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Newsmaker: Nikkia Ingram
Pittsburgh City Council presented Nikkia Ingram of Windgap, a security guard at Brashear High School, with a proclamation recognizing her efforts to help city youth.
Noteworthy: Pittsburgh City Council presented Ingram with a proclamation recognizing her efforts to help city youth.
Age: 38
Residence: The city's Windgap neighborhood
Family: Husband Myrle Ingram and two children, a son, Bryce, 21. and a daughter, Niya, 16.
Occupation: Security guard at Brashear High School
Background: Ingram founded the nonprofit Cultivating Resilient Youth, which provides academic mentoring, leadership and youth development programs. One of her programs, Fierce Inspiring Young Adults, focuses on increasing grade point averages for girls. She and other community leaders also organized a restorative justice circle — a student-led discussion with law enforcement — to help curb neighborhood violence.
Quote: “I was surprised and honored.”
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