understand their individual and collective beauty,” said George Hogan, Harambee Festival Chairman.

He explained that Harambee is a Swahili term that means “togetherness” and Ujima means “collective work and responsibility.

“This festival employs the arts to breathe life back into the disenfranchised and underserved minority neighborhoods to continue delivering a future where Black lives do matter.”

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izes financial aid, and the importance of a quality education, whether it was at a four or two-year curriculum.

Those observations should strike a chord with the 44 million consumers with outstanding student loan debts that together total $1.5 trillion. Without serious intervention on the part of Congress, the cost of higher education will continue to climb, and with it both the number of borrowers and the nation’s collective indebtedness.

The measure also attracted support from a wide array of education stakeholders who promptly chimed in with their respective support.

“The cost of a college degree is rising at three times the rate of inflation,” said Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers.

“Predatory for-profit colleges continue to scam our nation’s veterans, minorities, and other student loan borrowers…The Aim Higher Act takes some important steps forward toward making higher education a more affordable, accessible reality for everyone.”

“For too long, for-profit colleges have failed to serve the educational purpose for which they were intended,” added Ashley Harrington, a Policy Counsel with the Center for Responsible Lending. “The combination of high costs and low graduation rates by these bad actors have resulted in unfair burdens for student borrowers and taxpayers.

This bill improves accountability for all higher education institutions and creates a sensible path to fix our broken student loan repayment system.”

In the early 1990s, when 22 percent of students were defaulting on their loans, Congress passed a package of reforms that drove down defaults. Yet another surge of abuses led to additional reforms in 2008 and 2009.

Earlier this year, a diverse 86-member coalition of organizations began working on behalf of students, consumers, veterans, servicemembers, faculty and staff, civil rights, and college access. Together, they advocated for integrity and consumer protections in

higher education.

Additionally, in March of this year, 31 state attorneys general (AGs) urged Capitol Hill lawmakers to enact legislation that would allow federal and state governments to work in cooperation to effectively respond to the student loan crisis that at the time included a loan default rate larger than any other loan category: 11 percent.

“The states have the institutional capacity, the legal framework, and the track record to protect their residents from abuses in the student loan market.

The Department [Education] does not,” wrote the AGs who represented the following states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and Washington State.

It just seems sensible that every student borrower deserves to know, before a loan is incurred, how interest accumulates, when repayments begin, and the eligibility requirements for income-based repayments. Unfortunately, poor servicing practices have exacerbated, rather than clarified loan obligations—particularly in repayment.

Another key provision of the Aim Higher Act is to efficiently and accurately report data that is more useful for students and families.

As Mildred Garcia, President of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities recently remarked, “The Aim Higher Act’s financial aid provisions would ensure that today’s students—and generations to come— could attain the American Dream.”

Here’s hoping Congress will take timely actions to advance the Aim Higher Act. Making higher education accessible, accountable, and financially manageable would benefit the entire country.

(Charlene Crowell is the Center for Responsible Lending’s Communications Deputy Director.

She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.)

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It’s time to act on behalf of the village, not by rules of the streets WASHINGTON, D.C.—On a hot, summer night a few days ago, children frolicked innocently enjoying their neighborhood’s playground while their parents and other adults watched from nearby, perhaps sipping on a frosted beer or a lemon-flavored iced tea, all in the seemingly safe environs of a courtyard in Northeast. Then, without warning, a black vehicle appeared, four masked Black males exited and began shooting indiscriminately.

As the 15 or 20 men, women and children scattered hoping to find safety, and after the senseless barrage of gunfire came to an end, the shooters disappeared back into the once idyllic night in their vehicle, which police have since identified as a black Infiniti SUV. One witness said the number of shots that suddenly pierced the evening sky, interrupting the sing-song sounds and banter often associated with a funfilled block gathering, came so rapidly and repeatedly that he could not discern how many rounds were actually fired.

And, as has far too often been the case, a little girl, just 10, has been shot and killed. She will never attend her prom, or have fun considering which college she will attend. She’ll never celebrate the serene pleasure that comes with that very first kiss or experience that indescribable feeling that jolts us to our core when we discover true love. Meanwhile, her family must attempt to make sense out of the senselessness and try to deal with their sorrow and loss, as will

we all, because a young child—a beloved daughter, sister, grandchild, or friend— along with unfulfilled hopes and dreams for her future—have ended without rhyme or reason.

Those of us old enough to remember “the good old days” will admit that life back then was far from perfect. Truth be told, there were some aspects of life

Putin-Trump: Brothers from another mother (TriceEdneyWire.com)—It is very revealing and often disgusting to witness the national press coverage of the bromance between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. They go on and on about Trump’s refusal to condemn the Russian “meddling” in the 2016 presidential campaign.

They recite horror story after horror story about Putin’s mortal sins when dealing with individuals and countries that do things he considers a threat to himself and Russia. Someone lacking a knowledge of history would be led to believe that the United States does not and has not ever committed such mortal sins.

Anyone with a knowledge of U.S. history is well aware that that this is a major fallacy. This country, which the press is covering in the Putin-Trump saga as though it’s God’s gift to righteousness, has done practically every single thing to carry out its agenda as Russia has done and is doing to carry out hers.

It has assassinated or attempted to assassinate

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The national press also doesn’t deal with the reality that Putin and Trump share two very basic beliefs. The first is acquiring as much money as possible by any means necessary. The second is that both are White supremacists who strongly believe that White males should now and forever be the dominant force in the international arena.

Thus they believe that Russia and the United States are in the best position to maintain and advance their White supremacist goals.

This angle of the Trump-Putin connection needs to be explored by the national press rather than to continue weeping and wailing about what they consider Putin’s evilness and Trump’s ignorance. They both know exactly what they are doing.

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a generation or two ago that some of us would rather forget. But the notion of a “drive-by shooting” was something with which we did not have to contend. When disagreements arose in the Black villages of old, folks raised their fists in Joe Louis-like fashion. Some attempted to “float” and “sting” following a strategy employed by Ali. There may have even

been a few brass knuckles or knives included in the mix. But shooting into a crowd, even if the intended victim was seen among the throng of innocent others, was not the way we Black folks handled our business, dispelled our anger or sought our revenge.

Once upon a time, we cherished and honored the entire village: the elders, women who hugged us when we were sad and encouraged us back to joy, men who were fathers, figuratively or biologically, always protecting the babies, no matter what the cost—those who would become tomorrow’s adults and leaders, then assuming responsibility for maintaining the safety of the village people and their survival.

D.C. Mayor Bowser posted on her Twitter feed, “Enough is enough.” We concur. And for the sake of the village, and so many other villages whose futures remain more and more in doubt, we call for a return to more sensible rules of order—rules of the past. We cannot allow such goings-on to continue while those who would prefer to bring about the destruction of our villages go unidentified, never held accountable for their misdeeds. We are not animals, we are families. When will we illustrate this truth by our deeds?

We pray that the community will muster the courage to stand in unity, if for no one else than for our babies who deserve the chance to become adults and share their gifts in their familiar villages or in villages that have yet to be seen.

(Reprinted from the Washington Informer, July 18, 2018)

Sister Power!

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—I cannot count the times I have heard that Black women don’t support each other. I always thought that was wishful thinking for those who wanted to play down our unity and our work for our people that ultimately benefits all people without regard to race, creed, color, religion and all the other things that often divide us. In order to succeed, Black women have persisted for success against the greatest of odds.

We who are Black women know that all anybody has to do is tell us what we can’t do, and the game is on!

While we welcome the help of others who want to see the change we need to make our nation a more livable one for all of our people, others are slowly beginning to see that Black women are serious, and when we’ve got our eyes on the prize, nothing will stop us from doing our part to make a difference.

Charlotte, North Carolina is named for Queen Charlotte who meets the “One Drop Rule”—meaning that if you have one drop of Black blood, you are Black! Since Charlotte was so successful as Queen of Britain and Ireland from 1761-1818 in which her mixed ancestry is convincingly revealed, there are still some who want to deny her Black blood and question the legitimacy of her race!

Dr. Stephanie Myers recently wrote a well-researched book called “Invisible Queen” and she dispels any notion of

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en Mayors in the state now! This includes the three largest cities of New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport!

We’re everywhere running things as Mayor. There’s Charlotte (NC); Atlanta (GA); Baltimore (MD); San Francisco, Fontana and Compton (CA); Toledo (OH); Washington (DC); Rochester (NY); Tacoma (WA); Baton Rouge, Shreveport, New Orleans, Ville Platte, Boyce, Maringouin, et.al (LA); Flint (MI), Gary (IN) and the list goes on. These sisters are representing a lot of people of all backgrounds and we haven’t heard a single uncouth word from any of them as we hear daily from the White House!

In Alabama, Sister power showed up and elected Senator Doug Jones.

In Georgia, Sister Power played a big role in getting Stacey Abrams the Democratic nomination to become Governor of Georgia. Even the nomination is historic!

In the last Presidential election, Sister power voted 98 percent against this chaos we are now experiencing.

Too bad more people didn’t vote like Black women. If everybody voted like Black women, we would be well on the road to resolving so many problems for so many people. Let’s pray that on November 6, 2018, more people will recognize Sister Power and follow our lead!

Charlotte being anything other than a Sister! Charlotte married into the British Royal Family at the age of 17, and history tells us that Charlotte understood her obligation to protect our people. It was no secret that she worked against slavery. For anyone who does not accept her as our Sister should read Dr. Myers’ book. (http:// myerspublishing.com.) By the way, Charlottesville (VA) is named for Queen Charlotte and so are the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County in NC named in her honor, as are many cities across the country and around the world. This Sister used her Sister Power to do so many great things, despite the fact that she was only 17 years old when she became queen!

Let us look at my home state--Louisiana. I was speaking with Dr. Lue Russell, Chairperson of my organization in LA recently. She told me the number of Black women Mayors has risen since we celebrated19 a few (Dr. E. Faye Williams is national president months ago. Louisiana just added one more, so there are twenty Black wom- of the National Congress of Black Women.)

A game plan for NFL players to defeat Trump When Donald Trump once again waded into the waters of the never-ending national anthem crisis late last week, he did so for obvious reasons.

After another stretch of Twilight Zone-level chaos that saw the thrice-married president connected to yet another woman from the pornography industry, throw the intelligence community under the bus to the delight of Russian President Vladimir Putin and indictments handed down for 12 Russians in connection with special counsel Robert Muller’s ongoing investigation into Russian tampering in the 2016 presidential election, Trump needed something to divert attention from the metastatic malignancy his presidency has become.

So after the NFL an NFL Players Association agreed July 19 to halt the idiotic enforcement of all national anthem rules while they moved toward a solution—the league established fines for anthem protests a few weeks back—Trump began tweeting about how the national anthem issue is “alive and well again.”

Actually, it’s not, particularly since the NFL and its players have until Sept. 6 to figure this out before the NFL season officially begins. However, unless remedied—any policy is wrongheaded—it will again gain steam as midterm elections approach.

However, if players want to neuter the man who referred to them as “sons of bitches” once and for all, they should comply—with a slight twist added— like they have never done before in their lives.

So, what is the twist?

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while taking a knee. Don’t allow the president an inch of wiggle room to blow his dog whistle and contort this into the anti-military, anti-flag canard he did the first time this issue dominated the news cycle. And while you’re at it, manipulate the liberal media as well. Play the mind game.

They hate Trump—honestly, they do —and will jump at the opportunity to make anything negative about him go viral.

At that point, what recourse does President Twitterstorm have? Where he once had the ability to gin up lies, that space would no longer exist.

There is only the players’ perfect compliance, their reasoned and integrous stream of thought, not his, dominating news cycle after news cycle.

When the media floods the locker room after every game asking why players sang the anthem the way they did, give a uniformed and patriotic answer: “In the words of Patrick Henry, give me liberty or give me death. Now, let’s talk about the great American game of football.”

So there’s the blueprint for one of the very predictable fights the president is going to to pick as midterms draw nigh. Its not a response infused with the fervor, sass and Pentecostal flamboyance that African-Americans are so convinced must be a part of protest. Rather, it is imbued with unimpeachable logic that is too often ignored in modern resistance.

And logic is Trump’s kryptonite.

In a show of confrontational solidarity and a refusal to back down, every player in the NFL Players Association, which is 70 percent African American, should learn and sing the third stanza of the anthem, as loudly and impassioned as possible, before each game. If you don’t know it, the third stanza highlights the bloodlust of American soldiers to kill the players’ ancestors.

We’re not talking about “rockets red glare” and “bombs bursting in air” giving proof through the night that the flag was still there. I’m specifically referencing, “no refuge could save the hireling and slave from the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave.”

By singing those lyrics, players would seamlessly bridge the salient connection between the hunting down of slaves in 1814, when Frances Scott Key penned the song as the British Royal Army attempted to take Fort McHenry during the War of 1812, and present-day America, when police officers continue to gun down unarmed African American men and boys pret(John N. Mitchell has worked as a journalty regularly. That is, after all, what the protest was about before Trump ist for more than a quarter century. He can be reached at jmitchell@phillytrib.com and hijacked the narrative.

Do this with your hand over your Tweet at @freejohnmitchel) (Reprinted from the Philadelphia Tribune) heart. Do this while standing, not

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The City of Pittsburgh is requesting comments on its proposed use of Community Development Block Grant funds and on the City’s past CDBG performance. Comments may be sent to: Michael Petrucci Assistant Director for Community Development Office of Mana e ent and d et 200 Ross Street, Suite 201 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 It is requested that comments be sent in no later than Thursday, August 16, 2018.

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PETITION NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA, CIVIL DIVISION

PETITION NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA, CIVIL DIVISION

The Condemnation by County of Allegheny of the following parcel of land: G.D. 18-003691 In the Borough of North Braddock, of Heirs of John Andrechak and Catherine Andrechak, Husband and Wife to reconstruct Dookers Hollow Bridge carrying Bell Avenue over O’Connell Boulevard, Parcel 13, designated as tax parcel identification 3 5 115, recorded in Plans – Miscellaneous Book 172, Page 83, 749 square feet of temporary construction easement, estimated just compensation: $500.00.

TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Sections 307 and 522 of the Pennsylvania Eminent Domain Code, 26 Pa.C.S.A. §§307 and 522, the County of Allegheny will on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. present to the Motions Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Civil Division, a Petition Requesting Order for Possession Upon Condemnor’s Tender of Estimated Just Compensation to the Department of Court Records. The identity of the Motions Judge then presiding can be ascertained in the City County Building located at 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 on the date of presentation either in the Department of Court Records/ Civil Family Division located on the 1st oor or in the Assignment Room located on the th oor. At the time of presentation, the County will request the Court to authorize the payment into Court of the County’s estimate of just compensation, as identified above, and the entry of an Order granting the County possession of the subject property.

The County’s Petition including a proposed schedule of distribution and proposed Court Order may be viewed in the Department of Court Records/Civil Family Division prior to the date of presentation. Any moneys which the Court may direct be paid into Court will be held by the Department of Court Records/ Civil Family Division until further Order directing payment of said amounts to the Condemnees and/ or persons entitled thereto pursuant to 26 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 521 and 522.

Andrew F. Szefi County Solicitor

The Condemnation by County of Allegheny of the following parcel of land: G.D. 18-003713 In the Borough of North Braddock, of Romualdo Mendez Heirs to reconstruct Dookers Hollow Bridge carrying Bell Avenue over O’Connell Boulevard, Parcel 8, designated as tax parcel identification 375-N-124 & 375-N-125, recorded in Plans – Miscellaneous Book 172, Page 83, 3,935 square feet of temporary construction easement, estimated just compensation: $600.00.

TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Sections 307 and 522 of the Pennsylvania Eminent Domain Code, 26 Pa.C.S.A. §§307 and 522, the County of Allegheny will on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. present to the Motions Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Civil Division, a Petition Requesting Order for Possession Upon Condemnor’s Tender of Estimated Just Compensation to the Department of Court Records. The identity of the Motions Judge then presiding can be ascertained in the City County Building located at 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 on the date of presentation either in the Department of Court Records/ Civil Family Division located on the 1st oor or in the Assignment Room located on the th oor. At the time of presentation, the County will request the Court to authorize the payment into Court of the County’s estimate of just compensation, as identified above, and the entry of an Order granting the County possession of the subject property.

The County’s Petition including a proposed schedule of distribution and proposed Court Order may be viewed in the Department of Court Records/Civil Family Division prior to the date of presentation. Any moneys which the Court may direct be paid into Court will be held by the Department of Court Records/ Civil Family Division until further Order directing payment of said amounts to the Condemnees and/ or persons entitled thereto pursuant to 26 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 521 and 522.

Andrew F. Szefi County Solicitor

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The Condemnation by County of Allegheny of the following parcel of land: G.D. 18-003718 In the Borough of North Braddock, of William Wynn Heirs and Walter Wynn to reconstruct Dookers Hollow Bridge carrying Bell Avenue over O’Connell Boulevard, Parcel 4, designated as tax parcel identification 375-N-100, recorded in Plans – Miscellaneous Book 172, Page 83, 5,697 square feet of required rightof-way and 3,287 square feet of temporary construction easement, estimated just compensation: $3,400.00.

TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Sections 307 and 522 of the Pennsylvania Eminent Domain Code, 26 Pa.C.S.A. §§307 and 522, the County of Allegheny will on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. present to the Motions Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Civil Division, a Petition Requesting Order for Possession Upon Condemnor’s Tender of Estimated Just Compensation to the Department of Court Records. The identity of the Motions Judge then presiding can be ascertained in the City County Building located at 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 on the date of presentation either in the Department of Court Records/ Civil Family Division located on the 1st oor or in the Assignment Room located on the th oor. At the time of presentation, the County will request the Court to authorize the payment into Court of the County’s estimate of just compensation, as identified above, and the entry of an Order granting the County possession of the subject property.

The County’s Petition including a proposed schedule of distribution and proposed Court Order may be viewed in the Department of Court Records/Civil Family Division prior to the date of presentation. Any moneys which the Court may direct be paid into Court will be held by the Department of Court Records/ Civil Family Division until further Order directing payment of said amounts to the Condemnees and/ or persons entitled thereto pursuant to 26 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 521 and 522.

Andrew F. Szefi County Solicitor

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Bids/Proposals

PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Electronic Proposals will be received online at the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s Ebusiness website (http://ebusiness.port authority.org).

Proposals/bid submittals will be due 11:00 AM on August 22, 2018 and will be read at 11:15 AM., the same day, at Port Authority’s Heinz location (345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2527), for the following: Electronic Proposal - Ebusiness website (http://ebusiness. portauthority.org) B171178AR3 Processed Stone B180527 Service Information Displays B180528 115 LB Steel Rail B180636 Garage Doors B180744A Operators, Supervisors, & Maintenance Uniforms B180745A Chemical Detection Systems Maintenance Paper Proposal – Documents are available for the following item at Port Authority’s Main Offices 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15222-2527 REV171179AR Vending Machine Service No bidder may withdraw a submitted Proposal for a period of 75 days after the scheduled time for opening of the sealed bids.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on each of the above items at 10:00AM August 8, 2018 at Port Authority’s Heinz location (345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, PA). Attendance at this meeting is not mandatory, but is strongly encouraged. Questions regarding any of the above bids will not be entertained by the Port Authority within 48 hours of the scheduled bid opening.

These contracts may be subject to a financial assistance contract between Port Authority of Allegheny County and the United States Department of Transportation.

The Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations.

Contractor is responsible for expenses related to acquiring a performance bond and insurance where applicable. All items are to be FOB delivered unless otherwise specified. Costs for delivery, bond, and insurance shall be included in bidder’s proposal pricing.

Port Authority of Allegheny County hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprise will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The Board of Port Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR CHEVY VEHICLE FLEET REPAIRS AUTHORITY WIDE IFB #300-27-18

ALLEGHENY COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY LEGAL NOTICE CONTRACT NO. 1700

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA July 25, 2018

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby request proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s): CHEVY VEHICLE FLEET REPAIRS AUTHORITY WIDE IFB #300-27-18 The documents will be available no later than July 30, 2018 and signed, sealed bids will be accepted until 9:00 a.m. on August 17, 2018 at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 100 Ross Street 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, at which time they will be opened and read aloud.

Parties or individuals interested in responding may download a copy of the Solicitation from the Business Opportunities page of www.HACP. org.

Questions or inquiries should be directed to: Mr. Kim Detrick Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 100 Ross Street 2nd Floor, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-456-5116 Opt 1 A pre bid meeting will be held: Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Dept.

100 Ross Street 2nd. Fl. Ste. 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 August 9, 2018 9:00 A.M. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.

HACP’s has revised their website. As part of those revisions, vendors must now register and log-in, in order to view and download IFB/RFPs documentation.

Caster D. Binion, Executive Director Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh HACP conducts business in accordance with all federal, state, and local civil rights laws, including but not limited to Title VII, the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, The PA Human Relations Act, etc. and does not discriminate against any individuals protected by these statutes.

INVITATION TO BIDDERS THE PITTSBURGH WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY ADVERTISEMENT

SEPARATE and SEALED BIDS for the following solicitation, will be received by the Office of Procurement, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, 1200 Penn Ave., Second Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, until 4:00 PM Prevailing Time August 21, 2018. Bids must be received in the hands of and stamped in by a PWSA Procurement Officer in sufficient time prior to the opening in order for a bid to be considered.

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR THE PURCHASE OF A REAL TIME LEAK NOISE CORRELATOR, FCS TRICORR TOUCH PRO (OR APPROVED EQUAL) PWSA PROJECT NO. PWSA102 The purpose of this contract is to have a real time leak noise correlator delivered and for training to be provided for its use.

All bids must be submitted in accordance with the solicitation that can be obtained by sending an e-mail to cjuratovic@pgh2o.com. There will be no charge for the solicitation, as it will be sent via e-mail. All questions relating to the solicitation itself shall be directed to Jim Tracey, Fleet and Contract Administrator, via e-mail to: jtracey@pgh2o. com, no later than August 14, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.

No bonds are required.

The Contractor must assure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sexual preference, sex, or national origin.

The Authority reserves the right to withhold the award of the Contract for a period of 90 days after the opening of the bids.

The Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any informality or minor irregularity in any bid or bids. The Authority also retains the right to investigate the qualifications of bidders prior to any award and to award contracts only to contractors who, in the sole judgment of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, are qualified and equipped to properly execute the specified work.

The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority is soliciting Bids for CONTRACT NO. 1700 - FURNISH AND DELIVER INCINERATOR BED SAND. Proposals will be received until 11:00 A.M., Prevailing Time, Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at the office of the Authority.

ALCOSAN encourages businesses owned and operated by minorities and women to submit bids on Authority Proposals or to participate as subcontractors or suppliers to the successful bidders. Successful Bidders are to use minority or women’s businesses to the fullest extent possible.

The Authority reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals, to waive any informality in any Proposal and to accept any Proposal should it be deemed in the interest of the Authority to do so. Bid Security in the amount of $2,500.00 is required.

Documents pertaining to the submission of Bids are available at the office of the Authority, 3300 Preble Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15233.

Questions regarding this contract document should be directed to Benjamin J. Heilman, Contract Supervisor, at (412)-734-6204 or Benjamin.Heilman@alcosan.org.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY Benjamin J. Heilman Contract Supvisor

INVITATION TO BIDDERS THE PITTSBURGH WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY ADVERTISEMENT

SEPARATE and SEALED BIDS for the following solicitation, will be received by the Office of Procurement, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, 1200 Penn Ave., Second Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, until 4:00 PM Prevailing Time August 21, 2018. Bids must be received in the hands of and stamped in by a PWSA Procurement Officer in sufficient time prior to the opening in order for a bid to be considered.

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR SECURITY OFFICER SERVICES PWSA PROJECT NO. PWSA103 The purpose of this contract is to establish security services, including but not limited to, an unarmed security officer(s) to patrol at the Highland I Reservoir and the Water Treatment Plant.

All bids must be submitted in accordance with the solicitation that can be obtained by sending an e-mail to cjuratovic@pgh2o.com. There will be no charge for the solicitation, as it will be sent via e-mail. All questions relating to the solicitation itself shall be directed to Nicole Dickun, Procurement Manager, via e-mail to: ndickun@pgh2o.com, no later than August 14, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.

All Bidders interested in submitting a bid in response to this solicitation are invited to attend an on-site PreBid Meeting to be held on Friday, August 10, 2018. Bidders shall meet in the lobby of 900 Freeport Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15238, promptly at 8:00 a.m. The Pre-Bid meeting will conclude at the Highland Reservoir, 100 Reservoir Dr. Pittsburgh, PA 15206. The purpose of this meeting is to give an overview of the contract requirements and to allow Offerors to ask questions.

No further site visits will be made available.

No bonds are required.

The Contractor must assure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sexual preference, sex, or national origin.

The Authority reserves the right to withhold the award of the Contract for a period of 90 days after the opening of the bids.

The Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any informality or minor irregularity in any bid or bids. The Authority also retains the right to investigate the qualifications of bidders prior to any award and to award contracts only to contractors who, in the sole judgment of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, are qualified and equipped to properly execute the specified work.

The Office of the County Controller of Allegheny County, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Contract Awards Room; 7th Floor; Commonwealth Keystone Building; 400 North Street; Harrisburg, PA 17120 will receive bids through ECMS or a diskette delivered to the aforementioned address until 11:00 A.M. prevailing local time, Thursday, August 23, 2018. Bids will be opened through ECMS at approximately 11:00 A.M. and can be viewed publicly in the Contract Awards Room, for the following: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS HOMESTEAD-DUQUESNE ROAD BETTERMENT ALLEGHENY COUNTY COUNTY PROJECT NO. 5147-0301 MPMS NO.: 109846 THIS PROJECT WILL BE BID THROUGH PENNDOT ECMS As a prospective bidder, please note the following general Project data regarding: PreBid Information, Bidding Requirements, and Contract Conditions. See the Project Manual and Drawings (Proposal Report) for detailed information, responsibilities and instructions.

PRE-BID INFORMATION: View the project Manual and Drawings (Proposal Report) on the PennDOT ECMS website (http://www.dot14. state.pa.us/ECMS) or in Room 504, County Office Building, 542 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS: THIS PROJECT REQUIRES PREQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS, INCLUDING SUBCONTRACTORS, AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 102.01 OF COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SPECIFICATIONS (PUBLICATION 408/2016, CURRENT EDITION) ON THIS PROJECT. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH ECMS AND IF NEEDED ADDENDA WILL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE PROPOSAL REPORT WHICH CAN BE VIEWED THROUGH ECMS. SUBMIT YOUR BID USING ECMS OR MAIL A DISKETTE TO THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, CONTRACTS AWARD ROOM. CONTRACT CONDITIONS: U.S. Department of Labor minimum salaries and wages apply to this Project.

The County Manager reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

The anticipated Notice-to-proceed for this project is November 19, 2018 and the project is to be completed by July 11, 2019.

The County of Allegheny, in accordance with the Davis Bacon Act and other Federal Labor Standards Provisions; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21 Non-discrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the County of Allegheny issued pursuant to such Act; Executive Order 11246; Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968; Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; and Executive Order 11625 (Utilization of Minority Business Enterprises), hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract pursuant to this advertisement, the County will afford disadvantaged business enterprises full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and the County will not discriminate against disadvantaged business enterprises on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. It is a condition of the bidding process/contract that responsive bidders/contractors shall follow the disadvantaged business enterprise procedures in the Bidding and Contracting Documents.

Chelsa Wagner CONTROLLER COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY

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PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY ADVERTISEMENT

Separate sealed Bids for the Work as listed hereinafter will be received at the Purchasing and Materials Management Department of Port Authority of Allegheny County (Authority) Heinz 57 Center, 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222-2527 until 1:30 p.m. on August 30, 2018 and will be publicly opened and read immediately thereafter at the same address. Each Bidder shall be solely responsible for assuring that its Bid is both received and time stamped by a representative of the Purchasing and Materials Management Department at or before the advertised time for submission of Bids. Bids received or time stamped in the Purchasing and Materials Management Department after the advertised time for the submission of Bids shall be non-responsive and therefore ineligible for Award.

ANCILLARY SERVICES HVAC CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT NO. SYS-18-10 H The Work of this Contract includes, but is not limited to, the furnishing of all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to perform assignments as identified by Authority pursuant to written Work Orders issued by Authority.

The nature of the Work to be assigned may include, but is not limited to: HVAC Construction - heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, boiler repair, controls and other HVAC improvements; or performing other construction activities at other Authority facilities and/or Work as requested.

Bid Documents will be available for public inspection and may be obtained on or after July 30, 2018 at Authority’s offices at the following address: Port Authority of Allegheny County Purchasing and Materials Management Department Heinz 57 Center 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2527 Bid Documents are available for purchase as follows: Bid Documents are available in an electronic form on compact disk upon payment of $15.00 per CD. Payment shall be by check or money order (NO CASH), payable to “Port Authority of Allegheny County.” No refunds of payment will be made.

Upon request, Bid Documents can be mailed upon receipt of payment in full. Should the purchaser wish to have the Bid Documents delivered via special delivery, such as UPS or Federal Express, the purchaser shall provide its appropriate account numbers for such special delivery methods.

This Project may be funded, in part, by, and subject to certain requirements of, the County of Allegheny and/or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Authority, in compliance with 74 Pa.C.S. § 303, as may be amended, require that certified Diverse Businesses (“DBs”) have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and subcontracts for this Project. In this regard, all Bidders shall make good faith efforts in accordance with 74 Pa.C.S. § 303, to ensure that DBs have the maximum opportunity to compete for and perform contracts. Bidders shall also not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, disability, national origin, sexual origin, gender identity or status as a parent in the award and performance of contracts for this Project. If aid is required to involve DBs in the Work, Bidders are to contact Authority’s Director of Employee Relations and OEO at (412) 566-5262.

The Bidder’s attention is directed to the following contacts for Bidder’s questions: Procedural Questions Regarding Bidding: David Hart – Authority dhart@portauthority.org (412) 566-5415 All other questions relating to the Bid Documents must be submitted by mail or e-mail to: Port Authority of Allegheny County Heinz 57 Center 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527 Attn: David Hart dhart@portauthority.org In addition, the Bidder’s attention is directed to the following schedule of activities for preparation of its Bid: 9:00 a.m.

Pre-Bid Conference August 2, 2018 Port Authority of Allegheny County Heinz 57 Center, 5th Floor Neal H. Holmes Board Room 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527 (Attendance is not mandatory, but strongly recommended) 1:30 p.m.

August 30, 2018

Bids Due Purchasing and Materials Management Department Authority reserves the right to reject any or all Bids

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Sports & Exhibition Authority (SEA) will receive sealed bids for project identified below for the David L. Lawrence Convention Center (DLCC). The contract for this work will be with the SEA. Inquiries regarding the bidding should be made to the SEA, 171 10th Street, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Attention: Kevin Mielcarek - E-mail: kmielcarek@pittsburghcc.com, Telephone: 412-325-6167.

This Advertisement applies to the following Bid Package: Project: DLCC Bid Package Name: Steam Room Valves and Strainer Bid Package Available: July 24, 2018 Approximate Value: $21,000 Time/Date/Location for Non-mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: 1:00 PM, July 30, 2018 Time/Date/Location for Bid: 2:00 PM, August 3, 2018, DLCC, 1000 Ft. Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 – East Lobby

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Sealed bids will be received in the Office Of The Chief Operations Officer, Room 251, Administration Building, 341 South Bellefield Avenue until 11:00 A.M. prevailing time August 14, 2018 and will be opened at the same hour for the purchase of the following equipment and supplies: Rock Salt and Ice Melt General Information regarding bids may be obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Service Center, 1305 Muriel Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. The bid documents are available on the School District’s Purchasing web site at: http://www. pghboe.net/pps/site/default.asp Click on Bid Opportunities under Quick Links.

The Board of Public Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or select a single item from any bid.

M. Jordan Purchasing We are an equal rights and opportunity school district

PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY ADVERTISEMENT

Separate sealed Bids for the Work as listed hereinafter will be received at the Purchasing and Materials Management Department of Port Authority of Allegheny County (Authority) Heinz 57 Center, 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222-2527 until 1:30 p.m. on August 29, 2018 and will be publicly opened and read immediately thereafter at the same address. Each Bidder shall be solely responsible for assuring that its Bid is both received and time stamped by a representative of the Purchasing and Materials Management Department at or before the advertised time for submission of Bids. Bids received or time stamped in the Purchasing and Materials Management Department after the advertised time for the submission of Bids shall be non-responsive and therefore ineligible for Award.

MANCHESTER GARAGE ENGINE TEST FACILITY CONTRACT NO. MAN-18-07G CONTRACT NO. MAN-18-07H CONTRACT NO. MAN-18-07P CONTRACT NO. MAN-18-07E The Work of this Project includes, but is not limited to, the furnishing of all labor and materials for the installation of the Engine Test Facility at Manchester Garage. General Construction scope includes constructing masonry and steel framed Test Room and Control Room, installing Dynamometer Engine Test Equipment and After Treatment Systems, HVAC scope includes building exhaust, engine exhaust, and control room air conditioning.

Plumbing scope includes modifications to water supply and drainage systems, fire protection, and compressed air. Electrical scope includes power and lighting modifications necessary to support the new facility.

Bid Documents will be available for public inspection and may be obtained on or after July 30, 2018 at Authority’s offices at the following address: Port Authority of Allegheny County Purchasing and Materials Management Department Heinz 57 Center 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2527 Bid Documents are available for purchase as follows: Bid Documents are available in an electronic form on compact disk upon payment of $15.00 per CD. Payment shall be by check or money order (NO CASH), payable to “Port Authority of Allegheny County.” No refunds of payment will be made.

Upon request, Bid Documents can be mailed upon receipt of payment in full. Should the purchaser wish to have the Bid Documents delivered via special delivery, such as UPS or Federal Express, the purchaser shall provide its appropriate account numbers for such special delivery methods.

This Project may be funded, in part, by, and subject to certain requirements of, the County of Allegheny and/or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Authority, in compliance with 74 Pa.C.S. § 303, as may be amended, require that certified Diverse Businesses (“DBs”) have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and subcontracts for this Project. In this regard, all Bidders shall make good faith efforts in accordance with 74 Pa.C.S. § 303, to ensure that DBs have the maximum opportunity to compete for and perform contracts. Bidders shall also not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, disability, national origin, sexual origin, gender identity or status as a parent in the award and performance of contracts for this Project. If aid is required to involve DBs in the Work, Bidders are to contact Authority’s Director of Employee Relations and OEO at (412) 566-5262.

The Bidder’s attention is directed to the following contacts for Bidder’s questions: Procedural Questions Regarding Bidding: Cynthia Denner – Authority cdenner@portauthority.org (412) 566-5117 All other questions relating to the Bid Documents must be submitted by mail or email to: Port Authority of Allegheny County Heinz 57 Center 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527 Attn: Cynthia Denner cdenner@portauthority.org In addition, the Bidder’s attention is directed to the following schedule of activities for preparation of its Bid: 9:00am Pre-Bid Conference August 9, 2018 Port Authority of Allegheny County Heinz 57 Center 5th Floor – Neal Holmes Conference Room 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527 (Attendance is not mandatory, but strongly recommended) Pre-Bid Site Tour immediately following the Pre-Bid Conference.

All participants must wear safety vests & proper footwear.

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August 29, 2018

Bids Due Purchasing and Materials Management Department Authority reserves the right to reject any or all Bids

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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR MILLING AND ASPHALT PATCHING AT PENFORT STREET IFB# 300-29-18 The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby request proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s): MILLING AND ASPHALT PATCHING AT PENFORT STREET IFB# 300-29-18 The documents will be available no later than July 23, 2018 and signed, sealed bids will be accepted until 9:00 a.m. on August 9, 2018 at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 100 Ross Street 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, at which time they will be opened and read aloud.

Parties or individuals interested in responding may download a copy of the Solicitation from the Business Opportunities page of www.HACP. org.

Questions or inquiries should be directed to: Mr. Kim Detrick Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 100 Ross Street 2nd Floor, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-456-5116 Opt 1 A pre bid meeting will be held: Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Dept.

100 Ross Street 2nd. Fl. Ste. 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 August 2, 2018 9:00 A.M. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.

HACP’s has revised their website. As part of those revisions, vendors must now register and log-in, in order to view and download IFB/RFPs documentation.

Caster D. Binion, Executive Director Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh HACP conducts business in accordance with all federal, state, and local civil rights laws, including but not limited to Title VII, the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, The PA Human Relations Act, etc. and does not discriminate against any individuals protected by these statutes.

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The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby request proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s): ARLINGTON HEIGHTS BUILDING ENTRANCE DOORS AND HARDWARE REPLACEMENT (FORCED ACCOUNTS) REBID IFB# 600-25-18REBID The documents will be available no later than July 30, 2018 and signed, sealed bids will be accepted until 11:00 a.m. on August 17, 2018 at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 100 Ross Street 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, at which time they will be opened and read aloud.

Parties or individuals interested in responding may download a copy of the Solicitation from the Business Opportunities page of www.HACP. org.

Questions or inquiries should be directed to: Mr. Kim Detrick Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 100 Ross Street 2nd Floor, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-456-5116 Opt 1 A pre bid meeting will be held: Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Procurement Department 100 Ross Street 2nd. Fl. Ste. 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 August 8, 2018 11:00 A.M. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.

HACP’s has revised their website. As part of those revisions, vendors must now register and log-in, in order to view and download IFB/RFPs documentation.

Caster D. Binion, Executive Director Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh

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Enough with the Congress must act to racism in the strengthen election security rooftop solar industry against foreign sabotage (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Recently, news came out that the electronics retailer Best Buy, decided to reconsider their partnership with a company called Vivint. The partnership allowed Vivint employees to work inside Best Buy stores, to sell Best Buy customers products capable of reducing their home’s energy usage.

The potential decision by Best Buy is apparently just business, but it is a welcome piece of news because Vivint seemingly has a problem with African Americans.

Vivint isn’t alone when it comes to struggling with race. There has always been bigotry in this country. In 2018, thanks to the leaders of the civil rights movement who risked their lives fighting for equality and justice, things are much improved. But these days some racists in this country are feeling encouraged to ex-

(TriceEdneyfunneled to poWire.com)—“It’s Marc H. Morial litical candidates undeniable that through that the Russians are organizations taking the lead —and whether on this. Basically, those candidates they are the ones are Congress that are trying to members who undermine our may have motive basic values, dito thwart such an vide us with our investigation. allies. They are the ones that are trying Shortly after the inauguration of the to wreak havoc over our election process. current President, I noted that because We need to call them out on that. It’s crit- his elevation to the office was by way of ical that we do so, and then take steps to the anachronistic Electoral College— make sure that they are not able to do and not the will of a majority of votthis with an election coming up ... .”— ers—he owed the American people an Director of National Intelligence Daniel exceptional level of deference.

Coats, July 19, 2018.

Instead, he repeatedly has shown defWe don’t yet know—and perhaps may erence to the architect of the sabotage, Julianne Malveaux never fully know—to what extent Rus- lending validity to Vladimir Putin’s sian efforts to sabotage American elec- discredited denials and refusing to actions succeeded. What we do know is knowledge the conclusion of the intellithat, in addition to waging a massive gence community that Russia has interdisinformation campaign on social me- fered and continues to do so. dia, Kremlin-backed hackers: In his farewell address, President •accessed private email accounts, George Washington warned “against •stole personal information on at least the insidious wiles of foreign influence.”

500,000 voters from a state election He wasn’t speaking in the abstract: website, France was actively trying to influence press their ugly views in public or discriminate •visited other state websites to identi- the American election in favor of Thomagainst people of color. fy vulnerabilities, as Jefferson, who championed France in Recently, Vivint Solar—one of the largest sell•and infiltrated a voter registration its conflict with Great Britain. France’s ers of solar panels in this country—was sued software company and disseminated attempts backfired, however, as voters in California by a Black employee who alleges malicious software to Florida county viewed Jefferson’s party as pawns of the his superiors likened him to a monkey, used a election officials.

French government. James Madison racial epithet against him and that his coworkWe also don’t know to what extent any wrote to Jefferson just before the 1796 ers used cardboard boxes to build a fort around Americans cooperated with Russians in election, France’s scheme was “working their desks that was marked as “White only.” these crimes. We know that the Trump all the evil with which it is pregnant.”

The complainant’s lawyer provided pictures of campaign was at least willing to consid- Jefferson lost to John Adams, who supthis absurd and abhorrent cardboard façade to er accepting opposition research from ported France’s rival Great Britain. the media, and the Washington Post published people known to have ties to the KremAlmost as though he could forsee our its photo. lin. We know a congressional candidate present situation, Washington said in David Bywater, the top executive at Vivint asked for and received damaging stolen his address, “Real patriots who may Solar, told the media that he was “deeply disinformation on his or her opponent. resist the intrigues of the favorite are turbed” by these allegations and: “I want to Most importantly, we know that Rus- liable to become suspected and odious, firmly state that Vivint Solar has a zero-tolersia continues its efforts at sabotaging while its tools and dupes usurp the apance policy for racial discrimination and harassour democracy, and little or nothing is plause and confidence of the people, to ment in the workplace. Our company is built being done to stop it. surrender their interests.” on the strength of diversity.” This is precisely Protecting the integrity of our demoWe will not surrender our interests. what a CEO is supposed to say, but a person cratic process should be the top priority For African-Americans, the right to of conscience would back them up with action. of our elected officials. Instead, the Pres- vote is sacred. The men and women who A deeper dive into Vivint’s practices makes me ident openly contradicts the assessment died in the bloody battle for Black sufquestion Bywater’s sincerity. of American intelligence and the House frage—heroes such as Rev. George Lee, In March, Hector Balderas, the Attorney Genof Representatives eliminated new fund- Medgar Evers, Jimmy Lee Jackson, eral of New Mexico filed a 17-count civil coming for states to strengthen election se- James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, plaint against Vivint Solar, accusing them of curity. The arrest of Russian operative Mickey Schwerner and Viola Liuzzo— fraud, racketeering, and unfair business pracMaria Butina, who forged close alliances are nothing less than martyrs. Inaction tices. Balderas says the company which sells with the NRA, raises questions about in the face of election sabotage is an afrooftop solar panels employed “high-pressure whether Russian money was illegally front to their memory. It is sacrilege. sales techniques and procedures designed to mislead consumers” and lock their customers into contracts lasting 20 years, with rates that increase “by over 72 percent,” as the agreement matures. Also, according to the Balderas’ office: “The complaint also charges Vivint with filing improper notices in consumer real estate records that operate to cloud titles, and in some cases making it difficult for New Mexico consumers to sell their homes.” There is some evidence that consumers of color and low-income In August 2015 Now, the latest consumers are targeted for these pressure tacI wrote an op-ed J. Pharaoh Doss confusion. tics. called: Confusing Last month, anVivint Solar is connected to Vivint Home SeCivil Disobedience. other unarmed curity, a company that also has had its runI called attention to Black teenager was ins with the law. Last year, Texas Attorney the National Day of shot and killed by General Ken Paxson reached a settlement Civil Disobedience a White police offiwith the company for allegations the compathat was organized cer in the borough ny violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Pracaround the anniof East Pittsburgh. tices Act. This, combined with the action by versary of Michael As expected, there the New Mexico Attorney General, paints a Brown’s death. were protests and picture of a company that is not treating cusIn Ferguson, Mo., protesters blocked demonstrations calling for justice, but tomers fairly. traffic and the entrance to the federal what wasn’t expected was the spontaI’ve been interested in the solar industry courthouse. Hundreds of people were neous spillover that created the confubecause it is an expanding industry that inarrested over several days of protesting, sion of the terms in question. For excreasingly provides new opportunities. Howamong the arrested was civil rights ac- ample, a demonstration outside of East ever, there also seems to be additional optivist and scholar Cornel West.

Pittsburgh’s police headquarters, sponportunities to exploit consumers, especially West stated, after his arrest, he went taneously evolved into a “no justice, no minority consumers. I’ve written about my to Ferguson to get arrested. (He was peace” march, which spilled over onto concerns about the ways the industry targets among the group blocking the entrance Interstate 376 halting traffic for over less sophisticated consumers, echoing conto the federal courthouse calling for the five hours. (The state police eventually cerns raised by several members of Congress U.S. government to end racist law en- cleared the highway.) At this moment in a letter to the Consumer Financial Proforcement practices.) West also stated, in time, these events had national metection Bureau in early 2017. In response to he was part of a collective fight back dia coverage. Many wondered if this my concerns, the Solar Energy Industry Asagainst the criminal justice system, the was going to turn into another Fergusociation (SEIA) used a consultant to harass economic and educational system, and a son, and Ferguson is synonymous with me and my staff. I received and accepted an political system that has been a failure. riots. The spontaneity didn’t turn into apology from the CEO of SEIA. I hoped they West concluded, they will continue to go Ferguson, but when violence is anticiwere sincere in their stated concerns about to jail until justice is done. pated disturbing the peace is a toleratconsumer protection and also about diversity So, what’s the confusion? ed alternative, and it’s often referred to in their industry.

West participated in a civil disturbance as peaceful because it’s nonviolent.

But Vivint Solar, with its “Whites only” fort, is in the tradition of civil disobedience, but Here’s the question. Was detaining a member of SEIA. Vivint’s actions seem inconit’s not the same thing. MLK Jr. char- people on a major interstate highway sistent with SEIA’s stated values. What must acterized civil disobedience as break- peaceful? they do? I have some ideas: ing a law (such as Jim Crow laws) beApparently, City of Pittsburgh officials First, SEIA should ask Vivint Solar to leave cause your conscience tells you the law appreciated the nonviolent nature of the their trade association. If SEIA wants to repreis unjust and you willingly stay in jail protesters, but felt the need to react to sent rooftop solar makers that respect consumin order to arouse the conscience of the their spontaneity. Pittsburgh officials ers and employees, then Vivint Solar is a wrong community against the injustice of the instituted new guidelines for public choice. If SEIA doesn’t take action against law. West wasn’t arrested for breaking gatherings last week. The new guideVivint Solar, there is no accountability, which any immoral law to bring attention to lines prevent protesters from blocking only further erodes trust with minority commuits immorality. He was arrested because major intersections and streets, espenities. he chose to bring awareness to social cially during rush hour, and protesters Further, SEIA should back up their statement ills by willfully disturbing the peace in a aren’t allowed to block entrances to that “CEO, Abby Hopper, has established divernonviolent demonstration. MLK Jr. be- hospitals, special events, or tunnels and sity of solar’s workforce and customer base as lieved breaking an unjust law to point bridges. Pittsburgh officials said these among her top three priorities” and their “Diout its immorality was a principled act guidelines respect free speech rights versity Best Practices Guide” by funding and and it demonstrated the highest respect while protecting public safety. hosting consumer education seminars around for law, but the arrests during the NaSome might accuse Pittsburgh offithe country to better inform consumers—and tional Day of Civil Disobedience are not cials of overreacting, but it’s clear they minorities—about their rights when it comes to analogous, blocking traffic and the en- don’t confuse the terms peaceful and rooftop solar. trance to the federal courthouse doesn’t nonviolent.

I have always been excited about the ways so(J. Pharaoh Doss is a contributor to the New demonstrate the highest respect for the lar energy can reduce our dependence on fossil Pittsburgh Courier.) right to assemble. fuel as a power source. But the solar energy movement is crippled when companies like Letters to the editor for publication Vivint Solar both take advantage of customThe New Pittsburgh Courier welcomes all responsible viewpoints for publication. All letters ers and discriminate against minorities. It’s should be typewritten and contain writer’s address and phone number for verification. All letnot enough to have a “Diversity Best Practicters will be edited for clarity and length. Address all letters to: es Guide.” SEIA needs to let best practices be Letters to the Editor, New Pittsburgh Courier their guide in their dealings with Vivint Solar.

315 East Carson Street Silence is complicity. It is time for good people Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219 to stand up against racism. Best Buy, SEIA – You may fax your letter to 412-481-1360 or via email to what say you?

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Confusing the terms ‘peaceful’ and ‘nonviolent’ Check It Out

(Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist.)

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Trump’s a lousy General in the trade war he started with China (TriceEdneyWire.com)—President Trump has triggered what could be “the largest trade war in economic history,” the Chinese Commerce Ministry warns.

Trump is threatening tariffs on $500 billion in Chinese goods, virtually all of our imports from China.

He’s also hit Mexico, Canada and our European allies with punitive tariffs.

This week, the president of the European Community will meet with Trump in what is described as a “last ditch” attempt to avoid tariffs on car imports. Inevitably, these countries have retaliated with tariffs on U.S. goods.

Trump says “trade wars are good, and easy to win,” but this could get messy.

Needless to say, the free trade lobby is up in arms in protest. Light too often gets lost in the heat. As the rhetoric and posturing gets more extreme, a little common sense is needed. First, the U.S. has been running unsustainably large trade deficits for years—as high as 6 percent of GDP in 2006-2007, down to 2.4 percent OF GDP last year.

Much of these deficits come from internal transfers within American multinationals, with companies moving jobs abroad to take advantage of cheap labor or poor environmental standards and then shipping the products back here.

This has devastated communities where the plants closed and given CEOs a club to threaten workers with, contributing to wages losing ground and to obscene levels of inequality.

Addressing U.S. trade deficits and their effects is long overdue. Second, Trump is a lousy general for the war that he’s started. Our trade deficit with China is the largest bilateral deficit in history, nearly $376 billion last year. A sensible general would have engaged our allies to join in challenging China’s mercantilist trade policies that trample global trade rules, from manipulating their currency, to stealing or extorting technological secrets, to suppressing worker rights and environmental protections.

Instead, Trump has decided to open fire on everyone—ally and adversary— at the same time. Third, Trump seems to get why we are in this hole. He says prior U.S. negotiators were stupid, cut bad deals and that other countries are stealing us blind. In fact, U.S. negotiators—virtually all drawn from global corporations and banks or their law firms—rigged the rules to serve their interests. These agreements work great for the CEOs, the multinational banks and corporations. That they shafted American workers was intentional, not an oversight. Tariffs are a crude club, one that invites retaliation. Trump’s use of them reveals that he sees the U.S. as weak, not strong.

A sensible strategy would have totally different priorities. It would start by guaranteeing greater security to U.S. working people in a global economy: Medicare for all, free college and advanced training, a living wage, a full-employment economy. That economic bill of rights should be bolstered by a cutting-edge industrial policy designed to ensure the U.S. leads in the emerging markets of the future. That would include public investment to rebuild our decrepit infrastructure, from transportation to water systems to public education and training. It would include investing in advanced research and technology. It would lead in driving the green industrial revolution in alternative energy and energy efficiency.

Trump’s tariffs won’t succeed in getting the Chinese to abandon their industrial policy, but we surely could compete if we organized our own. These internal reforms should be accompanied by efforts to rewrite the rules of the global economy that have directly contributed to the widening gulf between rich and poor.

The U.S., the author of most of those rules, should lead the effort, with negotiators who represent the vast majority, not the executive suite. According to reports, Trump’s negotiators in the NAFTA talks with Mexico and Canada have pushed sensible reforms—an end to the investor-state dispute settlement system that gives corporations a privately rigged legal system, a $17 minimum wage across countries in the automobile sector, better rules and enforcement for union organizing. For these reforms to survive, Trump will have to overcome the conservatives in his own party, which seems very unlikely. Trump is a bombastic showman, with a conman’s sense of what sells.

The trade wars help distract from the scandals that dog him at home, and let him drive the headlines while posturing as the champion of working people. He’s addressing a problem that is real, but he displays neither the understanding of what needs to be done nor the instinct for the strategy needed to achieve it. And the very people he claims to be helping are likely to pay the highest cost for his follies.

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RALPH WATSON with Classic Events! hosted a Wine Down Wednesday afterwork event at Microsoft on the North Side, July 18. Pictured at left are Anita Gillinson, Watson and Anita Harbey, and pictured at right are Daniel Howard and Bill Generett. (Photos by J.L. Martello)

DARREN MCCORMICK, left, with Microsoft’s Rich Witte

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VINCE WILLIAMS, reporting to Steelers training camp, July 25.

JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER, coming off an impressive rookie season, reports to Steelers training camp, July 25, at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. (Photos by Courier photographer Brian Cook)

STEPHON TUITT is ready to get the 2018 season going…

A Proclamation for the Pipers

Former Pittsburgh Piper Cal Graham and the Pipers, in memory of legend Connie Hawkins, are honored by Mayor Bill Peduto

On July 20, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto gave a proclamation to the 1968 Pittsburgh Pipers basketball team, which won the only professional basketball championship in Pittsburgh history as a member of the American Basketball Association.

Pictured above are, from left, Coach Fred Lucas, Mayor Peduto, Bill Neal, and Connie Hawkins League Hall of Famer Bobby Franklin. Pictured below are Mayor Peduto and author Mark Whited. (Photos by J.L. Martello)

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