A bill introduced to Pittsburgh City Council Wednesday would award $125,000 to the Poise Foundation aimed at supporting William "B" Marshall's Juneteenth festival.
Pittsburgh is poised to launch a city-run Juneteenth event this year. City Council preliminarily approved a $125,000 contract with Bounce Marketing and Events to put on a festival next month. But the organizer of a long-running Juneteenth festival says he should have been given that money.
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