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This year’s State of Black Pittsburgh will center on advancing equity, opportunity, and progress across our region. To guide this important conversation, we are honored to welcome Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis of Pennsylvania, Mayor Ed Gainey of the City of Pittsburgh, Judge Kim Berkeley Clark, retired Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Allegheny County, Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, MD, Professor and Academic Chair, Drexel University School of Medicine, CEO and Co-founder of L&P Consulting Group LLC, and Dr. Joe Trotter, Giant Eagle Professor of History and Social Justice at Carnegie Mellon University.

Hosted and moderated by The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh Interim President and CEO
Esther L. Bush.

Speakers

Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Austin Davis is the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania and a lifelong advocate for equity and community empowerment, dedicated to creating opportunities for all Pennsylvanians.

Ed Gainey
City of Pittsburgh Mayor
Ed Gainey is the 61st Mayor of Pittsburgh and the first African American to hold the office. His administration focuses on equity, economic opportunity, and building stronger neighborhoods across the city.

Judge Kim Berkeley Clark
A retired judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Allegheny County
Judge Kim Berkeley Clark is a retired judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. 

Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, MD
Professor and Academic Chair, Drexel University School of Medicine, CEO and Co-founder of L&P Consulting Group LLC
Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew is the Professor and Academic Chair, Drexel University School of Medicine, CEO and Co-founder of L&P Consulting Group LLC.

Dr. Joe Trotter 
Giant Eagle Professor of History and Social Justice at CMU
Dr. Joe Trotter is the Giant Eagle University Professor of History and Social Justice at Carnegie Mellon University and a leading scholar on African American urban and labor history.

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