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Removing black artist's words from The Last Billboard 'tragically ironic,' creator says
A controversy is brewing over the removal of a black artist's message — "There Are Black People In The Future" — from an art installation atop a building in East Liberty.
Online fundraiser in May to benefit food pantries
The Pittsburgh Foundation has scheduled a daylong, online giving event on May 1 to benefit regional food pantries and nonprofit organizations that supply them. The event is part of the philanthropy’s series of Critical Needs Alerts that since 2013 have raised nearly $4 million to help people impacted by homelessness, hunger and other basic human needs.
Pittsburgh Public Schools expands Summer Dreamers to include incoming kindergarten students
The new “Little Dreamers” program will mirror the six-week summer camp for older students, but with programming tailored for younger children. The funding is supported by The Pittsburgh Foundation, the Grable Foundation and McAuley Ministries.
Manor library uses Pgh. Foundation grant to fund 'Science Saturday'
Children and families will have a chance to explore microscopes, magnetism, electrical circuits, geology and more at the Manor Public Library's “Science Saturday.”
East Liberty's Kelly Strayhorn Theater awarded $200,000 in grants
A $150,000 grant from The Pittsburgh Foundation supports continued 2018 programming.
Pittsburgh Foundation launches $50,000 prize for women painters
The Pittsburgh Foundation has announced the launch of a new biennial award program designed to propel the careers of women artists.
Alarming statistics....Report shows Black unemployment at 16% in the city, 34% below poverty level
Last week, Allegheny Conference on Community Development President and CEO Stefani Pashman tossed out a rather startling bit of data to the audience at the African American Chamber of Commerce PowerBreakfast: “There are no zip codes (in Pittsburgh) where African Americans have the dominant income.”
Why does Pittsburgh have 90 neighborhoods?
Pasted to the wall of Department of City Planning is a large, colorful map of Pittsburgh. It’s divided into seven shades, denoting city planning sectors and parks, and a light red line squiggles throughout the jagged map.
Pittsburgh black elected officials say black-business community needs entrepreneurial reform
According to a 2017 report from the National Urban League, Pittsburgh ranks 65th in black-white income inequality for large metro communities. Within the city, predominantly black neighborhoods lack thriving business districts and other basic services found in other neighborhoods.
Pittsburgh Foundation announces $37 million bequest
The Pittsburgh Foundation is tackling issues of suburban poverty - particularly affecting youth and families around Sewickley - with a recent endowment of $37 million. Learn more from Jeanne Pearlman, senior VP for program and policy, and Sarah Heres, president of Quaker Valley School Board.