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A
And
we
will-
and
we
welcome
you
back
to
another
episode
of
black
pittsburgh
matters.
Black
pittsburgh
matters
is
a
series
of
virtual
town
hall
meetings,
affirming
a
city-wide
agenda
that
black
pittsburgh
does
indeed
matter.
Black
pittsburgh
matters
means
that
black
lives
matter.
We
must
protect
the
health
and
safety
of
black
people.
It
means
the
black
communities
matter.
It
means
we
must
focus
on
rebuilding
those
black
communities
and
it
means
that
black
wealth
matters.
We
must
focus
on
increasing
black
employment
and
entrepreneurial.
B
Normally
in
times
of
crisis,
and
great
change,
we'll
be
coming
to
you
at
the
black
elected
officials
of
pittsburgh,
having
meetings
across
the
city
with
our
constituents,
partners
and
allies,
since
we
cannot
do
do
so
safety
safely
in
this
current
pandemic.
We're
now
using
this
media
and
platform
to
come
to
you
in
the
ways
in
which
we
can
to
talk
about
what
we're
doing,
discuss
policy
and
legislation
concerning
black
pittsburgh.
B
B
A
On
the
second
week,
second
week
of
every
month,
we
are
joined
by
our
partners
and
members
of
the
pittsburgh
black
elected
officials
coalition,
and
we-
and
we
are
here
to
speak
comprehensively
about
the
programs,
initiatives
and
plans
for
black
pittsburghers
at
both
the
state
county
and
city
level.
Today,.
B
On
this
meeting
of
the
new
year,
we
want
to
talk
about
our
accomplishments
in
in
2020
our
plans
for
2021.
we're
glad
to
have
with
us.
Our
state
officials
are
away,
we
have
company,
councilman,
olivia,
bennett
and
trying
to
get
on.
The
call
is
county,
councilman,
dewitt
walker.
Welcome
to
today's
town
hall
meeting.
I
want
to
start
off,
though,
talking
a
little
bit
about
the
current
condition
of
our
of
our
our
country.
B
B
The
there's
an
article
that
I
read
by
guy
lancaster,
that
talks
about
linking
the
riot
on
the
capitol
and
he
argues
that
what
it
really
was
is
a
modern
day
lynch
mob
right.
He
said
there
are
three
things
that
that
that
incident
had
in
common
with
the
lynch
mobs
that
were
lynching
black
people
in
the
south
in
the
18th
and
1900s.
B
He
said
that
the
first
thing
was
that
they
were
open
about
it.
It
happened
in
broad
daylight,
it
wasn't
secretive
it
wasn't
covert.
Many
of
them
were
taking
selfies
and
facebooking
and
texting.
The
second
thing
is
they
take.
They
took
souvenirs
back
in
the
day
when
they
lynched
black
people.
B
The
author
would
burn
their
bodies
and
take
their
clothes
or
piss
a
bone
from
their
remains
and
and
they'd
have
picnic
baskets
and
you
know
make
a
go
of
it
and
then
the
third
thing
is
that
it
was
complicit
with
law
of
law
officials
that
the
law
department
and
the
legal
opinion
legal
officials
were
complicit,
and
in
this
case
you
know
the
police
officers,
they
did
not
really
protect
the
capital,
they
had
just
a
skeleton
crew
of
officers
and
then,
in
addition
to
that,
the
officers
they
did
have.
B
A
So
after
you,
you
mentioned
that
article
at
the
end
of
our
council
meeting
today,
rev,
and
so
I
did,
go
and
actually
read
it,
and
when
we
saw
what
unfolded
last
wednesday.
In
the
back
of
my
mind,
I
said
they
had
to
be
the
the
police
had
to
be
in
on
this
right.
There's
no
way
this
can
happen
and
they
not
participate.
A
But
at
the
same
time
I
hadn't
necessarily
thought
about
it
in
the
manner
in
which
the
article
speaks
about
it
in
terms
of
its
complicity
and
the
fact
that
historically,
the
police
have
been
in
on
it
right.
So
when
it
comes
to
our
communities
and
to
the
lynching
of
our
communities,
both
then
and
now,
they're
in
on
it
and
in
many
respects,
government
is
also
complicit
for
our
failure
to
prosecute
for
our
failure
to
hold
them
accountable.
A
But
even
as
the
news
has
continued
to
unfold,
I
have
admittedly
been
a
little
shocked
at
the
amount
of
elected
officials
who
are
in
that
crowd
from
various
parts
of
the
country,
from
the
amount
of
police
that
took
off
from
their
jobs
to
be
a
part
of
that
crowd,
and
that
just
speaks
to
a
whole
nother
level
of
complacency.
A
We
know
that
we
can
do
this
and
get
away
with
it,
and
others
simply
cannot-
and
I
think
that's,
although
we
know
it,
it's
also
still
just
so
alarming
to
actually
see
it
unfold
and
seeing
the
manner
in
which
it
played
itself
out.
C
Yeah,
I
think
for
me,
like
I,
just
think
about
how
loudly
we
screamed
from
the
rooftops
in
2015
16,
when
when
trump
was
elected
and
how
you
know,
I
know
me
as
activists
and
other
activists
were
just
really
like
you
don't
know
what
this
is
going
to
do
like
this
is
not
just
the
reality
show
guy
now
becoming
president
like
he
has
really
harmful
ideas
and
ideals
that
he
will
enact
and
will
act
out,
and
it
will
act
out
in
our
in
our
society.
C
So,
for
me,
like
last
wednesday,
was
not
a
surprise.
This
is
kind
of
what
I
was
yelling
about
five
years
ago
when,
when
we
were
in
election
time
and
as
a
protester,
you
know
I
I
I
recognize
the
difference
in
the
response
and
again
that
is
not
a
surprise.
C
We
saw
that
over
and
over
again,
as
people
came
out
to
to
protest,
mask
wearing
with
being
armed
and
they
were
not
met
with
the
letter
of
the
level
of
hostility
as
black
lives,
black
lives
matter
protesters
have
been,
who
are
unarmed,
so
not
again,
not
a
surprise
and
and
and
yes,
going
back
to
history.
I
did
not
read
the
article
that
you
all
are
referring
just
now
heard
of
it
so
but
yeah
going
back
through
history.
C
If
you
look
at
I
mean
there
is
always
this
law
enforcement
participation,
I
mean,
if
you
look
at
how
law
enforcement
police
were
enacted
in
the
first
place,
it
was
to
capture
runaway
slaves.
So
why
do
we
think
that
we're
going
to
get
something
favorable
or
something
that
is
really
going
to
you
know,
represent
all
people
when
it
was
never
created
that
way
in
the
first
place?
C
So
that's
that
really
kind
of
lends
itself
to
the
argument
like
you're,
saying
daniel,
about
defunding
and
and
really
about
and
questioning
how
police,
even
the
culture
of
police
in
our
communities,
because
if
these
people
are
complicit
and
participating
in
things
like
this,
then
that
really
speaks
to
what
they
believe
and
what
their
ideals
are.
And
do
we
want
people
with
those
ideals?
C
Patrolling
communities
with
you
know:
name
it
black
people,
immigrants,
lgbtq
a
folks
like
name
it,
and
you
know
that's
not
what
we
need
in
our
community,
so
it
really
does
highlight-
and
I'm
hoping
you
know
folks,
take
advantage
of
this
moment
to
really
talk
about
why
it
is
that
we
feel
the
police
are
not
representative
of
us
in
our
communities
and
while
we're
even
I
mean,
I
know,
projects
now
going
on
to
make
sure
that
black
communities
are
protected
in
these
next
coming
days.
And
why
are
we
doing
that?
Because
we
don't?
C
We
know
that
police
will
not
do
it.
We
see
how
police
are
being
treat
are
treating
us.
We
see
what
happened
in
east
liberty
when
we
were
protesting
rubber
bullets,
mace
tear
gas,
everything
else.
So
again,
it's
not
a
surprise.
But
again,
hopefully,
hopefully
more
people
are
noticing
it,
and
now
that
it's
hitting
mainstream
media
and
and
really
being
talked
about
how
polar
opposite
the
reactions
are.
Maybe
folks
will
start
seeing
it
for
themselves.
B
D
Country,
it's
probably
the
senior
member
of
this
group
in
age
as
opposed
to
terms
of
service.
D
It
brings
back
my
memory
and
my
experience
on
a
personal
level,
something
that
a
girl
that
really
occurred
52
years
ago
during
the
height
of
the
civil
rights
movement
and
how,
as
a
freshman
in
college,
I
spent
my
second
semester
as
a
college
freshman
following
and
chasing
george
wallace,
the
republican
governor
from
alabama
around
the
country
and
the
full
scale
frontal
assault
that
people
endured
by
standing
up
for
their
rights
and
for
our
communities
and
clearly
a
thorough
and
complete
investigation
needs
to
occur,
and
none
of
this
could
have
happened
without
complicity
and
people
being
on
the
inside
engaged
in
supporting
and
allowing
that
insurrection
to
occur.
D
I
question
I
don't
know
whether
or
not
a
complete
investigation,
a
complete,
transparent
investigation
will
ever
occur,
much
like
the
kerner
commission
report,
and
so
I'm
going
back
in
and
and
talking
about
history.
But
what
I
do
see
taking
place
today
that
has
never
taken
place
in
my
lifetime
is
an
open.
D
D
As
residents
of
our
community
and
to
not
allow
the
status
quo
to
continue
that
we
have
an
opportunity
to
mobilize
to
educate
and
to
continue
to
transition,
some
good
things
are
happening
right
now,
not
it's
not
fast
enough
nor
deep
enough,
but
we
can't
give
in.
We
can't
give
up
and
we
can't
give
out.
A
So
maybe
do
it
that's
a
good,
that's
a
good
way
to
transition
us.
Then.
Obviously,
we
just
wrapped
up
20
22
weeks
ago,
but
you're
speaking
about
the
hope
that
you
have
as
we
sort
of
move
into
2021.
A
D
I
talked
about
the
need
for
investment
in
infrastructure
and
rebuilding
our
roads,
bridges,
our
energy
distribution
systems
and
the
need
to
make
sure
that
those
goods
that
were
purchased
that
that
will
be
purchased
and
utilized
are
made
in
america
by
americans,
which
gives
an
opportunity
to
put
people
that
look
like
us
on
this
car
on
this
on.
On
this
event
to
work,
we
have
to
continue
to
fight
and
push
at
every
turn
to
make
sure
that
there
is
investment.
D
Additionally,
we
have
to
put
resources
into
projects
to
save
those
folk
who
have
been
displaced
and
because
of
the
transition
that
emerges
from
this
displacement
will
never
go
back
to
their
old
jobs.
D
One
of
the
things
from
the
reports
that
I've
been
reading
and
working
on
on
my
workforce
development
effort
is
that
white
small
businesses
during
2020,
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
have
failed.
At
a
rate
approximately
at
approximately
20
african
american
small
businesses
have
failed
at
a
rate
of
40
percent.
D
D
The
time
for
bs
is
far
gone.
We
have
to
work.
We
have
to
put
resources
in
the
organizations
like
pro
partners
for
work,
who
we
are
working
with
on
a
task
force
to
support
black
businesses
to
put
in
place
solid
workforce
development
programs
that
we
do
put
additional
resources
in
education,
because
black
children
are
suffering
this
pandemic
at
far
greater
disparity
than
our
greater
society.
D
We
have
to
reduce
and
eliminate
those
disparities
that
are
founded
upon
race
and
gender
and
orientation.
There's
tons
of
stuff
to
do
tons
of
stuff
to
do.
D
I
had
I
had
I
I've
been
talking
to
elected
leadership
beyond
our
group
all
week.
You
know
I'm
on
on
a
personal
note:
I'm
experiencing
some
serious
family
tragedies,
but
pittsburgh
has
become
my
family
and
this
crew.
The
pboc
has
really,
in
large
part,
become
my
ancillary,
my
secondary
family
and
the
cause
that
I
believe
in
the
cause
that
I
work
in
I'll
work
for
every
day.
D
B
I
I
I
take
a
little
bit
before
going
to
to
live,
but
the
evidence
of
hope,
I
I
think,
is
even
more
critical,
given
kovic
19
in
that
we've
lost,
so
many
inherent
african-american
businesses.
B
This
re
renewal
of
the
black
business
district
consciously
and
deliberately
gives
us
an
opportunity
to
provide
enough
entrepreneurs,
some
who
went
out
of
business,
affordable
space
that
they
can
come
back
into
business
and
provide
a
lifeline
to
our
communities.
You
know,
in
order
for
people
to
thrive,
they
need
places
to
shop,
they
need
places
they
feel
comfortable
with.
B
They
don't
just
need
housing,
they
need
places
where
they
can
congregate,
and
so
avenues
of
hope
gives
a
possibility
of
providing
not
just
housing
and
not
just
businesses
but
in
actuality,
a
place
of
gathering
of
connecting
and
thriving.
Now
I'll
leave
that
alone,
and
maybe
we'll
talk
about
that
more
later.
What
what
do
you
think
about
2021?
C
Well,
like
my
fellow
co-counselor,
I
I
really
do
want
to
work
on
equity
and
I
think
going
back
to
daniel's
question
on
if
they
sent
us.
If
the
senator
was
really
sincere
about
doing
the
things
that
we
brought
up,
I
think
he
was
a
lot
of
the
things
that
you
know.
I
know
that
I
was
going
to
bring
up
initially.
He
had
already
brought
up
in
his
introductory
comments.
C
So
the
fact
that
that
that
he
even
invited
us
to
a
table
to
have
a
conversation
says
something
because
we
didn't
get
that
call
from
all
senators,
not
dropping
any
names.
So
so
I
do
have
some
faith
there,
but
in
2021
the
first
hurdle,
I'm
hoping
to
get
over
with
councilman
walton
as
we
work
together
through
this
is
the
independent
police
review
board.
C
We
just
had
a
whole
incident
in
mckeesport
with
around
the
police
shooting
where
you
know
there
were
countless
departments
out
there
searching
and
going
in
houses
without
warrants
and
and
all
types
of
things
that
would
have
you
know
had
their
had
there
been
or
if
we
already
had
a
civilian
police
review
board,
we
would
be
able
to
push
that
over
to
them
and
see
hey,
look
at
this
and
see
if
this
was
above
board
and
if
not,
what
what
recommendations
are
we
going
to
push
back
to
the
departments
or
department
or
department?
C
So
I
I
just
see
a
lot
of
call
and
a
lot
of
need
and
and
and
and
it's
being
reinforced
every
day
about
really
creating
something
to
help
protect
the
almost
million
people
that
live
outside
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
where
there
is
not
an
independent
village
review
board.
So
that
is
priority
number
one
for
me
and
then,
like
councilman
walton,
said
just
doing
a
lot
of
work
around
equity,
the
the
new
diversity
officer,
I'm
not
sure
what
her
actual
title
is.
I'm
just
calling
her
that.
C
So
don't
quote
me
on
that
title,
but
I
was
recently
hired.
So
hopefully
you
know
we
can
start
doing
a
lot
of
that
equity
work
and
really
digging
into
how
to
what
policy
needs
to
happen.
Of
course,
we
have
the
black
black
equity
coalition.
C
C
So
I'm
not
quoting
anything
because
I'm
waiting
to
hear
you
know
and
do
the
work.
I
don't
want
to
say
this
is
where
we're
going,
because
I,
like
you,
know,
I'm
a
people
person
I
like
co-governing,
so
I
like
to
hear
from
the
people
and
then
move
from
there,
but
some
things
we
have
on
coming
down
the
pike
other
than
the
independent
police
review
board
is
paid
sick
leave.
C
We
were
trying
we're
trying
to
get
paid
slick
leave
through
the
county,
also
banning
facial
recognition,
because
we
know
that
when
we
start
using
technology
a
lot
of
times
technology
is
is
adverse.
It
works
adversely
towards
minority
populations
we're
trying
to
nip
that
in
the
butt
before
it
even
comes
a
thing,
and
I
believe
we
still
have
no
knock
warrants,
which
I
heard
is
also
something
that's
going
to
be
a
priority
in
the
city.
So
maybe
we're
going
to
be
doing
that
in
tandem,
not
sure
yet.
C
So
those
are
some
things
that
that
are
coming
down
the
pike
and
that
I
feel
like
are
important
missions,
especially
things
again
like
the
independent
police
review
board
and
paid
sick
leave.
Those
things
would
definitely
impact
the
county
majorly,
and
I
think
that
you
know
folks
would
be
appreciative
if
we
can
get
those
things
done.
A
Well,
one,
I
think,
is
worth
noting
because
since
liv
brought
it
up
that
we
are
also
on
the
co-governing
model
liv,
we
have
heard
the
will
of
the
people
most
recently
around
police
reform,
and
we
have
heard
a
wrap.
The
request
for
us
to
ban
no
knock
warrants
within
the
city,
and
so
I
think
it's
fair
to
say
that
we
are
actively
working
on
putting
together
that
piece
of
legislation.
A
Now
I
believe
what
we're
going
to
be
able
to
do
hopefully
is
actually
take
the
legislation
that
was
written
and
drafted
by
the
community
and
introduced
that
specific
bill,
so
hopefully
we'll
be
able
to
do
that
in
the
very
near
future
and
to
the
extent
that
we
can
tackle
that
both
at
a
city
and
county
level.
I
think
that'd
be
tremendous,
something
I'm
specifically
working
on,
because
it
took
about
four
hours
of
my
day
today
is
the
redevelopment
of
the
lower
hill
district
we're.
A
Finally,
in
a
place
where
I
believe
we
have
two
things
happening,
we
have
the
pins
being
moving
forward
with
the
physical
development
and
fnb.
First,
national
bank
is
ready
to
build
their
office
tower
on
the
lower
hill,
which
obviously,
given
the
the
pandemic,
giving
city
being
60
million
dollar
foreign
revenue.
Giving
all
of
these
things
we
need
to
begin
putting
people
back
to
work.
We
need
to
spur
our
economy,
and
so
this
development
will
help
do
that.
A
But,
more
importantly,
as
it
relates
to
this
development,
I
think
we're
also,
finally,
in
a
place
where
this
development
will
not
only
get
built
but
will
be
to
the
explicit
benefit
of
the
community
and
even
more
specifically
of
black
residents.
A
The
pin
the
penguins
and
their
development
partners
recently
have
taken
what
I
would
consider
tremendous
steps
forward
and
they've
begun
to
hire
a
local
local
black
residents,
mostly
from
the
hill
district
community,
and
brought
them
on
as
part
of
their
actual
team.
So,
as
an
example,
young
woman
named
lakeisha
byrd,
who's
an
architect
lives
in
the
hill
they're,
bringing
her
on
to
be
part
of
their
team.
A
A
Now,
as
I
say
this,
I'm
looking
at
the
width,
because
I'm
gonna
need
the
width
to
have
about
100
bodies
ready
in
the
next
four
to
five
to
six
months,
to
actually
start
constructing
and
building
these
things
to
build
to
take
part
in
this
actual
development.
And
so
I
think
this
is
good
and
before
we
officially
started,
we
were
sort
of
talking
about
our
goals
and
the
objectives.
A
Since
I
took
office,
there
has
not
been
a
month
of
my
life
where
lower
hill
has
not
been
a
part
of
my
work
in
some
form
or
fashion,
and
so
seeing
it.
Finally
get
to
this
point
is
satisfying,
but
also
knowing
that
we
still
got
a
lot
of
arguing
and
fussing
and
fighting
to
do
to
make
sure
we
truly
deliver
something:
that's
beneficial
for
the
residents
and
begins
to
transform
the
lives
of
black
folk
in
this
region,
because
the
reality
is,
I
say,
the
hill,
but
we
couldn't
begin
to
fulfill
all
the
jobs.
A
We
literally
are
going
to
have
to
get
as
creative
as
possible
to
try
to
meet
the
lawfully
mwb
goals
that
we
have
for
this
and
we're
going
to
have
to
get
creative
and
go
into
all
pockets
northview
heights
wherever
we
go,
find
the
people
who
need
some
work
now
is
the
time
to
go.
Find
them
and
get
them
lined
up.
A
So
that's
probably
at
the
top
of
my
list,
and
there
are
some
other
things
as
well,
but
one
thing
I
think
we
all
need
to
work
on
and
I'm
curious
to
get
you
all
thoughts.
I'm
gonna
start
with
liv,
because
I
think
liv
may
be
closest
to
this,
although
dewitt
is
also
very
close
to
it.
Unfortunately,
we
I'm
afraid
I
know
rev
shares
this
concern
and
liv.
You
mentioned
the
black
equity
in
black
health.
A
A
I
am
very
afraid
that
so
many
in
the
city
in
general,
but
specifically
in
black
pittsburgh,
are
afraid
and
not
wanting
to
take
this
vaccine
and
I've
had
to
spend
some
time
getting
educated
myself
right.
So
when
residents
come
to
me
and
say,
hey
look,
this
thing
was
made
way
too
quick.
Well,
there's
a
reason
for
that
one.
This
isn't
the
first
time
we've
had
covet.
So
there
was
already
information
out
there
on
it.
It's
a
new
strand,
but
we
already
have
a
database
worthy
of
research.
A
A
You
may
be
working
on
something
and
then
you
got
to
go
get
grants,
so
you
can
do
a
little
more
research.
Then
you
have
to
go
get
more
dollars,
so
you
can
take
it
to
the
next
phase.
That
wasn't
the
case
in
this
scenario.
In
this
scenario,
government
said:
don't
go
looking
for
any
money,
here's
the
billions
necessary
just
get
it
done,
and
so
for
that
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
it
was
done
in
a
much
faster
pace
because
it
was
all
hands
on
deck.
A
Do
you
believe
we
need
a
campaign
centered
around
the
vaccine
that
educates
and
informs
our
residents
around
it?
Do
you
plan
on
actually
taking
a
vaccine?
I
don't
think
I've
ever
asked
you
that
question.
But
what
are
you
also
just
hearing
in
general?
As
you
attend
and
as
you
sort
of
represent
the
pboc
in
this
circle,.
C
I
think
I'm
a
little
privileged
here,
so
I
don't
think
I'm
the
person
like
in
this
case,
like
the
grassroots
person.
I
I
come
from
a
medical
background.
I
have
doctors
in
my
family
as
reverend
burgess
will
tell
you,
so
I
believe,
science
and
and
also
I
worked
in
a
research
lab
I
worked
for.
I
worked
for
the
director
of
virology,
which,
if
you
know
a
virology,
is
it's
working
with
viruses
and
doing
research
around
viruses.
C
So
I
kind
of
understand
how
to
I
mean
he
came
in
with
15
grants
and
that's
why
he
was
so
attractive
to
the
university
in
the
first
place
because
grants
equals
money,
but
so
I
worked
for
this
guy
and
I
learned
a
lot
around
virology
and
virus
and
and
how
that
kind
of
research
works
and,
like
you
said
daniel,
this
is
not
the
first
time
that
this
is
a
form
of
covet
is
a
form
of
sars
and,
and
sars
is,
is
a
very
research
and
has
happened
before
so.
C
It's
not
like
folks
were
working
from
scratch.
The
other
thing
around
this,
the
vaccine,
is
that
this
vaccine
right
now
they
don't
even
have
enough
information,
and
this
is
why
it
is
going
to
be
necessary
for
folks
to
wear
masks
even
after
being
vaccinated,
because
the
vaccine
is
proven
to
lessen
the
effects
of
of
covet.
If
you
should
get
it,
but
it
doesn't,
they
don't
necessarily
have
the
data
to
say
and
avoid
you
from
getting
it
period.
C
So
so
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
you
know
you.
You
really
have
to
be
in
tuned
with
science,
medic
medicine
and
medical
doctors,
and
really
kind
of
listening
to
what's
going
on
which
everyday
people
are
not
doing,
one
because
they're
all
otherwise
occupied
they
have
kids,
they
have
families
they
whatever,
but
two.
Sometimes
the
science
just
gets
a
little.
You
know
heavy
and
it's
a
lot
to
kind
of
digest.
C
So,
yes
to
answer
your
question,
I
do
believe
that
we
do
need
a
campaign
around
vaccines,
ways
to
bring
it
down
to
people's
understanding
and
really
really
get
answer.
Those
very
you
know
those
questions
around
the
development
and
and
why
it
was
so
fast,
like
you
said
they
didn't
have
to
go
out
for
grants.
Dolly
parton
gave
a
million
dollars
to
this
to
this
venture,
so
you
had
people
really
throwing
money
at
like.
C
Let's
get
this
vaccine
done,
we
want
to
get
back
to
normal,
so
it
was
not
the
normal
process,
so
yeah.
I
think
we
do
really
need
to
educate
people,
and,
yes,
I
do
plan
to
take
the
vaccine
if,
if
I
can
help
in
any
way
doing
it
publicly
I'll,
do
it
publicly,
but
I
absolutely
plan
to
take
the
vaccine.
My
aunt's
already
had
the
vaccine.
I
know
other
people
who
have
already
had
the
vaccine
and
their
they
did
not
grow
another
nose
or
a
third
eye.
C
So
I'm
pretty
trusting
of
the
vaccine
by
time
most
of
us
get
access
to
the
vaccine.
There
will
have
already
been
thousands
upon
the
thousands
of
people
that
have
already
taken
that
vaccine,
so
we
should
have
some
more
information
around
the
vaccine
before
it
even
hits
us.
So
again,
I
just
implore
people
to
really
pay
attention
to.
What's
going
on
and
listen
to
the
science
I
mean
even
on
channel
4
they're,
making
a
doctor
available
to
answer
questions,
listen
and
really
get
educated
around
it
again.
C
B
I
have,
of
course,
a
couple
of
members
in
my
church
who
have
kovic
and
are
in
the
hospital,
but
my
son,
my
middle
son,
john,
and
his
girlfriend
both
caught
the
virus.
I
did
not
talk
much
about
it
publicly
during
their
illness,
because
I
was
just
prayerful
and
hopeful
that
they
would
make
a
complete
recovery.
They
have
both
recovered
from
it,
but
it
was
you
know
a
difficult
time
for
me
and
you
know
that's
not
knowing,
because
you
you
catch
the
virus.
B
Some
people
have
deadly
effects,
some
have
light
effects,
so
you
just
don't
know
how
it's
going
to
affect
your
your
loved
one,
and
so
I
he
has
recovered
from
from
kovac
now
him
and
his
girlfriend
both
now
recovered
from
it.
But
it
was
a
scary,
a
a
scary
couple
weeks.
I
I
will
do
everything
in
my
power.
One
of
the
things
that
that
I'm
really
worried
about,
though,
is
if
you
watch
when
I
watch
facebook
or
talk
to
members
of
the
church.
B
Their
families
are
still
doing
family
gatherings,
they're
still
doing
parties,
they're
still
doing
birthday
parties
and
get
togethers
and
friday
night
going
to
clubs
and
there's
still
a
vibrant
nightlife
in
the
black
community
during
kovic.
You
know
they're
doing
high
risk
things.
One
of
the
things
I'm
really
worried
about
is
that
we're
not
helping
you
know
we're
not
sheltering
in
place
we're
not
wearing
masks.
I've
been
to
some
senior
citizen,
probably
I've
been
to
senior
citizen
high
rises,
and
you
know
they're
not
halfway
in
their
masks.
They're,
not
social
distancing.
B
I'm
just
really
worried
that
the
lifestyle
of
many
black
african
americans,
especially
those
in
the
african-american
community,
they're,
not
really
doing
things
that
are
preventing
the
spread
of
the
virus.
I
think
they're
helping
the
virus
to
spread
and
we
need
to
do
a
much
better
job
of
teaching
them
how
to
be
safe
and
the
importance
they're
not
just
doing
it
for
themselves.
B
D
D
D
C
B
D
Let's,
let's
I'm
sorry
to
interrupt,
it
is
not
easy,
but
the
work
that
we're
doing
the
work
that
the
pittsburgh
black
elected
officials
are
doing
is
too
important
to
be
left
to
chance.
B
Sure
we
love
you,
I
think
you
know
something
you
mentioned,
I
think,
is
true.
On
last
week
we
saw
an
african-american
preacher
and
become
elected
the
first
black
senator
from
the
state
of
georgia
from
the
home
church
of
the
ebenezer
baptist
church
and
my
church,
and
that
church
are
in
the
same
denomination,
we're
both
part
of
the
national
progressive
baptist
convention,
a
convention
stirred
up
by
dr
king
and
a
friend
of
mine.
Actually,
dr
tucson
king
hill
pastor
church
in
pittsburgh
left
baptist
temple
to
become
an
assistant
at
ebenezer.
B
He
passed
a
few
a
few
months
ago,
but
I'm
sure
he's
somewhere
in
glory
smiling.
My
friend
is
smiling
over
this
great
accomplishment
of
that
church's
pastor.
I
think
his
symbols
and
that,
along
with
you,
know
biden's
primary
win
in
south
carolina
how
black
women
have
turned
out
for
biden
across
the
country.
I
think
it
symbolizes
that
we
have
this
great
opportunity
of
black
political
power
both
nationally
and
here
locally.
B
So
I
I
guess
I
I
want
to,
and
I
want
to
start
with,
you
live
because
I
think
the
there's
no
question
about
what
black
women
did
to
elect.
Biden's
presence,
there's
no
question
about
that,
but
what's
your
view
in
terms
of
now
about
what
do
you
think
the
future
is
for
a
black
political
power?
You
think
we're
going
to
have
more
black.
You
know
national
representatives.
B
What
do
you
think
more
black
females
are
elected.
What's
your
sense
of
the
future
and
how
we
take
advantage
of
this
moment.
C
I
think,
all
of
that
I
think
we're
going
to
have
a
lot
of
black
women
come
rise
up
in
the
office.
I
think
we're
going
to
have
a
lot
of
black
elected
just
period,
because
that
you
know
as
our
demographic
changes
through
the
nation.
Obviously
it's
going
to
change.
You
know
how
people
vote
and
how
people
align
so
more
people
are
aligning
with
people
of
color
because
they
are
people
of
color
or
so
or
or
walk
in
the
margins
in
some
way
shape
or
form.
C
So
I
believe
that,
as
as
folks,
you
know
start
rising
up
that
we're
going
to
see
a
shift
and
I
think
that's
what
the
tension
is
right
now
in
america
is
you're
you're
having
this
shift
from,
like
you
know,
even
in
the
biden
presidency,
he's
getting
a
lot
of
pushback
on
who
he's
putting
in
his
cabinet
what
he's
talking
about
as
far
as
his
platform
like
if
he
didn't
come
out
and
say
something
about
a
gun
about,
you
know
the
stark
differences
between
black
lives
matter
response
and
the
riots
that
happened
last
week.
C
I
think
he
would
have
caught
heat
for
that.
So
I
think
black
folks,
particularly
and
then
you
know,
expansively
more
in
general,
people
of
color
are
rising
up
and
just
engaging
in
a
way
that
hasn't
happened
before,
and
I
think
that
they're
not
going
to
turn
back.
I
think
we're
going
to
continue
that
engagement,
we're
going
to
pull
more
people
in
and
yeah
you're,
just
going
to
see
a
whole
different
shift
and
and
people
are
just
either
going
to
have
to
move
out
the
way
or
they
want
to
get
run
over.
B
A
I
tend
to
agree
with
liv
that
this
is
indeed
historic.
What
we
saw
there's
no
doubt
about
it.
I,
however,
do
fear
that
we
get
a
little
complacent
right.
I
do
fear
that
we
see
the
winning
of
the
presidency.
We
see
the
historical
historical
elections
in
georgia
and
we
become
a
little
complacent.
I
think
it's
going
to
be
contingent
upon
all
of
us
really
to
keep
the
engagement
with
the
local
constituency,
so
they
now
understand
that
it's
one
thing
to
get
us
in
office.
A
A
We're
going
to
need
those
individuals
to
show
up,
because
if
they
don't
show
up
in
mass,
if
they
don't
show
up
and
actively
participate
in
the
process,
then
it
may
not
happen
because
you
can't
solely
lead
it
leave
it
to
your
elected
official
alone.
We're
good.
But
we
ain't
always
that
good
right,
and
so
we
need
public
participation,
and
I
think
it's
contingent
upon
us
to
engage
them
and
keep
them
engaged
so
that
they
see
the
value
in
the
work
that
they
put
in
to
actually
get
those
people
elected.
B
The
truth
is
councilman
laville
and
I
we
have
led
probably
one
of
the
most
progressive
reform
movements
in
the
history
of
our
city.
Certainly,
we
have
reformed
government
in
pittsburgh
as
much
as
any
city
in
the
united
states.
B
We
have
a
willing
mayor
and
a
willing
council,
and
so
we've
been
able
to
pass
a
flurry
of
activities
right
from
you
know,
actually
moving
money
from
the
police
force
and
defunding
the
police
in
effect
and
stopping
new
recruits
and
changing
policy
and
putting
money
in
the
avenues
of
hope,
just
historically
significant
things
for
black
people,
and
I
think
one
of
the
things
you
started
to
talk
about
and
we
talked
about.
We
started
off
kind
of
talking
about
this
off
camera.
How
long
real
change
takes
to
happen?
B
It
does
not
happen
overnight
right
if
you're
really
trying
to
make
such
structural
changes
in
a
system.
That's
inherently
racist.
You
know
even
with
the
best
of
intentions
it
moves
slowly
and
we
take
for
me.
It's
been,
you
know,
I'm
in
what
my
13th
year,
daniel
you're
at
your
10th
year,
some
12th
year,
11th
year.
B
You
know,
we've
we've
been
at
this,
you
know
more
than
a
decade,
you
know
we've
had
some
wins,
you
know
alarmer,
and
you
know
the
hill
district
and
skyline
we've
had
some
wins
and
but
at
the
same
time
one
of
the
things
I'm
learning
is
people
want
to
see
their
life
better.
They
want
to
see
the
life
of
their
children
better,
and
we
need
to
do
all
that
we
can-
and
I
want
to
just.
I
do
also
want
to
take
this
moment.
I'm
maybe
talking
more,
I
usually
is
dewitt.
B
Walton
has
brought
resources
and
real
jobs.
He
has
spent
his
whole
life.
Empowering
black
people
to
make
living
wage
jobs
he's
put
a
whole
brand
new
training
center
into
the
ebenezer
baptist
church.
He
is
changing
the
way
black
people
receive
wealth
in
this
country
and
in
this
city,
and
so
I
want
to
commend
you
for
your
work.
I
don't
know
that
the
public
at
large
knows
how
much
you've
done
for
this
city,
not
just
as
your
job
with
the
steel
workers,
but
your
job,
a
for
randolph
institute
and
all
the
training
programs.
B
You've
been
a
privileged
and
and
have
been
knowledgeable
to
bring
to
our
city
and
the
lives
of
change.
But
I
do
think
I
I
think
we
at
that
moment.
I
think
we
can.
You
know
we
are
all
of
the
same
mind
that
black
lives
matter,
black
communities
matter,
black
wealth
matters
and
if
we
work
together
and
put
aside
individual
issues
of
who
gets
the
credit
who's,
the
smartest
you
know
who's
the
most
powerful.
Who,
who
does?
B
D
If
I
may
read
sure
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
your
comments
regarding
me
as
an
individual,
but
it's
not
about
me.
I
think
it.
I
think
all
of
you
have
said
something
that's
really
critical,
that
we
have
to
build
on
it's
about
how
we
educate
our
constituents,
our
friends
and
our
families,
about
from
whence
we
come
as
early
on.
I
said
that
I
was
a
senior
member
in
age
of
this
crew,
as
a
senior
in
high
school
was
my
first
real
political
campaign.
D
Carl
stokes
in
cleveland
november,
2nd
1967
were
were
elected
mayors
of
the
first
major
cities
in
america,
followed
by
the
tom
bradley
in
la,
and
there
were
less
than
eight
individuals
at
that
time.
D
Reverend
warnock
have
we
have
we
arrived
we're
close,
but
we
still
have
work
to
do.
We
still
have
to
educate
our
our
our
our
friends
and
families
and
constituents
every
day,
because
again,
there
are
so
many
competing
interests
about
the
fierce
urgency
of
now
and
the
work
that's
going
on
collectively
to
raise
per
capita
income
that
results
in
home
ownership
that
will
ultimately
result
in
an
improvement
in
public
safety
and
true
community
empowerment.
D
A
So
thank
you
for
that.
I
know
dwight,
you
need
to
get
moving,
but
I
do
want
to
bring
in
micah
campbell
smith.
Very
briefly,
she's
been
monitoring
the
comments
as
well
as
questions
that
may
come
in,
and
so
I
just
want
to
give
her
an
opportunity
to
reflect
on
or
provide
any
of
the
comments
that
she
thought
were
important
for
us
to
hear
and
or
ask
any
questions
that
came
in.
E
Yes,
yvonne
brought
up
working
with
grassroots
organizations
in
the
pandemic
and
supporting
sort
of
small
black
organizations,
and
I
figured
that
was
a
great
thing
to
discuss
tonight.
A
Okay,
so
I
can
take
a
stab
at
it.
I
think,
since
the
very
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
all
of
us
in
various
capacities
have
been
partnering
with
grassroots
organizations.
I
know
there
were
times
where
the
wind
and
his
fraternity
and
jake
through
his
fraternity
and
ramon
hart
over
at
the
casino
through
his
fraternity,
would
all
get
together
and
did
a
they
were
doing
it
for
a
long
time,
actually
providing
meals
that
we
would
then
be
able
to
take
out
to
seniors
or
to
take
to
homes
in
need.
A
Most
recently,
my
office
in
partnership
with
the
pittsburgh
firefighters,
was
doing
a
coat
drive
for
children
in
need
of
a
winter
coat
and
there's
been
other
organizations
on
the
ground.
There's
one
on
the
north
side.
Pastor.
She
gonna
forget,
kill
me
higher
ground
over
in
perry,
hilltop
area
that
she's
again
on
the
ground
working
with
children
in
need
of
books
working
with
children
if
they
needed
a
laptop
or
anything
just
anything.
So
those
natures
during
the
christmas
season
making
sure
that
they
just
had
a
ham
or
a
turkey
to
cook.
A
B
Well
in
my
community-
and
I
know
dewitt
his
health
community
empowerment
association
has
been
on
the
ground
in
homewood.
You
know
giving
out
meals
and
just
being
a
good
neighbor.
B
Certainly
the
church
community
has
all
has
all
been
doing
what
he
can.
We
have
been
talking
to
giant
eagle
and
partnering
gineal
with
the
children's
village
to
be
able
to
provide
groceries
in
the
community
so
that
they
won't
have
to
go
to
a
grocery
store.
B
All
of
us
have
been
partnering
with
a
variety
and
the
neighborhood
health
centers
alma
illerian
primary
care.
Health
centers,
although
not
grassroots
organizations,
technically-
are
the
health
go-to
health
resources
in
our
communities,
and
certainly
we've
been
working
with
them
for
both
coverage
testing
covet
treatment,
and
I
think
we
will
be
working
with
them
in
the
future
to
do
an
information
and
education
campaign.
C
Yeah,
we
definitely
been
working
with
the
fqhcs.
The
the
pbeoc
was
really
key
in
creating
that
partnership
between
the
achd
allegheny
health
department.
I
hate
when
people
use
all
these
acronyms
and
they'll,
tell
you
what
they
are
fqhcs,
which
is
feather
federally
qualified
health
centers,
which
alma
hillary
is
one
of,
so
that
was
definitely
a
key
part
of
our
work.
I
I
personally
work
with
take
action.
Mon
valley,
I'm
in
the
mon
valley,
getting
resources
to
folks
from
clareton
to
mckeesport
to
west
mifflin
to
you
know,
duquesne.
C
You
know
any
community,
that's
kind
of
along
that
mon
valley
corridor,
and
then
we
do
partner
with
other
organizations
and
and
things
as
needed
when
we're
doing
you
know
collaborative
work,
so
you
know,
there's
I've
we've
done
collaborations.
We
just
did
a
during
the
holiday.
We
did
a
romero
tally
toy
drive.
That
was
a
you
know.
A
collaboration
between
a
bunch
of
organizations
such
as
take
action
and
apa
and
pittsburgh
for
feminist
intersectionality
stop
the
station.
C
So
we
do
a
lot
of
grassroots
work
that
you
know
just
organizing
and
making
sure
that
folks
are
really
getting
cared
for
in
the
way
that
they
need
to.
During
this
time,
whether
that's
food,
drop-offs
and
or
coordinating
you
know,
transportation
for
somebody
rent
relief.
So
we
we've
been
involved
with
a
lot
of
that,
and
a
lot
of
that
has
been
done
through
grassroots
organizations.
D
Daniel
talked
about
my
fraternity,
kappa
alpha
psi
being
able
to
work
with
omega
sapphire
and
the
incredible
leadership
of
vermont,
dr
ramon
hart
on
food
distribution
in
partnership
with
a
host
of
churches,
including
ebenezer
baptist
church,
to
address
that
issue
having
the
relationships
with
allegheny
county
labor
council
to
provide
toys
to
community-based
organizations.
D
And
having
relationships
like
we
have
with
individuals
who
respect
the
work
that
we
do
collectively
through
the
philip
randolph
institute
and
just
as
a
human
being
to
walk
up
and
give
you
a
thousand
dollars
and
say,
take
care
of
a
family
to
get.
You
know
to
go
and
buy
coats
for
a
family
of
eight
and
shoes
winter
shoes
for
that
family.
It
doesn't
get
any
deeper
than
that
they
want.
They
want
to
remain
anonymous.
A
Well
said,
dwight,
I
actually
think
we
should
probably
end
there
and
I'll
simply
say
that,
in
order
to
continue
to
double
down
those
things
requires
collaboration,
and
I'm
very
grateful
to
have
you
all
as
colleagues
and
friends
and
people
that
I'm
proud
to
work
with.
And
therefore
I
do
want
to
thank
county
councilwoman,
olivia
bennett,
and
I
want
to
thank
county
councilman,
dwight
walton
for
being
able
to
spend
some
time
with
us
this
evening
and
share
their
thoughts
and
perspectives.
A
Because
in
order
for
us
to
have
significant
investment
in
the
black
community,
it's
imperative
that
we
continue
to
work
together
in
order
to
make
it
safe
and
peaceful
and
prosperous.
For
all.
And
I
believe
that,
through
our
collective
work,
we
are
demonstrating
our
commitment
to
rebuilding
black
communities
in
pittsburgh
that
are,
for
black
people
and
by
black
people
and
in
collaboration
with
our
partners
and
allies.
And
I
thank
you
all
for
being
some
of
them.
B
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
watching
and
participating
in
this
town
hall
meeting.
Remember
you
can
watch
this
show
on
facebook,
the
city's
youtube
channel
or
the
city's
cable
channel.
A
new
meeting
will
occur
every
wednesday
next
and
next
week.
We
look
forward
to
seeing
you
again
and
and
talking
about
the
issues
that
are
pressing
to
black
people
by
working
together,
united
purpose.
We
can't
transform
our
city
strengthen
it
for
all
of
its
residents.