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THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION — LESS THAN 30 DAYS AWAY
Pittsburgh’s Black women showing massive support for Kamala Harris by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer
While there were about 300 people in the house inside the Philip Chosky Theater at Carnegie Mellon University glued to Vice President and Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris' every word on Sept. 25, one couldn't miss the presence of Pittsburgh's Black women throughout the crowd. From former Wilkinsburg Mayor Marita Garrett, to Vibrant Pittsburgh president and CEO Sabrina Saunders Mosby, to Homeless Children's Education Fund CEO Ardana "AJ" Jefferson, to former Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Valerie McDonald-
Roberts, it's not a stretch to say that most Black women in Pittsburgh are in full support of Kamala Harris. In unison, they applauded as Harris outlined her economic plan if she were to become the next president of these United States. In short, she plans to make the rich and wealthy in this country "pay their fair share" in taxes, in hopes of building up the country's middle class. She said her opponent, former president Donald Trump, wants to do the opposite. "Every day, millions of Americans are sitting around their own kitchen tables and facing their own financial pressures because, over the past sev-
WILL KAMALA HARRIS BECOME THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES? MOST BLACK WOMEN ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MAKE IT A REALITY. (PHOTO BY MARLON MARTIN)
BLACK WOMEN LIKE VALERIE MCDONALD-ROBERTS AND CRYSTAL MCCORMICK WARE were in attendance for Kamala Harris’ speech at Carnegie Mellon University, Sept. 25. (Photo by Marlon Martin)
eral decades, our economy has grown better and better for those at the very top and increasingly difficult for those trying to attain, build and hold on to a middle-class life," Harris told the people at the Sept. 25 event that was hosted by the Economic Club of Pittsburgh. "I want Americans and families to be able to not just
Rod Doss receives mayor's 'Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award'
COURIER EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ROD DOSS, IN THE MAYOR’S OFFICE, OCT. 3, 2024.
by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer
It's hard to say "New Pittsburgh Courier" without saying "Rod Doss." When the "Pittsburgh Courier" became the
"New Pittsburgh Courier" after John H. Sengstacke purchased the newspaper in 1966, the Courier's offices, which originally were in the Hill District, soon settled on the South Side, at 315 East Carson
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Street, about a 10-minute walk from the Smithfield Street Bridge. The next year, 1967, saw a well-dressed, wellkept, twenty-something African American man walk into the office as the Courier's newest advertising sales executive. Sixteen years later, in 1983, that same man was elevated to Vice PresiSEE DOSS A4
get by, but be able to get ahead. To be able to thrive. I don’t want you to have to worry about making your monthly rent if your car breaks down. I want you to be able to save up for your child’s education, to take a nice vacation from time to time. I want you to be able to buy Christmas presents for your loved ones without feeling anx-
ious when you’re looking at your bank statement. I want you to be able to build some wealth, not just for yourself, but also for your children and your grandchildren—intergenerational wealth." Harris said that under her plan, more than 100 million Americans would get a "middle-class tax break" that includes
$6,000 for new parents during the first year of their child's life, "to help families cover everything from car seats to cribs," she said. Harris also said she would cut the cost of child care and elder care, "and finally give all working people access to paid SEE KAMALA A8
Teenie Harris gets state historical marker by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer
One shot. One shot was all Charles "Teenie" Harris needed to take. He took more than 80,000 of them, over five decades, chronicling Black Pittsburgh like no one ever did, and ever will. On Friday, Sept. 27, Harris' legacy was further cemented—literally. A state historical marker was placed in front of Harris' home, 7604 Mulford Street, in Homewood. No one lives in the home today, but for years, Harris would develop there the thousands of photographs that now tell the story of Black Pittsburgh from the 1930s to the early 1980s. The lifestyle of African Americans in the heart of the Hill District—whether it was the jazz clubs, the protests for civil rights, the art of the Black family, the celebrities, the politicians, the kids playing in the street, the numerous Black clubs and organizations — Harris developed TEENIE HARRIS’ grandchildren, Michele Cole and Lionel L. many of them right there Harris Jr., stand in front of the new state historical marker for their grandfather, Friday, Sept. 27, in Homewood. SEE HARRIS A6 (Photo by Rob Taylor Jr.)