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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Handel’s Messiah: A Work Like No Other
The Program
Manfred Honeck: conductor
George Frideric Handel: Messiah
About this Performance
Handel’s Messiah: A Work Like No Other
Despite its immense popularity, Handel’s Messiah stands apart from all his other oratorios. It is unique in many ways: it is one of only two oratorios, along with Israel in Egypt, whose text is drawn entirely from the Bible; it lacks a continuous dramatic plot; it is the only one based on the New Testament; and it was the only oratorio performed in a consecrated space during Handel’s lifetime—a reflection of its sacred rather than theatrical nature.
Handel once remarked, “I should be sorry if I only entertained them; I wished to make them better.” This captures the spirit of Messiah: a work intended not just to delight, but to inspire.
The piece also features more choruses than nearly any of his other oratorios, and its soloists serve as narrators or commentators rather than characters in a drama. Yet none of these unusual traits diminish its emotional or spiritual power. (Interestingly, Handel and his librettist Charles Jennens never used the word “The” in the title—it was simply Messiah.)
The oratorio unfolds in three parts—The Advent of the Messiah, The Passion of Christ, and The Resurrection—tracing the central story of the Christian faith. But its sincerity and grandeur rise above any single belief system.
Tue, Dec 9, 2025, 7:30pm Get Tickets
- Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- HEINZ HALL
Silver Eye
Silver Eye is proud to announce our new exhibition, Radial Survey Vol.4 ,
Silver Eye is proud to announce their new exhibition, Radial Survey Vol.4, on view November 6, 2025–February 7, 2026.
Radial Survey is Silver Eye’s flagship biennial exhibition, featuring artists boldly reimagining the future of photography through urgent, experimental work that deeply resonates with our contemporary moment.
This fourth edition highlights six innovative artists working within 300 miles of Pittsburgh, nominated by Radial Survey Vol.3 artists and selected by Silver Eye’s curators.
Central to this exhibition is the artists’ resolve: exploring personal and collective questions through photography while embracing ongoing process rather than fixed resolution.
Amelia Burns (Detroit)
McNair Evans (Richmond)
Christine Lorenz (Pittsburgh)
Juan Orrantia (Rochester)
Ian John Solomon (Detroit)
SHAN Wallace (Baltimore)
Radial Survey Vol.4 is accompanied by an extensive catalog featuring original essays Tara Fay Coleman, Jessica Lynne, Matthew Newton, Silver Eye Executive Director Leo Hsu, and Deputy Director & Director of Programs Helen Trompeteler.
Story of Black Infant Health
The Ebony Canal Wins Two Emmy Awards
The Ebony Canal is a documentary film that examines the HERstoric portal between the disparities of infant mortality and the current state of maternal health orbiting Black women. Despite the undercurrents, the mission aims to foster a new wave of solution-driven practices. The vision is to move maternal health forward in the journey to save Black mothers and Black babies.
Black infants have 2.4 times the infant mortality rate as White infants according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Infant mortality is the death of an infant before his or her first birthday. The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. In addition to giving us key information about maternal and infant health, the infant mortality rate is an important marker of the overall health of a society. Data identifies specific risk factors for health disparities with big implications to close the gap for babies, their moms, their families and our community.
Message from Pittsburgh Film Director Emmai Alaquiva, regarding the film receiving two Emmy Awards:
"This moment is a reflection of a journey paved with resilience, community, and the relentless voices of changemakers who stand boldly in the quest for truth. From the mothers who trusted us with their stories, to the partners, friends, and collaborators who carried this vision forward, this belongs to all of us.
Every frame of this film was built on love and the belief that storytelling can shift culture. To every person who poured their spirit into this project you are the reason this canal flows with power and purpose.
These Emmys are not just awards, they’re testaments to the collective hustle and heartbeat of a global movement that refuses to be silent. Thank you all for walking with us on this journey. We shall continue to flow for the best is yet to come."
“Go up, Moses, you've been down too long.."
Roberta Flack’s Lyrical Advice Remains Relevant in 2025
On February 24, 2025, at age 88, Roberta Flack’s life force departed this planet. Among other valuable jewels, she left us with iconic songs such as “Killing Me Softly,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” and “Tonight I Celebrate My Love.” One of her lesser-known songs, “Go Up Moses,” seems particularly relevant as we grapple with the chaos induced by the most recently elected American President and his designated DOGE sidekick.
Recall that, as one source of inspiration, enslaved Africans in America made metaphorical use of the biblical story regarding Moses as they pleadingly sang:
“Go down Moses
Way down in Egypt land
Tell old Pharaoh
To let my people go!”
As they yearned for a hero to seek a major concession from Pharaoh, the enslaved neglected another option they had regarding how to acquire their freedom. Many years later (1971), Roberta Flack underscored an extraordinary alternative when she sang,
“Go up, Moses, you've been down too long
Go up, Moses, sing your freedom song
Go up, Moses, you've been down too long
Go up, Moses, sing your freedom song”
The above “flipping of the script” was in keeping with Roberta Flack’s sustained roles as a civil rights activist. As noted by Sharon Fountain in her February 24, 2025 article “Iconic Soul Singer and Freedom Fighter dies at 88, “…Yet, beyond her musical genius, Roberta Flack was a true champion of civil rights and social justice. Her artistry was inseparable from her activism, and throughout her career, she used her public platform to elevate the voices of marginalized communities… Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network, expressed profound sorrow at her passing. According to his statement, ‘She was also a freedom fighter and activist. I first met her when I was 12 years old at a rally for Operation Breadbasket. She was a huge supporter of Operation Breadbasket and Rev. Jesse Jackson. In the last 25 years, she has always supported and was present for events of the National Action Network…’”
Given the anxiety and depression permeating American society today, particularly matters regarding equity and social justice, it is also worth reflecting on what else Roberta Flack advised in addition to “going up, not down.” Again, “flipping the scrip,” she sang,
“My people, let pharaoh go
You don't need him; you don't need his tricks, you don't need his trinkets
Let pharaoh go
Pharaoh doesn't want, but he needs you
My people, let pharaoh go
Without you there is no pharaoh
So, all you have to do to let him go is to let him go
Just wake up tomorrow morning and say
"Bye, pharaoh..."
In 2025, we do not need the “tricks and trinkets” provided by companies as well as educational, governmental, and private entities that recently abandoned efforts related to equity and social justice. We don’t need to “go down” to these Pharaohs and beg them to “let us go.” Instead, understand that our freedom rests, in part, by “letting them go,” e.g., by doing things such as not clicking on their “Presidents Day Sales,” “Black Friday Sales,” etc. apps; and selectively buying from companies. “Let us go up” by participating in the February 28, 2025 Economic Blackout (See Everything You Must Know About the Feb. 28 Economic Boycott).
Imagine if, during the upcoming “March Madness,” NCAA Division One basketball players let Pharaoh go by refusing to play during the tournament. There would be multi-million-dollar adverse consequences for the “March Madness Industry” if we collectively let Pharaoh go by refusing to watch any televised 2025 Division One NCAA Basketball games. There would be more buckling of Pharaoh’s knees if students/parents refused to take their tuition, room and board dollars to historically White institutions of higher education that renege on their stated commitments to equity and social justice. Consider the possibility of faculty, administrators, staff and trustees leaving institutions that fail to adequately address equity and social justice.
What would happen if, instead of begging Pharoah to let them go, more folks followed Shonda Rhimes example, i.e., resign from the Kennedy Center Board after Pharoah declared himself the Board Chair? Pharaoh will fall when we have more precedents such as “21 DOGE staffers resign, saying they refuse to 'compromise core government systems'” (Story by Lora Kolodny, CNBC).
Following the mysterious dismissal of Joy Reid as was also the case with Melissa Harris Perry and Tiffany Cross, what if people “let MSNBC go”? What if we “go up” and make greater use of the traditional Black mass media as well as the emergent Black electronic media? For example, try “going up” by listening more often to SiriusXM Urban View: Talk That Empowers daily shows.
If banks provide significantly fewer mortgages for Blacks in Black communities, then why continue to do business with them? Instead, for example, we must “go up” by reading and acting upon the research of the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group whose mission statement indicates, “PCRG was organized in 1988 as a coalition of community-based organizations to provide a coordinated response to the bank practice of “redlining” – the refusal of conventional mortgage credit in low-income communities…” (See Mission & History — Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group).
In sum, adding emphasis to “letting Pharoah go,” consider Carter G. Woodson’s statement, “If the Negro in the ghetto must eternally be fed by the hand that pushes him into the ghetto, he will never become strong enough to get out of the ghetto.” Moreover, as poignantly demonstrated during his first month in office, “Pharaoh doesn't want, but he needs you. My people, let pharaoh go. Without you there is no pharaoh!”
Jack L. Daniel
Co-founder, Freed Panther Society
Contributor, Pittsburgh Urban Media
Author, Negotiating a Historically White University While Black
February 26. 2025
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How this Pitt professor lent her voice to a hit medical drama
For Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, seeing isn’t always believing, especially when it comes to how the medical field is depicted on TV. That’s why the assistant professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine in the School of Medicine served as a consultant with writers of “The Pitt,” a hospital-based drama set in Pittsburgh that recently premiered on HBO Max.
“For better or for worse, media changes lives, that’s why it’s important that it be accurate,” she said.
Most people aren’t going to reference the New England Journal of Medicine when they have an ailment, they are going to think back to something they skimmed on social media or saw on television, she added.
Owusu-Ansah viewed her time with the showrunners as an opportunity to connect with people beyond the confines of patient care.
“As a doctor, there’s power in saving lives, but we’re doing that in the hundreds, maybe even thousands,” she said. “The media can reach millions of people.”
In addition to her role in the School of Medicine, Owusu-Ansah is the medical director of prehospital and EMS at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh — fodder for the personal experiences she shared with “The Pitt” producers and writers.
Though she has to stay mum on the plot points she’s influenced on the show, Owusu-Ansah was happy to share that Episode 8 references the Freedom House Ambulance Service, a groundbreaking EMS initiative created by Black Hill District residents to serve their community.
“You can’t talk about Pittsburgh without talking about Freedom House,” she said.
It was a University connection that introduced Owusu-Ansah to the world of script advisement. Her colleague Beth Hoffman, an assistant professor in the School of Public Health, regularly partners with Hollywood, Health and Society, a program led by the University of Southern California Annenberg’s Norman Lear Center. Hollywood, Health and Society offers free resources to entertainment industry writers and producers, including a database of volunteer experts dedicated to ensuring accuracy in health care stories.
As for what’s next, Owusu-Ansah has declared 2025 “the year of the book” and is committed to finishing writing her memoir. She’s also pitching a short film, “In Good Hands,” based on her book-in-progress, to film festivals.
While her professional objectives are wide ranging, everything she tackles is motivated by the same creed.
“Making a difference on this Earth is my biggest driver,” Owusu-Ansah said.
Photography courtesy of the UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation
RuPaul's new memoir, 'The House of Hidden Meanings,'
RuPaul's new memoir, 'The House of Hidden Meanings,' is already a bestseller
FROM NBC:
The book focuses primarily on the drag icon's first 40 years of life, before he co-created “RuPaul's Drag Race,” for which he’s earned three Emmy Awards as its host.
After first being announced and available to pre-order in October, RuPaul‘s memoir “The House of Hidden Meanings” debuted on Tuesday, and it's already a No. 1 bestseller on Amazon.
The book only focuses on RuPaul’s first 40 years of life, before he co-created “Drag Race,” for which he’s earned three Emmy Awards as its host. The wide-ranging book starts off with his early years growing up as a queer Black kid in San Diego navigating complex relationships with his absent father and temperamental mother, and goes on to tell stories from his time in the punk and drag scenes of Atlanta and New York, to falling in love with his husband, Georges LeBar, and becoming sober.
“I’m so excited and so anxious at the same time, because I reveal so much of myself,” RuPaul said on Instagram where he announced his memoir. “You know, this world today it feels so hostile and it’s such a scary place to be vulnerable in, but I did it. So, get ready.”
Viola Davis is now a Barbie girl in a Barbie world
Viola Davis is now a Barbie girl in a Barbie world
FROM the GRIO:
In celebration of Women’s History Month and the 65th anniversary of Barbie, Mattel honors Viola Davis and Black beauty.
Barbie fever is not over just yet — at least, not for actress Viola Davis. This week, Mattel announced the Academy Award-winning actress as its latest addition to the Barbie universe. In honor of both Women’s History Month and the 65th anniversary of Barbie, the brand debuted its annual collection of dolls honoring global storytellers using their platforms for good, with Davis representing the United States alongside fellow international entertainers Helen Mirren, Shania Twain and Kylie Minogue. Designed in these women’s likenesses, each of the collection’s one-of-a-kind dolls was meticulously crafted to embody each role model’s unique essence.
“Honestly, I wanted this Barbie to make little 6-year-old Viola squeal,” Davis said in a statement shared with theGrio. “It is my biggest gift to her…my lifelong mission and legacy to make her feel pretty, seen, and worthy. No words…just joy.”
Beyoncé becomes first Black woman with No. 1 country song
Beyoncé becomes first Black woman with No. 1 country song for 'Texas Hold 'Em'
Pop and R&B/hip-hop superstar Beyoncé makes her debut on Billboard’s streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart (dated Feb. 24) with her first two entries on the survey: “Texas Hold ‘Em” at No. 1 and “16 Carriages” at No. 9.
As previously reported, the songs start at Nos. 2 and 38, respectively, on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.
Both tracks were released Feb. 11, as announced in a Verizon commercial that aired during CBS’ broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII, ahead of the March 29 arrival of Beyoncé’s album expected to be titled Act II, which follows her 2022 Renaissance LP.
“Texas Hold ‘Em” drew 19.2 million official streams and 4.8 million in all-format airplay audience and sold 39,000 in the U.S. through Feb. 15, according to Luminate. “16 Carriages” rides in with 10.3 million streams, 90,000 in radio reach and 14,000 sold.
Notably, the Hot Country Songs coronation of “Texas Hold ‘Em” grants Beyoncé No. 1s on seven of Billboard’s multimetric song charts as a solo artist: the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, Hot Gospel Songs, Hot Latin Songs, Hot R&B Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. She’s the only act to have notched No. 1s on that combination of rankings.
Only Justin Bieber has led more hybrid song charts – eight, among Billboard’s menu of 14 such surveys – having ruled the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, the Holiday 100, Hot Latin Songs, Hot Rap Songs, Hot R&B Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Source: Billboard
Urgent need to address health equity
The American Heart Association recognizes changemakers working to improve Black Health
Black Americans have the highest incidence of cardiac arrest outside of the hospital and are significantly less likely to survive.[1] Cardiac arrest in Black neighborhoods is associated with alarmingly low treatment and survival rates and recent studies have shown lower rates of both bystander CPR and bystander AED use in these neighborhoods. Recognizing the unique intersection of American Heart Month and Black History Month, the American Heart Association, celebrating 100 years of service saving lives, marks the occasion by honoring three individuals for their work to improve access to equitable health and change health outcomes.
In ceremonies in New York City on Feb. 1 hosted by CBS News National Correspondent Michelle Miller, Buffalo Bills safety and cardiac arrest survivor Damar Hamlin received the Association’s Voice of the Mission Award, recognizing his historic efforts to spread awareness about the need for CPR education and providing opportunities for training particularly for young athletes. As the national ambassador for the American Heart Association's Nation of Lifesavers™ initiative, he is committed alongside the American Heart Association to ensure everyone, everywhere is empowered with the lifesaving skill of CPR and has access to AEDs (automated external defibrillator) in their community, schools, workplaces and places of worship.
The Voice of the Mission award is one of the highest volunteer honors annually bestowed by the Association. It recognizes an individual who has made a major impact in driving awareness or education by using their voice to amplify the lifesaving mission of the American Heart Association. The recipient of this award must have demonstrated success at telling their personal story. The recipient must also have inspired others to take action.
“Damar Hamlin is an incredible role model for the next generation. He has turned his recovery into a meaningful journey that has led to thousands learning the lifesaving skill of CPR,” said Nancy Brown, chief executive officer of the American Heart Association. “Together, the American Heart Association and Damar’s charity, the Chasing M’s Foundation, are turning a nation of bystanders into a nation of lifesavers with CPR and AED training.”
In addition, American Heart Association Impact with Heart Awards were also presented to two local community leaders who have developed and implemented specific local entrepreneurial innovative solutions that provide tools and resources to support both physical and mental well-being.
Andrew Suggs, a 2019 National EmPOWERED to Serve Business Accelerator finalist, is the CEO & Founder of Live Chair Health in Baltimore. Through Live Chair, barbers are trained and equipped with cuffs to measure blood pressure, scales to check body mass index (BMI), and health risk assessments to detect clients' likelihood of developing hypertension.
The concept for Live Chair Health was born in the chair of a Maryland barbershop in 2017, after Andrew’s father had congestive heart failure and three cardiac arrests. Its early days were spent convincing Black men to track their vital signs while getting their hair cut. In the cultural context of the circle of trust between barber and client, Live Chair Health has helped thousands of members overcome a deep-seated resistance to sharing personal information for their health and wellbeing.
Ashley Williams, also from Baltimore, is an educator, emotional wellness advocate and mindfulness expert with more than a decade of experience in the field of emotional wellness. She founded Clymb after watching stress in children struggle with rage, misbehavior and anxiety at the school where she worked.
Clymb is a Baltimore-based organization that offers web-based emotional health software for school-age children designed to enhance their emotional intelligence and develop healthy coping strategies. One of the American Heart Association’s social impact funds, the Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund, first supported Clymb, in 2021. Since then, the organization has expanded its services outside of Baltimore to schools across the country including additional language options to help young people develop emotional intelligence skills.
“As we acknowledge 100 years of service by the American Heart Association, we deeply value the power and passion of volunteers and community leaders who share in our mission to end health inequities to ensure health care access and quality care for people everywhere,” said Marsha Jones, American Heart Association volunteer board chair and former executive vice president and chief diversity officer for The PNC Financial Services Group. “From Damar using his voice to inspire people to understand the importance and value of CPR to the creative innovation spurred by Andrew and Ashley’s work on the ground in communities, we are committed to ensuring equitable health for everyone everywhere as we enter our second century.”
The American Heart Association Social Impact Funds were launched in 2018 to support community-based solutions that reduce social and economic barriers to health equity. Nine out of 10 new businesses need capital and women-led startups receive less than 3% of all venture capital investments.[2] For many entrepreneurs and startup organizations, this lack of support can be a barrier to success and leave communities without resources. Helping these champions advance their work across maternal health, food security and healthcare access complements the work of the American Heart Association’s strategic goal to confront nonmedical, social and economic barriers to health and help everyone live longer, healthier lives. The funds are devoted to evidence-based, sustainable solutions led by local nonprofits and small businesses across diverse markets and issues. The EmPOWERED to Serve Business Accelerator simultaneously supports social and digital health entrepreneurs and organizations who are driving change through health justice in their communities and specifically target food insecurity, transportation, access to healthcare, STEM, youth education and more.
Damar Hamlin, Ashley Williams, Andrew Suggs
Diverse media content to engage Black America
Nielsen report shows growing demand for investment in more diverse media content
Black adults spend 31.8% more time with TV each week than the general population; 43% of Black respondents across five countries want more representation of their identity group on TV.
NEW YORK – February 8, 2024 – Among U.S. audiences, Black consumers spend over 81 hours per week with media — 31.8% more than the general population, according to the latest Nielsen’s Diverse Intelligence Series report, “The global Black audience: Shaping the future of media.” With record-setting engagement and influence, what Black audiences expect from media—and how they access it—is changing.
In the quest for representative content, 73% of Black American audiences pay for three or more streaming services. Black audiences also feel that they could be better represented in the advertising targeted towards them. In the United States alone, 67% of Black audiences agree that they wish they saw more representation of their identity group while watching TV. The demand is also high in other countries, based on Nielsen’s research.
The issue of representation also extends to advertising, as 35% of Black Americans believe brands portray Black people the same way. 66% of Black consumers are willing to cut ties with brands that devalue their community. Nielsen’s report underscores the value and importance of building trust with Black audiences— not only because of their buying power, which is expected to top $2 trillion in the U.S. by 2026 —but also because Black-created and Black-inclusive content has become more influential than ever.
“Brands and programmers trying to connect with Black America have their work cut out for them to push beyond ‘urban’ and represent the spectrum of African American traditions as well as emerging nuance from the expanding Black immigrant and Black first-generation perspectives,” said Charlene Polite Corley, Vice President, Diverse Insights & Partnerships, Nielsen. “When considering any kind of engagement with Black audiences, it’s key to remember that Black culture is vast and expansive, and the global exchange of influence needs to be taken into account.”
The report, covering Black audiences in the U.S., Brazil, Nigeria, U.K. and South Africa, examines the untapped power and influence Black people have on the media landscape. With the African and Caribbean-born Black population growth increasing in the United States (about one in five Black Americans are immigrants or children of Black immigrants), Black experiences with media are becoming more globalized, setting the stage for brands and programmers looking to engage with this diverse audience in a rapidly expanding media landscape.
Black people are engaging more than ever with media content from creators across the Black Diaspora, pointing to the increasing influence of the African continent on Black culture and media habits across the globe. On average, 57% of respondents across general audiences in the United States, Brazil, Nigeria, South Africa, and the United Kingdom agree. More than half of first-generation Black Americans say they’re following a Black creator based outside of the U.S., and seven out of 10 Black respondents from the U.K. said they followed Black creators from other countries.
Other key findings in the report include:
Black audiences are changing how they consume news and information.
- Black Millennials rely heavily on social media for access to news content — naming social media, YouTube and cable TV as top news sources in Nielsen’s study.
- Black Millennials were more likely among all Black people and among Millennials overall to feel that local TV news isn’t a reliable information source, pointing to a need to differentiate the value of local journalism and maintain trust.
Black audiences are quickly embracing cable-free content viewing.
- As of September 2023, broadband-only (BBO) TV homes, which access TV content through an internet connection, had grown to account for nearly 44% of Black U.S. TV households — up from less than 13% back in 2019.
- While 3.2% of total TV usage is with free, ad-supported television (FAST) services like Tubi, Pluto TV and Roku Channel combined, Black viewers spend nearly 4% of their total TV time with Tubi alone.
For more details and insights, download the full report here. Join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook (Nielsen Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) and X (@Nielsen_DEI).
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United States Mint Opens Sales for 2024 Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coins on January 4
The United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting pre-orders for products in the Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Program on January 4, 2024, at noon EST. Orders are expected to begin shipping in early February.
Authorized by Public Law 117-163, this program celebrates the life of abolitionist Harriet Tubman. The public law directs the Mint to produce $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half dollar clad coins as part of the program.
Pricing for the gold product options is based on the Mint’s Pricing of Numismatic Gold, Commemorative Gold, and Platinum Products table. Introductory sales prices are in effect until February 5, 2024, at 3:00 pm EST, after which regular pricing will take effect. The household order limits of one for each gold option are in effect for the first 24 hours.
The Honorable Ventris C. Gibson, Director of the Mint, signed 250 Certificates of Authenticity (COAs) for the 2024 Harriet Tubman Three-Coin Proof Set (24CR). These COAs will be randomly inserted into unmarked sets and will be fulfilled when shipping begins. Pre-order your set when sales open at noon on January 4 and keep your fingers crossed for a chance to be one of the lucky recipients.
“Every coin produced by the United States Mint helps to tell a story that teaches us about America’s history or connects us to a special memory,” said Director Gibson. “We hope this program will honor the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman and inspire others to learn more about this amazing woman.”
Surcharges in the amount of $35 for each $5 gold coin sold; $10 for each silver dollar sold; and $5 for each half dollar sold—totaling $50 for each three-coin set sold—are authorized to be paid to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Harriet Tubman Home, Inc., in Auburn, New York, to advance their missions.
The Mint accepts orders at usmint.gov/ and 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. Visit catalog.usmint.gov/customer-service/shipping.html for information about shipping options.
