Keeping the Torch of Justice Burning Brightly: William P. Young

He faced criticism at his appointment, confronted adversity in his duties, and battled poor health in his later years, but he kept the torch of justice burning brightly for all to see, maintaining his dignity and poise at every turn. He was William Pennington Young (1895-1968), the Keystone State’s fifteenth secretary of labor and industry, from 1963 to 1967, during the administration of...
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Lost and Found

Lost A cornerstone of Pittsburgh’s African American community and an architecturally significant landmark in the city’s predominantly black Hill District, Ebenezer Baptist Church was destroyed by fire – which also claimed the lives of two firefighters – in March 2004. Formed in 1875, Ebenezer Baptist was the first black congregation in western Pennsylvania to own its own...
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