2025 State of Black Pittsburgh Event to Focus on Advancing Equity and Progress

The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh will host its 2025 State of Black Pittsburgh on Sept. 23 at The Pittsburgh Foundation.

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This year’s event will tackle such topics as advancing equity, opportunity, and progress across the region. 

The event will be hosted and moderated by Esther L. Bush, the league’s interim president and CEO. Speakers during the event will include:

• Mayor Ed Gainey

• Judge Kim Berkeley Clark, president judge of the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania

• Dr. Joe Trotter, professor of history and social justice at Carnegie Mellon University

• Lt. Gov. Austin Davis 

The 2025 State of Black Pittsburgh will run from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at The Pittsburgh Foundation, located at 912 Fort Duquesne Blvd., 10th floor. 

For more information, call 412-227-4229 or email srking@ulpgh.org.