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Pitt Hosts World-Premiere Screening of Newspaper of Record: The Pittsburgh Courier, 1907-1965

Issue Date: 
February 8, 2010

On Feb. 1, the University of Pittsburgh celebrated the 58-year illustrious history of The Pittsburgh Courier, which became the most influential Black newspaper in the nation, with a peak circulation of 400,000. Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg and Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Robert Hill hosted a world-premiere screening of a new documentary, Newspaper of Record: The Pittsburgh Courier, 1907-1965, by filmmaker and Pitt alumnus Kenneth Love. The by-invitation event, held in The Twentieth Century Club, served as Pitt’s 2010 K. Leroy Irvis Black History Month Program for 2010 and was attended by about 600 Pitt faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members, including Pitt African American Alumni Council President Linda Wharton Boyd.

About 600 guests watched the documentary. About 600 guests watched the documentary.
From left, Carol Mohamed, director of Pitt’s Office of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion; Winifred V. Torbert of the UPMC Center for Inclusion in Healthcare; Candi Castleberry-Singleton, UPMC’s chief diversity officer; Yvonne Durham of the Greater Pittsburgh YWCA; and Angela Ford, alumnus and executive director of Pitt’s Center for Minority Health.From left, Carol Mohamed, director of Pitt’s Office of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion; Winifred V. Torbert of the UPMC Center for Inclusion in Healthcare; Candi Castleberry-Singleton, UPMC’s chief diversity officer; Yvonne Durham of the Greater Pittsburgh YWCA; and Angela Ford, alumnus and executive director of Pitt’s Center for Minority Health.
Pitt alumnus David E. Epperson, dean of Pitt’s School of Social Work from 1972 to 2001, with his wife, Cecelia Trower Epperson, also a Pitt alumnus.Pitt alumnus David E. Epperson, dean of Pitt’s School of Social Work from 1972 to 2001, with his wife, Cecelia Trower Epperson, also a Pitt alumnus.
Pitt alumni Marva Harris, interim director of the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, and George E. Barbour, a Courier reporter.Pitt alumni Marva Harris, interim director of the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, and George E. Barbour, a Courier reporter.
Left, Gerald D. Holder, US Steel Dean of Engineering and a professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at Pitt, and Patricia E. Beeson, Pitt vice provost for graduate and undergraduate studies.Left, Gerald D. Holder, US Steel Dean of Engineering and a professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at Pitt, and Patricia E. Beeson, Pitt vice provost for graduate and undergraduate studies.
Vernell Lillie, documentary narrator, founder and artistic director of Pitt’s Kuntu Repertory Theatre, and associate professor emeritus of Africana Studies at Pitt; and attorney Eric Springer, former Pitt faculty member and Courier columnist.Vernell Lillie, documentary narrator, founder and artistic director of Pitt’s Kuntu Repertory Theatre, and associate professor emeritus of Africana Studies at Pitt; and attorney Eric Springer, former Pitt faculty member and Courier columnist.
Newsboys (and girls) added to the evening’s ambience by delivering free Courier newspaper facsimile programs. Front row, from left: Anwara Tayloradams, Lana Macklin, and Keanu Davis. Back row, from left: Naeem Davis, David Humphrey, Amani Davis, Alexis Dixon, and Daniel Humphrey.Newsboys (and girls) added to the evening’s ambience by delivering free Courier newspaper facsimile programs. Front row, from left: Anwara Tayloradams, Lana Macklin, and Keanu Davis. Back row, from left: Naeem Davis, David Humphrey, Amani Davis, Alexis Dixon, and Daniel Humphrey.
Kenneth Love with his mother, Charlotte Love.Kenneth Love with his mother, Charlotte Love.