The BlackTeaBrownSuga Network | Q&A with ‘Mom Chat’ Show Host Iyanna Bridges

by Chelsea Contino | Nov 19, 2020 | Community News

Based in McKees Rocks, BlackTeaBrownSuga is a force in giving a voice to the people through access to space, media, and technology for Black creatives. The BlackTeaBrownSuga Network (BTBSN) is empowering members of the community to challenge and correct injustices,...

Q3 2020 Report to Funders

by Chelsea Contino | Nov 13, 2020 | Archive

Community Empowerment Association’s ‘World Changers’ Program Empowers Youth to become Change Agents for a Better World

by Chelsea Contino | Nov 13, 2020 | Community News

World Changers is a youth driven social and interpersonal anti-violence campaign striving to empower youth, families, and communities to awaken their social consciousness and become change agents that the world needs. Since its inception in September of 2019, World...

Community Empowerment Association’s Food First Program Provides Food & Supplies to the Community | 2020 Quality of Life Healthy Neighborhood Awardee

by Chelsea Contino | Nov 10, 2020 | Community News

The Community Empowerment Association (CEA) has passionately served Homewood and surrounding communities for over 25 years. So when the pandemic began, they were there as a trusted resource for residents. Founder and CEO T. Rashad Byrdsong immediately began organizing...

Cocoapreneur PGH Black Business Relief Fund | Grantee Q&A with Live Fresh Cold Pressed Juice + Smoothie Bar

by Chelsea Contino | Nov 6, 2020 | Community News

The mission of Cocoapreneur is to foster an environment of economic prosperity in order to ensure more sustainable neighborhoods for the historically African American communities and neighborhoods around Pittsburgh, PA. Through support to businesses via advertising,...