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Political empowerment involves not only voting rights, but also issues of economic, personal and community security. For almost 30 years, Pittsburgh-based Black Political Empowerment Project has worked to provide the means to achieve this security to African-American citizens. Through their office at Freedom Unlimited in the Hill District, B-PEP provides “hope, and a sense of empowerment,” as well as violence...

The Pitt Panthers basketball coined the phrase 'Save the best for last' as they used their final home game at the Petersen Events Center to produce their best game of the 2015-16 college basketball season as they welcomed the #15 Duke Blue Devils and promptly sent them home after upsetting them 76-62, their first victory over a ranked team...

Free Spring Workout – Tips and tricks Winter is slowly coming to an end and some people are already thinking about the summer period. If you are one of them, you certainly want to have a beautiful body that will make you stand out from the crowd when you visit the beach or pool. In case you want to get...

As I begin, I would like to salute Steelers TE Heath Miller, who announced his retirement from the NFL last Friday. Miller played 11 seasons and is basically the most prolific TE in team history. Miller is the all-time leader in receptions (592), receiving yards (6,569) and receiving touchdowns (45) by a tight end. Overall, he ranks second in career...

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The Grio- When did America’s police become so soft? This isn’t to say that all police officers are cowardly; a good majority are hard-working individuals who care about and place their lives on the line for the communities they serve. However, there’s no shortage of stories these days of police operating violently out of fear and often with deadly and unjustified...

For the majority of this game, the Pitt Panthers looked like the team who fought hard to Wake Forest and Syracuse last week. They pushed and shoved the #11th ranked Louisville Cardinals, as the bible says "A Little bit of leaven leavens the whole lump," that little bit a 'leaven' for the Panthers was the kind of play that...

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced Wednesday morning that he will begin undergoing treatment for prostate cancer within the next few weeks. Wolf, joined by his wife, Frances, met with reporters to reveal his diagnosis, giving three reasons why he would do so. “First, I wanted to make sure you were aware of this, in the interest of clarity and transparency,” Wolf...

Hill District community leader Robert Bowden (b. 1946) reflects on his education, upbringing and life’s work based on interviews conducted by teens Isaiah Brice-Pickens & Terrell Truss-Moore in 2012.  More stories like this are available at www.neighborhoodvoice.org/crossingfences

Newswise — For patients with obesity trying to lose weight, the greatest health benefits come from losing just 5 percent of their body weight, according to a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Researchers found that the relatively small weight loss markedly lowered patients’ risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease and improved metabolic function in...