tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:42:54 +0000Articles and interviews on various topics written by African-American Freelance writers for the #1 Community site in the East Coast, www.TheSoulPitt.com!http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")Blogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-973134200348490511Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:59:00 +00002008-02-23T14:47:45.365-08:00Murphy J. Hickerson (pictured in silver dress), Soul Pitt contributing writer and cousin of the Soul Sis, went to KDKA’s site and entered a contest to go to the Grammy’s on Feb 10th. Well surprise, surprise…she won! Read Murphy’s story about the trip and why it meant so much to win and to take her sister Tanya (pictured in blue dress). It is a distinct pleasure to write about my recent trip to http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2008/02/murphy-goes-to-grammys-thanks-to-kdka.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-3539810738674290223Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:23:00 +00002008-02-20T09:28:05.969-08:00Teachers for Africa ProgramThe International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH) invites applications from school teachers, college and university professors and school administrators who wish to spend one academic year helping to improve the quality of education in Cote D'Ivoire, Djibouti, Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, and Senegal. Since 1992,http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2008/02/interested-in-teaching-in-africa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-821320381317756368Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:00:00 +00002008-02-10T10:03:37.553-08:00Rally to welcome Brother Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW 21) to launch the campaign to organize STATE OF THE BLACK WORLD CONFERENCE II (SOBWC II) New Orleans November 19-23, 2008Sunday February 17th from 4 PM to 6 PMMonumental Baptist Church, 2041 Wylie Avenue, Pittsburgh Pa. 15219Hosts: Rick Adams, SOBWC Chair of the National Planning Committee, Kim http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2008/02/rally-and-dialogue-feb-17-19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-7350717839421597365Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:15:00 +00002008-02-07T21:16:43.039-08:00A+ Schools and the Pittsburgh Public Schools, along with ourco-sponsors, are pleased to present a community engagement process for the continued planning of Excel.9-12, The Plan for High School Excellence. Join us for a series of community meetings to share ideas about new educational approaches to increase the rigor, personalization and choice of programs for secondary students. These meetings http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2008/02/plan-for-high-school-excellence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-770396457895484761Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:51:00 +00002008-02-07T21:03:07.430-08:00Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSK, CMCSA), the nation’s leading provider of entertainment, information and communications, today announced special programming for Comcast customers with On Demand service in celebration of Black History Month. “Comcast is proud to honor the rich history of African Americans during Black History Month through our On Demand programming,” said Executive Vice http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2008/02/comcast-celebrates-black-history-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-9207117035990892460Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:39:00 +00002008-02-07T07:43:46.302-08:00by Eugene G. Berry, Esq.Many individuals want to do good for others, but they do not have the resources. They often call us and ask us to establish a not for profit corporation also referred to as a non-profit corporation as a way to achieve this worthy goal and this is the general advice that we have given them over the years. First, there are for profit corporations like EXXON that are in http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2008/02/incorporating-not-for-profit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-9097360896367164662Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:03:00 +00002008-01-19T06:08:54.700-08:00Well the Steeler season is over. One and done. The Jaguars advance to the next round against the New England Patriots and the Steelers have gone home. There was not much hope for the post season, the way December panned out. However, it is planning for next season. It will be an interesting free agency period: how much will Big Ben get on this contract? have we said good bye to Alan Faneca? will http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2008/01/steeler-season-is-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-8895976179432823115Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:50:00 +00002008-01-01T23:52:10.416-08:00 So you have your resolutions made for this year and you’re gonna stick to them right?Are you planning to lose weight? Get organized? Stop Smoking? Whatever it may be, share one or a few of your resolutions that you have made this year.Click below to post your comment.... http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2008/01/shareyour-new-year-resolution.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-3652873780664168451Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:39:00 +00002007-12-25T18:41:02.171-08:00So the Steelers defeated the St Louis Rams this past Thursday and not without issues. I wish I had the answers for what is not going right for this team right now. A couple of years ago, the same things happened and they went all the way to the Super Bowl. The difference? the Steelers had a goal-get Bettis to Detroit and they pulled it out when it counted most, the last quarter of the regular http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/12/afc-north-champs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-2902822986247303039Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:17:00 +00002007-12-21T05:21:41.355-08:00By Edwina L. Kaikai Thanksgiving was only one day. And it’s over. No sense in wallowing in self pity over the extras you ate. Those mashed potatoes and mounds of stuffing have already found a home on your hips. If you haven’t been moving. Chasing after kids or running from store to store searching for holiday bargains doesn’t count. All those good eats we indulged in on that one day http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/12/dusting-off-determination.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-8993199922701953179Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:03:00 +00002007-12-13T21:07:00.660-08:00As coach Mike Tomlin said in Tuesday’s press conference, the Steelers did not put together 2 halves of football. Special teams regress back to their usual form committing 3 penalties. A turnover when the ball from a kickoff return hit the foot of CB William Gay and was recovered by the Patriots on the Steeler 34 and Chad Jackson returning a kickoff for 39 yards giving the ball to the Pats on http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/12/words-from-coach-tomlin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-4300732102378224635Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:30:00 +00002007-12-12T14:32:30.362-08:00Opening day, September 9th, 2002 was the last time the Steelers played at Foxboro. As 2001 Super Bowl champs, the Patriots defeated the Steelers 30-16. December 30, 2001, QB Jon Kitna and the Cincinnati Bengals exposed the Steeler secondary and defeating the Steelers 26-23 and left a gaping hole for attack by not only New England but the Oakland Raiders as well. That was then…this is now.http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/12/third-time-could-be-charm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-5512887431242981016Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:08:00 +00002007-11-28T18:19:24.687-08:00Why is it that everytime the Steelers meet with the Dolphins it rains. Big Ben’s first game in 2004 came in place of the injured Tommy Maddox against the Dolphins. Remember there was a hurricane. 2005 preseason game at Heinz Field, there was torrential rains. Regardless of the rains, this was one mess of a game to win 3-0. Oh I know many will say to me, “you try playing a game in the rainhttp://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/11/mud-bowl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-9140974380479334147Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:50:00 +00002007-11-24T11:57:28.292-08:00First it was Arizona, then Denver, now the Jets. These are three sub-par teams who beat the Steelers. Sunday’s game was a fiasco. Jets QB Clemens looked more like a veteran than Big Ben. The offensive line is horrendous allowing 6 sacks and I lost count on how many hurries. The defense faired no better allowing a 100 yard rusher to a running back who up to Sunday’s game rushed a total of 100http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/11/will-real-pittsburgh-steelers-please.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-2847339625068144124Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:30:00 +00002007-11-24T08:16:11.620-08:00Soul Pitt really appreciates Paradise Gray sending us emails to keep us abreast on the racial incidents and crime that happens around Pittsburgh. Paradise makes it a point to be up on this info and shares it with the community and media. With all the Thanksgiving celebrations and partying, you may have missed this incident in the news that Paradise shared with us about a cross burning in http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/11/cross-burning-in-carrick-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-1755723016936398902Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:57:00 +00002007-11-19T17:59:42.322-08:00by bonita lee penn, The Soul PittNovember 2007 Tuesday, November 13, 2007, the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh's Office of Racial Diversity and Inclusion offered to the public the first in a series of panel discussions on the topic of racial discrimination. Tuesday's topics of discussion were the issues surrounding the Jena 6 incident and the question, 'Could it happen in Pittsburgh?' By now http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/11/glass-ceiling-of-revolution.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-9071886187069028499Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:19:00 +00002007-11-18T12:48:37.807-08:00By Edwina L. Kaikai<?xml:namespace prefix = o /> The week before Thanksgiving is a crazy time to commit to a diet overhaul.Not that diet overhauls are ever easy. They aren’t, even for those of us who have lost weight and kept it off for more than a year. Even five years.That’s how long my stomach had stayed out of my lap with relative ease. Seasons had changed but my wardrobe didn’t have to http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/11/lets-commit-to-get-fit-together.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-2499945935783336174Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:27:00 +00002007-11-14T20:34:24.228-08:00Two words about Sunday’s game against Cleveland-Special Teams (sigh)All the work put into special teams during mini camps this spring and training camp this summer and we still have a problem with special teams. It doesn’t matter that former special teams’ players, Chidi Iwouma, Sean Morey, Verron Haynes are gone. There are young players who are suppose to make an impression as to whether they http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/11/monday-night-football-cleveland-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-7528693113277235735Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:26:00 +00002007-11-07T08:43:16.990-08:00 The Hope Lives Foundation is giving away a “Home for the Holidays” to a deserving Military family from the Pittsburgh area. Local servicemen and women can learn more at http://www.coolstuffradio.com/Pittsburgh, Pa October 2007The Hope Lives Foundation will give away a newly renovated house this holiday season to a military family experiencing hardship due to a family member’s service in Iraq or http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/11/home-for-holidays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-1330579839738073258Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:02:00 +00002007-11-06T21:24:55.124-08:00By Renee P. AldrichThe brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can't really go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.AnonymousThe above quote has been said many times, in many different ways. I believe so much so that so that at this point the words “you must leave the past behind” no longer has as strong a meaning as it once did. It is http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/11/is-your-past-keeping-you-from-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-7392108471185029100Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:41:00 +00002007-10-30T18:51:02.386-07:00Half a season is over and the Pittsburgh Steelers are just getting into the meat of their season, the title for AFC North. The Steelers are now 2-0 in division play, defeating the Cleveland Browns in Sept, Cincinnati 24-13 Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium. Cincinnati now 2-5 (and the cellar dweller) was a team the Steelers were suppose to beat. The Bengals have a high powered offense lead by QBhttp://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/10/8-down-8-to-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-8987443766936519476Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:51:00 +00002007-10-28T16:55:49.898-07:00So I dressed in black on Monday and pondered over what went wrong in Denver I came up with two key issues: 1) defense and 2) the run game.Defense seemed to go downhill after DE Aaron Smith injured his knee during the Bronco’s first possession. With Casey Hampton and Troy Polamalu back you would have though the defense would have been stronger. Nick Eason replaced Aaron at DE and was no more http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/10/things-done-in-denver.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-3060451171101254409Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:16:00 +00002007-10-26T21:59:40.667-07:00 - By Gil Bryan, "The Dream Motivator"We've all been taught that money doesn't buy happiness – but this is the real world, and we all know how stressful it can be to worry about money! If you're a typical single woman, you work hard to pay bills, buy food, clothes and gas, and keep a roof over your head. You've gone through a lot to establish your financial identity. You deserve to be http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/10/how-to-deal-with-man-your-dating-when.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-6960857809907758671Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:50:00 +00002007-10-26T14:54:55.592-07:00ART EXHIBITStand Up Now: Art To Heal The VillageThe Stand Up Now: "Art To Heal The Village" exhibit begins this Fall season. This special community exhibit consists of all original art work completed for the Stand Up Now Tour 2007. There will be food, drink, live dee jay and Band performances with other special accents that include: rhyme, drum, song, spoken word poetry, and new release book http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/10/stand-up-now-art-to-heal-village.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949888393510686986.post-3489543328419442848Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:26:00 +00002007-10-20T15:52:35.189-07:00as reviewed by bonita lee penn, The Soul PittWhat else would a bunch of beautiful and intelligent black females do on a warm Friday evening? Go to the movies? My sisters and sisterfriends met at the Waterfront praying the 8:30pm showing of Why Did I Get Married? wasn't sold out. Well it was, we brought tickets for the 10:15pm show and headed to a nearby bar and grill to drink and stuff down some http://soulfulreading.blogspot.com/2007/10/why-did-i-get-married-movie-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna "SoulSis")0