FEB. 2—The Pittsburgh Black Elected Officials Coalition, whose members include PA State Representatives Ed Gainey and Jake Wheatley, Allegheny County Councilman DeWitt Walton and City of Pittsburgh Councilmen Rev. Ricky Burgess and Daniel Lavelle, will release the Pittsburgh Peace and Justice Initiative (PP&JI) Report, at 10 a.m. outside Pittsburgh City Council Chambers, 414 Grant Street. A post-agenda meeting will follow. The Coalition will host a free public event located at Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church, 6111 Rodman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, at 6 p.m.
Read-In
FEB. 4—The Pittsburgh Black Media Federation will host the 28th annual African American Read-In from 1-4 p.m. at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Homewood Branch, 7101 Hamilton Ave., Homewood. Local journalists, students and others will read aloud passages from their favorite books. This event is part of a national initiative to promote diversity in literature and literacy during Black History Month. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested. For more information, visit www.pbmf.org.
Teen Dating Violence Forum
FRB. 10—In collaboration with 3ENow, and Black Women for Positive Change, students from the Neighborhood Academy will convene a dynamic Teen Dating Violence forum, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Neighborhood Academy gymnasium, 709 N. Aiken Ave. in Garfield.
American Heart Month Event
FEB. 18—The Community College of Allegheny County will host “CCAC Loves Your Heart!” at The Mall at Robinson on Saturday, February 18. Activities will run from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Grand Court near Starbucks, 100 Robinson Centre Dr., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15205. Activities include 20-minute training sessions on the basics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and features a demonstration of the proper use of an automatic external defibrillator. Among other activities will be blood pressure checks, first aid demonstrations, fitness and mini-yoga sessions, chair massages, pet CPR demonstrations and prize drawings. For more information, call 412.788.7394.Leadership
Nominations Open
Through FEB. 21—BMe Community is accepting nominees for its 2017 Bme Leader Award. Leaders are social entrepreneurs, innovators, and difference-makers who the world needs to know. They cure hopelessness, end helplessness and build community in places where the world’s leading social innovators fail to do so. BMe Community seeks remarkable, authentic, committed Black men whose works and stories speak for themselves, and who live to make a better world for us all. To tell your story or nominate someone, visit https://www.bmecommunity.org/call-for-stories/. Top honorees receive national recognition, $10,000 to help build their communities, and a trip to Washington, D.C. for induction.
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