Pittsburgh's 18ricco

  I SPENT THANKSGIVING MORNING AT THE LIGHT OF LIFE RESCUE MISSION AS THEY SERVED AROUND 1000 THANKSGIVING DINNERS TO THE PITTSBURGH AREA. I SPOKE WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JERREL GILLIAM, THE GREEN BEAN GUY AND MAYOR ED GAINEY. THIS IS AN ANNUAL THANKSGIVING MEAL HOWEVER THE LIGHT OF LIFE MAKES FOOD FOR PEOPLE EVERYDAY. THE LIGTOF LIFE RESCUE MISSION FEEDS PEOPLE EVERYDAY NOT JUST ON THANKSGIVING! GILLIAM SAYS, "TODAY WE ARE GOING TO BE GATHERING TOGETHER HERE WITH PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY. OVER 1000 MEALS WITH BE MADE RIGHT HERE AND SERVED IN OUR CAFITERIA." GILLIAM CONTINUES SAYING, "PEOPLE FROM EVERY BACKGOUND ALL ACROSS OUR REGION ARE GOING TO COME TOGETHER AND ON THIS DAY PROBALY MORE THEN ANY OTHER DAY, IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT NOBODY IS ALONE SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS FAMILY HERE FOR EVERYONE." DON WAITE SAYS, "I'VE BEEN SO BLESSED I GET MORE BLESSED MORE FOR THE TIME I SPEND HERE THEN I DO FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME I SPEND HERE....

  THE ACBA (ALLEGHENY COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION) HELD THEIR 27TH ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. PRAYER BREAKFAST AT MOUNT ARARAT BAPTIST CHURCH THE MORNING OF MLK JR. DAY. THE EVENT IS ORGANIZED BY THE HOMER S BROWN DIVISION OF THE ACBA AND THERE IS A PROGRAM FOLLOWING THE BREAKFAST. DURING THE PROGRAM THERE ARE SEVERAL SPEAKERS AND AN AWARD GIVEN OUT. THE AWARD IS "THE DRUM MAJOR FOR JUSTICE AWARD", WHICH THIS YEAR WAS AWARDED TO THE HONORABLE NICOLA HENRY-TAYLOR, JUDGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY COMMONS PLEAS CIVIL DIVISION.  BEFORE SHE RAN FOR JUDGE, JUDGE HENRY-TAYLOR SERVED AS THE DIVERSITY DIRECTOR AT DUQUESNE UNIVERSARY'S THOMAS R. KILNE SCHOOL OF LAW AND AS A COMMISSIONER ON BOTH ALLEGHENY COUNTY HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION AND THE PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION FOR FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE. JUDGE HENRY-TAYLOR HAS SERVED AS A PROSECUTOR, PRIVATE PRACTITIONER, AN EDUCATOR AND NOW JUDGE. JUDGE HENRY-TAYLOR WON THE ELECTION IN "21" WAS SWORN-IN IN "22" AND WAS IN TH...

 CABARET BANQUET HALL OPENING DOORS AS A COLD SHELTER JAN 24TH-26TH  #18RICCO  #CABARETBANQUETHALL #SIMONEGOLDSONCONNER #NODAYSOFF #WATSGOINGONPITTSBURGH #GODISGREAT #COLDSHELTER https://youtu.be/_bm9o4LREds

  KHARI MOSLEY HOSTS DISTRUCT 9'S HOLIDAY CELEBTATION ON EAST LIBERTY. #18RICCO #pittsburghphotojournalist #kharimosley #nodaysoff #watsgoingonpittsburgh #godisgreat https://youtu.be/ird3uTJGhN8

  CAROL SPEAKS OF UKOMBOZI AND MICHELLE GILMORE OF STEEL CITY BEAUTIES HELD THEIR ANNUAL TOY GIVEAWAY IN THE HOMEWOOD PART OF PITTSBURGH. THEY GAVE AWAY ABOUT 1000 TOYS. THE TOY GIVEAWAY WAS HELD AT OFFICE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HOMEWOOD BUSWAY ON DECEMBER 19TH. SPEAKS AND GILMORE DO ALOT IN THE CITY AND IN HOMEWOOD AND THEY ARE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER DOING MORE HOLIDAY EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY MOVING FORWARD. YOU CAN SEE SPEAKS AND GILMORE OUT IN THE STREETS OF HOMEWOOD HELPING OUT THE COMMUNITY REGARDLESS THE HOLIDAY OR JUST ON A REGULAR DAY. UKOMBOZI FOUNDER CAROL SPEAKS SAYS, "IF YOU SHARE LOVE AND SHOW LOVE YOUR MORE THEN LIKELY GOING TO RESCEIVE SOME LOVE." STEEL CITY BEAUTIES MICHELLE GILMORE SAYS, "ITS IMPORTANT TO ME CAUSE LIKE I SAID, WE ARE PUTTING THE LOVE BACK INTO THE COOMUNITY." TO FIND OUT MORE CLICK https://www.ukombozi.com/ #18RICCO #NODAYSOFF #GODISGREAT #UKOMBOZI #STEELCITYBEAUTIES #CAROLSPEAKS #MICHELLEGILMORE https://youtu.be/vSEYf...

THIS 20YR POLICEWOMAN TAKES ON ANOTHER POSITION ON THE POLICE FORCE IN PITTSBURGH. Got a ton of positive feedback about her n about the story itself.   https://share.newsbreak.com/gjdha3qk