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Black-led Community Spotlight: LaReese Crawford of Prestige Beauty Lounge

Jul 28, 2021

LaReese Crawford always knew she wanted a salon of her own one day. While she was working in other boutiques around town, she would admire the women owners who had started their own businesses...

Black-led Community Spotlight: LaReese Crawford of Prestige Beauty Lounge

Black-led Community Spotlight: Walter Lewis, CEO of Homewood Children’s Village

By Dani Janae
Jul 7, 2021
Black-led Community Spotlight: Blanket and Board

By Dani Janae
Jun 23, 2021
Black-led Community Spotlight: Bekezela Mguni of The Black Unicorn Library

By Dani Janae
Jun 9, 2021
Black-led Community Spotlight: Alicia Tavani of No Limits Martial Arts

By Dani Janae
May 26, 2021
Black-led Community Spotlight: Black Girls Do Bike brings women together around cycling

By Dani Janae
May 19, 2021
Black-led Community Spotlight: Tracey McCants Lewis

By Dani Janae
May 12, 2021
Black-led Community Spotlight: Felicia Savage Friedman of YogaRoots On Location

By Dani Janae
Apr 28, 2021
Black-led Community Spotlight: Jimil Wilson of Maitri Medicinals

By Dani Janae
Apr 14, 2021
Black-led Community Spotlight: Lacretia Wimbley of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh

By Dani Janae
Mar 31, 2021
Black-led Community Spotlight: Wild Rise Bakery brings gluten-free goods to Pittsburgh

By Dani Janae
Mar 3, 2021
Black-led Community Spotlight: Tal & Bert’s stunning planters bring Pittsburgh business monumental success

By Dani Janae
Feb 17, 2021
Black-led Community Spotlight: ULYP of Greater Pittsburgh is building a network of young and successful Black professionals

By Colleen Hammond
Feb 10, 2021
Remembering Black Horizons, Pittsburgh’s long-running Black public affairs show, and its continued legacy

By Ryan Deto
Feb 3, 2021
Black-led Community Spotlight: The Tiny Bookstore, Pittsburgh's only Black-owned bookstore

By Jordan Snowden
Jan 20, 2021
Black-led Community Spotlight: Pittsburgh Hardball Academy focuses on increasing Black participation in youth baseball and getting its athletes into college

By Ryan Deto
Jan 6, 2021
Black-led community spotlight: Center of Life strengthens Hazelwood

By Nardos Haile
Dec 16, 2020
Black-led Community Spotlight: Cultivating Resilient Youth

By Nardos Haile
Dec 2, 2020
Black-led community spotlight: Anti-poverty group Circles is getting a new start, channeling focus to boosting Black homeownership and entrepreneurship

By Nardos Haile
Nov 25, 2020
Black-led community spotlight: Hill Community Development Corporation

By Nardos Haile
Nov 11, 2020
Black-led community spotlight: Gwen’s Girls empowers Pittsburgh girls and young women

By Nardos Haile
Nov 4, 2020