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by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer

It's only fitting that the Freedom House Ambulance Service, which started it all in the industry that is paramedics, con-

tinues its mission. Twelve graduates, including the likes of Monica Jackson and Maria Allen, were the latest graduates in the Freedom House 2.0 cohort. They received their certificates during

an event at the ACH Clear Pathways building in the Hill District, Feb. 13. When African Americans like John Moon, George McCary III and Mitchell Brown were busy saving lives in the Hill District

via the Freedom House Ambulance Service in the late 1960s and 1970s, the country had never heard of such a thing. Before, it was just the police, with a buggy, transporting injured people to the hos-

pital, many of whom died before getting to the hospital for care. The "paramedic," or "Emergency Medical Technician," was born, thanks to the pioneers behind the Freedom House

Ambulance Service, which began in 1967. Today, people take it for granted when they see an ambulance passing by. But you can thank the folks at

by Rob Taylor Jr.

Courier Staff Writer

Have you heard of John B. Vashon?

The New Pittsburgh Courier was there as the City of Pittsburgh honored the life and family of John B. Vashon and their contributions, advocacy, leadership and service in Pittsburgh during the 1800s and beyond. It was the City of Pittsburgh's signature tribute for Black History Month 2026, with an exhibit in the lobby of the City-County Building. In a bio on the website The Colored Conventions Project, Vashon, born to an enslaved woman, Fanny, served as a soldier in

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer

The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Emergency Response Technology program, one of the programs offered under the district’s Career and Technical Education Division umbrella, has a new partner. A very wellknown partner. A partner that has overcome his own set of challenges.

Leon Ford is in full support of the high schoolers in the EMT program. He wants them to learn, be their best, and then do what he’s doing, and give back to future generations.

Ford is the co-founder of The Hear Foundation, which bills itself as the “first and only nonprofit in Pittsburgh dedicated to collaborating with community leaders, police, and residents to create a

Be on the right side of history

by Jeremy Allen Executive Editor, Michigan Chronicle

Black

theme, not a calendar marker, or a convenient social media caption.

It’s a remembrance and a reckoning. It’s a mirror and it’s a question.

Where do you stand?

Every February, we honor the giants like Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Fannie Lou Hamer, John Lewis, and the countless unsung freedom fighters whose names never made it into textbooks. We quote their speeches. We repost their images. We celebrate their courage. But too often, we sanitize their struggle.

Folks often speak of Dr. King as though he was universally beloved in his time. He was not. They treat Rosa Parks as though she was embraced as a national hero in the days following her refusal to surrender her seat. She was not.

These men and women faced bomb threats, government surveillance, imprisonment, beatings, and assassination. They were vilified in newspapers, denounced by elected officials, and rejected by most White Americans who believed their demands for dignity and equality were too disruptive, too extreme, and too fast.

In 1966, public opinion polls showed that most Americans viewed Dr. King unfavorably. Let that settle.

The same people who now quote his “I Have a Dream” speech once told him to wait and to be patient. To stop marching. To stop boycotting. To stop demanding. They called him an agitator. A troublemaker. A threat to social order.

And yet today, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone willing to publicly admit they opposed him.

That’s because history has a way of rearranging memories.

The men who turned fire hoses on children in Birmingham don’t write memoirs bragging about it. The people who screamed at 6-year-old Ruby Bridges as she integrated her elementary school rarely give interviews today. The politicians who stood in schoolhouse doors blocking integration aren’t remembered as defenders of tradition. They’re remembered for who they are as symbols of moral failure.

Time doesn’t absolve injustice. It exposes it. That is why Black History Month matters so deeply – especially now. We’re living in another moment when the moral lines are

being drawn clearly, even if many pretend that they’re blurred. Today, the language has changed, but the resistance feels familiar. Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are being dismantled under the guise of “meritocracy.” Efforts to teach honest history to school-aged children are labeled “divisive.” Policies aimed at addressing systemic disparities are framed as “reverse discrimination.” Civic equality isn’t treated as a shared national aspiration. It’s treated as a partisan talking point.

The majority of Americans, according to recent polling, express skepticism or outright opposition to DEI programs. State legislatures across the country are restricting how race can be discussed in classrooms and workplaces. Corporate commitments made in the wake of George Floyd’s murder were being quietly being scaled back, but are now those commitments have been recanted and scrubbed from companies’ websites.

And just like in the 1960s, those who demand fairness are told they are asking for too much.

But let us be clear: opposing efforts to create equitable systems today will age no better than opposing civil rights legislation did in 1964.

In 30 or 40 years, when our children and grandchildren study this era, they will ask what side people stood on when voting rights were under attack. They will ask who defended inclusive education and who sought to erase uncomfortable truths. They will ask who protected marginalized communities and who dismissed their concerns as political theater. And if estimations come to fruition about the United States’ population being comprised mostly of minorities in 25 years, the phrase, “It ain’t no fun when the rabbit got the gun” will become a calling card for the historically disenfranchised.

Many of those who now speak loudly against racial progress will insist they were misunderstood. They will claim they were simply concerned about “process,” about “fairness,” about “economic anxiety.” They will retreat to the corners of the internet, finding comfort among like-minded revisionists who reassure one another that history got it wrong, similar to the Confederacy sympathizers of today.

But we will have receipts. We will have voting records. We will have archived tweets and recorded speeches. We will have corporate memos and campaign ads. We will have the footage.

History isn’t just written by the victors anymore. It’s documented in real-time.

The question, then, is not whether history will judge us. Because we know it will. The question is how will it judge us?

Being on the right side of history isn’t about performative allyship or symbolic gestures each February. It’s about consistent, sometimes-uncomfortable choices. It’s about defending principles when they are unpopular. It’s about recognizing that justice is not a zero-sum game.

For those who argue that DEI undermines merit, I ask: was segregation merit-based? Were poll taxes and literacy tests merit-based? When entire communities were locked out of housing markets through redlining, was that a fair competition?

Equity is about removing barriers that were deliberately constructed, not about handing out advantages.

Civic equality isn’t a special interest. It’s the promise embedded in the Constitution, albeit imperfectly applied, often betrayed, but always worth fighting to realize.

This Week In Black History A Courier Staple

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And racial harmony emerges from truth, not silence.

Black History Month reminds us that progress has always required tension. It required people willing to disrupt comfort for the sake of conscience. It required citizens who understood that legality and morality are not always aligned. Slavery was once legal. Segregation was once legal. Denying women the right to vote was once legal. Legality did not make those systems just.

Today, when we see efforts to roll back voting access, to redraw districts in ways that dilute Black political power, to criminalize protest, or to stifle honest conversations about race, we must recognize the pattern. They are chapters in the ongoing struggle over who counts in America, not isolated policy debates.

As executive editor of the Michigan Chronicle, a publication born out of necessity in an era when Black voices were excluded from mainstream platforms, I am acutely aware that our very existence is proof of both injustice and resilience. We were founded 90 years ago because the truth about our communities was distorted, misrepresented, and often just flat-out ignored. We continue because that danger has not disappeared.

Our responsibility reaches far beyond simply reporting what’s happening. It’s also our job to contextualize it and to remind our readers that today’s debates are tomorrow’s history lessons.

There were newspapers in the 1960s that urged moderation over justice. There were editorial boards that warned against “radical change.” There were commentators who framed civil rights activists as threats to social stability. They, too, are part of the historical record.

This Black History Month, we stand firm in resisting the temptation to treat the past as safely concluded. It would be easy to frame the civil rights movement as a museum exhibit, but the truth is that exhibits have beginnings and ends, and the Civil Rights Movement is an unfinished project.

Being on the right side of history requires intentionality.

It requires courage to stand with those pushing for a more inclusive democracy when the backlash is loud. It requires integrity to acknowledge systemic inequities when denial is politically convenient. It requires empathy to see that expanding opportunity for one group does not diminish another.

Years from now, when the heat of this moment has cooled, many will attempt to rewrite their roles. They will say they always believed in fairness. They will insist that they supported equality all along.

But the record will tell the story. History is watching, and it’s keeping score.

(Jeremy Allen oversees the editorial team at the Michigan Chronicle. The Michigan Chronicle and the New Pittsburgh Courier are subsidiaries of Real Times Media, heaquartered in Detroit, Michigan.)

1851—The first Black Women’s Rights Convention is held in Akron, Ohio. The keynote speaker was anti-slavery activist Sojourner Truth.

1966—Constance Baker Motley becomes the first African American woman appointed to a federal judgeship. She takes the bench in the Southern District of New York. Motley was a major civil rights hero helping win several important cases during the 1950s and ‘60s. Among the cases was the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, which desegregated the nation’s schools. She worked for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and helped Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in several of his legal battles. Born in 1921 in New Haven, Conn., Motley died in 2006.

1980—Black Entertainment Television, the first Black owned company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, begins broadcasting from its headquarters in Washington, D.C. While still Black programmed, BET is now owned by media conglomerate Viacom.

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1920—Dr. Carter G. Woodson (18751950) founds the first nationally organized celebration of Black American history (then called Negro History Week), which was first celebrated on this day in 1926. Woodson scheduled the week to coincide with the birthdays of Civil War President Abraham Lincoln and Black abolitionist Frederick Douglass. However, in 1976, Negro History Week was expanded into the current day Black History Month. For his efforts in promoting knowledge of Black historical achievements Woodson became known as the “Father of Black History.” In explaining the need for the celebration, Woodson once said, “Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.”

1964—Heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay changes his name to Muhammad Ali after rejecting Christianity and joining the Elijah Muhammad-led Nation of Islam.

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1748—This is the probable birth date of Prince Hall—the “Father of Black Masons.” Hall was a veteran of America’s war of independence from England, founder of the first African-American Masonic lodges and one of the most prominent Black leaders of his era. The charter for the first Black Masonic lodge was granted on Sept. 29, 1784. It was known as African Lodge #459 of Boston.

1869—Congress adopts the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution making it illegal for the U.S. government or any state to “deny or abridge” the right to vote “on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.” This was one of the so-called “Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th & 15th)” which essentially ended slavery, made Blacks full U.S. citizens and guaranteed the right to vote.

1872—Charlotte E. Ray graduates from the Howard University Law School becoming the first Black female lawyer in the United States. It also appears that she was the third female lawyer of any race. She was admitted to the Washington, D.C., bar the same year she graduated. But racism and sexism prevented her from making a living as a lawyer in the nation’s capital, so she moved to New York and got a job with the Brooklyn school system.

• FEBRUARY 28

1708—One of the first recorded slave revolts in American history takes place on Newton, Long Island (New York). Seven Whites are killed. In retaliation, two Black male slaves and one Indian male slave were hung, while one Black female slave was burned alive.

1879—A date considered by many to mark the beginning of the great “Exodus of 1879,” when thousands of Blacks begin fleeing racism, violence and economic exploitation in the South for new lives in the Midwest, especially Kansas. One of the most prominent organizers of the exodus was former Tennessee slave Benjamin “Pap” Singleton. An estimated 20,000 Blacks took part in the exodus. They were driven in part by the Homestead Act which promised free land. But by 1880, efforts had already begun to curtail the movement of Blacks to the Midwest. In 1881, Pap Singleton was hauled before a Senate investigative committee looking into his role in the exodus.

1989—Philip Emeagwali is awarded the Golden Bell Prize for solving one of the 20 most difficult problems in computer science. The prize is widely considered the “Nobel Prize of Computing.” The feat of the Nigerian-born computer scientist involved, at the time, the world’s fastest computer computation—a staggering 3.1 billion calculations per second. He figured out how oil flows underground and thus better enabled companies to extract it.

• MARCH 1

1739—The British government is forced to sign a peace treaty with the Jamaican Maroons. The Maroons were escaped slaves or, to put it another way, Africans who refused to be slaves. When the Spanish lost Jamaica to the British in 1665, they freed many of their slaves and called them Maroons or “wild.” The Maroons set up

villages, were frequently joined by other escaped slaves and eventually began to wage a highly successful guerrilla war against the British. Under the terms of the peace treaty, the Maroons were designated a free people and given 1,500 acres of land.

1780—Pennsylvania becomes perhaps the first state to abolish slavery. There is some confusion about the effective dates of the laws passed during this period, which called for the gradual elimination of slavery. The honor of being the first state to ban slavery may actually go to Vermont. 1875—Congress enacts the first Civil Rights Bill. It granted Blacks the right to equal treatment in inns, on public transportation, in theaters and places of amusement. However, with the end of the progressive Reconstruction period, Jim Crow laws were passed throughout the South which largely ignored the Civil Rights Bill. African Americans did not regain most of the rights granted in 1875 until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

1927—Entertainer and political activist Harry Belafonte is born Harold George Belafonte on this day in Harlem, N.Y., to Jamaican immigrant parents. Belafonte developed an early flair for entertainment and in the post-World War II period, he became one of the most popular vocalists in America and made Calypso popular throughout the nation. In 1959, he became the first African American to win an Emmy. However, from the 1960s forward he mixed his entertainment career with active participation in the Civil Rights Movement and other social causes. He has been a frequent critic of Republican conservatism and conservative Blacks. In 2002, he was accused of labeling Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice “house niggers” for their support of President Bush’s right wing domestic and foreign policies.

1967—On this day in Black history, the U.S. House of Representatives expelled flamboyant and outspoken Black New York Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. from Congress for allegedly misappropriating funds. However, in June 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court declared the expulsion unconstitutional and Powell returned to Congress, but without his seniority. He lost his seat to current Representative Charles Rangel in 1970 and Powell died on April 4, 1972. During his most powerful years in Congress, Powell headed the House Labor and Education Committee and used his powers to help pass a wide range of civil rights and progressive social legislation.

• MARCH 2

1807—Congress passes legislation banning the slave trade. The law which was to go into effect on Jan. 1, 1808 prohibited the importation of slaves into the U.S. or any of its territories. Despite the law, however, the illegal importation of slaves continued for years. The best available records suggest that the very last slave ship arrived in the U.S. in 1859 off the coast of Mobile, Ala. The ship was called the Clothilde. 1896—Ethiopia defeats Italy at the battle of Adowa (also called Adwa). It was one of the few successful military victories of Africans over Europeans as the latter attempted to colonize and economically exploit the African continent. The nominal head of the Ethiopian forces was Emperor Menelik II, but the lead general was Ras Makonnen—father of the man who would become next Emperor Haile Selassie. The battle, which began on March 1, 1896, would leave 6,000 Italians and 10,000 Ethiopians dead. But the victory forced Europe to recognize Ethiopia as an independent and sovereign nation, as well as, give inspiration to Blacks worldwide who were fighting for freedom.

• MARCH 3

1968—The infamous COINTELPRO memorandum is sent to FBI field offices around the country. COINTELPRO was a government counter intelligence program aimed at disrupting and destroying Black, peace and anti-war groups. The March 3 memorandum specifically called on FBI agents to infiltrate militant Black organizations and employ various tactics to prevent them from growing individually or uniting with one another. The agents were also told to do whatever was necessary to prevent the rise of a “Black Messiah” who could “electrify and unify” Black people. Approximately one month after the COINTELPRO memorandum was issued, Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. When the COINTELPRO documents were discovered by a reporter in the 1970s, suspicion increased that the FBI and its long-time Director J. Edgar Hoover were in some way involved with the killing of King. 1991—Motorist Rodney King is brutally beaten by a group of Los Angeles police officers. Unknown to them, the beating was caught on video tape. However, a year later (April 29, 1992) when a jury in Simi Valley, Calif., with no Blacks on it found four White officers not guilty of all charges related to the beating, riots erupted in Los Angeles leaving millions of dollars in damage, nearly 50 people dead and more than 300 injured. Ultimately, two of the officers were convicted on federal civil rights charges and King received a financial settlement from the city of Los Angeles. It was during this period that King uttered his signature statement: “Why can’t we all just get along?”

Legislation introduced to award Freedom House Ambulance Service with Congressional Gold Medal

FREEDOM HOUSE FROM A1

the Freedom House Ambulance Service for their vision, and for seeing it through.

Freedom House 2.0 is now in its fifth year, giving mostly African Americans a chance to get an introduction to a variety of healthcare careers. The six-week course consists of basic anatomy and physiology, assessment hand treatment of basic medical emergencies, CPR, First Aid, Mental Health First Aid, and other public health topics. There are class lectures, lab activities, and the cohort members shadow professionals in the field such as registered nurses, other EMTs and medical assistants.

A successful completion of the six-week course means a person is certified as a Community Health Worker. Once a person works as a CHW for one year, that person can take the Pennsylvania CHW certification exam. That opens the pathway to jobs

as a medical assistant, patient care technician, and with more education, a career in Emergency Medical Services, nursing and other professions. There is no cost to cohort members; there's actually a stipend provided to cohort members.

The Freedom House 2.0 program has caught the eye of Congresswoman Summer Lee, who on Feb. 20 announced that she, along with Congressman Mike Kelly and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (of Michigan), introduced bipartisan legislation to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom House Ambulance Service. Congresswoman Lee made that announcement at the Thelma Lovette YMCA in the Hill District, alongside Moon and other Freedom House members and physicians.

“Freedom House Ambulance Service transformed how America responds to medical emergencies, saving countless lives for

years on end. It’s only right our very own Pittsburgh-based lifesavers be recognized and honored for their groundbreaking legacy,” Congresswoman Lee said. “Freedom House members were not originally doctors or nurses trained in elite institutions—they were from the poorest, Blackest areas of Pittsburgh and still shaped modern EMS systems nationwide. I am honored to introduce a Congressional Gold Medal to recognize and honor their lasting contributions to Pittsburgh and the country.”

The Freedom House Ambulance Service Congressional Gold Medal Act would honor the members of Freedom House Ambulance Service collectively for their historic achievements, their service to the public, and their lasting impact on emergency medicine in the U.S.

After eight years of service, the Freedom House Ambulance Service was

disbanded in 1975. Those who reported on the closure of the Freedom House Ambulance Service blamed it on "political reasons" as well as "financial problems." The City of Pittsburgh began its own EMT service in 1974.

However, those like Congresswoman Lee, a Black woman, understand the mighty impact that the Freedom House Ambulance Service had on Black residents in the Hill, and as a model for the entire country to replicate. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award in the U.S. that is awarded by Congress. People like Shirley Chisolm, the longtime New York Congresswoman who died in 2005, received the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously in 2025. Another historic Black figure who received the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously was Emmett Till, along with his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, in 2023.

If the Freedom House Ambulance Service is ultimately awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, while many of those who served as its emergency responders won't be alive to see it, there will be living Freedom House Ambulance Service members there in-person to receive the prestigious honor. Moon, the former Freedom House EMT and retired Assistant Chief of Pittsburgh Emergency Service, said at the Feb. 20 event: "The Legacy of Freedom House is a clear example of lessons in perseverance, resiliency, and determination by a group of creative changemakers who weathered setbacks, disappointments, frustrations and broken promises to create a prehospital care system utilized worldwide."

Ford partners with PPS to mentor high school students

safe, thriving community for all.” Ford was shot multiple times by Pittsburgh Police officers following a traffic stop in Highland Park in 2012. He was paralyzed from the waist down due to the shooting. Ford and his attorneys always said he was wrongly pulled over, and when officers were handed Ford’s ID, he was mistaken for a wanted gang member with a similar name, and officers tried to pull him out of the car. After a civil rights lawsuit filed against the city, eventually the city settled with Ford for $5.5 million.

“Here, they have this beautiful lab, they have access to students, they have a fantastic curriculum,” Ford said at a Jan. 16 event at Pittsburgh Westinghouse High School announcing the partnership. “But what does it look like when we leverage philanthropic dollars to invest in programs like this? We ensure not only that our students graduate, but that they actually go into the careers they’re training for.”

In the Emergency Response Technology program, students learn entry-level duties in firefighting, EMS, and law enforcement. Confidence skills are also emphasized

due to the nature of those occupations. Students get training in the areas of criminal justice, fire safety, emergency management and pre-hospital care.

“As a teenager, talking about going into law enforcement is not the most popular thing to do,” Ford added, referencing the program being offered at Westinghouse and Westinghouse being located in the mostly-Black Homewood neighborhood. “Oftentimes, they (the students) don’t have support from their peers, they don’t have support from their family, they don’t have support from their community. So to have

someone who actually was shot by a police officer not only encourage them, but invest in them so they can have this wealth of experience, and feel prepared, supported and inspired to go out and not only be a police officer, but be a really good police officer who leads with love, love of consciousness and appreciation of community.”

Angela Mike, director of the CTE Division, told the Courier the partnership “builds in another supplemental layer of partner-

ship and support for students, especially around social justice...and to also be comfortable with going into public safety careers.

Many of our students are hesitant about looking into being a firefighter or especially police. But Leon’s perspective and his foundation is able to come in and help students understand that these are essential careers; we need them.”

About Ford, Mike said he’s hands-on with the 35 students who are current-

ly in the ERT program. “He’s here. Weekly. In the classroom. He’s also helping us get the word out. This is a gem that’s located in Westinghouse in the heart of Homewood, and there’s still a lot of folks who don’t know that we’re here. It is a one-of-a-kind program that any student in the district starting in tenth grade can come here.”

SPOTLIGHT ON SENIORS

The next chapter — Seniors, go after your opportunities

How many hats have you worn over the years? Mom, daughter, employee, caretaker, nanna, aunt? And so many other unnamed labels... Have you ever thought about who you are minus those titles? Like who are you besides someone who gives to, takes care of, or deposits into another? Who are you beyond being the receptionist at your office, or the administrative assistant, or the program officer now that that work is behind you for whatever reason. If you haven't figured that out and are still waking up every day in “nurse or g-ma mode," then you are probably in a bit of a pickle trying to find yourself underneath the layers of who you once were. Well, it is time to be you! The question may seem complicated, but it isn’t. Mental health and happiness are definitely linked to the importance of doing what you love. Research from the Stanford Center on Longevity shows that retirees who engage in purposeful, self-selected activities experience 55 percent lower depression rates and 40 percent higher overall life satisfaction compared with retirees who are disengaged. And

a 2020 Harvard Study of Adult Development— which is one of the longest-running studies on happiness—found that people who maintain meaningful engagement and relationships after retirement stay happier, healthier, and more optimistic—even more than those with higher income and status.

Minus all the labels, you get the opportunity to come into your own, whatever that means for you. Your next chapter is created for you by you. Did you think that after those labels there was nothing? There is quite a bit! God created us as multidimensional beings; able to be what was needed at the time. And he also endowed us with the power to expand our capacity. Now is the time to take advantage of all the opportunities that are laying around. With all your previous titles no longer on you (most of which were thrust upon you), you get to decide what you’ll call yourself. You can decide to take up piano and call yourself a “musician” now, or you can start painting and call yourself an “artist.”

I actually have a close acquaintance who retired from work in college admissions, took up

substitute teaching, retired from that and randomly decided to start playing the flute—she was well past 50 when she made that decision. She became so proficient, she formed a partnership with a guitarist and they began performing at weddings, banquets, putting on performances at libraries and more.

About 15 years have passed since she took up the flute, and in that time she has written two books and added the Steel Pan to instruments she plays, and doing well with all of these new endeavors. No longer called an admissions counselor by someone else, she calls herself an author and a musician.

Another friend I know retired early as an executive assistant with a Fortune 500 corporation—she had a health issue, and it would have been easier to be at home caving into her condition. But she refused to do that. Instead, she invested in equipment that would allow her to conduct her business where she designed programs, flyers, souvenir booklets, business cards, note cards, and all kind of graphic designs. By doing so, she achieved three things; it empow -

ered her spirit, provided the opportunity for personal fulfillment, generated additional income for herself, and allowed her to be of service to others. She basically supports people administratively. It’s work she does from home, is passionate about it, and is excellent at her craft. And as a result, she is shining in her next chapter.

Now as you shed your previous labels, you turn the page to your next chapter. You can now finish the book of poetry, you can join a community theater, and if you aren’t artistically inclined you can choose some other area you are drawn to—perhaps tutor someone struggling with literacy—the list is endless. These are realistic pursuits that have nothing to do with age (but then very little does, we just say it does—things like, "oh I am too old for this or that").

Frequently we are hesitant to turn to the next chapter and what’s worse is that we often end up actually trying to recycle those hats we used to wear. Why? Mostly because we are used to being in that “doing for others” space, and even as tedious as it may have become, we are comfort -

able; there is comfort in the familiar, creating a barrier to stepping away from those shackles. The question becomes, how you get past those barriers. The first step is to give yourself permission to create a new label for yourself; remember, you owe no one any explanations. Next is to get past the fear of embracing your next chapter. It is fear of the unknown, and of stepping away from your comfort zone. You’ll be surprised to see how quickly the fear leaves once you are there. Cease the second-guessing, you’ve lived long enough to trust that either way it goes, you will be fine. Making a pivot is always an option.

Who was John B. Vashon?

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later established the Pittsburgh African Education Society, an organization that sought to address the degradation and bondage of the people of color in the country. Established in 1932, it's known as the first school for Black youth in Pittsburgh.

Vashon was a conductor of the Underground Railroad, took education very seriously, and

would travel to places like Philadelphia for conventions reserved for colored people.

Nancy Washington, Ph.D., a member of the organization The Links, in an interview with the City of Pittsburgh on its YouTube page, discussed how in the 1830s and 1840s, Vashon was one of those "very important" Black leaders in the community.

"He started an an -

ti-slavery movement in his own home," she said. Vashon was referred to as being part of Pittsburgh's Black elite, vociferously fighting for the civil rights for Blacks in the city. He had one son, George B. Vashon. At the Feb. 6 ceremony that the City of Pittsburgh held for Black History Month introducing the exhibit, Paul N.D. Thornell spoke on behalf of the

Vashon family. He is John B. Vashon's thirdgreat grandson.

“On behalf of my family, I’m thrilled and so appreciative of this moment to shine a light on the contributions and legacy of the Vashons in the Pittsburgh community during the 1800s," Thornell said in a statement. "John B. Vashon, as a leader of Pittsburgh’s Black community and a top businessman, opened doors of opportunity for many

Blacks to gain freedom, education and basic needs. His son, George B. Vashon, was an extraordinary educator, lawyer, writer and abolitionist who advanced the cause of Black equality throughout his life. As their descendant, I’m grateful to Mayor Corey O’Connor for hosting this event."

John B. Vashon, who was born in 1792, died in 1853 while traveling to a convention.

In 1824, John B.

Vashon's son, George, was born. In 2024, under then-Pittsburgh mayor Ed Gainey, the City of Pittsburgh recognized George Vashon's 200th anniversary of his birth. Later this year, the City of Pittsburgh plans to unveil a historical marker in Downtown honoring the Vashons' contributions to Pittsburgh.

Happy 104th Birthday, Natalie Green!

Brother Marlon’s

Top 5 Songs of Inspiration

Pull out your phone or computer, and listen to these five songs of inspiration, hand-picked by Brother Marlon Martin, a Courier freelance photographer, DJ for Courier events, and on-air host of “I Praise,” Sunday mornings from 7 to 11 a.m. on WAMO 107.3 FM.

1. “Rest For The Weary” by Milton Brunson and the Thompson Community Singers

2. “Made New” by Jason Nelson

3. “Pick It Up” by Jackie Hill Perry

4. “Your Way’s Better” by Forrest Frank

5. “Dear God” by Smokie Norful

COURIER CHURCH DIRECTORY

BAPTIST TEMPLE CHURCH

Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

7241 Race Street Pittsburgh, Pa., 15208

Bountiful Blessings: 1st, 3rd Tuesday, 5-7 p.m. 312 Viola St. Duquesne, Pa., 15110 116 South Highland Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa., 15206 412-441-3800

Pastor—Rev. Dr. Rodney Adam Lyde

Reverend A. Marie Walker’s Weekly Inspiration

“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.” - Proverbs 16:24

REV. WALKER SAYS: We know that our words are important tools, let’s choose to build others up with kindness.

2001 Wylie Avenue Pittsburgh, Pa., 15219 www.baptisttemple.church www.ebenezerbaptistpgh.org

Pastor—Rev. Dorothy Stubbs

EBENEZER MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday Worship Service: 11 a.m.

Sr. Pastor—Rev. Dr. Vincent K. Campbell

Allderdice girls dominate Obama for another City League title

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer

When you have Bailey White on your team, anything is possible.

The Allderdice senior guard plays with intensity, the ability to drive unabashed to the basket and pull up and hit a three.

How can you guard all that?

White led the Allderdice Dragons with 32 points, scoring nearly half of her team’s points in a convincing 66-29 win over Obama Academy, Feb. 15, at Brashear High School. White was named the game’s MVP for the third straight year, the third straight year the Allderd-

ice girls have won the City League in basketball. After Obama had defeated Allderdice, 47-41, earlier in the season, one would have thought the championship game would have been more competitive. But whatever Allderdice head coach Ellen Guillard said to her team pregame, it worked, because Allderdice broke out to a 9-0 lead in the opening quarter and never looked back.

Obama boys complete thrilling OT win over 'Dice for title

by Rob Taylor Jr.

Courier Staff Writer

Pittsburgh Obama Academy, like the man for whom the school is named, overcame a lot to reach the top.

Year after year, the team's boys basketball squad would reach the City League final, only to lose to Allderdice. In 2025, Allderdice beat Obama, 59-53. In 2024, Allderdice beat Obama, 44-37. In 2023, the same story; Allderdice beat Obama, 66-45. But 2026 was a different story.

Obama, this time, was not to be defeated. A packed house inside the Brashear High School gym on Feb. 15 saw a back-and-forth matchup between the two teams, but for the most part, Allderdice kept the lead in their favor. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Allderdice Dragons led, 41-34, before Obama, led by the head coach's son, Naron Jackson, helped give Obama a 48-47 lead with about two minutes left. Jackson found himself at the free throw line with three seconds left and his team down by one, needing to make both free throws to seal victory. But he missed the first free throw. Thankfully for Obama and their vocal fans, he made the second, sending the game into overtime at 53-53.

Obama outscored Allderdice 11-5 in the overtime period to secure their first boys City League basketball championship since the 2020 COVID season. The final score, 64-58.

Property is Power!

BUSINESS

For generations, Black Americans have been met with the same quiet dismissal in housing finance;  you don’t qualify. Not because bills went unpaid. Not because income was unstable. But because we didn’t participate in the credit system the way it was designed to be played, often by institutions that never fully served us in the first place.  What’s changing now isn’t charity or concession. It’s recognition.

A recent policy shift by  Fannie Mae signals something important; conventional mortgage underwriting is beginning to acknowledge that financial responsibility does not live exclusively inside a three-digit credit score. For thousands of Black households long locked out of homeownership not by behavior, but by structure, this change has the potential to be quietly transformative.

For decades, the 620 FICO score operated as an unofficial law of the land. It wasn’t written into statute, but it was enforced with absolute consistency. No score, no house. Thin credit file, no conversation. The result was predictable; disciplined renters, savers, and workers were sidelined while access to credit, not stewardship of money, became the proxy for worthiness.

That door has now cracked open.

Fannie Mae has eliminated the minimum 620 credit score requirement for conventional loans evaluated through its automated underwriting system. In practical terms, borrowers with no traditional credit score or very limited credit history may now qualify if the broader financial picture demonstrates stability, consistency, and capacity. This is not a lowering of standards. It is a recalibration of how risk is understood.

Instead of anchoring eligibility to a single number, underwriting now looks at the borrower as a whole. Income stability, savings behavior, debtto-income ratios, cash reserves, housing history and the property itself. The totality of the transaction, or in other words, real life.

That shift matters deeply for Black households. Many have avoided credit cards out of necessity, distrust, faith, or lack of access. Yet those same households have paid rent faithfully for years.

by Mark Robert Rank

The Conversation—Few ideas are as central to the nation’s identity as that of the American Dream.

With the 250th birthday of the United States coming up in July 2026, it’s worth stepping back to examine a concept essential to the nation’s self-image.

The term “American Dream” was actually coined in the 1930s by  historian James Truslow Adams. Ever since the establishment of the Colonies, however, America has been viewed as a land where individual and collective hopes and aspirations can be realized.

in contemporary life are ubiquitous. Washington, D.C., is now home to a brand-new, US$500 million museum, the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, devoted to celebrating the idea and its history.

It turns out that for most people I interviewed, the American Dream consists of three basic ideas.

The first is what might be called an economic bargain: If you work hard and play by the rules, you should expect to have a financially secure life. This includes owning a home, being able to afford raising kids and retiring in comfort.

With the shift of the U.S. economy from manufacturing to service, many

Economically more elusive?

Given this, has the American Dream become more or less difficult to achieve over time? Unfortunately, for a growing number of Americans, it appears to be more difficult. First, the goal of leading an economically secure life in exchange for hard work has become more elusive.  Data from the Census Bureau indicates that median wages for full-time male workers have essentially flatlined since 1973. The economy has been producing more  low-wage and parttime jobs. Many of these lack benefits, such as health insurance.

There is no other country that has quite the equivalent of the American Dream.

From the idea of America as a shining  “city on a hill” to the Declaration of Independence’s guarantee of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” the nation has been premised on high aspirations. The concept of the American Dream has epitomized these hopes, and it continues to be present throughout our cultural landscape.

As a  social scientist, I set out to explore what Americans thought about the American Dream in today’s society. I interviewed scores of people, from an elderly man sleeping on the street to a billionaire entrepreneur.

I wanted to know exactly how they defined the American Dream—and whether it has become harder to achieve today than in the past.

Defining the dream

From  pickup trucks and  lawn tractor ads to the labeling of undocumented immigrant children as  Dreamers, references to the American Dream

jobs are inadequate for paying household bills.

Second, the American Dream is centered on hope and optimism. It is about personal progress and the belief that the nation’s best days lie ahead. It’s the idea that each generation should do better than the previous one, and that upward economic mobility is essential for bringing this about.

The third and final idea people expressed was having the freedom to pursue their hopes to reach their full potential. For many, this is the epitome of the American Dream.

At its best, the U.S. is seen as allowing individuals the freedom to live the life they want. Liberty and rugged individualism have been hallmarks of America since its beginnings, so it should come as no surprise that they are also central to the American Dream.

Less-skilled workers, such as truck drivers and postal clerks, have actually lost ground in terms of income. At the same time, housing, medical care, child care and higher education costs have dramatically increased over the past 40 years.

What about upward mobility and the hope for each generation to do better economically than the previous one? There is some evidence that one reason the middle class is shrinking is that  more people have entered upper-income tiers

Still,  younger generations will actually earn, on average, less as adults than their parents did. This is the first time in U.S. history that this is the case. The formerly taken-for-granted idea of generational progress and moving forward appears to have stalled.

Upward economic mobility for lower-income workers has also  slowed

If you’ve ever felt financially exhausted but couldn’t quite explain why, you’re not alone. You get paid on Friday, broke by Monday, and by the next Thursday you’re checking your bank app like it owes you an explanation. That cycle isn’t random. It’s a sign.

“Broke-stressed” isn’t just about money being tight. It’s the pressure. The anxiety. The mental math before every swipe. The way unexpected expenses feel like personal attacks. After more than two decades working with people from all income levels, I can tell you this: brokestress isn’t caused by bad habits alone. It’s caused by not paying attention, spending before saving and having a weak financial foundation.

Almost every time, it traces back to one or more of these five issues.

1. Unstable Income: The Real Root of Financial Stress

This is the one nobody wants to talk about, but it’s the truth. If your income isn’t stable, nothing else in your financial life can be. No budget, no app, no spreadsheet can save inconsistent cash flow. Unstable income shows up as fluctuating hours, commission-only work, gig income without a buffer, or relying on

overtime that isn’t guaranteed. Your paycheck changes, but your bills don’t. Rent is still due. Utilities still need to be paid. Food still costs what it costs. That’s why people can earn decent money on paper and still feel broke in real life. The problem isn’t the annual income— it’s the reliability of the cash coming in. The fix starts here. Stabilizing income may mean adding a second income stream, shifting to more predictable work, negotiating hours, or stacking cash during high-income months. Income stability is the foundation. Without it, everything else wobbles.

2. Living Paycheck to Paycheck: When Every Dollar Is Already Gone Living paycheck to paycheck means your money is already spent before it arrives. Every dollar has an assignment— and none of it includes progress. When every dollar’s already spoken for

before it even hits your account, you’re not living—you’re maintaining. Maintaining is stressful. That paycheck-to-paycheck cycle creates a mental chokehold. You can’t think about the future when the present is holding you by the neck. This is where financial stress lives. You’re not planning —you’re reacting. You’re floating bills, juggling due dates, and hoping nothing goes wrong. There’s no margin for error, and life always finds a way to test you. And no, this isn’t just a low-income problem. I’ve seen six-figure earners stuck in the same trap. When lifestyle rises faster than income, stress follows every time.

Breaking the cycle requires creating breathing room between your income and your expenses. That may mean shrinking fixed expenses, increasing income, avoiding lifestyle creep, or simply

doing a better job managing your money. The Total Money Makeover is doing all the above mentioned. Progress doesn’t require perfection—it requires intention.

3. Low or No Savings: Every Surprise Becomes a Crisis When you don’t have savings, normal life events turn into emergencies. A car repair. A medical bill. A school expense. Without a cushion, everything feels catastrophic. Savings isn’t just a financial tool. It’s emotional protection. It’s the difference between panic and pause. Without savings, anxiety stays elevated. You’re not just worried about today —you’re afraid of what tomorrow might bring. That stress spills into relationships, work, and decision-making. People in this space often make desperate financial moves because they feel trapped. Savings doesn’t mean you’re rich. It means you’re protected. You don’t need thousands to start—you need consistency. Even small deposits create momentum. The goal isn’t impressing anyone. The goal is giving yourself options. Here’s the hard, cold truth. Regardless of

‘No Credit Score’

Utilities, cell phones, insurance, and internet obligations that required discipline and consistency but historically earned no recognition in mortgage underwriting. What was invisible before now carries weight.  This policy is aimed squarely at borrowers. The system previously ignored credit-invisible consumers, first-time homebuyers, and households with limited or non-traditional credit histories. In plain language, it speaks to millions of Black renters who did exactly what financial responsibility demands and were still told they didn’t qualify.  That exclusion was never about character. It was structural.

At the same time, intellectual honesty requires clarity. This change is not automatic approval. Borrowers must still demonstrate income, assets, and acceptable debt ratios. Automated underwriting must still return an approve/eligible decision. Individual lenders may still impose overlays. This is not a free pass. It is a fair shot and that distinction matters.

Zooming out, this shift touches something much larger than loan guidelines. Black homeownership has never been solely about shelter. It is about stability, leverage, intergenerational wealth, and agency. The racial homeownership gap did not emerge by accident; it was engineered through redlining, exclusionary lending, and financial systems that rewarded access over discipline.

When conventional lending finally acknowledges that paying rent on time for a decade is evidence of creditworthiness, it challenges one of the quiet mechanisms that kept that gap in place. This is how structural inequities begin to unwind not through slogans, but through policy that reflects lived reality.

This move also prepares the ground for newer credit-scoring models designed to better capture positive financial behavior, especially for households that do not revolve credit cards or carry unnecessary debt. That isn’t just technical progress. It’s cultural relevance.

Property Is Power has always rested on a simple truth: your financial story is bigger than a number. For Black families who did “everything right” yet were still denied, this change represents a meaningful step toward access, fairness, and ownership. It will not solve everything. But it moves the needle.

And when more Black families move from renting to owning, wealth compounds, neighborhoods stabilize, and legacy begins.

Property is Power! is a movement to promote home and community ownership. Studies indicate that homeownership leads to higher graduation rates, family wealth, and community involvement.

Five essential money moves to set you up for financial success in 2026

by Laura Onyeneho Word

In Black

(Word In Black)—The start of a new year brings fresh opportunities to transform your financial life.

While resolutions often fade by February, building genuine wealth requires more than good intentions; it demands strategic action grounded in the latest financial tools and knowledge.

This year, the landscape has shifted with new contribution limits, evolving savings rates, and critical tax changes that could significantly impact your bottom line. The question isn’t whether you should take control of your finances in 2026; it’s which moves will deliver the most powerful results.

Here are five essential money moves that can set you up for lasting financial success.

Maximize Your Retirement Contributions

The IRS has increased the 401(k) contribution limit to $24,500 for 2026, up from $23,500 in 2025, and the IRA limit has risen to $7,500 from $7,000. This isn’t just a slight adjustment—it’s an invitation to supercharge your retirement savings. If you’re 50 or older, the catch-up contribution for 401(k) plans has increased to $8,000, allowing you to contribute up to $32,500 total. And if you’re between 60 and 63, you can take advantage of a “super catch-up” contribution of $11,250 instead of the standard $8,000.

If your Social Security wages from a single employer exceeded $150,000 in the previous year, all your catch-up contributions must be made as Roth contributions. This means higher earners will pay taxes on those contributions now rather than later, but they’ll build tax-free income for retirement. Review your contribution strategy early in the year and adjust your withholding if necessary. Even a one percent increase in your savings rate can translate into tens of thousands of dollars over time through the power of compound growth.

Increase Your Earning Power

Your human capital is your most valuable asset, and the return on improving your skills, expanding your scope, or stepping into higher-impact roles can help with your earning power.

This year, commit to one of these high-leverage career moves such as acquiring a certification or skill that commands premium pay in your industry, negotiate your current compensation (most people never ask and leave 10-30 percent on the table), build a strategic side income stream that could scale to replace your job, or position yourself for a promotion by taking on high-visibility projects that showcase your impact. Document your wins quarterly with specific metrics and dollar amounts. These concrete achievements become

your ammunition for compensation conversations. You’re not being greedy or difficult by advocating for higher pay. You’re being strategic about the single biggest wealth-building asset you have.

Create a Zero-Based Budget

The foundation of financial success is knowing exactly where every dollar goes before you spend it. A zero-based budget means assigning every dollar a specific purpose, whether that’s paying bills, building savings, investing, or enjoying life, until your income minus your expenses equals zero.

Before building your 2026 budget, analyze your past spending patterns from 2025, identify your biggest spending categories, and reflect on what worked well versus areas where you overspent. Then categorize your spending into essentials (housing, utilities, food, and transportation), financial goals (emergency fund, debt payoff, and retirement), and discretionary spending (entertainment, dining out, and hobbies).

Set aside a contingency fund for unexpected expenses and review your budget monthly to make adjustments as needed.

Build or Boost Your Emergency Fund

If the COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, it’s that financial shocks can arrive without warning. Yet many Americans continue to live paycheck to paycheck without a safety net. An emergency fund is your financial insurance policy against job loss, medical emergencies, car repairs, and unexpected home expenses. Without one, you’re forced to rely on credit cards or loans when a crisis strikes, creating a debt spiral that’s difficult to escape.

Start with a short-term goal of $1,000 to $2,000, then build toward three to six months of essential expenses. Automate weekly or biweekly transfers to a separate high-yield savings account so you never see the money in your checking account. Treat your emergency fund contribution like a non-negotiable bill. If you receive a tax refund, bonus, or unexpected windfall this year, resist the temptation to splurge. Direct a significant portion straight to your emergency fund. The peace of mind that comes from knowing you can weather financial storms is priceless, and it frees you to take smart risks with other financial opportunities.

Tackle High-Interest Debt Aggressively High-interest credit card debt is a wealth killer. With average credit card interest rates still hovering in the high teens to low twenties, every month you carry a balance, you’re essentially working for your credit card company instead of building your own wealth. Make debt elimination a non-negotiable priority, especially for balances with interest rates above 15 percent. The avalanche method (targeting the highest interest rate debts first to minimize total interest paid) or the snowball method (paying off the smallest balances first for psychological momentum). If you’re currently making minimum payments, consider adding even an extra $50 monthly to significantly reduce your balance faster and lower your total interest costs. Every dollar you send toward high-interest debt today is a dollar that stops working against you and can start working for you in investments and savings tomorrow.

What is the American Dream?

over the past 50 years, making it harder to climb the ladder of opportunity. Dissatisfied, not dreaming Finally, what about personal freedom?

Survey data indicates that greater numbers of Americans feel they have less control over their lives and futures than in the past.

For more than 20 years,  Gallup has asked the question, “In this country, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with your freedom to choose what you do with your life?” The percentage of Americans re-

how much money you’re earning, if you have no savings, you’re literally BROKE!

4. Rising Credit-Card Debt: Survival Mode Disguised When credit cards are used for groceries, gas, and utilities, that’s survival mode. But survival mode is expensive. As my mother used to say, “Don’t play with plastic! Plastic can smother you!” She was right. Credit-card debt is a symptom, not the problem. The root problem is overspending, under-saving, and having no budget. High interest just makes the damage worse. Minimum payments create the illusion of control while balances quietly grow. Before you know it, you’re working harder just to stand still. The danger isn’t just the debt—it’s the dependency. Credit-card debt doesn’t disappear through motivation alone. It gets solved by fixing cash flow first. Once income stabilizes and savings exist, then you can attack balances strategically. Until then, you’re just shifting pressure from one place to another.

5. You Don’t Know Where Your Money Goes—Financial Blind Spots This one sneaks up on people. You’re not broke—you’re just unaware. You spend here and there—fast food,

porting being satisfied has dropped notably over the past two decades. In 2007 it was 87 percent, but by 2024 it had fallen to 72 percent. For women, the number was even lower, declining from 85 percent in 2007 to 66 percent in 2024. By comparison, the average for the wealthiest countries in the Gallup survey was 86 percent. Consequently, on all three counts it appears that the American Dream is becoming harder to achieve.

An aspirational hope

These trends are important for mak-

ing sense of the  polarization and  general negativity found in America today. Too many Americans feel that they’ve been left behind and that the American Dream has become a distant reality.

For these Americans, the words of the late comedian and social commentator  George Carlin ring true: “It’s called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.”

Yet the American Dream is a powerful metaphor and aspiration that continues to inspire many in this country. Among those I interviewed, there was a strong

consensus that it represents the very best of what America has to offer. There is no other country that has quite the equivalent of the American Dream. As the nation enters its next 250 years, working toward reestablishing the concept as a reality for millions of people who have fallen behind may be vital to maintaining the essence of the American promise.

(Mark Robert Rank, Professor of Social Welfare, Washington University in St. Louis.)

(This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.)

plan for your hard-earned dollars. People don’t lose track of money because they’re careless. They lose track because they’re overwhelmed. Once income stabilizes and stress drops, clarity follows. Awareness leads to control. Control leads to confidence.

The Bottom Line Being broke-stressed doesn’t mean you’re irresponsible. It means your financial foundation needs work. The order matters: Fix income stability first. Create wiggle room in your budget. Build savings for protection. Then tackle debt and refine spending. Start investing to build wealth. Budgets work after the foundation is solid—not before. If

When media attention depends on who is missing

Hope for one family should not eclipse justice for so many others

The nation is right to hope and pray for the safe return of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of journalist Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor on NBC’s “Today.” Any disappearance is terrifying. Any family thrust into uncertainty deserves compassion, urgency, and relentless attention. But compassion should never be selective—and that is precisely where the media’s response exposes a troubling, long-standing inconsistency.

Wall-to-wall coverage, push alerts, and breathless updates appear almost instantly when there is a missing person linked to fame, privilege, or proximity to power. Yet, when Black people—especially children—go missing, the silence is often deafening. Their faces rarely dominate news cycles. Their names seldom trend. Their families search with fewer resources, far less attention, and almost no national urgency.

This disparity sends a cruel, unspoken message: some lives are more “newsworthy” than others. It reinforces a hierarchy of empathy that mirrors broader inequities in American society and in the media. Black families do not love their children any less. They do not ache any less. And the fear, danger, and possibility of tragedy are no different.

In Washington, D.C., and cities across the country, Black boys and girls disappear with alarming regularity. Many cases receive minimal coverage, framed as fleeting statistics rather than urgent human stories. Without sustained attention, tips dry up, public pressure fades, and the chances of a safe recovery diminish.

Derrica Wilson and Natalie Wilson have spent years confronting this injustice. In 2008, they founded the Black and Missing Foundation, Inc. (BAMFI) to ensure that missing people of color do not slip through the cracks and to help families navigate police departments and media environments that can be hostile or dismissive.

According to BAMFI, headquartered in Hyattsville, Maryland, 563,389 people were reported missing in 2023. While Black people make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, minorities accounted for 40 percent of missing-person cases.

“Our first hope is always for a safe recovery, and we certainly want that for Nancy Gutherie. No family should have to experience the trauma of a disappearance,” Natalie Wilson of BAMFI told The Informer in a statement. “We believe that pressure and attention shouldn’t be a rarity, but a standard we fight for in every case we represent.”

This moment should be bigger than one family. Regardless of the outcome—and we pray for the safe return of her mother—as a celebrated journalist, Guthrie has an opportunity to use her platform to help correct this imbalance by consistently amplifying the stories of missing Black children and adults and demanding equal urgency from her industry.

We must search for Relisha Tenau Rudd, 8 years old when she disappeared from a D.C. homeless shelter on March 1, 2014, with the same determination shown in high-profile cases. Loss knows no racial, ethnic, or economic boundaries. Neither should our compassion nor coverage.

“Extensive coverage is a powerful tool because it directly results in recoveries through community engagement,” the BAMFI co-founder said, “and puts necessary pressure on law enforcement to allocate more resources.”

(Reprinted from the Washington Informer)

He was somebody!

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—As we mourn the heavenly departure of Rev. Jesse Jackson, so many of us have reason to celebrate him. As President of The Black Educators in Los Angeles years ago, I met Jesse Jackson. Both of us were young at that time, and I was among his greatest admirers.  My friends and I first met him at our regular Saturday meetings, where representatives from many Black organizations were in attendance.  Few national leaders missed our meetings since before coming to Los Angeles, they knew we were a serious group working for civil and human rights, as they were from back East and down South.  We were blessed to have the leader of Operation Breadbasket, Operation Push, US and ultimately the Rainbow Coalition as friends.

After moving to Atlanta, Overseas and Michigan, I moved to Washington, DC to attend Howard University School of Law. When Rev. Jackson began his run for President of the United States, I was ready to spend my last dime supporting his campaign—and every time his campaign requested a donation, I sent it. Ultimately, a close friend told me, “You don’t have to send money every time a candidate asks.”  I was still in law school, but I thought his campaign depended on my little donations!  When he was speaking anywhere, I tried to be in the crowd!  He was speaking

everywhere! In 1986, I’d been out of law school for a short time. I helped to register so many people to vote. Many were for the first time ever!  I’d been inspired to run for office in my home state of Louisiana.  I got off to a great start, and after a short time, it was being reported that my race might be the key to victory over 4 White males in the race!  At that time, not many women were running for anything, and no Black man or woman had run for Congress from Louisiana, but I had been inspired by Congressman Mervyn Dymally to run, and soon thereafter, Rev. Jesse Jackson honored my race with 2 visits to campaign with me.  Many other VIPs joined Jesse, and while many members of Congress were winning their races with less than 50,000 votes, I received nearly 100,000—but that wasn’t enough for those who worked to make sure I didn’t win. After being announced as the potential winner, AIPAC got involved because my Campaign Manager was an Arab American, with no mention that my Issues

Director was a Jewish American. My race was called back with my coming up short by less than 1 percent. Rev. Jackson was among the first to call and congratulate me for running. He began calling me Louisiana’s Congresswoman in Exile. He and others often reminded me that, but for my running, many Black people or women may never have been inspired to run. Since that time, many have been running and winning! Women all over the state began running and winning. Even White women in Louisiana gave me their “Joan of Arc Award”.  Black women have won as mayors of the three largest cities in Louisiana, plus a lot of small towns. Jesse convinced me that starting a trend is just as important as those who win. He started a trend by running for President, and years later, we were blessed with President Barack Obama.  A few months ago, I saw him in Talladega, Alabama, and he was still reminding me of being in the race.  I had in my hand my recent book about Dick Gregory, one of my other heroes, and one of his friends. He took the book (without my permission) and gave me a big hug, acknowledged my work, and I did the same for him!  He knew he was one of my heroes.  He will always be SOMEBODY to me!

(Dr. E. Faye Williams is President of The Dick Gregory Society.)

Abolish ICE, but don’t forget about policing

Due to the murders of Keith Porter, Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE officials, their practices and tactics have been pushed to the forefront. ICE has terrorized our communities, dragged people out of their homes, smashed car windows of families, ran security checkpoints and targeted people exercising their constitutional rights.

ICE targeting Black people did not start with the off-duty ICE official murdering Keith Porter. They have been targeting Black immigrants by coming after protections such as the Temporary Protected Status (TPR) Designated Country for Haiti. Even though a judge interfered here, there is no specific duration for the preliminary relief. This protected over 300,000 Haitian people currently in the U.S. Moreover, they have been showing up at bus stops for Black schools. This happened here in Allegheny County (Wilkinsburg) and even detaining people at or while they are leaving the courthouse, something that was not allowed under past administrations and were deemed “sensitive locations.” 47 has ended this policy. Who do you see at the courthouse weekly? Who is the most affected by structural racism in the criminal justice system? Black people. If there was ever any question on if this will affect Black people, we can see it already has and will continue to do so! However, just focusing on ICE is dangerous and ignores the fact that ICE is connected

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—All must die. But legends live on.

Few living Americans embody that truth more than the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. At a time when public discourse has become harsh, when entire communities are demeaned in political rhetoric, and when cruelty often masquerades as strength, it is vital to remember the power of a voice that demanded human dignity. Rev. Jackson was more than a speaker; he instilled a generation with self-worth. His memorable words—“I Am Somebody” and “Keep Hope Alive”—continue to resonate. These phrases were not mere slogans crafted by consultants. They were lifelines for the soul, providing language to children dismissed in classrooms, workers denied opportunity, and citizens told—subtly or bluntly—that they did not belong. Jackson understood a fundamental truth: before policy can change, people must believe they are worthy of change.

A Personal Perspective

My perspective comes not as a distant observer, but as someone who wrote Jackson’s first unauthorized biography and covered him as a journalist beginning in the 1970s, shortly after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I visited his Chicago home. His wife, Jacqueline, once took me to Ethiopia to report on famine. I witnessed the movement from the inside; I was part of it and lived it. Private Struggles and Public Triumphs

To understand Jackson’s public ministry, it is necessary to understand his private wounds. As a boy in Greenville, South Carolina, he endured the stigma of being born outside of marriage during a period when such labels carried social cruelty. He faced threats, humiliation, and the daily degradations of segregation. A White man once pulled a gun on him for whistling in his store. A lesser spirit might have retreated inward. Instead, Jackson ran. A ninth-grade teacher recalled that he was always running for something—class president, honor society, student leadership. Even when he lost, he ran as if the act itself was defiance. That instinct to move forward—boldly and

to police. It also leaves room for people to ignore or excuse the role of these systems in upholding White supremacy. The connection between the two lies in their history, the role of capitalism and propaganda.

The history of policing ties back into racism, with the first police being “slave patrols” that were responsible for capturing runaway enslaved people and bringing them back to their masters. They became known for their cruel tactics of using whips and breaking up families. This was directly tied into their economic system. Therefore, any revolt by an individual or group affected their economy status quo. Propaganda also played apart into this.

To the public they would give the image that enslaved people were dangerous and would harm their women and children. A prime example of this is the movie, “Birth of a Nation,” a film that painted the KKK as heroes protecting the community against Black people. It led to protests and an increase in police budgets to fight these dangerous

“protesters” (serious air quotes). Similar to what you see now with the often-negative portrayal of people participating in civil disobedience. ICE was created out of similar propaganda. Specifically, after the terrorist attacks of 9-11, fear mongering pushed for the single-largest government reorganization and created the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also now known as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Similar to police, they use aggressive tactics, break up families, harm people when they are on and off duty and slip through legal loopholes to get away with murder. Another key factor here is capitalism with police and ICE budgets often being the highest. ICE’s annual budget is $75 billion over the next four years. This makes it richer than most militaries. Additionally, to recruit, ICE had the funds to promise high sign-on bonuses and run ads on national TV. They also collaborate frequently. Since January 2026, more than 700 police departments have partnered with ICE through the 287(g)-task force program, which followed an increase in funding for local police. In short, when ICE receives funding, many police departments do as well. The two are connected, and their violent histories and ties to racism and White supremacy should be highlighted in our organizing.

publicly—became the rhythm of his life.

Jackson’s Emergence in Chicago

When I began covering him in Chicago in 1970, the city still bore scars of unrest from riots following Dr. King’s assassination. Charred buildings stood as reminders of what despair can produce. The nation had lost King, and the North was discovering that its racial realities were no gentler than those of the South. Black pride surged alongside deep frustration. Jackson emerged in that crucible— charismatic, camera-ready, unapologetically visible. He was not merely theatrical; he was strategic. King had begun to shift the movement’s focus from access to ownership—from riding the bus in dignity to owning the bus. Jackson absorbed that lesson and expanded it. Through Operation PUSH, he combined moral protest with economic leverage. Corporations were pressed to sign agreements to hire and promote Black employees and stock Black-owned products. Churches mobilized consumers. Boycotts became organized instruments, not outbursts. Within a few years, the results were visible: Black managers in grocery chains, Black drivers operating delivery trucks, and economic inclusion that moved beyond symbolism into payroll. The Political Impact Jackson understood that politics without economics is hollow. When he ran for president in 1984 and 1988, the chants of “Run, Jesse, Run” filled arenas. Yet he often reminded supporters that he was urging thousands to run with him—for sheriff, state legislature, and Congress. His Rainbow Coalition was not just racial; it was aspirational. Farmers, laborers, environmentalists, and students—a broad tent of Americans who believed

democracy should work for those outside the traditional corridors of power. His campaigns surprised the political establishment. With limited resources compared to rivals, he won millions of votes and expanded the electorate. He registered new voters and forced his party to reckon with constituencies long treated as peripheral.

Diplomatic Actions and Recognition Jackson also showed daring independence. In 1983, against the caution of the State Department, he traveled to Syria to negotiate the release of a captured U.S. Navy pilot. Later, he helped secure the freedom of hostages in Cuba. He entered diplomatic arenas not because protocol invited him, but because conscience compelled him. Over the decades, accolades accumulated: honorary degrees, national recognition, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Many historians argue that without the infrastructure of voter mobilization and coalition politics Jackson built, the path to the presidency for Barack Obama would have been much steeper.

The Moral Core of Jackson’s Legacy Yet, reducing Jackson’s legacy to electoral milestones would miss its moral core. He gave wounded people language for their worth. In times when immigrants are described as disposable, when entire nations are disparaged, and when racial caricatures reappear in digital form, the need for moral uplift remains urgent. In later years, Jackson’s body showed the frailty of age and illness. But movements are not confined to muscle. They endure in memory, in institutions, and in generations who learned to stand straighter because someone told them they were somebody.

Conclusion All must die. But legends live on— not as nostalgia, but as obligation. We know Rev. Jesse Jackson changed America. The larger question is whether we will continue with his audacity and courage to insist on changing public policy until all of us are indeed somebody.

Dealmaking is defined as the strategic process of negotiating, crafting, and executing agreements, primarily in business, finance, or politics, to create mutual value. Diplomacy is defined as the art and practice of conducting negotiations and managing international relations through dialogue, compromise, and strategic communications, serving as the primary tool for foreign policy to advance national interests, build alliances, resolve conflicts (short of war), and promote peace, trade, and cultural exchange. Narcissism is defined as a personality style characterized by an excessive preoccupation with oneself, an inflated sense of self-importance, and a deep need for admiration. The definition goes on to state that individuals with narcissistic traits often lack empathy for others, possess a sense of entitlement, and may exploit relationships to satisfy their own needs. The man who currently occupies the office of the President of the United States prides himself on being a dealmaker, but according to the above definitions, he is neither a dealmaker nor a diplomat. Why? Because he is not strategic and he doesn’t think in terms of mutual value, compromise, and promoting peace, trade, and cultural exchange.

Trump is not a dealmaker. He tries to bully people, institutions, universities, and countries into doing what he wants using the assets and military power of the people of the United States. He has forgotten that the United States’ resources including money, buildings, and military might do not belong to him. Trump also appears to believe that either he is the center of everyone’s universe, or should be. Trump has threatened tariffs to force Mexico and Canada to agree to do what he wants concerning immigration and the drug trade. Trump threatened to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and levy high tariffs if Mexico and Canada didn’t give him the deal he wanted. Trump used the threat of high tariffs to try to compel U.S. compa-

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nies to move manufacturing jobs back to the United States. Trump threatened higher tariffs on European countries that opposed his attempts to obtain Greenland. He even threatened a 50 percent tariff on Brazil to pressure its government to change their stance toward Jiar Bolsonaro, Trump’s ally. Occasionally, his tactics appear to get his desired result, but most of the time they backfire and, as some in the media recently wrote, parties begin to count on TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out).

Trump’s administration has tried to reinvent higher education in his own image by targeting institutions with funding reductions from agencies like the National Institute of Health, the Department of Defense, and NASA or with lawsuits unless they got rid of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives as well as by alleging discrimination and/ or a hostile environment for Jewish students. He has frozen or cut research and other funding to Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, Northwestern, the University of Pennsylvania, and Princeton. The administration sent its “Compact for Academic Excellence,” a 10-page document to nine high-ranking universities including MIT, Vanderbilt, and UVA demanding that they end race-based admissions/hiring, enforce a strict binary definition of gender, and require SAT/ACT scores in exchange for “preferential access” to federal funding. Recently, elite universities, including Carnegie Mellon and MIT, have been threatened by Secretary of Defense Hegseth with the loss of tuition assistance to military personnel seeking graduate training at their institutions. The Justice and Education Departments have been used to investigate universities and demand stricter enforcement against pro-Palestinian protests and stricter definitions of antisemitism. Trump has threatened to revoke the tax-exempt status of elite universities and is supporting the increase of taxes on those university endowments subject to the 1.4 percent excise tax under his 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Trump is not a diplomat. In his speech to the United Nations in September 2025, he said, “Not only is the United Nations not solving the problems it should, too often it’s actually creating new problems for us to solve. The best example is the No. 1 political issue of our time, the crisis of uncontrolled migration. It’s uncontrolled. Your countries are being ruined. Your countries are going to hell.” He called on world leaders to reject policies that fight climate change and global warming, saying that climate change is “the greatest con job ever.” This is hardly the type of speech to be given before members of an organization, the aim of which is to prevent conflicts, aid in peacebuilding, and coordinate international efforts to address global challenges, and certainly cannot be categorized as diplomatic.

But is Trump a narcissist? Trump recently demanded that Washington’s Dulles Airport and New York’s Penn Station to be named after him in exchange for releasing federal funds required to build the long-delayed tunnel between New York and New Jersey. He has already named or renamed the following for himself: the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), a new fleet of U.S. Navy battleships, banners being hung on federal buildings, savings and investment accounts targeted toward children, a prescription drug website, and an immigration gold card initiative. In addition, Trump has added his face to The U.S. national park passes. Unbelievably, there are Buddha-inspired statues of Trump called “Trump, the Buddha of Knowing of the Western Paradise,” a one-dollar commemorative Trump coin, a Trumpy bear, and a Trumpy trout. He even adapted his addition of foreign policy as the Donroe Doctrine. He has proved that he has neither morality nor integrity when he put his name on a living monument to assassinated president John F. Kennedy; and when he, knowing he had not won it, accepted the Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who had been awarded the prize.

Having no psychiatric or psychological education or expertise, I can only quote someone who does on the subject of narcissism. Mary Trump, Trump’s niece, a clinical psychologist, claimed earlier this year that Trump is “losing control” of himself and his narrative. In her 2020 book, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,” she wrote: “He was always a bully, now he’s dangerous.” She states her uncle meets the criteria for “malignant narcissism” which she defined as a combination of narcissism, antisocial personality disorder, and paranoid traits as well as being a “pathologically” insecure person. Trump has shown no respect for the United States Constitution even though his oath of office is to support the Constitution. He is threatening to “nationalize” elections which is unconstitutional and to send ICE or the military into states during elections which would make the United States look like what Trump is changing it into, an authoritarian country run by a dictator. Under Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution, elections are primarily the domain of the states. While we are not seeing dealmaking from Trump and we are certainly not seeing diplomacy from him or his administration, we are seeing narcissism in his actions. The most frightening thing that Mary Trump said about her uncle was in a 2020 interview on ABC. In answer to the question, “If you’re in the Oval Office today, what would you say to him?” She answered, “Resign,” adding he is “utterly incapable of leading this country, and it is dangerous to allow him to do so.”

No one is beyond rehabilitation?

Christopher Thompson, a 24-year-old Black male from Louisville, Kentucky, was convicted in December of kidnapping, sexual assault, robbery, and sodomy. He also received additional charges for his courtroom outbursts. Thompson put on a ski mask, kidnapped a woman in her car, took her to a school parking lot, and forced her to perform sexual acts on him at gunpoint. He then drove to an ATM, robbed her, and returned to the school to sexually assault her again. According to WHAS-TV Louisville, Thompson committed the crime while on probation and enrolled in a diversion program following previous charges of possessing a stolen firearm and evading police. Diversion programs are alternative sentencing options designed to assist eligible candidates in avoiding criminal convictions by addressing the root causes of their criminal behavior, such as substance abuse, mental illness, and social instability, and redirect them to treatment, education, and rehabilitation. Thompson’s juvenile record included truancy, theft, and robbery; therefore, the court attempted to rehabilitate him when he got into serious trouble as an adult. Thompson appears to have refused the court’s effort to help him redirect his life, and the jury recommended that he serve 65 years in jail for kidnapping, robbery, and sexual assault. However, Jefferson County Judge Tracy Davis, a Black woman, made a controversial decision by reducing Thompson’s sentence to 30 years.

According to Jefferson County Court Administrator McKay Chauvin, “When a jury recommends a sentence, the judge, by law, cannot increase the penalty but has the option to accept it, reject it, or lower it.” McKay also explained that the judge has a “sworn obligation to sentence the individual before them thoughtfully, dispassionately, and proportionately” and, more importantly, “not in response to, or in fear of, how that decision may be perceived by those who are not under that same sworn obligation.”

A slew of critics claimed that Judge Davis’s decision exemplified a situation

where judicial discretion undermines the credibility of the jury system and where compassion for the perpetrator outweighs concern for the victim. Even Thompson’s defense attorney, Clay Kennedy, opposed the sentence reduction. Kennedy argued that his client’s demeanor in court, the gravity of his offenses, and his lack of remorse for the victim warranted a longer sentence. In 13 years of practice, Kennedy has never seen a judge disregard a jury’s recommendation.

Other critics were taken aback by Judge Davis’s explanations for her ruling.

During sentencing, Judge Davis stated that sentencing a twenty-something-year-old to 65 years was the most difficult choice before her court. She said that 65 years was too long. It was the defendant’s entire life. Judge Davis did not believe the defendant’s life should be spent solely behind bars, believing that “no person, as long as they are breathing, is beyond rehabilitation and being on the correct path.”

If that was her sole explanation for the reduced sentence, many critics would have grasped how Judge Davis allowed her emotions to cloud her judgment and not accused her of having a misguided agenda.

Except Judge Davis concluded that Thompson “fell through the cracks.” She said he was mentally immature and had never received treatment, including mental health counseling or anger management, but he had an opportunity through the diversion program. By asserting that Thompson “fell through the cracks,” Judge Davis implied that the diversion program failed him, rather than acknowledging that Thompson squandered the chance offered by the court.

What sparked the most outrage,

particularly among right-wing critics, was that Judge Davis’s compassion for Thompson was because he was “an African American who experienced this society.” Right-wing pundits saw Judge Davis’s remarks as insinuating that Thompson’s “hurt and anger,” which contributed to his criminal behavior, were caused by a racist society, implying that he was not fully accountable for his crimes. If Judge Davis accepted that theory, it can be inferred that she also accepted the notion that African American males were unfairly sentenced to longer terms than their White counterparts, and Thompson’s reduced sentence was motivated by Judge Davis’s efforts to combat systemic racism in the criminal justice system rather than rehabilitate Thompson. Gerina Whethers, Jefferson County’s commonwealth attorney and the first African American woman to hold the position, made the following statement regarding Thompson’s reduced sentence. “While we recognize that the Court has discretion in the final sentence, we are disappointed that the Court deviated from the sentence … The jury’s recommendation was the most appropriate outcome in this case … As prosecutors, our responsibility is to take to trial and present before the jury cases like these, where dangerous individuals pose a severe threat to the community and, as a result, need to be removed from it for as long as possible.”

According to the Jefferson County Commonwealth Attorney’s office mission statement, the prosecutors will “promote public safety through the ethical, fair, and just prosecution of criminal offenses; advocate for justice for victims of crimes; safeguard the rule of law; and promote citizens’ confidence in the criminal justice system.”

Many citizens will argue that 30 years in prison is still a lengthy sentence and that having judges like Judge Davis on the bench gives them more confidence in the criminal justice system; however, Thompson’s victim’s confidence in the system has been shattered. Fortunately for her, “no one is beyond rehabilitation.”

Jesse Jackson 1984 and PA 12 Black politics 2026

Near midnight in April 1984, I received a telephone call from the late Dr. Jake Milliones. He said US presidential candidate Jesse Jackson was in Pittsburgh, and a last-minute rally would be held the next day at Homewood AME Zion Church in Homewood.

He asked if I would introduce Jesse and moderate the rally. Immediately, I asked why me?  Why not one of the ministers who had invited Jesse Jackson to Pittsburgh? Or, one of Pittsburgh’s Black VIPs? Why me?  Jake Milliones said the people I was referring to were somewhat “reluctant” to MC a presidential rally, and after all I did live in Homewood. We laughed at that. At the time I was a member of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the newly found National Black Independent Political Party. Jake Milliones was also a member of NBIPP.

Another NBIPP member was the long Pittsburgh political activist Khalid Raheem who, along with Jesse Jackson, recently transitioned during Black History Month 2026.

Reluctantly, I accepted. The news had gone out overnight and it spread like “The Common Wind,” Dr. Julius Scott tells us spread among the Black masses during the grand glorious “Haitian Revolution” of the 18th Century.

Keep in mind this was some 40 years before today’s hi-tech cell phones, social media, etc.

The next morning, Homewood AME Zion Church was standing-room-only, a full hour before the noon-time rally. People were standing on the sidewalks on

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—One of the great strengths of our movement is that our leaders do more than inspire young people—they keep the door open for them. The leaders who carried forward the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. understood that movements survive only when the next generation is welcomed in. Leaders like Joseph Lowery, Rev. Orange, Rev. Earl Shinholster, Andrew Young, and many others lived that commitment. Rev. Jesse Jackson carried it farther than most. He gave time—minutes, hours, sometimes days—to younger people trying to find their way. When I first raised my hand to volunteer, I was 14. I was short for my age. I had a bad stutter. But I heard that a man who had taken risks alongside Dr. King was running for president, and I wanted to help.

I helped lead Youth for Jackson in my county. We registered voters. We believed we could change things. And while I was giving my stump speech around my county on his behalf, I decided I had to conquer my stutter. I set my mind to it until I figured it out. He asked to meet me when he came to speak at Stanford University. He treated young organizers like we belonged in the room.

the door of the church on Bennett street.

Looking across the church, I saw blue-collar and white-collar professionals and lay people, educators, and bus riders, postal workers, Democrats, Republicans, independents, nurses, Black folks “hangin’-tough” from the street corners, the young and the old, and the in between, every one of them mass politicking.

Jesse Jackson electrified the rally. His presidential platform included ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, creating a single-payer system of universal health care, an immediate end to nuclear proliferation, reparations for the decadents of Black slaves, support for the creation of a Palestinian state, universal free community college, building a multi-racial, ethnic “Rainbow Coalition.”

One Sunday in ’84 Jesse was scheduled to speak at Central Baptist Church in the Hill District. His airline flight was delayed and the Reverend Herbert Daughtry from Brooklyn New York spoke for Jesse before a packed house.

The next day, Jesse spoke in Downtown Pittsburgh before a mass audience.

On stage in Market Square with Jesse Jackson were two members from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ glory days, fullback

Franco Harris and defensive linebacker Robin Cole.

Today, 40 odd years after Jesse Jackson’s two monumental presidential campaigns, the United States is threatened by a homegrown right-wing dictatorship. The current 2026 midterm elections in PA 12 is a major battleground between right-wing reaction and nationwide mass-resistance.

PA 12 is the US Congressional District in Pennsylvania, the incumbent representative is Congresswoman Summer Lee.

In 2026, we must raise Jesse Jackson’s social democratic platform in our struggle to mobilize, politicize, and organize not just against right-wing reaction but also to move beyond the mainstream Democratic Party status quo, the status quo of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, etc.  Jesse Jackson also brought politics to the streets in rallies, yard signs, T-shirts, and motorcades, politics on the street and in the community. We must continue this in 2026. At Homewood AMEZ Jesse Jackson said, Black politics “would never be the same” because of his presidential campaigns. That is true.

His legacy confronts Black leadership in politics, in religion, in civil rights and in the media to step to the frontline in the 2026 midterm struggles.

The Reverend Jesse Jackson’s legacy also demands that the African American community use the 2026 midterm election campaign to build that long overdue Black PAC, that community information network and the other pillars of a Black political power base in PA 12.

In my early 20s, after I had been kicked out of college for organizing protests, I walked into his home in Washington, D.C. He was serving as shadow senator. The topic was winning voting rights for Washington, D.C.—a perennial and yet always urgent battle. We talked strategy. He listened more than he spoke. Years later, when the pressure mounted while I was leading the NAACP, he was still the person I would turn to first for advice and quiet moments. And when things got especially hot, he would just look and say: “Flood rules. Eyes open. Mouth shut. Keep stepping forward.”

In Rockford, Illinois, we drove out together because we heard that threeyear-old girls who had witnessed a police shooting were losing their hair from trauma. We arrived from the funeral of a Black teenager beaten to death with twoby-fours in the streets of Chicago —some said for crossing into the wrong territory,

others because hateful people believed he was gay. Rev. Jackson went where the pain was—to help people heal, to help them find their power to move forward, and to push all of us forward again. When voting rights came under assault, he did the same. When immigrant rights came under attack, he did the same. When working people of any color came under attack, he did the same. In my 50s, Dave Chappelle and I sat on either side of Rev. Jackson as we watched Kamala Harris, a Black woman, accept our party’s nomination for president of the United States. It felt more than appropriate that that moment—like President Obama accepting victory on election night years earlier—happened in Rev. Jackson’s town of Chicago. Across every chapter, he was there. Not as a symbol. As a worker in the struggle. The lesson was simple. Show up. Keep going. Hold the door open for others. That is how movements are reborn and rebuilt—even after setbacks, even when the odds feel like they are mounting against us. That is how freedom moves forward.

(Ben Jealous is a professor of practice at the University of Pennsylvania and former president and CEO of the NAACP.)

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Effective with the August 3, 2020, Sheriff Sale of real estate and all such monthly public sales thereafter shall be conducted virtually through video conferencing technology or live streaming. ALL PARTICIPANTS OR BIDDERS MUST BE REGISTERED AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE SALE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE (VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON) AT THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SALES OF REAL ESTATE. REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SHERIFF’S WEBSITE: SHERIFFALLEGHENYCOUNTY.COM. The Successful bidder will pay full amount of bid in CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK OR CASHIERS CHECK at time of sale, otherwise the property will be resold at the next regular Sheriffs Sale; provided, that if the sale is made on MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026 the bidder may pay ten percent of purchasing price but not less than 75.00 in CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK, OR CASHIERS CHECK THE DAY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SALE, e.g. TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2026, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:30AM AND 2:30PM IN THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. Failure to pay the 10% deposit will have you banned from future Sheriff Sales. And the balance in CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK, OR CASHIERS CHECK, on or before MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2026, at 10:00 O’CLOCK A.M. The property will be resold at the next regular Sheriff’s Sale if the balance is not paid, and in such case all money’s paid in at the original sale shall be applied to any deficiency in the price of which property is resold, and provided further that if the successful bidder is the plaintiff in the execution the bidder shall pay full amount of bid ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE FOLLOWING MONTH, OTHERWISE WRIT WILL BE RETURNED AND MARKED “REAL ESTATE UNSOLD” and all monies advanced by plaintiff will be applied as required by COMMON PLEAS COURT RULE 3129.2 (1) (a).

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A. FOR ANY REAL PROPERTY OFFERED AT SHERIFFS SALE DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF REAL ESTATE TAXES AND PURCHASED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH SUCH SALE, THE SHERIFF SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FILING THE DEED AND, WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF FILING OF THE SHERIFFS DEED, PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE CONVEYANCE TO THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS. THE WRITTEN NOTICE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE THE DATE OF THE SALE, IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY SOLD BY BOTH ADDRESS AND LOT AND BLOCK NUMBER, AND THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE INDIVIDUALS OR OTHER ENTITY THAT PURCHASED THE PROPERTY.

B. AT THE TIME OF THE SALE THE SHERIFF SHALL COLLECT ALL REQUISITE FILING COSTS, REALTY TRANSFER TAXES AND FEES, NECESSARY TO PROPERLY RECORD THE DEED. C. WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTICE FROM THE SHERIFF, THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS SHALL FORWARD COPIES OF SUCH NOTICE TO ALL TAXING BODIES LEVYING REAL ESTATE TAXES ON THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MUNICIPALITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED.

AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 14 OF ACT NO. 77 OF 1986, THE COST OF ALL DOCUMENTARY STAMPS FOR REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAXES (STATE, LOCAL, AND SCHOOL) WILL BE DEDUCTED BY THE SHERIFF FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE. Purchasers must pay the necessary recording fees. Pursuant to Rule 3136 P.R.C.P. NOTICE is hereby given that a schedule of distribution will be filed by the Sheriff not later than 30 days from date of sale and that distribution will be made in accordance with the schedule unless exceptions are filed thereto within 10 days thereafter. No further notice of the filing of the schedule of distribution will be given.

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DEFENDANTS: David D. Stine, *************

CASE NO. MG-25-000763

DEBT: $213,762.73

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Kristine M. Anthou, Esquire, ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Grenen & Birsic, P.C. One Gateway Center, 9th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-7650

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 17th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 125 S. 13TH STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15203. DBV 18280, PAGE 360, B/L #3-M-263.

12MAR26

PLAINTIFF SHALER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, Vs. DEFENDANTS: PATRICK W. CAROTHERS ************* CASE NO. GD 25-007160

DEBT: $12,718.84 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): JOHN T. VOGEL, TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C. ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C. ONE PPG PLACE,_STE 1500 PITTSBURGH, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412.594.3902

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, MILLVALE

PAGE 455, BLOCK AND LOT 118-R-104.

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Public Notice

13MAR26

DEFENDANTS: JOSHUA D. HERSHBERGER ************* CASE NO. MG-24-000770

DEBT: $306,703.60

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): CHELSEA A. NIXON, ESQUIRE

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 216 HADDON AVENUE, SUITE 201 WESTMONT, NJ 08108

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (856) 858-7080

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, MUNICIPALITY OF MONROEVILLE:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1342 WOODCLIFFE DRIVE, MONROEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 15146. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18996, PAGE 473, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0980-B00008-0000-00.

15MAR26 DEFENDANTS: Calvin F. Zontine and Sandra Zontine

CASE NO. MG-25-000123

DEBT: $220,582.30 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP

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ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 485F Route l South, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830-3072

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (445) 207-4041

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH OF BRADFORD WOODS:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOUSE BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 126 BOOTHBAY HARBOUR, BRADFORD WOODS, PA 15015. DEED BOOK VOLUME 13479, PAGE 212, INSTRUMENT NUMBER 200740715. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1656C-279.

16MAR26 DEFENDANTS: Gregory W. Tate CASE NO. MG-25-000331

DEBT: $222,823.32 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 725, Philadelphia, PA 19106

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (445) 207-4041

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH OF CHURCHILL: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2335 GREENSBURG PIKE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15221. DEED BOOK VOLUME 19338, PAGE 137. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 298-C-147.

17MAR26 DEFENDANTS: O’Neills Investments LLC ************* CASE NO. GD-24-005291

DEBT: $825,199.56

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jackie F. McNally, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160, Garden City, NY 11530

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (212) 471-5100

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SHORT DESCRIPTION:

PARCEL 1: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny and Borough of West Mifflin: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 3417 Duquesne Avenue, West Mifflin, PA 15122. Deed Book Volume 18916, Page 180. Block and Lot Number O181-0-00104-0000-00.

PARCEL 2: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny and 16th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 2638 Josephine Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. Deed Book Volume 18811, Page 44. Block and Lot Number 0012-S-00221-0000-00.

PARCEL 3: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny and 23rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 1003 Salter Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Deed Book Volume 18854, Page 506. Block and Lot Number 0024-F-00086-0000-00.

Public Notice

18MAR26

DEFENDANTS: MICHAEL DICKISON, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ADRIENNE A. ARRINGTON, DECEASED CASE NO. MG-24-000462

DEBT: $93,632.86 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): LEON P. HALLER, ESQUIRE ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

ING BEING KNOWN AND.NUMBERED AS 1212 ROBINIA DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK VOLUME 19360, PAGE 557. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 173-S-J 46.

20MAR26 DEFENDANTS: UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS OR ASSOCIATIONS CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST FROM OR UNDER CHERYL L. CLARK, DECEASED ************* CASE NO. MG-22-000044

DEBT: $204,177.51

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Danielle Johnson, Esq. ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103 *********************** ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (212) 471-5100 SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny,-Borough of Jefferson Hills

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 171 CASSIA DRIVE, CLAIRTON, PA 15025 MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 8945, PAGE 521. LOT AND BLOCK: 1006-M-6

22MAR26 DEFENDANTS: Noelle C. Smith AKA Noelle Smith CASE NO. . GD-25-004842

24MAR26

DEFENDANTS: RAYMOND MILES JR.

CASE NO. MG-25-000606

DEBT: $40,789.54 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S):

CHELSEA A. NIXON, ESQUIRE ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 216 HADDON AVENUE, SUITE 201 WES1MONT, NJ 08108 ***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (856) 858-7080 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, BOROUGH OF NORTH BRADDOCK

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1438-1440 GRANDVIEW AVENUE, BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA 15104 aka 1440 GRANDVIEW AVENUE, BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA 15104.DEED BOOK VOLUME 16559, PAGE 578. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0375-B-00060-0000-00.

25MAR26 PLAINTIFF

SHALER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. DEFENDANTS: WILSON LAND CASE NO. GD 25-007153

DEBT: $10,503.68 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): JOHN T. VOGEL, TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C.

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C. ONE PPG PLACE,_STE 1500 PITTSBURGH, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412.594.3902

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, BOROUGH OF MILLVALE: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 813 NORTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15209, DEED BOOK VOLUME 11468, PAGE 498, BLOCK AND LOT 118-G-40.

26MAR26 PLAINTIFF SHALER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. DEFENDANTS: THOMAS HILL and CYNTHIA HILL

CASE NO. GD 25-008548

DEBT: $47,949.91 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): JOHN T. VOGEL, TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C.

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

TUCKER ARENSBERG, P.C. ONE PPG PLACE,_STE 1500 PITTSBURGH, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412.594.3902

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, MILLVALE BOROUGH: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 128 LOGAN STREET, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15209, DEED BOOK VOLUME 11732, PAGE 291, BLOCK AND LOT 79-L-66.

27MAR26

PLAINTIFF

BETHEL PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. DEFENDANTS: KASPER LANDSCAPING INC

CASE NO. GD-22-015773

DEBT: $34 417.44 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Elizabeth P. Sattler, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

445 Fort Pitt Boulevard, Suite 503, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-391-0160

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, MUNICIPALITY OF BETHEL PARK: BEING VACANT COMMERCIAL LAND, LOCATED AT ENTERPRISE BOULEYARD, BETHEL PARK, PA 15102. DEED BOOK 12990, PAGE 224. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 567-K-21.

28MAR26

AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

DEFENDANTS: MICHAEL CYRILLA & DENINE CYRILLA

Logan, deceased, Sara Logan, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of John D. Logan, deceased, and Anna Marie Logan, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of John D. Logan, deceased

CASE NO. MG-25-000158

DEBT: $29,802.09 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 485F Route 1 South, Suite 300 Iselin, NJ 08830-3072 ***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (445) 207-4041

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND WILKINS TOWNSHIP: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 215 DUNBAR DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15235. DEED BOOK VOLUME 11416, PAGE 189. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 541-K-l 16.

32MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny and School District of Pittsburgh Vs. DEFENDANTS: Felix Ogbeha ************* CASE NO. G.D. 24-000499

DEBT: $7,122.19

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Mt. Oliver: Having erected thereon a one-story frame house being known as 240 Anthony Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15210. Deed Book Volume 18884, Page 158. Block & Lot No. 33-H-74.·

34MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): Woodland Hills School District Vs. DEFENDANTS: Joveca Leonard

CASE NO. GD 19-018252

DEBT: $12,236.86 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Swissvale: Having erected thereon two-story frame house being known as 2116 Monongahela Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218. Deed Book Volume 15072, Page 486. Block& Lot No. 178-L-70.

35MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): Township of Shaler Vs. DEFENDANTS: Denis J. Dekleva

CASE NO. GD 25-003322

DEBT: $2,225.14 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Shaler: Having erected thereon a one-story brick house being known as 1036 Saxonburg Boulevard, Glenshaw, PA 15116. Deed Book Volume 18311, Page 533. Block & Lot No. 285-C-144.

36MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): Township of Upper St. Clair Vs.

DEFENDANTS: Catherine E. Kalinoski

*************

CASE NO. GD 25-007976

DEBT: $3,462.32

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Upper St. Clair: Having erected thereon a two-story two-family frame house being known as 1631-1651 Painters Run Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15243. Deed Book Volume 11129, Page 128. Block & Lot No. 253-L-105.

37MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs.

DEFENDANTS: Catherine Clark Hickling

CASE NO. GD 25-001928

DEBT: $2,842.97 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Crafton: Having erected thereon a two and onehalf story frame house being known as 85 North Emily Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15205. Deed Book Volume 9419, Page 219. Block & Lot No. 68-D-284.

38MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANTS: Robert Richel & Jennifer Richel

CASE NO. GD 23-001003

DEBT: $4,252.63 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Port Vue:

Having erected thereon a one-story frame house being known as 1409 Washington Boulevard, McKeesport, PA 15133. Deed Book Volume 16904, Page 124. Block & Lot No. 383-K-186.

39MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs.

DEFENDANTS: William John Martonik

CASE NO. GD 25-001925

DEBT: $2,254.09 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

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ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Brackenridge: Having erected thereon a two-story commercial building being known as 1112-1114 Brackenridge Avenue, Brackenridge, PA 15014. Deed Book Volume 17481, Page 503. Block & Lot No. 1224H-82.

40MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANTS: Bahar Enterprises ************* CASE NO. GD 24-007340

DEBT: $4,529.47

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Penn Hills: Having erected thereon a two-story commercial building being known as 10163 Frankstown Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235. Deed Book Volume II 164, Page 522, Block &Lot No. 295-S-36.

41MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANTS: Scott Ramsey

************* CASE NO. GD 23-010773

DEBT: $3,060.74

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Moon: Having erected thereon a two-story brick house being known as 104 Shippen Drive, Coraopolis, PA 15108. Deed Book Volume 13411, Page 512. Block & Lot No. 597-N-334.

42MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANTS: Donald J. Kramer ************* CASE NO. GD 25-004367

DEBT: $2,637.09

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 *************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Bethel Park: Having erected thereon a one-story brick house being known as 3213 Wellsview Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241. Deed Book Volurne.8078, Page 118. Block &Lot No. 394-M-80.

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANTS: Vincent M. O’Donnell

43MAR26

CASE NO. GD 25-003692

DEBT: $2,500.13 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Pleasant Hills: Having erected thereon a two-story brick house being known as 109 Audrey Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15236. Deed Book Volume 18532, Page 535, Block & Lot No. 388-P278.

44MAR26 PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANTS: Jamie S. Wirkowski

CASE NO. GD 24-011183

DEBT: $2,787.52 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

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ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Kennedy: Having erected thereon a two-story frame house being known as 1309 South William Street, McKees Rocks, PA 15136. Deed Book Volume 8380, Page 361. Block & Lot No. 73-N-329.

45MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): County of Allegheny Vs.

DEFENDANTS: James Riggs & Melissa Riggs

************* CASE NO. GD 24-009468

DEBT: $2,886.61

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Liberty: Having erected thereon a two-story two-family house being known as 2701 F Street, McKeesport, PA 15133. Deed Book Volume 12815, Page 288, Block & Lot No. 465-R-299.

46MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): North Hills School District Vs.

DEFENDANTS: The Unknown Successor Trustee(s) of the Mary D. Kunsak Revocable Trust dated January 13, 2009

************* CASE NO. GD 23-011622

DEBT: $3,229.02

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

*********************** ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587

*************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of West View: Having erected thereon a two story frame house being known as 236 Jamaica Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15229. Deed Book Volume 13866, Page 441, Block & Lot 350-S-t88. 15133. Deed Book Volume 12815, Page 288, Block & Lot No. 465-R-299.

47MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): North Hills School District Vs. DEFENDANTS: Chad B. Lubawski & Colleen M. Secilia ************* CASE NO. GD 24-005901

DEBT: $2,787.95

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire

ADDRESS OF

51MAR26

Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 525 William Penn Place, Ste. 3110 . Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-0587 SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of North Braddock: Having erected thereon a one-story stone house, known as 1019 Wolfe Avenue, Braddock, PA 15104. Deed Book Volume 15902, Page 91. Block & Lot No. 301-H-72.

56MAR26 DEFENDANTS: Charles A.J. Halpin, III, Esquire, Personal Representative of the Estate of Carol Lee Ehnen a/k/a Carol L. Ehnen, Deceased CASE NO. GD-25-007635

DEBT: $94,913.11 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): The Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 1310 Industrial Boulevard, I• Floor, Suite 101, Southampton, PA I8966

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 215-942-9690 *************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Monroeville:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELL-

ING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 320 DREXEL DRIVE, MONROEVILLE, PA 15146. DEED BOOK VOLUME 5750, PAGE 397. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER. 976-L-153.

57MAR26 DEFENDANTS: Kyla D. Starver CASE NO. MG-24-000227 DEBT: $87,912.86 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): The Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 1310 Industrial Boulevard, I• Floor, Suite 101, Southampton, PA I8966

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 215-942-9690

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Municipality of Penn Hills:

PARCEL NO. 1: HAVING ERECTED

THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 427 JEFFERSON ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15235. DEED BOOK VOLUME 17511, PAGE 141. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER. 450-D-375.

PARCEL NO. 2: BEING VACANT LAND KNOWN AS JEFFERSON ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15235. DEED BOOK VOLUME 17511, PAGE 141. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER. 450-D-343.

58MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Rhonda L. Wexler, Personal Representative of the Estate of Robin L. McKown

a/k/a Robin McKown a/k/a Robin Russ, Deceased CASE NO. GD-25-005404

DEBT: $40,303.02 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): The Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC ***********************

OF ATTORNEY: 1310 Industrial Boulevard, I• Floor, Suite 101, Southampton, PA I8966

PHONE NUMBER: 215-942-9690

DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 9th Ward, City of McKeesport:

PARCEL NO. I: BEING VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 3514 YORK STREET, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132. DEED BOOK VOLUME 15626, PAGE 265. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER. 464-D-332.

PARCEL NO. 2: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 3514 YORK STREET, MCKEESPORT, PA !5132. DEED BOOK VOLUME 15626, PAGE 265. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER. 464-D-329. PARCEL NO. 3: BEING VACANT LAND KNOWN AS HARRISON STREET, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132. DEED BOOK VOLUME 15626, PAGE 265. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER. 464-D-335.

PARCEL NO. 4: BEING VACANT LAND KNOWN AS YORK STREET, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132. DEED BOOK VOLUME 15626, PAGE 265. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER. 464-D-386.

59MAR26 DEFENDANTS: ANDREA M. SUHOSKI CASE NO. MG-18-000941

DEBT: $90,878.26 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): ERIC ROCHKIND, ESQUIRE ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 216 HADDON AVENUE, SUITE 201 WESTMONT, NJ 08108

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (856) 858-7080 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND 29TH WARD OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1519 AMANDA STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15210 A/KIA 1519 AMANDA AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15210. DEED BOOK VOLUME 16462, PAGE 274. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0060-G-00258-0000-00.

60MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Kristine N. Wolowski, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Roberta Wolowski, Kelli N. Kuzma ************* CASE NO. MG-23-000565

DEBT: $183,557.59

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Danielle Johnson, Esq.

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160, Garden City, NY 11530

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (212) 471-5100

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and 31st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 4593 MARINA DRIVE, HOMESTEAD, PA 15120 MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 18402, PAGE 497. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0091-R-00050-000000

61MAR26

DEFENDANTS: James Wadsworth, Aimee Grogan

CASE NO. MG-23-001047

DEBT: $36,299.16 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Timothy A. Cirino, Esq. ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103 / 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160, Garden City, NY 11530 ***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (212) 471-5100

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SHORT DESCRIPTION:

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of East Deer.

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 355 DAYS RUN ROAD, TARENTUM, PA 15084 MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 13422, PAGE 322. LOT AND BLOCK 1222-P-00218-0000-00.

62MAR26

DEFENDANTS: JAMES C. YOUNG; LYNN A. YOUNG

************* CASE NO. MG-25-000643

DEBT: $94,946.06

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 133 GAITIIER DRNE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 855-225-6906

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Etna:

Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as·9 MOUNT HOPE ST, PITTSBURGH, PA I5223. Deed Book Volume I5I 24, Page 308. Block and Lot Number 022I-H-00080-0000-00.

63MAR26

DEFENDANTS: CARMEN D. DUNSON *************

CASE NO. GD-25-010565

DEBT: $59,615.69

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 133 GAITIIER DRNE, SUITE F MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 855-225-6906 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh, 11th Ward: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 712 MELLON STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15206. Deed Book Volume 11137, Page 150. Block and Lot Number 0083-F-00352-0000-00.

64MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Ian Corritore

CASE NO. MG-25-000105

DEBT: $167,587.88 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 485F Route 1South, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ

08830-3072

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (445) 207-4041 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH OF WEST MIFFLIN: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 4710 BOWES AVENUE, WEST MIFFLIN, PA 15122. DEED BOOK VOLUME 17992, PAGE 577, INSTRUMENT NUMBER 20209678. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER l 82-H220.

65MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Eugene Stover, Solely In His Capacity As Heir of the Estate of Barbara A. Ponchel, Deceased, Gary Ponchel, Solely In His Capacity As Heir of the Estate of Barbara A. Ponchel, Deceased c/o Eugene Stover, and Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or Under the Estate of Barbara A. Ponchel, Deceased

*************

CASE NO. MG-25-000095

DEBT: $46,112.95

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

325 Chestnut Street, Suite 725, Philadelphia, PA 19106

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (445) 207-4041

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH OF TARENTUM:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A COM-

MERCIAL BUILDING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 226 W. 7TH AVENUE, TARENTUM, PA 15084 aka 224 W. 7TH AVENUE, TARENTUM, PA 15084. DEED BOOK VOLUME 7179, PAGE 69. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1223-P-72.

66MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Edith M. Halt

CASE NO. MG-25-000559

DEBT: $411652.28 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Stephen M. Hladik, Esquire

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Hladik, Onorato and Federman, LLP

298 Wissahickon Avenue, North Wales, PA 19454

***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (215) 855-9521 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF WEST ELIZABETH:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE

FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 834 4TH STREET, WEST ELIZABETH, PA 15088. DEED BOOK VOLUME 6665, PAGE 315. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1133-J-116.

67MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Christina Kathryn Lucas, Cristian Johnson and Thomas Lucas ************* CASE NO. MG-25-000393

DEBT: $119,120.32

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Stephen M. Hladik, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

Hladik, Onorato and Federman, LLP

298 Wissahickon Avenue, North Wales, PA 19454

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (215) 855-9521

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF BRENTWOOD: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 125 OLANCHAAVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15227. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18718, PAGE 325. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 188-F-198.

68MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Richard Leonard Martino; Jennifer Lynn Martino ************* CASE NO. MG-23-000539

DEBT: $154,042.65

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): MDK Legal

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: P. 0. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 ***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 614-220-5611

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of White Oak: Having Erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 1108 California Avenue, McKeesport, PA 15131 AKA 1108 California Avenue, White Oak, PA 15131. Document Number 2018-26020, Deed Book Volume 17329, Page 253. Block and Lot Number 0461-C-00336-0000-00

69MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Laurie Molcany, as believed Heir to the Estate of Carole A Bokin; Unknown Heirs to the Estate of Carole A Bokin; Unknown Administrators to the Estate of Carole A Bokin

CASE NO. MG-25-000683

DEBT: $45,530.89 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): MDK Legal ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: P. 0. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 614-220-5611

SHORT DESCRIPTION: Jo the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of White Oak: Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 2542 Mohawk Drive, McKeesport, PA 15131. Document Number 2007-36075, Deed Book Volume 13435, Page 395. Block and Lot Number 0650-K-00130-0000-00.

70MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Evelyn O. Sims

CASE NO. MG-16-001493

DEBT: $436,207.62 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): MDK Legal ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: P. 0. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028

ATTORNEY PHONE

71MAR26 DEFENDANTS: LORI R. ANTHOS

CASE NO. MG-20-000102

DEBT: $175,247.78 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): KML LAW GROUP, P.C. ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET Philadelphia, PA 19106

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (215) 627-1322

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, TOWNSHIP OF HAMPTON: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2561 LAH ROAD, GIBSONIA, PA 15044. DEED BOOK 15476, PAGE 489. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 1211-J-355.

72MAR26 DEFENDANTS: ROBERT REICHERT, VENISA V. REICHERT CASE NO. MG-25-000934

DEBT: $331,588.88 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): KML LAW GROUP, P.C. ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET Philadelphia, PA 19106

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (215) 627-1322

SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, 22ND WARD CITY OF PITTSBURGH: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1313 SANDUSKY STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212. DEED BOOK 18583, PAGE 560. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 23-L-212.

73MAR26 DEFENDANTS: SHAWN HOWARD JOHNSON, JR. AS

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF SHAWN JOHNSON, DECEASED CASE NO. GD-25-005953

DEBT: $87,472.28 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): KML LAW GROUP, P.C. ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: SUITE 5000, 701 MARKET STREET Philadelphia, PA 19106

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (215) 627-1322 *************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION: IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANJA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, 9TH WARD CITY OF MCKEESPORT: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1821 ABRAHAM STREET, MC KEESPORT, PA 15132. DEED BOOK 19235, PAGE 540. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 381-M-318.

74MAR26 DEFENDANTS: Marc E. Caputo CASE NO. MG-25-000401

DEBT: $795,142.79 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jacqueline McNally, Esq. ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103 / 1325 Franklin Avenue’ Suite 160’ Garden City NY 11530

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (212) 471-5100

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and 16th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh:

PREMISES “A” HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2821 JANE STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15203, DEED BOOK VOLUME 16421, PAGE 172. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0012-S-OO118-000D-00.

PREMISES “B” HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2825 JANE STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15203, DEED BOOK VOLUME 16420, PAGE 81. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 0012-S-OO118-000F-00.

75MAR26

DEFENDANTS: DONALD R. GARRETT, II ************* CASE NO. MG-25-000419

DEBT: $130,848.49

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jill M. Fein, Esquire I Hill Wallack LLP

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 1000 Floral Vale Boulevard, Suite 300, Yardley, PA 19067

*********************** ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (215) 579-7700 *************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION: Parcel One In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Pleasant Hills HAVING ERECTED THEREON A ONE-STORY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 471 HI TOR DR, PITTSBURGH, PA 15236, BOOK VOLUME 13478, PAGE 242. BLOCK & LOT NO. 562-A-71. Parcel Two In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Pleasant Hills BEING VACANT LAND ON YARROW LN., PITTSBURGH, PA- 15236, BOOK VOLUME 13478, PAGE 242. BLOCK & LOT NO. 562-A-65-1

76MAR26 DEFENDANTS: Samantha A. McMahon aka Samnatha A. Klein, ************* CASE NO. MG-25-000372

DEBT: $137,797.14

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Kristine M. Anthou, Esquire, ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Grenen & Birsic, P.C. One Gateway Center, 9th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-7650

77MAR26 DEFENDANTS: James 0. McFadden and Tiffany J. McFadden, ************* CASE NO. MG-25-000811

DEBT: $200,590.58

NAME

PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-7650

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Bell Acres: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 123 WITHEROW ROAD, SEWICKLEY, PA 15143. DBV 14939, PAGE 137, B/L #936P-210.

78MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Rashayla Johnson, CASE NO. GD-25-010537

DEBT: $176,977.61. ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Kristine M. Anthou, Esquire, *********************** ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Grenen & Birsic, P.C. One Gateway Center, 9th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 *********************** ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-7650 *************************** SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 20th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 3727 CHARTIERS AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15204. DBV 18907, PG 100, B/L#71-G-36. 79MAR26 DEFENDANTS: Donna Anderko a/k/a

Document Number 7913, Deed Book Volume 4823, Page 341. Block and Lot Number 0392-J-00255-0000-00.

SHORT DESCRIPTION: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Township of Kennedy: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING KNOWN AS 4023 CRABAPPLE DRIVE, MCKEES ROCKS, PA 15136, A/K/A 4023 CRABAPPLE LANE, MCKEES ROCKS, PA 15136. DEED BOOK VOLUME 16209, PAGE 197, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 154-E-41.

of Allegheny Vs. DEFENDANTS: NH Enterprises, Inc. CASE NO. GD 25-010866 DEBT: $17,082.52 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Joseph W. Gramc, Esquire *********************** ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

90MAR26 DEFENDANTS: Cicc & Sons Investments, LLC

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): John R. O’Keefe, Jr., Esquire Metz Lewis Brodman Must O’Keefe LLC ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 444 Liberty Avenue, Suite 2100 Pittsburgh, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-918-1100 ***************************

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

PARCEL ONE: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and Borough of

Carnegie: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A

ONE-STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH A GARAGE KNOWN AS 34 WOODRUFF DRIVE, CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA 15106. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18358, PAGE 487. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 66-K-268. PARCEL TWO: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and 19rn Ward, City of Pittsburgh: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A TWO-STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH A GARAGE KNOWN AS 905 WOODBOURNE AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15226. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18300, PAGE 576. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 97-H-157.

PARCEL THREE: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and Borough of Dormont: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A

ONE-STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH A GARAGE KNOWN AS 1700 NEW HAVEN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15216. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18380, PAGE 473. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 63-L-167

91MAR26

DEFENDANTS: JOHN ROSS

WRIT NO. MG-24-000433

DEBT: $132,917.51 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): BENJAMIN P. SHEPPARD, ESQUIRE ***********************

N. Driscoll, Ill and BA Slopes Homes, LLC

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Stephen M. Hladik, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: TWO LIBERTY PLACE, 50 S. 16TH STREET, 22ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102

***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (215) 851-8477 ***************************

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, and Baldwin Borough. Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 309 Oak St, Pittsburgh PA 15236, deed BOOK 11198, PAGE 067. BLOCK & LOT# 390-N-29

PLAINTIFF(S)

92MAR26

STO-ROX SCHOOL DISTRICT Vs. DEFENDANTS: ARIN BLOXSOM CASE NO. GD-24-008580

DEBT: $8,484.24 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Megan Tumbull, Esquire

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 445 Fort Pitt Boulevard, Suite 503, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-391-0160

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF MCKEES ROCKS:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A COMMERCIAL BUILDING, KNOWN AS 426 ISLAND AVENUE, MC KEES ROCKS, PA 15136. DEED BOOK 16349, PAGE 138. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 43-B-142.

93MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) STO-ROX SCHOOL DISTRICT Vs. DEFENDANTS: SANDRA M. SLAVINSKY CASE NO. GD-15-001663

DEBT: $50,308.84 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Megan Tumbull, Esquire

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 445 Fort Pitt Boulevard, Suite 503, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-391-0160

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF MCKEES ROCKS:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING, KNOWN AS 209 SARAH STREET, MCKEES ROCKS, PA 15136. DEED BOOK 11299, PAGE 452. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 72-L-177.

94MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) STO-ROX SCHOOL DISTRICT Vs. DEFENDANTS: DEVYN HARDING, ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD A. HARDING, DECEASED

CASE NO. GD-19-000684

DEBT: $35,580.19 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Megan Tumbull, Esquire ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 445 Fort Pitt Boulevard, Suite 503, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-391-0160

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, TOWNSHIP OF STOWE:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A DWELLING, KNOWN AS 94 HIGHLAND AVENUE, MCKEES ROCKS, PA 15136. DEED BOOK 17785, PAGE 296. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 73-S-279.

96MAR26

DEFENDANTS: HOMEWOOD HOUSE APTS LLC

************* CASE NO. GD 25-001428

DEBT: $7,665,244.68

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Thomas D. Maxson, Dentons Cohen & Grigsby P.C.

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 625 Liberty Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 152223152

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-297-4900

***************************

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A MULTI-LEVEL APARTMENT BUILDING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 7130

FRANKSTOWN AVE., PITTSBURGH, PA 15208. DEED BOOK VOLUME 19003, PAGE 302. BLOCK/LOT NO. 0174-J-00385-0000-00.

97MAR26

DEFENDANTS: Tequea Boyd, Known Heir of the Estate of Tamiya C. Harris and The Unknown Heirs of the Estate of Tamiya C. Harris; The Unknown Executors of the Estate of Tamiya C. Harris and The Unknown Administrators of the Estate of Tamiya C. Harris,

************* CASE NO. MG-25-000503

DEBT: $137,156.20.

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Kristine M. Anthou, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Grenen & Birsic, P.C. One Gateway Center, 9th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 281-7650

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh, 29th Ward: HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING KNOWN AS 2506

WATERMAN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15227. DEED BOOK VOLUME 18858, PAGE 181, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 94-F-56.

98MAR26

DEFENDANTS: BRIAN D. GALLAGHER AKA BRIAN GAL-

LAGHER, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ES-

TATE OF ERIN CURRIE A/K/A ERIN ALY-

ECE CURRIE, DECEASED *************

CASE NO. MG-25-000882

DEBT: $90,313.59

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Carolyn Treglia, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406

***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646

***************************

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, BOROUGH OF PORT VUE Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 501 MANNING AVENUE, MCKEESPORT, PA 15132. Deed Book Volume 18127, Page 401. Block and Lot Number 0308-P-000030000-00 AKA 308-P-3

99MAR26

DEFENDANTS: DANIEL A. THOMAS; TRACY THOMAS aka TRACY I. THOMAS

CASE NO. MG-25-000277

DEBT: $188,160.97 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Carolyn Treglia, Esquire

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

Brock & Scott, PLLC 2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE

100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406

***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, TOWN OF MCCANDLESS Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 9261 OLD PERRY HIGHWAY, PITTSBURGH, PA 15237. Deed Book Volume 12781, Page 383. Block and Lot Number 0825-L-001960000-00 aka 825-1-196

100MAR26

DEFENDANTS: LISA RACHELLE HARENSKI

CASE NO. MG-24-000894

DEBT: $306,185.19 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Carolyn Treglia, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Brock & Scott, PLLC

2011 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (844) 856-6646

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, O’HARA TOWNSHIP Having erected thereon a dwelling being known and numbered as 337 CANTERBURY DR, PITTSBURGH, PA 15238. Deed Book Volume 18208, Page 167. Block and Lot Number 0227-K00030-0000-00 AKA 227-K-30

101MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): Steel Valley School District and Borough of Munhall Vs. DEFENDANTS: Barrington Bogle, Jr.

CASE NO. GD-24-014921

DEBT: $9,577.76 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jeffrey D. Ries, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 714 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin, PA 15122

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-464-9997

ALL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE SITUATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH of MUNHALL.

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A TWO-STORY, OLD-STYLE FRAME DWELLING, KNOWN AND NUMBERED

102MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): Steel Valley School District and Borough of Munhall Vs. DEFENDANTS: Trang T. Ly Thu CASE NO. GD-21-009524

DEBT: $11,439.11 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jeffrey D. Ries, Esquire ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 714 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin, PA 15122

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED

SITUATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH of MUNHALL.

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A TWO STORY, OLD-STYLE BRICK DWELLING, KNOWN NUMBERED AS 128 EAST 19TH AVENUE, HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA 15120.

DEED BOOK VOLUME 15576, PAGE 591, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 131-H-132.

103MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): Steel Valley School District and Borough of Munhall Vs.

DEFENDANTS: Eugene Groce ************* CASE NO. GD-22-010888

DEBT: $53,758.91

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jeffrey D. Ries, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 714 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin, PA 15122

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-464-9997

ALL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL

ESTATE SITUATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH MUNHALL.

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A TWOAND ONE-HALF STORY, OLD-STYLE BRICK DWELLING, KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1323 MARTHA STREET, HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA 15120.

DEED BOOK VOLUME 12833, PAGE 290, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 179-N-256.

104MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): Steel Valley School District and Borough of Munhall Vs. DEFENDANTS: Jamil Goudelock, Administrator of the Estate of Hydiyyah T. Goudelock, Deceased CASE NO. GD-21-007223

DEBT: $15,485.64 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jeffrey D. Ries, Esquire

***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 714 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin, PA 15122

***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-464-9997

*************************** ALL TIIE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE SITUATE IN TIIE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH OF MUNHALL.

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A TWO-STORY OLD-STYLE DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 236 EAST 20™ AVENUE, HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA 15120.

DEED BOOK VOLUME 5720, PAGE 569, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 13l-H-299

105MAR26 PLAINTIFF(S): Steel Valley School District and Borough of Munhall Vs. DEFENDANTS: CLEFUND CASE NO. GD-23-000398

DEBT: $18,999.93

******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jeffrey D. Ries, Esquire

*********************** ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 714 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin, PA 15122

***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-464-9997

ALL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE SITIJATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH OF MUNHALL.

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A TWO-STORY, OLD-STYLE FRAME DWELLING, NUMBERED AS 1026 RAVINE STREET, HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA 15120.

DEED BOOK VOLUME 15213, PAGE 451, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER l 79-N-106.

106MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S): Steel Valley School District and Borough of Munhall Vs.

DEFENDANTS: Jeanine A. Pacelli

************* CASE NO. GD-24-010373

DEBT: $44,477.40

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jeffrey D. Ries, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 714 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin, PA 15122

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: 412-464-9997

ALL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE SITUATE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, AND BOROUGH of MUNHALL.

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A TWO STORY, OLD-STYLE FRAME DWELLING, NUMBERED AS 606 EAST 14th AVENUE, HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA 15120. DEED BOOK VOLUME 12239, PAGE295, BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER’ 130-S-267.

107MAR26 DEFENDANTS: CICCARELLI & SONS LLC

************* CASE NO. GD-24-012429

DEBT: $1,236,523.09

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Michelle L. Pierro., Esq. (PA ID No. 317454) ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: Metz Lewis Brodman Must O’Keefe, LLC 444 Liberty Ave. Suite 2100 Pittsburgh, PA 15222

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 918-1100 *************************** Parcel 1 In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, 23”’ Ward of

Wilkinsburg Borough VS.

OF ATTORNEY:

S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412)

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1319 FRANKLIN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 11555, PAGE 265. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-G-193. 114MAR26 PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS. DEFENDANTS: The Unknown Heirs of Mildred Frazier, Deceased CASE NO. GD 25-010314 DEBT: $22,693.85

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 2011 CHALFANT STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 5605, PAGE 127. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 297-E-276. 115MAR26 PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS. DEFENDANTS: Gilbert Fowler CASE NO.

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS.

117MAR26

DEFENDANTS: The Unknown Heirs of Delmor George a/k/a Delmar George, Deceased

CASE NO. GD 25-010321

DEBT: $18,706.64 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

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In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg:

BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 814 GLENN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 8379, PAGE 467. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 232-J-319.

118MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS.

DEFENDANTS: Bobby E. Joyner

CASE NO. GD 25-010317

DEBT: $9,402.37 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

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In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg:

BEING VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS FRANKLIN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 11963, PAGE 373. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-F-323.

119MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS. DEFENDANTS: Cynthia Newman and the United States of America CASE NO. GD 25-010322

DEBT: $15,653.46 ****** NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400 *************************** In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg:

BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS MAPLEWOOD AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 16092, PAGE 102.BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 232-K-61.

120MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS.

DEFENDANTS: B.A.G. (Brothers Against Guns)

CASE NO. GD 25-010311

DEBT: $6,104.01 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire ***********************

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg:

BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS FRANKLIN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 14044, PAGE 136. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-F-289.

121MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS.

DEFENDANTS: The Unknown Heirs of Rodney Martin, Deceased

CASE NO. GD 25-010313

DEBT: $12,889.83 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203 ***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

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In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS FRANKLIN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 12328, PAGE 506. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-F-283

122MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS. DEFENDANTS: Melissa Fisher-Vazquez a/k/a Melissa J. Fisher *************

CASE NO. GD 25-010339 DEBT: $6,005.97

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203 ***********************

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400 *************************** In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS ELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 14643, PAGE 498. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-K-81.

123MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg Borough VS.

DEFENDANTS: Gareth B. Davis

CASE NO. GD 25-010316

DEBT: $11,599.59 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

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ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: BEING ALL THAT VACANT LAND

KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1021 ROSS AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 10218, PAGE452. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-A-196.

124MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg School District and Wilkinsburg Borough VS.

DEFENDANTS: CHARISMA JENKINS

CASE NO. GD 25-010055

DEBT: $3,197.75 ******

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

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ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY: 424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

*************************** In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg:

HAVING ERECTED THEREON A SINGLE

FAMILY DWELLING BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1303 SINGER PL., PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 10813, PAGE 32. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 232-J-12.

125MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg School District and Wilkinsburg Borough VS.

DEFENDANTS: M & J Properties, LLC

CASE NO. GD 25-010054

DEBT: $2,007.33

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NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

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ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

*************************** In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: BEING A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1434 PENN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 13177, PAGE 434. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-0-120.

126MAR26

PLAINTIFF(S) Wilkinsburg School District and Wilkinsburg Borough VS.

DEFENDANTS: David Spielman, Dean Spielman, Dawn Spielman, Debora Spielman, Diane Spielman, Douglas Spielman and Dale Spielman

************* CASE NO. GD 25-009684

DEBT: $37,803.54

NAME OF ATTORNEY(S): Jennifer L. Cerce, Esquire

ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY:

424 S. 27• Street, Ste. 21O Pittsburgh, PA 15203

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ATTORNEY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 242-4400

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In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny, Borough of Wilkinsburg: BEING A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING KNOWN AND NUMBERED AS 1341 FRANKLIN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221. DEED BOOK 15509, PAGE 510. BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER 233-G-181.

LEGAL ADVERTISING Articles of Incorporation

AI Safety Awareness Project, Inc. filed a Foreign Registration Statement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Corporation is organized as a nonprofit nonstick corporation under the Delaware General Corporation Law. The address of its principal office is 2226 Eastlake Ave. E Unit 759, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States. The Commercial Registered Office Provider is in the care of Legalinc Corporate Services, Inc., in Allegheny County. The Corporation is filed in compliance with the requirements of applicable provision of 15 Pa. C.S. § 412.

LEGAL ADVERTISING Legal Notices

Estate of LEONARD JOSEPH SEIBEL, deceased of Pittsburgh (Penn Hills), PA No.26-0956, Lenette Ann Rocco, Executrix, 185 Fieldcrest Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15221 OR to Jennifer Roller Chontos, Chontos & Chontos, P.C., 561 Beluah Road, Turtle Creek, PA 15145

NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Notice is hereby given to the following persons, their heirs, successors or assigns, and to all persons whatsoever, that the City of Pittsburgh, by John Miller, Assistant City Solicitor, 328 City County Building has petitioned the Court of Orders quieting title to the following tax acquired real estate, pursuant to Act No. 171, approved December 11, 1984.

GD-26-001468

CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Douglas Kiefer, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Douglas Kiefer, PWSA, its successors and assigns, Jordan Tax Services, its successors and assigns.; their heirs, successors, assigns and respondents. Concerning the Following Property: 0 Eggers Street. Block & Lot 48-F-83. 24th Ward, Pittsburgh. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD. Neon 16.

GD-26-001472

CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Walter J. Hutchinson; PWSA; Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County; National Tax Funding, LP, and its successors and assigns; and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Walter J. Hutchinson; their heirs, successors, assigns and respondents. Concerning the Following Property: 0 Lincoln Avenue. Block & Lot 173-B-131. 12th Ward, Pittsburgh. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD. Neon 17.

GD-26-001476

CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Brenda Lee McSparrin, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Brenda Lee McSparrin, Carrie Milligan, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Carrie Milligan, PWSA, its successors and assigns, Mary Jane Kullberg (dec.), and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Mary Jane Kullberg (dec.), Warren E. Kullberg (dec.), and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Warren E. Kullberg (dec.).

Concerning the Following Property: 1117 Acacia Lane. Block & Lot 76-A-184. 27th Ward, Pittsburgh. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD. Neon 19.

GD-26-001478

CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Daniel D. Uhler, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns, of Daniel D. Uhler, George Watson, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns of George Watson, Deborah Watson and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Deborah Watson, Chloe Enter; their heirs, successors, assigns and respondents.

Concerning the Following Property: 807 Lorenz Avenue / 2922 Banksville Avenue. Block & Lot 20-R-86 / 63-B-135. 20th Ward, Pittsburgh. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD. 2026-RE-0007.

GD-26-001560 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Daisey Gilbow and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Daisey Gilbow.; their heirs, successors, assigns and respondents. Concerning the Following Property: 1707 Cliff Street. Block & Lot 9-M-92. 3rd Ward, Pittsburgh. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD. 2026-RE-0003.

GD-26-001662 CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs James R. Peterson, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of James R. Peterson, Patricia D. Peterson, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Patricia D. Peterson, PWSA, its successors and assigns, Beneficial Consumer Discount Company, i; their heirs, successors, assigns and respondents.

Concerning the Following Property: 237 E. Meyers Street. Block & Lot 60-H-154. 29th Ward, Pittsburgh. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD. 2026-RE-0010.

GD-26-001661

CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs James Bonner, Margaret Bonner, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of James Bonner, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Margaret Bonner.; their heirs, successors, assigns and respondents.

Concerning the Following Property: 2814 Bedford Avenue. Block & Lot 10-D-72. 5th Ward, Pittsburgh. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD. 2026-RE-0011.

GD-26-001664

CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs Ruth O’Connor, Elizabeth Toth, Elmer W. Toth, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Ruth O’Connor, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Elizabeth Toth, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Elmer W. Toth.; their heirs, successors, assigns and respondents.

Concerning the Following Property: 1125 Voskamp Street. Block & Lot 24-F-306. 24th Ward, Pittsburgh. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD. 2026-RE-0012.

GD-26-001658

CITY OF PITTSBURGH Vs

Margaret C. Drieling, A.W./Arthur Drieling, Martin A. Levitin, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Margaret C. Drieling, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of A.W./Arthur Drieling, and the Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns o; their heirs, successors, assigns and respondents. Concerning the Following Property: 7100 Monticello Street. Block & Lot 174-A-373. 13th Ward, Pittsburgh. SUBJECT TO ALL ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS, ENCROACHMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC. OF RECORD. 2025-RE-0012.

WHEREUPON the Court granted a rule on the aforesaid persons, and all persons, whatsoever, to appear and show cause within thirty days from this notice why the title of the CITY OF PITTSBURGH to the aforesaid real estate should not be adjudicated and decreed valid and indefeasible as against all mortgages, ground-rents, rights, title, interest in or claims against the aforesaid real estate, and to further show cause why the sale of the said real estate should not be made free and clear of all the aforesaid claims whatsoever.

JOHN MILLER ASSISTANT CITY SOLICITOR CITY OF PITTSBURGH

Estate of MS. MARGUERITE C. MCCARTHY, deceased, of 227 South

Estate of GREGORY DUDLEY, Deceased, of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. Estate No. 0225-5698. Keith Dudley, Administrator, or to Gregory W. Bevington, Atty, 310 Grant St., Suite 1102, Grant Building,Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ANNOUNCEMENTS Meetings

Edgewood Borough’s Civil Service Commission will meet to review promotional requirements and any other items that may come before it at 6:00 pm March 2, 2026 online at https://meet.goto.com/379429589.

Rob Zahorchak, Borough Manager

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) will hold a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners on Thursday, February 26, 2026 @ 10:30 a.m. EST. The hybrid meeting will be conducted via Zoom Conferencing and in-person on the Lower-Level Conference Room of 412 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. You must register to attend the in-person meeting. Registration for attending the meeting in-person and registration to provide public comment will both open on Monday, February 23, 2026, at 11 a.m. and posted to www.hacp.org.

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.

The Wilkins Township Zoning Hearing Board shall hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., at the Municipal Building, 110 Peffer Road, Wilkins Township, PA 15145. At that time, the Board shall hear an application for variance made by Charles Machinist (‘the applicant’), of 589 Ayers Avenue, Turtle Creek, PA 15145. Theapplicant seeks a variance on property that is located at 589 Ayers Avenue, Turtle Creek, PA 15145; Allegheny County Tax Map Lot and Block Number 455-B-87, situated in a R-4 Residential Zoning District.

If granted, the variance would permit the applicant to erect a 16-foot tall, detached one-car garage in the front yard that encroaches on the required front yard setback footage. The Township Zoning Code §45020 states that Accessory Buildings are only permitted in the side and rear yards and garages cannot be more than 12-feet tall in all Residential Districts. Township Zoning Code 450-13 states that a front yard setback of 30 feet is required. These code provisions can be viewed at the following link: https://ecode360.com/32355965 & https://ecode360.com/32355929. Interested parties may choose to attend the meeting in person, or virtually via Zoom, at the following link: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/84603091680

The Wilkins Township Zoning Hearing Board shall hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., at the Municipal Building, 110 Peffer Road, Wilkins Township, PA 15145. At that time, the Board shall hear an application for variance made by Life Male Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math Academy (‘the applicant’), with offices at 777 Penn Center Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15235. The applicant seeks a variance on property that is located at 777 Penn Center Boulevard,Pittsburgh, PA 15235; Allegheny County Tax Map Lot and Block Number 542-P11, situated in a C-1 Commercial Zoning District.

If granted, the variance would permit the applicant to utilize the 7th floor of the building for high school instruction. The Township Zoning Code §450-11 states that charter schools are only permitted in the R-1 through R-4 Zoning Districts. These code provisions can be viewed at the following link: https://ecode360.com/32355856. Interested parties may choose to attend the meeting in person, or virtually via Zoom, at the following link: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/84603091680

LEGAL ADVERTISING

Bids/Proposals

REQUEST FOR BIDS

The Borough of Wilkinsburg is accepting sealed bids from qualified firms to provide security services to the Borough Building, and especially the Public Library.

Respondents should submit a sealed bid to the Borough Manager, Owen McAfee, 605 Ross Avenue, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221, no later than March 3, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Bids will be opened at noon, after the deadline. Wilkinsburg reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, or parts thereof, and to waive any informalities or irregularities in any proposal received.

REQUEST FOR BIDS

WILKINSBURG BOROUGH 2026

BID FOR ROCK SALT

The Borough is accepting sealed bids from qualified firms to furnish rock salt for winter road salting activity. Respondents should submit a sealed bid to the Borough Manager, Owen McAfee, 605 Ross Avenue, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221, no later than March 3, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Bids will be opened at noon, after the deadline. Wilkinsburg reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, or parts thereof, and to waive any informalities or irregularities in any proposal received.

NOTICE TO VENDORS

The Sports & Exhibition Authority will receive proposals for Property Maintenance Services as identified below for the Sports & Exhibition Authority and Stadium Authority Parking Garage and Lots. The agreement for this work will be with the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County and Stadium Authority. The Request for Proposals may be obtained after the date identified below from the following link. If you have any questions please direct them to Michael Halpern, Procurement & MWBE Specialist, Email: procurement@pgh-sea.com, Phone: 412-393-7106.

This Advertisement applies to the following Request for Proposal:

Property Maintenance Services

Project:

RFP Available: Thursday, February 19, 2026

Pre-Proposal Meeting 1:00 pm | Tuesday, March 3, 2026

171 10th Street 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Time/Date for Proposal Due: 11:00 am | Friday, March 13, 2026

2 Hard copies delivered to: 171 10th Steet 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222

1 Electronic proposal due. Please email: procurement@pgh-sea.com

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR AGENCY-WIDE PHYSICAL CAPITAL NEEDS ASSESSMENTS & ENERGY AUDIT SERVICES RFP #600-12-26

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby requests proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s):

Physical Capital Needs Assessments (PCNA) and Energy Audits (EA)

RFP documents will be available on or about February 16th, 2026. Copies of RFP documents are not available for in-person pickup. Firms interested in responding may obtain a copy of the RFP documents from the Business Opportunities Section of the HACP Website, www.hacp.org. Prospective Offerors may register as a vendor on the website and download the documents free of charge.

A pre-submission meeting via audio conference will be held via Zoom on February 26th, 2026 at 11:00 A.M.: https://hacp-org.zoom.us/j/82 686353069?pwd=AOGZ0N1P B3Ir1lH76YM1MfRmY8BA5m.1

Meeting ID: 826 8635 3069 Passcode: 868393 Call-In: +13052241968,,82686353 069#,,,,*868393# US

The deadline for final submission of written questions is February 27th, 2026 at 11:00 A.M.

The deadline for submission of proposals is March 12th, 2026 at 11:00 A.M. Proposals must be sent to:

Mr. Brandon Havranek, Associate Director of Procurement Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh 412 Boulevard of the Allies 6th Floor, Procurement Department Pittsburgh, PA 15219

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will only be accepting physical proposals dropped off in person from 8:00 AM until the closing of 11:00 AM on March 12th, 2026. Proposals may still be submitted electronically at the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/ request/JCqa8pCYkhraFXz96FYR and can still be mailed via USPS at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 412 Boulevard of the Allies Lobby, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH STRONGLY ENCOURAGES CERTIFIED MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES TO RESPOND TO THIS SOLICITATION.

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.

OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION of the SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH Submit sealed proposals to the Operations Department, Pittsburgh Public Schools Service Center, ATTN: Holly Pataski, Project Manager of Operations,1305 Muriel Street, Pittsburgh PA 15203 until 2:00 p.m. EST on 24 March 2026 for:

Request for Qualifications and Proposal (RFQ/P) for Auctioneer Services for Surplus Inventory

RFQ/P is available at the Pittsburgh Public Schools website, https://www.pghschools.org/ community/business-opportunities/ rfps or by email request to hpataski1@pghschools.org, at no charge.

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR COMMON AREA FLOORING INSTALLATION AUTHORITY-WIDE IFB #250-07-26

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby requests proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of COMMON AREA FLOORING INSTALLATION AUTHORITY-WIDE

The documents will be available no later than February 17, 2026, at 8:00 a.m., and signed, sealed bids will be accepted until 10:00 a.m. on March 19, 2026. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will only accept physical bids dropped off in person from 8:00AM until the closing time of 10:00 a.m. on March 19, 2026, in the lobby of One Stop Shop at 412 Boulevard of the Allies. Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Bids may be uploaded to the Authority’s online submission site, the link is accessible via the HACP website and within the IFB. Sealed bids may still be mailed via USPS at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 412 Boulevard of the Allies, 6th Floor Procurement, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

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. Brandon Havranek, Associate Director of Procurement/Contracting Officer Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh 412 Boulevard of the Allies 6th Floor - Procurement Department Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Brandon. brandon.havranek@hacp.org

A pre-bid meeting will be held via Zoom meeting; on March 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Please see the meeting information below: Join Zoom Meeting https://hacp-org.zoom.us/j/ 87982943031?pwd=G2FMV2f d1RrdMV5hrTlfGqjvUg10yq.1 Meeting ID: 879 8294 3031 Passcode: 392772 +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages small businesses, minority businesses, women’s business enterprises, and veteran-owned businesses to respond to this solicitation.

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.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Help Wanted

PIPELINE ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE Horizon Supply Company, Inc. (New Castle, PA) resp for coordntng targt list of pipln cstmrs acrss US while prspctng for new accnts to promote Cmpny’s piplne suppls; aplng knwldge of piplne indstry, piplne custmrs, constrctn suppls, competitn as it applies to piplne apps; partcptng in Prof Piplne Assoc evnts; prep quotes for sales & rentals, wkly call reprts, dvlpng custmr action plns, utlzng proprtry CRM tools; crdntng & mngng pre-prjct mtngs w/cstmrs; & maintng knwldge of piplne prodcts & srvices. HS + 3 yrs wrk exp. in pos. off or rel w/piplne eqpmnt sales & rental. Mst knw (thru acdmc training or wrk exp.) negttng prices, terms of sale, & srvice agrmnts; selling piplne suppls; anlyzng & evaluatng sales, bus dvlpmnt, client relatns, opertn & prcsses; data collectn for sales anlysis; & estblshng & implmntng sales policies. Domestic travel 75% of time. May WFH anywhre in contntl U.S. Resumes to cfowler@horizon-equip.com.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS BEN AVON BOROUGH

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Sealed Proposals will be received by Ben Avon Borough at the Municipal Building, 7101 Church Avenue, Ben Avon, Pennsylvania 15202 until 10:00 A.M. prevailing time on March 17, 2026 to be publicly opened and read immediately thereafter for the following project:

BRIGHTON ROAD WALL REPAIRS - REBID

Contract No. 1 – Concrete Construction

This project involves the rehabilitation of an existing concrete and stone retaining wall located along Brighton Road in the Borough of Ben Avon. Construction activities will include, but not limited to, site mobilization and demobilization; site clearing; installing a shotcrete overlay over a concrete wall; concrete curb installation; installation, maintenance and removal of erosion and sediment control devices; all required testing; site cleanup and restoration; traffic control; site photography and all other items incidental to the proposed construction,complete in place.

Contract No. 2 – Masonry Construction

This project involves the rehabilitation of an existing concrete and stone retaining wall located along Brighton Road in the Borough of Ben Avon. Construction activities will include, but not limited to, site mobilization and demobilization; site clearing to complete the contracted work; repointing a stone retaining wall; required testing; site cleanup and restoration; site photography and all other items incidental to the proposed masonry construction scope, complete in place.

All Proposals must be in the hands of Ben Avon Borough, 7101 Church Avenue, Ben Avon, Pennsylvania 15202, by 10:00 A.M. prevailing time, March 17, 2026 and the same will be opened and read publicly immediately thereafter. Proposals shall be delivered in a sealed envelope and clearly marked on the outside with the words “BRIGHTON ROAD WALL REPAIRS – REBID: CONTRACT NO. 1 – CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION” or “BRIGHTON ROAD WALL REPAIRS – REBID: CONTRACT NO. 2 – MASONRY CONSTRUCTION”.

Copies of Drawings, Specifications, Instructions to Bidders, General Conditions, Forms of Proposals and Agreement are on file and open to public inspection at The Gateway Engineers, Inc., 100 McMorris Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 obtained upon payment of one hundred ($100.00) dollars per set. No refund or exchange will be made for the return of any documents. A ten ($10.00) dollar mailing fee will be charged for any documents delivered by U.S. mail. PDF copies of the Contract Documents will be made available to Bidders at no charge upon request.

Pennsylvania Prevailing Wages must be paid on this contract. Proposals to receive consideration must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Bidder’s Bond from a Surety Company authorized to do business in Pennsylvania, made to the order of the Ben Avon Borough in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the Proposal as a guarantee that, if the Proposal is accepted, the successful Bidder will enter into an Agreement within 15 days after Notice of the Award of the Contract. The Proposals must be made to Ben Avon Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and shall remain firm for a period of sixty (60) days. No Bidder may withdraw his Proposal during the sixty (60) day period without forfeiting his Bid guarantee. Performance, Maintenance, and Labor and Material Payment Bonds, along with Public Liability and Property Damage Certificates of Insurance in the amounts specified, as well as Certificates of Workman’s Compensation must be filed with the executed Agreement upon acceptance of the Proposal from the successful Bidder. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, or any part thereof, for any reason, and also reserves the right to waive any informality therein.

Terrie Patsch Borough Secretary

PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY

D.B.A. PRT

Electronic Proposals will be received online at PRT’s Ebusiness website (http://ebusiness.portauthority.org).

Proposals/bid submittals will be due 11:00 AM on March 11, 2026, and will be read at 11:15 AM., the same day, through your web browser via Microsoft Teams video conferencing, for the following: Electronic Proposal - Ebusiness website (http://ebusiness.portauthority.org)

To join the bid opening through Microsoft Teams meeting on your computer, mobile app or room device

Meeting ID: 267 916 346 833 20

Passcode: F4km2Hc9

Or call in (audio only)

412-927-0245 Phone Conference ID: 184 235 141#

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 10:00 AM February 24, 2026, through your web browser via Microsoft Teams video conferencing. Attendance at this meeting is not mandatory, but is strongly encouraged.

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Meeting ID: 292 324 294 613 9

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Questions regarding any of the above bids will not be entertained by the PRT within five (5) business days of the scheduled bid opening. These contracts may be subject to a financial assistance contract between Port Authority of Allegheny County d.b.a. PRT 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 d.b.a. PRT 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 PRT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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