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A
Good
evening,
I'm
pittsburgh
city
councilman,
daniel
lavelle
and
I'm
councilman,
reverend
ricky
burgess
and
welcome
back
to
black
pittsburgh
matters.
Black
pittsburgh
matters
is
a
series
of
virtual
town
hall
meetings,
affirming
a
city-wide
agenda
that
indeed
black
pittsburgh
matters.
Black
pittsburgh
matters
means
that
black
lives
matters.
It
means
we
must
protect
the
health
and
safety
of
black
people.
It
means
that
black
communities
matter.
We
must
invest
in
and
rebuild
black
communities.
It
means
that
black
wealth
matters.
We
must
focus
on
increasing
black
employment
and
entrepreneurial
shift.
B
Since
we
cannot
do
this
safely
in
the
current
pandemic,
we're
now
using
this
media
and
platform
to
come
to
you
in
the
ways
in
which
we
can
to
discuss
what
we're
doing
and
discuss
policy
and
legislation
concerning
black
pittsburgh.
These
meetings
are
available
via
facebook
youtube
and
the
city's
cable
channel.
You
can
contact
or
ask
questions
via
the
block.
Pittsburgh
matters,
facebook,
page
or
email
us
at
blackpghmatters,
gmail.com
and,
of
course,
through
our
we're
live
right
now,
so
you
can
simply
comment
through
the
facebook
page.
B
Today's
tell
home
meeting
topic
is
employment
in
in
entrepreneurship,
and
so
I
guess
I
have
been,
as
you
know,
involved
in
trying
to
increase
the
wages
for
african
americans.
B
I
have
been
active
in
the
summer
youth
employment
program
because
I
myself
used
to
work
for
that
program
for
park
recreations
at
mellon
park
during
my
summers
at
in
college,
and
when
I
first
came
to
council,
it
was
about
300
000.
B
Now
it's
over
a
million
million
point
two
dollars
a
year,
a
million
point
two
and
it
we
employ
now
every
eligible
kid
who
applies
for
the
program.
They
are
almost
guarant,
they
are
guaranteed
a
job
and
so
we're
real
proud
of
that
program,
and
we
had
this
summer.
Despite
the
pandemic,
I
tried
to
get
counsel
to
pass
a
living
wage
and
then
probably
what
I
did
recently
was
have
the
wage
review
committee.
B
We
did
this
for
hospital
workers
first,
which
was
one
of
the
saddest
things
of
all
the
things
I've
done
where
I
had
hospital
workers
cry
and
say
that
they
could
not
afford
because
of
the
kind
of
health
care
the
hospital
gives
them.
B
They
could
not
afford
to
take
their
kids
to
the
hospitals
that
they
worked
at
and
it
was
just
heartbreaking
and
we
did
help
to
get
them
higher
wages,
and
then
we
did
the
same
thing
for
grocery
workers
in
a
subsequent
wage
review
committee,
part
two
and
we
got
giant
eagle
to
increase
their
wages,
and
so
we've
been.
We
believe
that
in
order
to
live
well,
not
only
do
you
need
new
hot,
you
know
decent
housing.
B
Not
only
do
you
need
a
community's
rebuilt,
but
you
certainly
need
a
job
and
it
has
to
be
a
living
wage
so
that
you
can
take
care
of
your
kids.
A
Thank
you
for
that.
Rev.
If
you
don't
mind,
I'd
also
like
to
talk
a
minute
about
some
of
the
efforts
we've
been
working
on
within
the
district
as
you're.
Well
aware,
going
all
the
way
back
to
when
I
sort
of
led
the
effort
to
tear
down
the
civic
arena
and
rebuild
the
lower
hill
district.
The
intent
behind
that
development
has
always
been
to
literally
create
black
wealth
through
that
development
through
the
opportunity
to
actually
participate
in
the
physical
development
itself
in
terms
of
being
a
laborer
or
a
skilled
electrician.
A
Or
what
have
you,
but
also
through
the
contracting
opportunities?
What
are
the
opportunities,
pre-agent,
pre-development
development
and
post
development,
where
minority
companies
can
actually
benefit
from
this
development
and
that
we
can
sort
of
not
totally
redo
the
wrongs
of
50
years
ago,
but
in
in
many
ways,
lift
up
this
community
and
create
wealth
within
it?
And
so
I'm
excited
about
it
because
we're
finally,
in
a
place
where
it
appears
that
we're
actually
going
to
be
able
to
do
that.
We
did
make
one
historical
announcement.
A
When
we
announced
that
we
were
going
to
hire
an
all
minority-owned
company
to
lead
the
housing
on
the
site,
which
is
a
company
called
energen,
which
is
a
combination
of
keith
b,
key
bomani
house
and
bob
agboday.
They
actually
came
together
to
create
a
new
company
and
they
will
be
leading
the
housing
efforts
and
it's
obviously
our
belief
and
intent
for
them
to
also
then
reach
back
and
hire
even
more
minority-owned
companies
to
participate
in
that
development.
A
But
we're
also
going
to
have
an
opportunity
very
briefly,
to
hear
from
some
others
who
are
involved
in
this.
We're
in
the
process
of
opening
up
a
first
source
hiring
center
in
within
the
hill
district.
That'll
be
able
to
get
be
able
to
begin
recruiting
people
to
actually
begin
training
for
the
opportunities
that
this
development
will
present
itself,
as
well
as
other
opportunities
that
exist
within
the
city
and
I'll.
Let
them
go
into
further
detail
about
that.
A
We
are
also
in
the
process
of
opening
or
getting
ready
to
open
the
catapult
program
in
the
former
shop
and
save
site,
which
there's
already
a
very
successful
one
in
your
district,
reverend
burgess
and
some
essentially
taking
your
model
and
replicating
it
in
the
hill
district,
but
it
what
it
is
for
anyone
who's,
not
aware.
It's
a
retailer
and
residency
model
where
those
who
cannot
afford
to
have
their
own
storefront
come
to
one
location.
A
B
Yeah,
I
I
am,
and
the
catapult
center
in
my
district
is
on
holland
avenue
next
to
the
kelly
strayhorn.
If
anybody
wants
to
go
and
meet
those
entrepreneurs
and
buy
some
of
the
goods.
Certainly
you
are
welcome.
Although
this
is
not
necessarily
our
subject
tonight,
I
can't
go
too
much
further
without
really
talking
with
you
about
my
extreme
sadness
about
the
shooting
of
jacob
blake
in
kenosha
wisconsin
in
front
of
his
four
kids.
I
was
watching
basketball
last
night
and
listened
to
doc
rivers.
B
The
coach
of
clippers
really
talk
about
this
in
passionate
ways.
You
know
if
we
need,
we
need
to
make
changes
and
policy
of
how
policing
happens
in
our
our
country,
but
I'm
I
really
think
that
we
cannot
and
we
you
and
I
have
not.
B
We
can't
let
this
moment
pass
unless
we
not
only
change
policing,
we
really
deal
with
those
underlying
issues
and
particularly
those
issues
of
housing,
economic
development
in
black
communities
and
and
that's
partly
why
this
this
town
hall
meeting
becomes
so
important,
because
if
we
do
not,
you
know
not
at
least
listen
to
the
republican
convention.
If
we
do
not
change
the
living
condition
of
where
black
people
live,
I
just
don't
think
we're
going
to
be
able
to
solve
this
problem.
What
do
you
think.
A
So
I'm
not
sure
how
many
times
this
has
occurred
at
this
point,
but
last
night
my
daughter
walks
up
to
me.
She
was
getting
ready
to
go
to
bed,
but
we
had
the
news
on
and
she
says
really
they
killed
another
black
man
again
threw
up
her
hands
and
just
walked
away,
and
literally
I
had
no
comeback.
A
I
didn't
really
know
how
to
respond
to
it.
We've
had
these
conversations,
but
it's
heartbreaking
and
it's
sad
tragically
here
within
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
we
had
a
baby
die
to
gun
violence
recently
and
some
praying
for
that
family
and
reaching
out
to
them
to
do
all
that
we
can
to
assist
and
help
them
process
their
grief.
A
B
Tonight
we
are
honored
to
have
five
experts
on
employment
and
entrepreneurship
and
they
are
joining
us
now
for
the
discussion
today.
We
are
pleased
to
have
mr
carson
williams
executive,
director
of
the
african-american
chamber
of
commerce,
mr
long
and
mr
buford
from
partner
for
work.
Mr
doss,
the
editor
in
charge
of
the
new
pittsburgh
courier
and
miss
sabrina,
saunders,
mosley
mosby,
who
is
the
executive
director
of
vibrant
pittsburgh,
welcome
to
the
show.
A
You
so
I'll
begin
and
I'm
gonna
start
with
miss
williams.
If
you
don't
mind,
I
said
I
was
in
a
a
zoo
meeting
yesterday
evening
where
I
said
this
and
I
believe
it's
true,
but
I
want
to
sort
of
double
check
it.
It
is
my
understanding
that
one,
the
most
educated
person
in
america
is
a
woman
of
color.
A
It
is
also
my
understanding
that
the
fastest
growing
entrepreneurial
class
in
our
country
there
are
also
women
of
color
and
specifically
black
women,
and
so
unfortunately,
here
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
we
also
have
one
of
the
lowest
amounts
of
black
female
owned
businesses,
and
so
I'm
just
curious
to
hear
from
you
and
then
miss
honors.
If
you
also
want
to
chime
in
or
whomever
for
that
matter,
to
learn
what
can
we
as
a
city,
one
is
my
premise:
correct
is
my
premise
correct
and
then
two?
A
D
African-American
women
are
more
likely
to
start
their
own
businesses
and
that's
from
a
number
of
issues
that
have
occurred
either
from
right,
sizing
out
of
corporate
america
or
their
desire,
I'd
like
to
believe
to
start
their
own
businesses
from
what
they
have
seen.
There
are
a
number
of
resources
available
for
women
of
color
to
reach
out
find
resources.
A
number
of
them
are
on
with
us
this
evening.
D
Partners
for
work
does
a
fantastic
job
and
I
don't
think
we
can
ignore
that.
You
also
have
to
look
at
vibrant
pittsburgh
and
the
african-american
chamber.
We
all
provide
resources
and
can
provide
them
with
go-to's
there's
a
number
of
city
and
county
resources
available,
and
what
we
have
to
do
is
strengthen
them
and
hold
them
accountable
for
making
sure
that
they
are
doing
more
to
support
the
effort
of
getting
women
businesses
in
place
and
helping
to
support
them.
D
E
I
agree,
and-
and
thanks
so
much
for
the
opportunity
to
to
join
this
evening,
as
as
doris
was
saying,
supporting
businesses
is
the
key
to
their
not
just
survival,
but
to
them
thriving
and
to
a
thriving
economy
for
our
region
at
vibrant.
E
We
have
been
especially
during
during
this
this
time,
where
we've
seen
an
uptick
in
interest
in
our
corporate
leaders
and
how
they
can
support
minority
businesses
and
the
black
community
specifically
been
sharing
details
about
the
importance
of
one
tracking
how
they
are
investing
in
diverse
suppliers,
diverse
businesses
here
in
our
region
and
creating
metrics
that
will
allow
them
to
increase
that
support.
E
That
is
the
number
one
way
to
to
support
women-owned
businesses,
black
women,
owned
businesses,
minority
businesses
here
in
the
region
and
to
ensure
their
their
survival,
creating
programs
supporting
programs
that
will
connect
women-owned
businesses,
black
businesses,
to
their
procurement
officers
and
their
needs.
Educating
them
on
the
ways
to
to
do
business
with
our
companies
here
in
the
region
is
also
a
vitally
important
and
building
bridges
and
relationships.
E
That's
something
that
vibram
pittsburgh
most
certainly
is
doing
and
will
continue
to
do
is
to
build
relationships
with
companies
so
that
a
higher
yield
can
be
realized
here
in
in
pittsburgh,
and
not
just
service
industry
type
of
of
services,
but
our
legal
businesses
right.
Our
advertising
marketing
things
of
that
nature
are
really
the
wide
array
of
offerings
that
that
black
businesses
and
that
women
owned
businesses
are
providing
here
in
pittsburgh
as
well.
So
we
we
need
our
companies
to
help
really
shoulder
this
challenge.
For
us
as
well.
D
B
I
agree
with
you
wholeheartedly.
It
is
ironic
that
pittsburgh
and
many
publications
is
called
the
most
livable
city
in
america,
but
then
we
have
a
city
published
report
that
talks
specifically
about
how
perhaps
for
african
americans.
This
may
be
one
of
the
worst
cities
in
america.
There's
a
disconnect,
and
so
there
are
some
barriers,
and
so
I'm
going
to
ask
first,
my
my
my
friend
in
many
ways
my
hero
and
my
role
model,
mr
dawes,
from
the
pittsburgh
quarter
to
talk
a
little
bit
about.
B
From
his
perspective,
the
barriers
he's
been
a
successful
black,
a
businessman
just
with
the
barriers
he
said
he
he
sees
and
then
I'm
going
to
kind
of
spin
to
our
friends
from
the
partners
at
work
to
talk
about
those
barriers
to
employment
and
programs
that
they're
running
to
help
people
be
employed.
But,
mr
dawes,
what
what
do
you
think
the
barriers
are?
Why
why
don't
we
have
more
successful
black
businesses.
C
Well,
I
think
I'm
going
to
just
touch
back
on
what
was
said
about
the
the
female
businesses,
which
is
an
accurate
statement.
C
There
are
a
great
number
of
successful
female-led
businesses,
women-led
businesses,
black
women,
led
businesses,
but
I'm
going
to
hearken
to
something
that
isn't
really
talked
about,
and
it
may
be
consistent
with
what's
going
on
across
this
country
as
a
a
realistic
perception
of
fear
of
black
men
and
that
pervades
itself
also
in
business,
it
pervades
itself
in
the
corporate
structure
and
we,
when
we
get
real
about
what
the
issue
is
here,
it's
pervasive
throughout
our
common
history.
C
It
we're
dealing
from
from
something
that
we're
witnessing
on
a
day-to-day
basis
the
shooting
right
now
on
out
in
in
wisconsin.
What
what
was
that
all
about?
You
know
we
see
it
every
day
in
everyday
occurrence,
in
an
interaction
with
with
not
just
with
police,
but
vigilantes
fear
of
black
men
and
I'm
putting
it
straight
out
there.
From
that
perspective,
we're
not
talking
about
fear
of
black
women.
C
Most
people
love
black
women,
including
myself,
reality
is
there.
Is
this
undertone
this
undercurrent
that
that
exists
and
persist?
Let
me
give
you
a
point
of
history
here.
Just
recently,
a
several
years
back
doris
may
recall
this.
There
was
a
story
that
broke
about
black
painters,
who
were
commissioned
to
do
a
job
out
in,
I
believe,
mount
lebanon.
I
I
could
be
wrong
on
that.
This
woman,
the
woman
nearly
the
owner
of
the
home,
said
I
don't
want
black
men
on
my
property.
C
Am
I
correct
on
that?
Dorsey?
You
seem
to
recall
that
particular
story,
and
yes,
I
do
remember
that
she
made
the
news,
but
these
were
very
qualifiable.
The
company
stood
behind
these
painters
and
said
they
were
the
best
that
they
had
to
offer
that
didn't
matter.
They
happen
to
be
black
men,
so
I'm
talking
about
something
that
most
people
don't
want
to
talk
about.
It
is.
It
is
something
that
is
historic.
C
C
That's
another
example
sure
you
have
successful
black
men,
but
their
challenges
come
from
from
different
perspectives,
but
I'm
I'm
just
giving
you
something
that
my
experience,
my
exposure
to
listening
to
stories
of
from
from
black
entrepreneurs,
male
and
female.
This
is
an
undercurrent.
This
is
this
is
something
that
happens.
Nobody
really
wants
to
talk
about.
B
B
I'll
come
back
to
that,
because
I've
had
some
of
that.
You
know
I'm
an
old
guy,
so
I've
had
some
of
that,
mr
buford,
and
talk
about
in
terms
of
employment.
What
are
the
barriers?
The
challenges
in
your
fut
in
your
minds
and
then
opportunities.
D
F
Right
here
we
go,
I
was
gonna,
say
first
I'll,
say
good
evening.
Everyone
thank
you
for
having
me
before
I
get
into
the
employment
aspect
as
a
transplant
here
at
pittsburgh
two
years
ago,
in
a
form
of
wisconsin.
I
I
couldn't
be
more
disturbed
by
something
that
happened
back
in
my
near
my
hometown,
so
I
just
want
to
put
that
out
there
and
thank
you,
evan
burgess,
for
raising
that
and
all
of
our
awareness
about
this.
It's
it's
beyond
tragic
beyond
sad
because
it
keeps
happening
with
so
moving
on.
F
So
my
partner
work
in
the
workforce
board.
I
just
want
to
tell
a
quick
story,
but
when
I
came
to
talent
years
ago,
our
girlfriend
sabrina
and
others
through
a
reception
for
me
one
to
welcome
me
to
pittsburgh
and
show
me
who's
out
there
who
my
network
is
but
but
what
what
was
also
reminding
me
is
that
I'm,
the
first
african-american
ever
run
partner
for
work
and
I'll
be
honest
with
you.
F
So
since
I
am
the
first
and
we've
decided
to
take
some,
take
some
really
push
the
envelope
on
what
we
do
as
a
workforce
board
and
and
who
we
start
to
serve
and
who
we've
been
honest
about,
who
we're
serving,
including
looking
at
our
own
contracting
and
and
track
record
as
a
workforce
as
a
system
as
a
as
a
company
and
we're
a
48
person,
25
million
dollar
organization,
which
is
that's
a
small
business
to
me.
F
So
one
of
the
things
we
started
doing
and
I'll
come
back
to
the
questions.
I'm
not
I'm
not
getting
away
from
the
question.
We
had
to
look
at
our
own
things,
so
we
are
now
in
the
process
of
changing
how
we
contract
with
our
vendors.
We
just
switched
our
vending
process
for
our
copiers,
for
instance,
just
something
small.
As
that
we
weren't.
F
We
were
following
other
guidelines
and
not
being
true
to
our
own
desires,
so
we're
looking
at
everything
we
created
this
director
of
outreach
inclusion,
which
mr
long
is
in
that
position
now
and
his
job
on
a
daily
basis
to
focus
on
the
things
we're
talking
about
and
to
help
keep
me
focused
on
these
things.
So
that's
why
I
wanted
you
to
thank
you
for
inviting
both
of
us
from
partners
work
and
allow
us
to
tag
team.
This
conversation,
so
I
just
wanted.
F
You
gave
me
the
mic,
so
I
took
advantage
of
it
for
a
few
minutes.
So
thank
you.
Barriers
are
plentiful,
as
you
know,
and
there's
always
an
excuse.
So
one
of
the
other
things
we've
been
pushing
hard
on
in
our
work
is
getting
employers
that
not
think
different,
but
think
right
about
how
they
bring
on
people
how
they
look
at
talent.
You
know
we
we've
heard
the
inflection
report
and
there's
other
things
that
that
people
are
leaving
here.
F
Well,
we're
also
forcing
people
to
leave,
look
for
better
opportunity,
and
so
we're
we're
pushing
hard
and
doris-
and
I
had
this
conversation
recently
as
well,
that
you
know
getting
our
corporate
citizenry
to
rethink
how
they
onboard
folks
and
not
just
scream
any
talent
but
help
us
make
this
talent.
We
got
some.
We
got
nothing
but
talent
here
in
this
in
in
this
area,
some
may
have
maybe
returning
citizens.
F
Some
may
have
other
some
may
have
housing
issues,
but
that's
some
talented
individuals
so
right
now
we're
doing
more
than
just
providing
job
training
dollars,
trying
to
partner
with
as
many
people
as
possible
to
really
build
this
network
and
support
a
service
model
around
this
real
ecosystem
so
that
we
can
take
all
the
excuses
off
the
table,
so
the
employers
can't
say
well.
This
is
wrong,
but
that's
wrong.
No!
Actually,
we've
taken
care
of
those
barriers
already,
so
there's
nothing
wrong.
There's
no
battalion
right
here!
F
G
G
G
Majority
of
the
individuals
that
are
served
through
the
workforce
are
typically
minority,
but
we
need
the
employers
to
stop
saying
that
there
are
not
candidates
that
there
are
not
qualified
individuals
here
in
pittsburgh
because
there
are-
and
we
present
them
with
those
opportunities-
and
I
think
that's
one
of
the
biggest
barriers
that
we
see
here
and
you
know
probably
across
the
country.
But
definitely
here
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh
is
employers
are
not
holding
true
to
what
they
say
they
need
when,
when,
when
candidates
are
are
presented
to
them,.
D
D
I
could
just
add
one
thing,
and
incidentally,
I'm
the
president
and
chief
executive
officer
of
the
chamber,
not
the
executive
director,
one
of
the
things
that
we
do
is
we
make
sure
when
we
talk
with
corporations
that
they
can
no
longer
say,
we
can't
find
people,
we
provide
them
with
a
network.
If
they've
got
opportunities
within
their
companies,
we
send
it
out
to
our
1100
people
in
our
network.
D
D
So,
as
they're
looking
for
candidates
oftentimes,
they
will
sidestep
the
fact
of
saying
they
can't
find
them.
Well,
who
did
you
actually
interview
if
you
employ
the
rooney
rule?
You
have
one
minority
candidate,
at
least
in
your
final
decision
making
process
for
hiring
an
individual
for
a
job.
So
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
in
there,
because
there
are
a
number
of
us
as
organizations
that
try
and
provide
a
network
for
corporations,
non-profits
and
small
business
owners.
D
For
that
matter,
not
necessarily
african-american,
but
it
could
be
white,
small
business
owners
that
are
looking
to
hire
people
yeah.
We
have
a
network
where
they
can
actually
contact
us
and
we
get
the
information
out
for
them.
What
we
have
to
be
sure
of
is
that
we
have
a
mechanism
in
place
where
we
can
understand
how
successful
these
efforts
are.
C
Can
I
weigh
in
on
something
just
a
little
a
little
different
or
in
link
pretty
much
with
what
doris
is
talking
about
over
the
years?
As
many
of
you
know,
we
have
been
showcasing
some
of
pittsburgh's
finest
excellent
people.
We
call
them
men
and
women
throughout
the
city
of
pittsburgh
and
we
honor
them
and
and
present
them
to
the
city
and,
of
course,
the
community
as
well.
C
But
the
reality
is
a
great
number
of
those
people
are
are
exposed
for
the
first
time
to
to
people
who
have
no
idea
that
they
either
have
the
background,
the
the
degrees
that
they
have
the
tenure
of
service
and
they
they
they
are
then
put
in
a
totally
different
perspective,
a
different
light.
C
So
we
it's
like
a
presentation
of
of
pittsburgh's
finest
that
otherwise
people
would
never
know
about,
and
we've
had
great
success
with
that,
and
I
might
add
that
one
of
the
the
accolades
that
comes
back
to
us
is
when
we
see
some
of
those
resumes
going
out.
They
often
mention
that
they
were
named
a
new
pittsburgh
courier
man
or
woman
of
excellence
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
C
It
goes
a
long
way,
so
that's
one
little
contribution
factor
that
we
are
providing
in
terms
of
allowing
people
to
see
who
exists
within
our
community,
the
kind
of
talent
that
is
here,
the
richness
that
they
are
ignoring
because
they
choose
not
to
want
to
see
or
or
go
through
the
motions
of
properly
finding
the
right
folk
doris
knows
she.
She
hosts
a
a
breakfast.
You
know
monthly
priorities
pandemic,
our
power
breakfast
meetings.
C
Yes,
yes
and
that's
an
opportunity
for
many
of
these
business
people
to
come
together,
network
and
and
and
see
one
another
and
connect-
that's
been
going
on
successfully
for
quite
some
time,
so
you
have
somebody
in
doris,
carson
williams.
Who's
been
out
there
for
a
number
of
years,
now,
actually
opening
doors
for
a
number
of
people,
but
at
the
same
time
the
courier
has
been
exposing
people
of
of
of
talent
and
as
a
rich
heritage.
You
know
successful
in
their
own
right
that
otherwise
would
never
see
the
the
light
of
day.
D
One
of
the
first
things
we
did
rod
when
earl
buford
came
to
town.
We
had
him
as
a
speaker
for
our
power
breakfast
right.
We
wanted
not
only
to
introduce
him
to
the
small
business
network
and
the
organized
body
of
business
owners,
but
to
provide
him
an
opportunity
to
build
his
own
network,
and
he
made
some
good
contacts
through
that.
We
have
to
do
more
of
that.
Absolutely
a
number
of
different
ways.
E
I
just
want
to
connect
a
couple
of
gems
that
are
being
dropped
here.
I
I
I
just
feel
so
privileged
to
have
the
opportunity
to
listen
to
doris
and
to
rod
so
such
wisdom
from
all
of
your
years
of
experience.
E
One
of
the
things
that
I
think
is
so
important,
that's
being
mentioned
now
is
that
pittsburgh
is
a
relationship
city,
and
I
think
it's
something
that's
being
alluded
to
right
now
in
this
moment
right,
something
that
we
have
acknowledged
and
that
we
noted
at
vibram
pittsburgh
through
our
vibrant
index
is
something
called
the
is
the
middle
management
bottleneck
and
so
essentially,
regardless
of
if
the
ceo
and
the
board
of
directors
is
calling
for
diversification
of
the
pipeline
and
and
the
the
c-suite
for
that
matter.
E
There
are
a
group
of
individuals
kind
of
in
the
middle
of
companies
that
perhaps
are
looking
for
people
that
look
like
them
that
talk
like
them
that
are
more
familiar,
that
they
have
relationships
with,
which
we
see
more
and
more
in
this
region
and
not
really
being
cognizant
of
it
or
having
their
own
bias
in
place.
Making
decisions
that
consistently
will
keep
us
from
moving
forward.
E
There
are
a
lot
of
programs
that
we
we
can
tout
and
that
companies
have
in
place
to
train
up
our
talent,
the
talent
that
we
know
we
have
here
in
the
region,
but
nobody's
looking
at
that
bottleneck
right
and
training
them
to
look
beyond
some
of
the
the
things
that
they
find
more
familiar
and
consider
a
talented
person
of
color.
That
looks
like
like
one
of
us
on
this
call,
and
so
thinking
about
the
importance
of
building
relationships
and
and
creating
spaces
across
the
aisle
one.
E
We
obviously
subscribe
to
the
pittsburgh
courier
we've
got
to
support
each
other
and
continue
to
to
push
these
positive
narratives
forward
and
share
our
resources
amongst
the
spaces
and
places
that
we
occupy
to
extend
those
relationships
so
that
we
can
really
stop
this.
This.
This
challenging
issue
that
we
we
know
is
happening
within
companies
day
in
and
day
out
and
keeping
really
keeping
talented
individuals
from
from
great
opportunity.
E
D
Know
what
sabrina
you?
You
brought
up
an
interesting
point,
many
of
the
ceos,
as
we
have
had
opportunities
in
some
cases
to
meet
with
them.
They
get
it,
they
understand
it.
They
want
to
help.
Do
something,
and
they
say
we
will.
We
will
push
that
through
the
organization,
but
as
it
filters
down
in
the
organization
middle
management
oftentimes
and
it
could
be
their
biases,
but
it's
also
they
have
a
buddy
network
of
people
that
they
do
business
with,
and
they
don't
want
to
disturb
that.
D
What
we
encourage
them
to
do
is
look
at
the
pie
and
just
enlarge
it
and
create
another
slice,
give
us
the
opportunity
for
entry,
and
we
will
take
it
from
there
and
in
a
number
of
cases.
We
have
done
that
recently
and
we've
got
a
couple
members
that
are
just
really
able
to
tell
their
wares
about
how
successful
doing
that
is
because
they
have
met
people
partnered
with
them
got
an
opportunity
to
get
in
the
door
and
as
a
result
of
showing
their
talents,
they
increase
their
worth
within
a
company.
C
Is
there
any
evidence
that
that
things
have
changed
locally
to
the
extent
that
the
that
the
the
the
the
number
of
people
leaving
the
young
people
in
particular
leaving
the
city
has
reversed
itself?
Are
there
more
people
tending
to
stay
here?
Just
a
question?
I'm
asking.
A
So,
based
upon
the
numbers
I've
seen,
mr
dos,
the
region
is,
has
stabilized
itself
and
it
looks
as
if
the
region
is
going
to
be
growing.
However,
the
city
continues
to
lose
population.
Okay,
but
I'm
also
encouraged
to
hear
miss
williams
say
that
the
ceos
get
it
because
I'm
not
convinced
they
do
so,
I'm
at
least
happy
to
hear
you
believe
some
of
them.
E
A
So
can
you
explain
why
they
get
it?
I
have
my
belief,
which
is
that
they're
having
an
economic
they're,
taking
an
economic
hit.
My
understanding-
and
this
is
your
space,
not
mine,
but
my
understanding
is
in
business,
especially
in
corporate
america.
Now
diversity
is
good
for
business
and
unfortunately
in
pittsburgh
we
have
some
of
the
mo.
A
We
are
one
of
the
most
least
diverse
places,
and
so
many
of
the
many
I've
heard
of
companies
who
choose
not
to
locate
here
because
of
the
lack
of
diversity,
I've
heard
of
companies
who
have
a
hard
time
keeping
their
minority
workers
because
lack
of
diversity
and
so
miss
mosby.
Since
you
touched
upon
it,
I'm
thinking
they're,
beginning
to
understand
it,
because
it's
going
to
have
either
it
is
now
having
a
negative
financial
impact
or
they
see
20
years
from
now
the
workforce
won't
be
in
place.
A
E
It
is
just
a
realistic
fact
that
our
country
is
becoming
blacker
and
browner,
and
so,
in
order
for
this
region
to
to
thrive
to
have
an
economic
base
and
a
workforce,
we
need
to
embrace
and
support
diversity
to
retain
diverse
talent
here
in
this
region,
to
attract
diverse
talent
here
in
this
region,
or
we
will
not
be
able
to
compete
against
other
cities
across
the
country
that
can
and
will
and
are
doing
that
already
and
that's
our
competition
right,
and
so
what
you're
talking
about
is
the
fact
that
I
mean
there's
been
a
ton
of
research.
E
That's
been
done
to
demonstrate
that
if,
if
it's
done
well,
diversity
and
inclusion
in
the
workplace
can
lead
to
increased
revenue,
reduce
cost
greater
innovation,
and
the
reason
for
that
is
because,
essentially
the
more
that
your
workforce
looks
like
the
customer
that
you
serve
the
more
insight
that
you
have
the
better
that
you
can
serve
them
so
from
that's
leadership
from
the
top
and
individuals
working
and
making
decisions
for
you.
E
I
do
believe
that,
in
the
midst
of
what
many
of
us
have
been
calling
the
double
pandemic,
which
is
the
covid
and
then
also
the
racial
unrest
that
we've
experienced
with
the
recent
deaths
of
george
floyd
and
now
the
attempted
killing,
is
what
I've
been
saying
of
of
jacob
blake
a
different
kind
of
diversity
being
good
for
business.
I
mean
it.
E
Definitely
it's
a
difficult
conversation
to
have,
but
one
that
we
should
be
very
clear
about
to
ensure
that
this
is
not
just
a
moment
in
which
companies
and
and
business
leaders
are
supporting
this
work
and
are
laser
focused
on
this
work,
but
that
this
is
a
movement,
and
this
is
a
change
in
the
right
direction
for
versus
a
region
in
the
country,
and
so
what
I
mean
by
that
is
obviously
there
is
a
spotlight
on
the
importance
of
protecting
black
lives
and
the
well-being
of
black
individuals,
and
that
includes
employees,
and
so
that
is
where
the
idea
of
diversity
being
an
imperative
for
our
businesses
comes
from.
E
I.
I
wholeheartedly
believe
that
there
are
a
number
of
business
leaders
here
in
this
region
based
on
you
know,
sitting
down
with
them
getting
a
chance
to
get
to
know
them
talking
through
the
plans
they
have
in
place
for
their
companies.
Things
they've
already
done
right,
their
track
record
that
they
not
only
believe
in
this
work,
but
they
want
to
see
a
real
change
within
their
companies
and
they
want
to
lead
in
this
particular
space,
but
they've
just
been
unsuccessful
for
a
variety
of
reasons.
E
E
At
this
point
in
time,
and
I
feel
like
we
obviously
have
not
just
the
ability,
we
have
the
platform
to
hold
their
feet
to
the
fire,
to
ask
the
question
why
you
know
what
is
what
exactly
is
it
that
you
plan
to
do
to
continue
to
help
to
move
this
region
forward
and,
if
they're,
not
essentially
considering
the
importance
of
diversifying
the
workforce
in
in
2020,
I'm
not
sure
that
they
plan
on
being
in
existence
in
2030
or
2040.,
because
it
essentially
is
it's
not
just
what's
to
come,
it's
what's
now
right,
and
so
whether
or
not
leaders
are
prepared
for
it,
whether
they're
buying
into
this
concept
of
diversity
being
good
for
business,
whether
it's
revenue
or
whether
it's
the
well-being
of
your
workforce
and
those
that
you
serve
your
customers.
E
It's
it's
here.
It's
what's
absolutely
necessary
the
talented
individuals
that
we
have
to
to
fulfill
our
workforce,
our
workplaces.
Look
like
look
like
you
and
me.
F
Well,
sabrina
just
a
quick
update
on
the
economic
impact
in
the
last
two
hours,
all
the
nba
teams
that
are
have
forfeited
their
games,
and
now
they
major
league
baseball's
trying
to
do
the
same
tonight
right
if
that's
not
affecting
economics,
I
don't
know
what
it
is.
E
Oh
absolutely,
my
husband
just
told
me
that
when
he
came
home
from
work-
and
I
mean
it
just
it
just
goes
to
show
how
the
use
of
your
platform
and
positioning
power
can
leveraging,
make
a
change
right
and
so
hitting
hitting
folks
where
we
know
what
matters
and
that's
their
pockets
is
going
to
make
a
difference
for
sure.
But.
D
C
D
If
you
have
a
diverse
workforce
and
you
address
the
the
product
offerings
for
that
workforce,
it's
amazing
what
can
happen.
You
can
increase,
not
only
productivity
but
profitability
for
the
individuals
as
well
as
the
company.
There
was
a
article
that
came
out
recently.
That
said,
we
are
the
third
whitest
environment
in
the
country.
D
C
Let
me
weigh
in
because
I
you
know
I
come
from
a
different
perspective.
I've
had
conversations
with
people
who
were
were
hired
as
diversity,
officers,
chiefs
and
whatnot.
In
fact,
I
could
tell
you
some
heartbreaking
stories
once
they
got
into
the
job
they
could.
They.
I've
had
private
meetings
with
a
number
of
these.
These
people
who
went
in
thinking
that
they
were
at
least
in
a
position
to
hire
more
african-americans,
and
sadly,
diversity
meant
everybody
everybody,
but
us,
and
I'm
telling
you.
This
is
exactly
what
happened.
C
C
Eeo
did
I'm
telling
you
I've
had
many
a
heartbreak,
broken
story.
People
came
into
my
office
sat
down
and
poured
their
heart
out
about
what
they
thought
they
were
being
hired
to
do
and
found
out.
It
was
totally
different,
so
this
is
just
another
reality
of
what
goes
on
and
that
was
black
black
women
and
black
men.
I'm
I'm
just
giving
it
to
you
as
straight
as
I
can.
E
Reason
I'm
smiling
and
I'm
I'm
shaking
my
head
is
because
you
know
earlier
this
year
I
released
a
2020
regional
action
plan
to
adopt-
and
I
specifically
said
black
and
african
americans,
as
it
relates
to
the
population
that
I
wanted
to
see
impacted
by
the
action
plan.
Because
of
what
you've
mentioned.
We
have
to
be
very
specific
when
talking
about
the
population
that
we
want
to
connect
with
opportunity
and
that's
been
overlooked.
Quite
frankly,
and
so
I
you
know,
I
completely.
E
I
agree
that
there
is
this
notion
of
an
expanded
view
of
diversity,
which
I
completely
believe
in
obviously
having
a
variety
of
views.
Diversity,
scene
and
unseen
is
most
certainly
quite
important
as
we're
talking
about
the
employment
imperative,
equitable
opportunities
and
compensation
elevation.
I'm
I'm
talking
about
black
folks.
B
At
the
city,
the
commission
on
racial
equity
and
the
work
that
councilman
level-
and
I
have
done
to
pass
legislation
saying
that
black
pittsburgh
matters
is
one
of
the
first
times
in
the
history
of
our
city.
We've
ever
talked
about
black
issues
and
used
up
until
last
this
year
or
the
last
year.
So
we
we
never
used
the
word
black.
We
used
the
word
equity
inclusion,
all
these
other
buzzwords,
but
not
specifically
black.
B
I
do
have
something
I
want
to
say,
but
before
I
I
want
to
ask
the
question,
then
I'll
maybe
make
a
statement
about
it.
My
question
really
is
we're
talking
about
employment
in
terms
of
people
who
are
eligible
to
participate
in
employment,
but
I
I
the
alligator
conference
say
it.
You
know
trying
to
recruit
people
to
come
to
the
region
to
work
here
as
a
priority.
I
I
I
I
I
again
I'll
ask
the
question,
mr
buford
and
mr
long
you're
both
transplants.
B
What's
honestly,
what's
wrong
with
pittsburgh,
which
why
is
it
that
people
like
yourselves,
don't
want
to
come
here?
What
do
you
think?
What
is
what
do
you
think
the
problem
is
and
now
I'll
make
a
statement,
and
anybody
can
after
them
can
chime
in
what's
wrong
with
our
city.
Why
is
it
so?
Why
is
this
so
hostile
to
african
americans
having
a
high
quality
of
life?
Let's,
let's
be
honest,.
G
Honestly,
I
I
would
say
I
think
it
all
goes
back
to
mr
dos.
I
think
it's
fear
of
of
honestly
black
people
in
general,
not
just
the
man.
I
think
it's
the
opportunities
here
in
pittsburgh.
People
are
not
ready
for
them.
People
are
not
ready
for
the
change.
People
are
not
ready
to
to
sit
down.
You
know,
take
a
step
step
to
the
side.
G
You
know
I'm
actually
here,
because
my
wife
is
originally
from
pittsburgh,
which
she
drugged
me
here,
but
I
will
say
this
through,
as
mrs
saunders
have
talked
about
opportunities
and
network.
That
was
one
of
the
reasons
why
I
have
stayed
here
in
pittsburgh
because
of
the
individuals
because
of
the
african-american
women
and
men
that
I
have
met
through
working,
who
have
always
had
the
opportunity
to
encourage
me
and
tell
me
to
keep
on
going.
G
That's
actually
one
of
the
things
that
kept
me
here
in
pittsburgh
and
I
think
when
other
transients
are
coming
to
pittsburgh,
they
don't
come
in
having
that
same
opportunity
having
those
same
connections.
So
it's
easy
for
them
to
say
you
know
what
this
is
not
the
place
for
me.
I'm
gonna
go
down
to
atlanta
or
charlotte,
where
there
seems
to
be
a
little
bit
more
acceptance
of
the
black
purse.
F
Great
points
marquis
it's
interesting
coming
from
another
city
which
to
me
was
even
worse
on
this
conversation,
and
so
the
interesting
part
about
that
is
in
this
job
and
coming
to
city.
The
arms
are
open
so
right
now,
I'm
still
I'm
I'm
a
new
guy
wave
still,
so
you
call
I
make
those
doors
are
open,
but
will
that
continue?
That's
that's
that's
what
I'm
I'm
looking
out
for
so
in
the
next
five
to
ten
years.
Will
this
continue?
Well?
Why
I'm
re-evaluating?
F
If
it's
going
to
continue
as
spring
said
earlier,
building
these
networks-
insulating
myself
with
everyone
on
this
call
right
now
and
others
in
this
community
who
look
like
we
look
and
are
doing
good
things
makes
you
build,
build
our
ecosystem
stronger
and
better
that'll
make
it
that'll
make
me
want
to
continue
to
stay
because,
where
I
came
from
was
worse
and
it
didn't
have
the
ecosystem,
but
if
it
doesn't
continue,
if
it
doesn't
grow
like
well,
you
know,
you
know
where
the
consequences
are
there
we're
going
to
go
somewhere
else,
but
that
that's
my
goal.
F
F
You
know
personal
work
is
lots
of
grants
and
training
dollars
and
all
these
other
things
we
also
have
wage
subsidy
for
employers,
and
so
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
a
way
to
start
providing
more
of
these
weight
subsidy
situations
for
black
businesses,
minority
businesses.
So
I
want
to
have
endorsement.
I
started
talking
about
some
of
that
with
her
members,
but
we
want
to
start
utilizing
those
the
more
tools
that
we
have,
that
we
haven't
utilized
to
any
kind
of
capacity
or
scale
over
the
years.
F
G
And
I
just
want
to
say
one
thing
before
you
go
reverend
councilman
burgess,
so
you
you
asked
what
kept
me
here
and
really
that's
my
wife
and
my
kids,
but
the
one
thing
that
I
want
to
challenge.
G
B
I
want
to
share
a
story.
I
say
when
I
talk
about
this
to
other
people
I
say:
imagine,
would
it
be
like
if
lions
chose
zoos
instead
of
zeus,
choosing
lions
right,
so
a
lion
goes
to
a
zoo
and
he
goes
and
sees
all
the
lions
are
starving.
They're
in
substandard
housing,
they're,
not
fair
cup.
You
know,
they're
not
fed
well
they're
getting
beat
by
the
handlers,
and
then
they
go
to
another
zoo
and
in
that
zoo
that
lions
are
living
in
plot.
B
You
know
plush
circumstances
getting
they're
well
fed,
there's
pretty
female
blindness
there
and
they
asked
the
line.
You
know
which
one
you're
gonna
pick
well.
The
lion's
gonna
pick
the
zoo
where
people
are
prospering.
I
think
the
same
is
true
in
pittsburgh,
but
one
of
the
problems
we
have-
and
I
I
believe
this
is
that
the
african
american
communities
in
pittsburgh
are
are
struggling
and
they
give
the
image
of
black
people
struggling
in
our
city
and
until
we
rebuild
black
communities
in
pittsburgh,
so
that
when
black
people
come
here,
they
see
black
business
districts.
B
They
see
black
middle
class,
they
see
a
place
where
I
have.
You
know
I
have
four
children
where
my
my
children
and
they're
all
adults.
They
can
go
in
and
date
and
and
go
to
a
concert
that
is,
and
they
can
they
can
be
around
other
black
people
safely
in
in
nice,
place
to
a
nice
restaurant
owned
by
black
people
and
shop
at
night,
clothing
stores
owned
by
black
people,
and
so
I'm
I'm
up
to
believe
I
am.
I
am
laser-like
focused
on
rebuilding
traditional
african
chimera
communities.
B
I
really
don't
think
that
we're
going
to
be
able
to
tackle
this
issue
of
diversity
until
just
on
a
just
on
a
fairness
basis
that
we
do
not
have
spaces
and
places
for
black
people
owned
by
black
people
for
them
to
go
and
live
and
participate.
And
that's
that's
my
thought.
That's
my
story
about
lions.
D
D
When
I
was
growing
up,
you
could
go
down
to
the
corner
drugstore
that
was
black
owned
and
my
mother
used
to
always
tell
me
the
story
about
billy,
eckstine,
she'd,
say
he'd,
go
to
the
cleaners,
barnett
cleaners
and
get
his
pants
pressed
he'd,
go
down
on
heron
avenue
and
get
his
shoes
shine.
He'd
go
to
nesbits
and
eat
his
meal.
D
There
was
a
thriving
commerce
district
of
black
business
owners
that
we
watched
evaporate
as
a
lot
of
black
professionals
who,
at
one
time
you
knew
because
they
lived
in
the
community.
They
moved
outside
into
the
suburbs,
so
that
nucleus,
that
we
once
had
of
african-american
professionals
living
in
a
concentrated
area
is
no
longer
there.
It's
more
dispersed
now
so
to
rebuild.
We
have
to
think
differently
about
how
we
rebuild
and
help
people
to
identify
who
those
players
are.
C
When
you
talk
about
rebuilding,
there
was
an
effort
some
years
ago
to
rebuild
homewood
avenue,
and
I
it
was
going
very
well
and
then
something
happened
out
of
homewood
avenue.
A
certain
element
in
the
community
started
breaking
into
the
side,
walls
of
the
of
the
buildings
and
stealing
from
the
the
owners
they
cut
holes
in
the
roof
of
the
buildings
and
came
through
the
roof
and
and
and
threatened
that
there
were.
There
were
business
owners
that
had
to
to
sleep
overnight
in
their
shops.
C
They
literally
canceled
out
business
in
those
in
those
communities.
Homer
was
really
looking
pretty
good
during
that
particular
time,
but
at
the
same
time
you
had
an
element
that
did
not
allow
for
anybody
to
prosper.
Now
I
don't
know
necessarily
that
that
element
is
still
exists
because
we
haven't
have.
We
haven't
had
that
same
framework
of
entrepreneurship.
C
C
But
I'm
hoping
that
we
have
that
element
in
check,
because
we
cannot
rebuild
with
a
certain
cadre
of
folk
who
continue
to
tear
it
down
and
doesn't
does
not
allow
for
any
growth
or
regrowth
or
rebirth
in
our
communities.
Well,.
B
I
won't
talk
about
the
lift
for
a
different
show,
but
in
order
to
do
this,
you
have
to
do
multiple
interventions
all
at
one
time
right.
You
can't
just
build
businesses,
you
have
to
do
employment
and
businesses
and
affordable
housing
and
social
services
and
drug
rehab
and
early
childhood
in
you
know,
early
childhood
intervention
and
home
ownership.
B
You,
you
know
you
have
to
put
all
of
these
interventions
at
the
same
time
at
scale
and
alarmer,
I
think,
is
the
best
example
of
what
we've
been
able
to
do,
at
least
in
my
district
longer
is
the
best
example.
I
do
think
homewood's
next,
I
think
the
homework
business
district
is
ripe
for
investment
as
as
is
center
avenue
on
the
hill
and
a
few
other
places
across
our
city.
I
think
we
can
begin
to
rebuild
african-american
communities
using
their
business
districts
as
as
as
coors.
A
Towards
towards
that
end,
reverend,
as
we
all
clearly
know,
unemployment
within
the
black
community
was
higher
than
the
average
before
covet
hit
and
unfortunately,
with
covid
many
were
either
laid
off.
Furlough
lost
their
jobs
and
are
simply
underemployed
real
quickly,
marquis
and
or
earl.
A
Do
you
know
of
any
current
companies
organizations
that
are
looking
to
hire
during
the
during
these
times
that
anyone
watching,
because
we've
received
a
lot
of
comments
and
there's
some
questions
I
want
to
get
to
from
the
public,
but
during
this
time
where
people
are
going
to
be
looking
for
work
and
needing
opportunities?
Are
you
all
aware
of
any
opportunities
that
people
could
go
to
right
now.
F
Right
now,
we
are
actively
seeking
about
2500
individuals
to
work
at
amazon
in
their
blue
badge
positions.
These
are
the
15
hour,
jobs
with
benefits
and
additional
paid
training.
Some
of
you
may
are
aware
of
that.
So
we
we're
our
career
link
centers
and
a
lot
of
our
partners
that
we
are
funding
for
training
are
coming
together
to
fulfill
those
fulfill
those
openings.
F
Obviously
the
issue
is
transportation,
so
we're
working
with
amazon
a
couple
strategies
there,
one
being
where
they're
providing
transportation
for
the
last
mile
on
the
with
the
bus
bus
stops
we're
also
working
on
some
some
crews
that
work
around
the
clock
for
the
various
shifts.
So
that's
one,
that's
a
small
one,
but
you
know
still
2
500
openings
is
2500
openings,
they're
full-time
we're
also
working
with,
and
this
is
still
in
the
retail
side
with
the
sheets.
F
They
have
a
couple
hundred
openings
right
now
that
they're
that
we're
starting
to
get
get
ready
for
right.
Before
this
call,
I
had
a
conversation
with
ten
in
ten
of
the
large
employers
in
town,
the
u.s
steels,
the
hit
ohio's
et
cetera
about
some
new
initiatives
to
fill
their
openings.
That
we're
trying
to
work
with
them
on
and
how
do
we
get
that?
How
do
we
get
the
word
out
to
the
folks?
F
That's
listening
here
right
now,
so,
hopefully
we'll
be
bringing
out
more
information
and
working
through
each
year,
your
districts,
your
constituents
on
how
to
get
folks
in
these
openings,
whether
it's
training,
whether
it's
direct,
hire,
whether
it's
a
combination
thereof
or
or
whether
or
if
it's
upgrading
folks,
who
already
worked
there
into
better
positions
than
opening
their
positions,
so
we'll
have
more
to
come.
But
those
are
the
big
ones
that
jump
out
right
now
because
of
the
numbers
I
mentioned.
D
A
E
Councilman
laveau-
I
just
want
to
mention
just
on
the
conversation
about
jobs
that
are
available
now.
Vibrant
pittsburgh
also
has
a
job
posting
on
our
website,
vibrantpittsburgh.org
that
has
a
featured
list
of
50
available
jobs
right
now
that
our
members
are
seeking
to
fill
currently
looking
for
diverse
talent
and,
obviously
those
are
available
currently.
But
you
can
also
look
at
our
members
list
to
go
directly
to
their
career
sites
to
take
a
look
at
opportunities
that
they
have
available
at
our
almost
70
member
companies
as
well.
G
And
I
just
wanted
to
share
real
quick
as
earl
had
talked
about
the
amazon,
the
sheets
and
those
big
hiring
things,
we
did
develop
a
hiring
specifically
portal
for
covid.
So
if
you
go
to
the
pa
careerlink
site,
there
are
opportunities
that
specifically
because
of
the
pandemic,
where
individuals
can
go
and
see
which
companies
are
currently
hiring
right
now.
H
A
And
just
so,
everyone
is
aware:
micah
campbell
smith
is
an
intern
in
reverend
burgess's
office
and
ultimately,
the
producer
of
this
series.
If
not
for
her,
we
would
not
be
able
to
pull
this
off.
So
I
do
want
to
publicly
thank
her,
but
you
said
there
have
been
questions
live
questions.
H
Yes,
thank
you,
councilman
lavelle.
We
have
a
few
live
questions
here.
One
of
the
first,
I
think
I'll
direct
to
our
team
joining
us
from
partner
for
work.
There
was
sort
of
an
interest
in
learning
what
what
black
youth
in
pittsburgh
can
do
right
now?
What
how?
How
best
do
you
think
we
can
engage
black
youth
in
pittsburgh
for
employment
and
sort
of
working
towards
a
positive
sort
of
positive
resume
building
right
now?
What
can
what
can
we
do
right
now
during
the
pandemic.
F
Oh,
I'm
sorry
come
on.
I
think
you
know.
Obviously
we
just
we
just
completed
our
learning
summer
jobs
program-
that's
supported
by
both
of
our
elected
officials
on
this
call,
but
we
just
we
celebrated
leave
over
1700
and
and
I
believe,
each
individual
that
went
through
that
collected
about
eleven
hundred
dollars
this
summer.
So
that's
the
summer.
We
would
love
to
do
that
year
round
and
something
as
large
as
that
we're
also,
as
we
talk
about
these
other
companies,
I
mentioned
no
amazon
sheets.
F
We
want
to
make
sure
that
information
is
getting
out
there.
So
you
know
constantly
bill
knows
this.
So
as
we
developed
the
the
workforce
center
in
the
hill
was
one
of
those
avenues
where
we
start
to
bring
more
employers
and
opportunities
there,
especially
for
young
people.
It's
one
thing
about,
for
all
the
workforce
is
happening
that
16
to
24
year
old
population
is
often
neglected.
You
know
no
matter
all
the
good
things
we're
doing.
F
It's
still
not
the
the
scale
when
we
need
so
one
of
the
things
we
often
counsel
people
on
is
start
somewhere
get
it
get
get
you're
not
going
to
jump
into
an
apprenticeship
tomorrow.
So
it's
it's
okay
to
start
at
you
know
a
big
box
company
or
some
other
thing,
and
so
we're
trying
to
really
push
these
pathway
conversations.
F
The
right
work
source
really
becomes
more
of
a
career
development
and
not
just
a
job,
and
so
that's
something
I'm
hoping
it
will
get
announced
down
the
road
with
the
help
of
a
lot
of
folks
on
this
call
the
development
of
a
really
large
transitional
jobs,
programming
or
networking
situation
that
puts
focused
on
you
know,
16
to
24
year
olds,
year-round
continuously,
but
that's
not
in
place.
Now
it's
it's
happening,
but
it's
not
happening
to
scale.
I
think
we
need
our
want
and
desire.
H
Understood
and
another
question
that
we
had
was
specifically
about
black
women
for
sort
of
the
prejudice
and
racial
inequality
that
black
pittsburgh
face,
and
I'm
opening
this
up
broadly
in
the
pittsburgh
community,
also
about
sort
of
the
equality
from
a
business
perspective,
black
owned
banks
in
pittsburgh.
What
what
do?
If
we
talk
about
home
buying
and
loan
qualification?
H
What
black
institutions
do
we
have
to
go
through
to
work
towards
home
ownership,
etc?.
C
Well,
one
time
there
was
a
black
bank,
it
did
not
survive.
It
was
here
for
a
while.
There
was
a
great
a
great
deal
of
interest
in
trying
to
promote
it.
We
had
some
very
talented
people
that
helped
pull
it
poured
together,
organized
it
funded,
it
got
it
got
it
off
and
running,
but
unfortunately
it
did
not
survive.
C
It
was
a
very
sad
departure
for
the
city,
but
it
existed.
It
was
an
effort
led
by
richard
barber
was
one
of
the
the
key
people
who
tried
to
make
it
and
make
it
happen,
and
it
just
did
not
maintain
very
unfortunate.
A
The
only
the
only
other
resource
I
know
of
this
sort
of
black
owned
black
manage
is
the
hill
district
federal
credit
union
right.
They
are
able
to
assist
in
home
ownership
opportunities
and
helping
people
prepare
for
mortgages,
working
with
their
credit,
repair
and
thing
and
other
things
along,
though,
along
those
lines,
so
they
would
be
a
resource.
H
E
Sure,
I'm
not
sure
I
can.
I
can
do
the
the
greatest
job
right
now
to
talk
about
the
plight
of
the
black
woman.
In
this
moment
I
feel,
like
I
mean
my
heart-
is
really
heavy
just
in
just
today,
as
I
think
about
the
challenges
that
we
we
face
in
general.
E
What
I
will
tell
you
is,
after
the
the
gender
equity
report
came
out
and
and
finding
out
that
I
was,
I
was
pregnant
and
recognizing
the
potential
challenges
that
I
didn't
even
know
that
I
had
as
a
black
woman
living
in
pittsburgh
as
it
relates
to
the
mortality
rate
and
my
voice
and
my
opinion
as
it
relates
to
medical
matters
being
potentially
ignored
or
devalued.
E
E
It's
also
young
in
this
region,
and
I
can
speak
to
examples
of
situations
where
I
was
ignored,
or
you
know
I
was
thought
to
be
the
intern
or
in
the
wrong
place,
but
one
of
the
things
that
I
was
not
ready
for
was
the
reality
that
something
that
I
could
not
in
any
way
shape
or
form
prevent
related
to
my
own
health.
E
E
It
rings
an
alarm
I
think
for
all
of
us,
especially
for
me,
and
I
think
that
it
needs
to
very
much
be
a
part
of
the
conversations
that
we're
having
about
black
pittsburgh
and
and
why
black
pittsburgh
matters,
and
it's
it's.
Certainly.
It's
certainly
top
of
mind
for
me.
H
E
A
black
female
leader,
I
will
tell
you
that
I
find
that
some
of
my
some
of
the
other
women
leaders
that
happen
to
be
black
in
this
region
and
I
share
a
lot
of
common
experiences,
one
being
being
offered
opportunities
that
are
already
in
failing
positions
right
so
being
asked
to
come
in
and
lead
in
a
space
that
is
failing
to
to
fix
a
problem
to
to
rebound
a
challenge
that
no
one
expects
you
to
be
able
to
lead.
E
My
challenge
at
vibram
pittsburgh
is
to
essentially
make
pittsburgh
a
place
of
choice
for
people
of
color
for
black
folks
that
are
here
and
those
that
potentially
might
want
to
come.
That's
an
uphill
battle.
So,
if
you're
wondering
what
it's
like
to
be
a
black
woman
in
pittsburgh,
my
job
alone
is
a
great
example
of
what
we
face.
A
Thank
you
very
much
before
wrapping
up.
Is
there
any
last
comments
anyone
has
and
wants
to
share.
C
Yes,
I'd
like
to
thank
both
you
councilman,
for
allowing
the
city
to
become
exposed
to
black
pittsburgh
matters
for
the
pages
of
the
courier.
You've
done
an
outstanding
job
of
writing
articles
that
have
resonated
well,
they're,
they're,
they're,
thoughtful
provocative,
and
it's
just
what
we
need
at
this
particular
time.
Thank
you
both
for
taking
the
lead
on
keeping
our
of
the
city
informed
about
a
very
key
matter.
Black
pittsburgh
matters.
A
Thank
you.
We
certainly
will
we
thank
you
for
your
partnership,
mr
doss.
With
that
being
said,
I
do
want
to.
We
do
want
to
wrap
up
this
evening.
We've
gone
a
little
over
the
hour.
We
promised
we
would
keep
you,
but
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
watching
and
participating.
A
I
want
to
thank
all
our
guests
on
today's
show.
I
want
to
thank
specifically
miss
cars,
ms
doris
carson
williams
from
the
aft
american
chamber
of
commerce,
mr
long
and
mr
buford
from
partner
for
work.
Mr
dos
from
the
new
pittsburgh
courier
and
ms
saunders
mosby
from
vibrant
pittsburgh.
A
In
order
to
have
a
significant
investment
in
the
black
community,
it
is
imperative
that
we
make
our
community
safe
and
peaceful,
and
we
also
must
make
it
prosperous,
economically
myself,
reverend
burgess-
and
I
believe
everyone
on
this
show
is
proving
that
we
are
absolutely
committed
to
rebuilding
our
black
communities
in
pittsburgh,
for
black
people
by
black
people
with
our
partners
and
allies,
and
I
just
want
to
thank
you
all
for
your
time.
B
I
also
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
watching
and
participating
in
this
tom
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
and
by
working
together,
united
in
purpose,
we
can
transform
our
city
strengthen
it
for
all
of
its
residents.
Pittsburgh
can
only
be
a
city
for
all
when
it
becomes
a
city
where
black
pittsburgh
matters
good
night
stay
safe
and
be
blessed.
Thank
you.
Everyone.
Thank
you.