City Edition
Pittsburgh
About This Edition
Pittsburgh, city, seat (1788) of Allegheny county, southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S. The city is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, which unite at the point of the “Golden Triangle” (the business district) to form the Ohio River. A city of hills, parks, and valleys, it is the centre of an urban industrial complex that includes the surrounding cities of Aliquippa (northwest), New Kensington (northeast), McKeesport (southeast), and Washington (southwest) and the borough of Wilkinsburg (east). Inc. borough, 1794; city, 1816. Area city, 58 square miles (150 square km). Pop. (2010) 305,704; Pittsburgh Metro Area, 2,356,285; (2020) 302,971; Pittsburgh Metro Area, 2,370,930.
Stories from Pittsburgh
Clara Kitongo 's Story
Clara Kitongo hails from the beautiful pearl of Africa. Raised in singing in the choir, it is rumored that she sang her first songs at the tender age of three years old.
By Amara Okafor
DAMILOLA AWOLAJA, Tells The Story Behind Amala Cookout
From Family Kitchen to Community Celebration The Story Behind Amala Cookout 2026 By TAARi Diaspora Media Magazine
By Amara Okafor
VYBZ &CULTURE
Pittsburgh’s cultural landscape is about to get a vibrant new heartbeat.
By Amara Okafor
Jemiriye Adeniji 's Story
Jemiriye: The Lioness of the Steel City
By Amara Okafor
Dr. Rufus O. Idris
Dr. Rufus Idris, fondly known as IGWE in Pittsburgh, embodies the power of the African diaspora to transform communities across continents. From his beginnings as a young Nigerian developer selected b
By Amara Okafor
John F Kwateng Jr
African Chambers of Commerce of Pennsylvania (ACCWPA)!
By Amara Okafor
Kadiatou Conte-Forte
There are people who do not simply participate in culture, they become its living archive, its movement, its breath, its memory made visible. Mama Kadiatou Conte-Forte was one of those rare figures.
By Amara Okafor
Founder’s Note
Founder’s Note
By Amara Okafor
Etor Ndinyah
Etor Ndinyah is a board certified hearing practitioner and certified dementia professional. She currently serves as a donor engagement developer for a non profit in domestic violence services. As a pr
By Amara Okafor
Onyinye-Gandhi Chukwunyere
Onyinye-Gandhi Chukwunyere is a seasoned international lawyer, political economist, researcher, and global affairs expert with more than 10 years of experience in international immigration and finance
By Amara Okafor
Clara Kitongo
Clara Kitongo hails from the beautiful pearl of Africa. Raised in singing in the choir, it is rumored that she sang her first songs at the tender age of three years old.
By Amara Okafor
