in 2025, race discrimination was included in 35% of the complaints filed with PghCHR. How many complaints went unreported? Report Discrimination Today 412-255-2600, https://pghchr.creatio.com, human.relations@pittsburghpa.gov

Virtual Fireside Chat: Civil Rights Then, Now, and Forever
featuring Cleveland Horton II, Chad Lassiter and Dr. LaDawn Robinson
Feb 10, 2026, 12n-1:30p
register here https://ow.ly/cGgW50Y8mx4

LGBTQ+ Judges Panel
Thursday, February 12
4pm
Koppers Building, Downtown

In 1847, Martin Delany met with Frederick Douglas and William Lloyd Garrison in Pittsburgh. In 1850, he was among the first Black men to attend Harvard Medical School. An educator, newspaper writer and editor, as well as abolitionist and physician, Delany later served in the Union army.

A barber shop and real estate entrepreneur, Lemuel Goggins became the first Black city council member in Pittsburgh in 1881. In 1915 when he died, he was reportedly worth $200,000 (worth about $6.3 million today).

Pittsburgh Transgender and Persad Center Potluck Gathering
Friday, February 6th
Persad Center, 5301 Butler St
6:30-9pm

Allegheny County Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Voucher Program Waiting List Lottery will be open: Wed, Feb 4 at 6am until Thu, Feb 5 at 11pm. Apply on the website to be randomly chosen to be added to the waiting list: https://ow.ly/J36e50Y3TSW. Call 412-355-8940 for accommodations.

Brotherhood & Becoming: A Virtual Gathering for Black Trans Men & Masc Folx
Saturday, February 28, 10am-2:30pm
Sign up here: https://ow.ly/wjfZ50Y0LRx

Navigating the Current Landscape for LGBTQIA+ Pennsylvanians, Thursday, 1/22, 12-1:30pm, virtual via Teams https://ow.ly/Gqxs50XYevx

Read the Commission 1968 Annual Report with MLK Jr. on the front: https://www.pittsburghpa.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/bac/documents/chr/archive/1968-annual-report.pdf

Free English class at Mt. Washington Library:
TUESDAY, Jan 20, 6-7pm
https://ow.ly/uMQR50XYehl

Unleashing Value and Talent: Thu, Feb 12 | 2:00-3:00 https://ow.ly/4Gk050XYcVU PghCHR sees more complaints related to disability than any other protected class. Please share with anyone who makes decisions regarding reasonable accommodations in the workplace. 

Black Pittsburgh History: The Crawford Grill
Read about this historic institution here: www.heinzhistorycenter.org/blog/western...