Pittsburgh News/Metro Archives

The Carr Report: Mom canceled Christmas! Was she wrong?

Courier Newsroom - January 18, 2023

by Damon Carr, For New Pittsburgh Courier I recently received this question in my inbox: I’ve been repeatedly talking to my 16-year-old child about being disrespectful,...

The Carr Report: Compounding Interest is your staircase to WEALTH!

Courier Newsroom - January 18, 2023

by Damon Carr, For New Pittsburgh Courier Damon, I came across this meme and I wanted to get your thoughts. It reads as follows: If you...

J. Pharoah Doss: The slow rise of America mediocrity

Courier Newsroom - January 17, 2023

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier In 1958, sociologist Michael Dunlop Young wrote a dystopian book called The Rise of Meritocracy. Young depicted...

J. Pharoah Doss: The biggest display of the bigotry of low expectation

Courier Newsroom - January 10, 2023

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier Presidential speech writer Michael Gerson coined the phrase: the soft bigotry of low expectations. Gerson was referring...

The Carr Report: New Year! New Me!

Courier Newsroom - January 4, 2023

by Damon Carr, For New Pittsburgh Courier A new year is upon us. One of the most often repeated statements you’ll hear people say as...

J. Pharoah Doss: Police shootings: from 2015 to 2022

Courier Newsroom - January 3, 2023

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier In 2014, Michael Brown, a Black teenager, was fatally shot by a White police officer in Ferguson,...

J. Pharoah Doss: Racial disparities without injustice?

Courier Newsroom - December 27, 2022

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier It’s difficult to have an honest conversation about racial disparities. Especially when it’s suggested there are aspects...

The Carr Report: The gift that keeps on giving is…

Courier Newsroom - December 25, 2022

by Damon Carr, For New Pittsburgh Courier The holidays are upon us. This is the season to be jolly. First Thanksgiving, then Christmas, and lastly...

The Carr Report: You have to do better if you want better

Courier Newsroom - December 21, 2022

by Damon Carr, For New Pittsburgh Courier “When you know better you do better.” I first heard this quote from Oprah Winfrey. I later learned...

The Carr Report: Christmas is the only holiday where people go broke!

Courier Newsroom - December 14, 2022

Getty Images by Damon Carr, For New Pittsburgh Courier It’s been said that Christmas is the season where you buy this year’s gifts with next year’s...