By Jarene Barnes
As the holidays approach the majority of people are enjoying the spirit of the holiday season. However, there are many caregivers that will be happy when the holidays are over. Caregiving creates a level of stress that is beyond the imagination. Caregivers are absorbed with loved one’s...
The Pittsburgh-Mon Valley Black Women Roundtable will be hosting a series of workshops on the status of Black women in the Pittsburgh-Mon Valley area.
On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at the Bethesda Presbyterian Church located in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood (7220 Bennett Street), a press conference was held to introduce the...
Danielle M. Smith has worked in media for over a decade as an award-winning journalist, gospel radio personality, and audio journalist with POWER 1360 WGBN and Sheridan Broadcasting Network.
Ms. Smith currently is the host and creator of the weekly POWER 1360 WGBN on-air show, “Good News with Danielle Smith” which spotlights...
Patience Helps You to Become!
OWN: Onyx Woman Network has been in business for almost 30 years. When times got tough I would always tell myself, there is always tomorrow. My "Tomorrows" kept me going. My "Tomorrows" kept me motivated
Some of the things I wished for, I later realized that I...
Janie Payne is a senior human resources and administrative professional with over twenty years’ experience. She has worked in both unionized and non-unionized environments. Early in her career, while working for Bell Atlantic/Verizon Communications, she learned the significance of involving people in the decision-making process about the work they...
The program is dedicated to increasing voter turnout in Allegheny County!
1. What motivated you to start your program?
The vision for VEEEM was born in May 2017, after my experiences volunteering for the Primary mayoral campaign of my pastor Rev. Dr. John C. Welch. While volunteering the weekend before the Primary Election,...
Executive Director and Founder
After surviving an abusive relationship that almost took her life, she became passionately committed to ending violence in the lives of women and girls. To that end, her vision is to bring awareness and education about violence against women and girls to as many people as...
This past summer, we brought together some of the best experts for our first of a series of 3 digital events to discuss some survival techniques for women who are stuck in a COVID crisis. Our experts addressed how to cope mentally, how to pivot professionally, and how to keep...
Your crystal ball is broken.
There's no seer on your payroll, no Tarot mat in the breakroom, and nobody's consulting the stars on your behalf. Sometimes though, it would be nice to have one of those available so you could see into the future. Who knew prognostication would be as easy as...
Local DJ Exits “The Beat”
Pittsburgh radio personality leaves radio career to work on YouTube Show and Other Projects.
On October 23, 2020, veteran radio personality, Ki Ki Brown, better known as the "Pretty Kitty On Ya Radio" will no longer be the host of the afternoon show on 107.3 The...
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Topic: COVID CRISIS: Midlife Surviving and Thriving During a PandemicTime: Nov 24, 2020 02:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Please and Thank You.
Those were The Magic Words you learned at your mother’s knee, the ones that opened doors and gained favors. That was also when you learned something important, as you’ll see in “My Own Words” by Ruth Bader Ginsburg (with Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams): letters, when properly collected,...
This is the year that you have decided to organize an area of your home or office. Some of you are very ambitious and have decided this year to tackle the entire house, from the attic to the basement, or do an overhaul of your office. Whatever area you have...
By Kim EL
Several years ago I realized that the onset of my low self- esteem was rooted in my environmental upbringing as a young child. It was the early 60’s and I grew up in a family full of love in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. I lived in a house...
