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Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh. Membership

and the National Urban League Movement,

increases and strengthens the unified team of

empowering you to be an ambassador for

Americans working toward equity for African

positive change as together we enable African

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Americans to achieve economic self-reliance,

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February 11, 2021 Dear Friend of the Urban League, Inspired, encouraged and empowered by the charitable support of our members, Corporate Allies, Ronald H. Brown Gala partners, donors and ad patrons, the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh continues to advocate for a level playing field for ALL Americans while equipping individuals to attain economic self-reliance and social equity. Before the public killing of Mr. George Floyd riveted the nation’s attention on racism in the United States, the 2019 study Pittsburgh’s Inequality Across Gender and Race announced the tragic state of affairs for African Americans in our city: “…for Black residents, Pittsburgh falls far below similar cities. Black women and men in other cities have better health, income, employment and educational outcomes than Pittsburgh’s Black residents.”

GREETINGS FROM

Esther

In Southwestern Pennsylvania, many Black students start school behind, are isolated in low-performing schools, are less likely to participate in quality early childhood, out-of-school and summer learning and are more likely to get lost in the transition to college and career. African Americans are underrepresented in industries with growth and better pay. For example, only 1% of the local information technology workforce compared to 7% nationally, while 20% of our lowest paying jobs in the region are filled by African American workers. The scourge of COVID19 has exploited these already existing disadvantages, ravaging the physical and economic health of Black families throughout our country and in our community. While our beloved Pittsburgh continues to be named “most livable city,” we know when our city is considerably less livable for black men and ultimately unlivable for black women, this is a problem. And this isn’t a black or white problem. This is a PITTSBURGH problem. Leadership such as displayed by our 2020 Ronald H. Brown Honorees Candi Castleberry Singleton, Bill Nunn, Jr. and WQED illuminates a path forward and serves as a beacon, evoking an inclusive and accepting future. Sharing their examples with our community, with one another, and with the wider world spreads the positive light of the Honorees’ efforts in numerous directions and encourages others. Similarly, your contribution helps break down systemic inequities through programs which promote education, employment, leadership and advocacy, child and family well-being, housing, health, financial empowerment, and the attainment of greater self-sufficiency. Your involvement and financial support help create a more just and equitable southwestern Pennsylvania. Thank you. Yours in the Movement,

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Thank You Presenting Sponsor Peoples Corporate Allies BNY Mellon Citizens Dollar Bank Dynegy Gateway Health Giant Eagle Howard Hanna Key Bank Peoples Pitt Ohio PNC

The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh would like to say Thank You for your generous support of the 2020 Ronald H. Brown Leadership Awards Gala

Champions Koppers Inc. UPS Benefactors Highmark Partners Carnegie Mellon Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott Enterprise Rent-A-Car Washington Family Fund First National McAuley Ministries CNX Resources PPG Reed Smith US Steel University of Pittsburgh Donors

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The Urban League would like

Program Sponsors

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HISTORY OF THE URBAN LEAGUE MOVEMENT: Throughout its history, the Urban League Movement has been a magnet for people with a vision of a better urban America and the financial and intellectual capacity to make a difference. In 1910, Mrs. Ruth Standish Baldwin, a member of one of America’s oldest families, and widow of railroad magnate, William Baldwin, and Dr. George Edmund Hayes, the first African American to receive a doctorate degree from Columbia University, founded what later became the National Urban League. For more than one hundred years this combination of dynamic leadership, vision and financial wherewithal has been and remains the formula for success of the Urban League on the national and local levels.

MISSION: At the 102-year-old Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh (ULGP), South Western Pennsylvanians join together in efforts designed to enable African Americans to achieve economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights.

PROGRAMS & SERVICES: Recently ranked as one of the nation’s highest performing affiliates for the third time in succession, the ULGP offers vital programs through the Center for Leadership & Economic Self Reliance and through the Housing and Family & Child Development Departments. Urban League programs and services: • Help connect adults with general employment and training services, leading to full or part-time jobs; • Aid men and women over the age of 55 in obtaining employment through the Urban Senior Jobs Program; • Engage youth in various Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) related out-of-school activities; • Facilitate the graduation of young Black males from the Black Male Leadership Development Institute and young Black females from the Black Female Leadership Development Institute; • Help individuals avoid eviction and/or move into new housing units; • Provide health education/information services for individuals and families; •

Distribute Thanksgiving provisions and other essentials to qualifying families;

• Facilitate developmental screenings for children through the Family Support Centers • Prepare families for first time homeownership; • Enlist volunteers to coach and mentor youth, advocate for removal of barriers to educational and economic advancement, and assist the Urban League in fulfilling its mission.

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Dynegy: A Proud Corporate Ally of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh As an electricity provider trusted by millions, Dynegy is honored to support the advancement of minority communities, including organizations that grow minority-owned small businesses, enhance economic development, and provide and improve educational opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds. Through this commitment, Dynegy contributed $50,000 to the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh in 2020, helping advance the Urban League’s Black Female Leadership Development Institute and Center for Economic Self Reliance. Dynegy’s donation is part of a $10 million commitment from its parent company, Vistra, to support organizations working for social justice and equity. Serving nearly 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers with electricity and natural gas, Vistra is the largest competitive residential electricity provider in the country and is also the largest competitive power generator in the U.S. Learn more at vistracorp.com and dynegy.com.

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Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients 2012 – Tim Stevens 2011 – Pittsburgh Sisters of Mercy 2009 – Mrs. Elsie Hillman Civic Leadership Award Recipients 2019 – Robert Nelkin 2018 – The Honorable Kim Berkeley Clark 2016 – Dr. Ralph Bangs 2016 – Reverend Dr. Harold T. Lewis 2013 – Chris Moore 2012 – Bev Smith 2010 – Dr. Joseph W. Trotter 2010 – Dr. Laurence Glasco 2009 – Marcia M. Sturdivant, Ph.D. 2008 – Thelma Williams Lovette 2007 – Father Carmen D’Amico 2006 – Bill Strickland 2005 – Irvin E. Williams 2004 – Oliver W. Byrd 2003 – Deborah Walker 2002 – James C. Roddey 2001 – Alfred W. Wishart 2000 – Philip B. Hallen 1999 – Marc Cherna 1998 – Honorable K. Leroy Irvis 1997 – Frederick W. Thieman Community Leadership Award Recipients 2019 – Robert Hill 2019 – Sharon McDaniel 2018 – Andrea Mahone 2018 – Glenn Mahone, Esq. 2017 - Tracey McCants Lewis 2017 – Mark Clayton Southers 2016 – Hallie Donner 2016 – Claudette R. Lewis 2015 – Ron Lawrence 2015 – Three Rivers Youth 2015 – Jasiri X 2014 – Vanessa German 2014 – Reverend Dr. Johnnie Monroe 2013 – Jerlean E. Daniel, Ph.D. 2013 – Dr. Jack L. Daniel 2011 – Dr. Larry E. Davis 2010 – Richard Garland and One Vision, One Life 2009 – The Hill House Association 2008 – Daniel B. Matthews Historical Society 2007 – Dr. Vernell A. Lillie 2006 – Helen Faison 2005 – Imani Christian Academy 2004 – Leon Haynes, III

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2003 – Pittsburgh Black Media Federation 2002 – Ronald R. Davenport, Sr. 2001 – David E. Epperson 2000 – The Lavelle Family 1999 – Milton Washington 1998 – Arthur J. Edmunds & Wendell G. Freeland, Esquire 1997 – Lavera S. Brown 1996 – Deborah L. Black Corporate Leadership Award Recipients 2018 – Dollar Bank 2013 – Enterprise Holdings 2012 – Doris Carson Williams 2012 – Dr. Jared Cohon 2011 – Comcast 2008 – New Pittsburgh Courier 2007 – Daniel M. Rooney 2006 – Ron Gebhardt 2006 – William Getty 2005 – Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield 2004 – Marva Harris 2003 – PNC Financial Services Group 2002 – Giant Eagle 2001 – Allegheny Conference on Community Development 2000 – Eddie L. Edwards, Sr. 1999 – Reed Smith Shaw & McClay 1998 – Senator H. John Heinz III (posthumously) 1997 – Ned V. Randall, Jr. 1996 – Wesley W. Von Schack

Special Posthumous Leadership Award Recipients 2014 – Nate Smith, Sr. 2010 – Naomi Sims 2009 – Fletcher Byrom 2008 – Fred Rogers 2007 – Gwen Elliott 2005 – Dr. Edna Chappell McKenzie 2004 – Dr. Robert Kisner 2003 – James F. Henry 2002 – Bernard H. Jones, Sr. 25TH ANNUAL RONALD H BROWN LEADERSHIP AWARDS GALA

The strength of our community is its greatest asset.

When people work together, anything is possible. It’s why we support organizations that bring people within our community closer. They reinforce the bonds we share and help us celebrate the traditions we hold dear. It’s just one part of our investment in our neighbors and the community. KeyBank thanks the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh for making a difference.

When you have strong leaders,

you have a strong community. The UPMC Center for Engagement and Inclusion is a proud supporter of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh’s 25th Annual Ronald H. Brown Leadership Awards Gala.

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When people pull together, every day is a giant leap forward.

You’ve shown us that when we work together toward a common goal, we make progress day after day. Thank you, Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh.

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Program

Welcome Andrew Stockey, Master of Ceremonies Anchor, WTAE

We Shall Overcome Reverend Deryck Tines & The Lemington Gospel Chorale of Pittsburgh Silent Auction & Special Acknowledgements Andrew Stockey Remarks Esther L. Bush President and CEO Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh “Truth” Jhordan Price “Tone” Bailey Smith Alumni Theater Company Remarks Alan B. Trivilino Chairperson, Board of Directors Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh Rise Up Mikayla Keyes Alumni Theater Company Awards Presentation Andrew Stockey Corporate Leadership Award WQED Accepted by Deborah Acklin President & CEO Civic Leadership Award Candi Castleberry Singleton Special Posthumous Leadership Award Bill Nunn, Jr. Accepted by Cydney Nunn, Granddaughter of Bill Nunn, Jr Acknowledgements Annie Hanna Cestra Chair, Development Committee Board of Directors, Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh Mark Rendulic 25th Ronald H. Brown Leadership Gala Chair Member, Board of Directors, Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh Lift Every Voice Etta Cox with CAPA students: Crystal Anderson, Jeremiah Bowden, Francesa Rose and Akiya Wilkerson Closing

Andrew Stockey

After Party

The Bill Henry Band

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We are proud to support the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh’s Virtual 2020 Ronald H. Brown Leadership Awards Event.

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WQED was an experiment in educational community-supported television that was the forerunner to PBS. Today, WQED is a multimedia powerhouse that is as much a part of Pittsburgh as the three rivers. WQED is WQEDTV (PBS); WQED World; WQED Create; WQED Showcase; WQED PBS KIDS Channel; Classical WQED-FM 89.3/Pittsburgh; Classical WQEJ-FM 89.7/Johnstown; the Pittsburgh Concert Channel at WQED-HD2 (89.32FM) and online at www.wqed.org/fm; local and national television and radio productions; WQED Interactive (www.wqed.org) and WQED Education (www.wqed.org/edu).

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Throughout its history, WQED has partnered with hundreds of local community organizations toward improvements in education; diversity and inclusion, arts and culture; community health; economics; and important local issues through its unique form of civic journalism. As the only communityowned multimedia resource in the region, WQED is a convener, a central gathering place, and a conduit for other local non-profit organizations.

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WQED has exported the region nationally with projects like The War That Made America, a four part historical documentary on the French and Indian War that aired nationwide on PBS; national cooking shows with Chris Fennimore; the Doo Wop music franchise; weekly national radio broadcasts of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and a continuing series of local and national documentaries by Emmy Award-winning producer Rick Sebak. WQED’s national production, August Wilson: The Ground On Which I Stand, aired nationally on PBS American Masters in February 2015. The documentary focused on the life and work of Pittsburgh-native and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson and included and extensive educational initiative in key cities across the country. In November 2020, PBS aired WQED’s latest documentary Harbor From The Holocaust. The program told the riveting story of the plight of more than 30,000 Jewish refugees who escaped Nazi Germany in the 1930s and found safe harbor in the port city of Shanghai, China. Black Horizons premiered in April 1968, the same month as the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The groundbreaking program went on to become the nation’s longest running series aimed at the African American audience. Alex Haley appeared on Black Horizons before Roots catapulted him to national notoriety. A variety of performers have appeared including: opera star Demarius Cooper; rapper Tuffy Tuff; Kuntu Theatre performers; gospel singer Jackie Pullen; the Dana Movement Ensemble; and the African drum ensemble called Umoja. In addition to the local and national documentaries, WQED produces and airs local programs that capture the stories of advancement, arts and diversity in our region, including documentaries like Portrayal & Perception: African American Men & Boys; Childhood Lost: The Adultification of African American Girls; Beacon for Change: The Pittsburgh Courier Story; Torchbearers: The Story of Pittsburgh’s Freedom Fighters; Return To The Roots of Civil Rights; Come By Here: A History of Five Churches; Flyboys: Western Pennsylvania’s Tuskegee Airmen; and The Good Fight. Classical WQED-FM is “the voice of the arts in western Pennsylvania” by highlighting all that the station has meant for the region with retrospectives, tributes, community events, and celebrations. WQED-FM has offered classical and fine arts and cultural programs since its inception in 1973, allowing listeners to hear live and recorded classical performances and learn the latest arts and culture news from Pittsburgh and around the world. Listeners can hear WQED-FM at 89.3 and on its repeater stations, WQED-FM89.7 /Johnstown. WQED Interactive, a media portal to the world, makes the aforementioned WQED programs all the more accessible to viewers and listeners, any time, and any place. WQED reaches close to 100,000 people through social media. WQED Education is a national leader in lifelong learning and provides programming, online resources, teacher training and educational resources to local schools and libraries. WQED’s educational goals and objectives are to provide new tools and models, thought leadership, research, and training on the intersection of media and learning to prepare our children for a competitive world. We provide content for science and technology; literacy; global cultures and connections; expression; social and community responsibility; and numeracy.

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Currently serving as the Vice President of Diversity Partnership Strategy & Engagement at Twitter, Candi Castleberry Singleton is a visionary, change-agent and the founder of the Dignity & Respect Campaign and other innovative programs on diversity and inclusion, employee and community engagement, and work-life integration. She is well-known for her commitment to organizational behavior change and inspiring people and communities to work better together. Candi’s business acumen enhances her approach of partnering with senior executives, business process owners, and community leaders to build sustainable practices for the workplace and marketplace. As a recognized leader of diversity and inclusion, she has created successful strategies and initiatives in technology, telecommunications, and health care sectors including Sun Microsystems, Motorola, and University Pittsburgh Medical Center. She has led teams in operations and talent development, and acquired extensive experience in sales management, product marketing, and training, at Xerox Corporation.

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An experienced strategist, Candi created The Bolt-On to BuiltIn Model™, an integrated inclusion model that helps companies transition from compliance-driven processes led by human resources, to integrated activities that shift the responsibility for achieving an inclusive culture to every employee. The model is featured in her chapter of Crossing the Divide: Intergroup Leadership in a World of Difference (Harvard Business School Press, August 2009). Candi is an international speaker, teacher, and mentor. She has delivered inspiring keynotes and lectures from Beijing to Budapest to Boston and has served as an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University in the Heinz College for graduate education. She received an MBA from Pepperdine University, a bachelor’s degree in legal studies from UC Berkeley, and completed the Stanford University Executive Human Resources program.

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Upon graduation, his basketball talents earned him an offer from the Harlem Globetrotters, but he instead chose the more sensible career path and followed in his father’s footsteps, joining the staff of the Pittsburgh Courier. His work ethic and intelligence earned him the position of sports editor, and eventually he replaced his father as the managing editor of the entire newspaper. Mr. Nunn had a unique eye for talent, and his vision at the Courier gave unprecedented extensive coverage to sports at historically black colleges and universities. Beginning in 1950, the Courier named a black college all-American football team and held an annual awards banquet in Pittsburgh.

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By the late 1960s, Mr. Nunn was increasingly frustrated that National Football League teams had not drafted more of the players the Courier honored. Upon sharing his feelings with Dan Rooney, the son of Steelers’ owner, Art Rooney, he did not get an argument, but instead was hired by the Steelers. Mr. Nunn began working for the team part-time in 1967 and became full-time in 1969, the same year Chuck Noll became the head coach. Mr. Nunn’s relationship with the Steelers became a match made in heaven. Over the next decade, Mr. Nunn helped steer the team toward many players otherwise overlooked and undervalued, who went on to star for the Steelers teams that won four Super Bowls from 1975 to 1980. His connections to small black college coaches provided the opportunity for so many black athletes who developed into great players for the Steelers. Mr. Nunn retired from his full-time position with the Steelers in 1987 but continued to play a role in assessing talent and advising the team on the draft. His knowledge and acumen for evaluating talent was so well respected within the organization that he continued to work parttime for the team until his death on May 6, 2014. He was 89.

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The legacy Mr. Nunn leaves is undeniable. Despite having never played or coached college football, in 2010 he was part of the inaugural class inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame. Mr. Nunn was among the second class to be inducted into the Steelers Hall of Honor in 2018. For his endearing contributions to the sport in which he opened the door for many black athletes who likely otherwise would have never been given an opportunity, he has been named a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2021. He was always proud of the progress made towards racial equality in the NFL, and the result of his lifetime of work can still be seen to this day.

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2020-2021 Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh

Board ofDirectors OFFICERS Chairperson

Assistant Secretary

Alan B. Trivilino

Martin LaMar

First Vice Chair

Treasurer

Andrea Clark Smith, Esq.

Robert Foley

Second Vice Chair

Assistant Treasurer

Secretary

President & Chief Executive Officer

Kathy Humphrey, Ph.D.

Todd Barnhart

Audrey Russo

Esther L. Bush

DIRECTORS Reverend Paul Abernathy

Bryan Iams

Leroy Ball

Ronald A. King

Simquita R. Bridges, Esq.

David Mutombo

Annie Hanna Cestra

John Myers, Esq.

Keyva Clark

Monique Reese

Brian Conboy

Mark Rendulic

Lynn Williams Davenport, Esq.

Kevin Tamanini

Sean Devlin

Anna B. Torrance, Esq.

Tasha Hovland

Karen Farmer White

HONORARY DIRECTORS Bruce Court

David M. O’Brien

Glenn R. Mahone, Esq.

Honorable Dwayne D. Woodruff

George L. Miles, Jr.

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RONALD H. BROWN Government Official, Lawyer (1941–1996) Ronald Harmon Brown was born on August 1, 1941, in Washington, D.C. Raised in Harlem, New York, he lived across the street from the famed Apollo Theater in a hotel managed by his father. Brown attended Vermont’s Middlebury College. To help cover his costs, he worked part-time at the school. Brown was also a member of the college’s track team. After graduating from Middlebury in 1962, he joined the U.S. Army and served for four years in South Korea and Germany. He soon started studying for his law degree from St. John’s University at night. Former New York governor Mario Cuomo was one of his professors. To support himself, Brown took a position as a welfare caseworker for the City of New York. He also joined the National Urban League. It was through his work for the National Urban League that Brown showed that he was a champion of civil rights. For many years, he served as deputy executive director, general counsel and vice president for Washington operations for the organization. He resigned his posts in 1979 to serve as a deputy campaign manager for Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s Democratic presidential bid. He also served as chief counsel for the Senate Judiciary Committee under the chairmanship of Senator Kennedy. After working as a lawyer and lobbyist for the Washington, D.C., law firm Patton, Boggs & Blow in the 1980s, Brown was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 1989. Brown was a key player in Bill Clinton’s successful bid for the presidency in 1992. The following year, Clinton picked Brown to become his secretary of commerce. He was the first African American to hold this title. During his tenure, Brown made it his mission to generate jobs and provide opportunities for ordinary Americans. He went on roughly 15 trips abroad to promote American business interests and to encourage American companies to invest in foreign countries. It was during one of these journeys that he lost his life in an airplane crash in the Balkans. 25TH ANNUAL RONALD H BROWN LEADERSHIP AWARDS GALA

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IMPACT Congratulations to the 2020 Leadership Honorees for their efforts to improve the quality of life for African Americans in the greater Pittsburgh community. 2020 HONOREES:

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Eckert Seamans proudly joins the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh in saluting the outstanding individuals and organizations in our community that exemplify leadership in improving the quality of life for African Americans

RONALD H. BROWN LEADERSHIP AWARDS Congratulations to the honorees: CANDI CASTLEBERRY SINGLETON WQED BILL NUNN, JR. (POSTHUMOUSLY)

Congratulations to the Urban League of Pittsburgh and the honorees of the Ronald H. Brown Leadership Award Gala. You strive. You persevere. You achieve.

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PPG congratulates the honorees of the Ronald H. Brown Leadership Award PPG celebrates the outstanding individuals and organizations in the Greater Pittsburgh community who exemplify leadership in improving the quality of life for African Americans: •

2020 Civic Leadership Honoree: Candi Castleberry-Singleton

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Corporate Leadership Honoree: WQED

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Special Posthumous Leadership Honoree: Bill Nunn, Jr., for his barrier-breaking work with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football League

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