Cheyenne Tyler, executive director of Café Momentum's Pittsburgh location, was appointed to Allegheny County's Juvenile Detention Board of Advisors. (Photo by Anastasia Busby/PublicSource) by Venuri Siriwardane, PublicSource Experts and advocates want Allegheny County’s Juvenile Detention Advisory Board to bring transparency and accountability to a system long criticized for harming the youth it’s meant to rehabilitate. But it lacks enforcement power under state law — a limitation they sharply criticized in light of the county’s troubled history of youth incarceration. The county closed its youth detention center in 2021 after the

Who’s got what it takes to be the next President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Pitts­burgh? When Carlos Carter re­signed as the organiza­tion’s President and CEO on May 13, 2025, there was no one on the inside to immediately take over the reins. And there was no one on the outside to immediately take over the reins on a permanent ba­sis, either. It’s not a job for the weak-minded. It’s a high-profile position, most likely for a person who has that outgoing, larger-than-life persona as its

There is a vacancy at the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh. A big one. The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned exclu­sively that Carlos T. Carter is no longer the President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Pitts­burgh. The Courier has learned that Carter’s final day was May 13. The Courier reported the hoopla around Carter becoming President and CEO of the iconic organi­zation on Nov. 10, 2021. He took over for the Urban League mainstay, Esther Bush, who was the Urban League of Greater Pitts­burgh President and CEO

Phillip Thompson lends his collection for national viewing Phillip Thompson, known to most Pittsburghers as DJ Big Phill, wrapped up his "Collections in Black: A Celebration of Black Comic Book Culture," with a closing ceremony at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center to celebrate the Black heroes that comprised Black comic books from the past, which are now classic materials, along with celebrating Black comic creators of the here and now. PHILLIP THOMPSON WITH HIS MOTHER, ARNITA STAGGER. (PHOTOS BY JULIAN HILL) In an interview with AWAACC staff, Thompson

Project Edda Fields-Black (Photo Courtesy Carnegie Mellon University) Dr. Edda Fields-Black was just minding her own business, in the airport in Monterrey, California, preparing to board a flight on Monday, May 5, when she got the call. “It was a very pleasant shock,” Dr. Fields-Black told the New Pittsburgh Courier. “I was elated. Ab­solutely elated.” It’s not often that you get a call stating that you’ve won a Pulitzer Prize. But Dr. Fields-Black got the call. The Pulitzer Prize is considered the highest award in journalism, arts and letters. The year 2025

The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that The Advanced Leader­ship Institute (TALI), an organization committed to strengthening com­panies, institutions, and communities by cultivat­ing leadership, is excited to announce the promo­tion of Isabella Moreland to Director of Marketing & Alumni Engagement. Moreland has an exten­sive history with TALI, previously serving as the Marketing & Communi­cations Manager for three years. Prior to that role, she served as TALI’s Mar­keting Intern from 2019-2020, where she helped maintain the organiza­tion’s social media pres­ence and brand. In her new position, which she assumed

THE HONOREES AT THE S.W.A.G. AWARDS, March 22, at the Sheraton Hotel Station Square. (Photo by J.L. Martello) If you can believe it, the annual Social Worker Appreciation of Greatness Awards, better known as the S.W.A.G. Awards, already has its date set for its 2026 event—March 7. It will be the sixth iteration of the S.W.A.G. Awards, which honors Pittsburgh's individuals, most of whom are Black, in the often-forgotten field of social work. It's best to mark the date on the calendar because the attendance for the event continues

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