Black History Month

During Black History Month, County Executive Rich Fitzgerald is proud to recognize African-American individuals & organizations that have a connection to our county and have impacted the history of Allegheny County and/or the nation.

Every day in February, two profiles will be added to our Facebook page, Twitter feed and the list below. The County Executive invites you to learn about their accomplishments or struggles and celebrate the history of Allegheny County’s black community.

February 2013
Judge Doris Smith   Byrd Brown
Ahmad Jamal   Maida Springer-Kemp
Bethel A.M.E. Church   Mary Lou Williams
K. Leroy Irvis   Pauli Murray
Charles "Chuck" Cooper     Naomi Sims
Ray Brown     Home for Aged & Infirm Colored Women  
Dr. David J. Peck     100 Black Men of Western PA
Cathryn L. Irvis   Homer S. Brown  
Martin Robinson Delany   Black Political Empowerment Project (B-PEP)
Homestead Grays   Patricia Prattis Jennings
August Wilson   Daisy E. Lampkin
Mary Cardwell Dawson   Old Central High School
Robert L. Vann   Underground Railroad
Louis Mason Jr.     Doris Carson Williams  
Dr. John Glasgow Turfley     Dr. Robert Brady  
Frank Bolden     Lawrence Peeler  
Oliver Livingstone M. Johnson     Ebenezer Baptist Church Boy Scouts of America Troop 59  
Selma Burke     Jimmy Joe Robinson  
Florence Reizenstein     Black Writers Conference  
Dr. Barbara A. Sizemore     George Vashon
Mamie Lee    Robert "Pappy" Williams
 Dr. Edna McKenzie   William Clarence "Billy" Eckstine
 Charles Henry Kindle   Monsignor Charles Owen Rice
 Bishop Charles Foggie   Mary Elizabeth Goode Dudley
 Malvin R. Goode   Everett Emory Utterback
Charles "Teenie" Harris     Dr. Alma Johnson Illery  
Willa Doswell     Dr. Eugene Lloyd Youngue Jr.  
Jake Milliones, Ph.D.     Margaret Milliones