Kirkpatrick St. in the Hill District renamed ‘Alma Speed Fox Way’

THE FAMILY OF ALMA SPEED FOX, ALONG WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, HOLD THE HONORARY ALMA SPEED FOX WAY STREET SIGN. (PHOTO BY J.L. MARTELLO) Fitting tribute for the ‘Mother of the Civil Rights Movement’ in Pittsburgh & Stay true to your family’s values. Stay true to your community. Stay true to your people. That was the Alma Speed Fox way. THE FAMILY OF ALMA SPEED FOX, WITH THE HONORARY ALMA SPEED FOX WAY SIGN. THE STREET RENAMING CEREMONY WAS HELD, MARCH 23, IN THE HILL DISTRICT. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO) Now and forever, when the little ones are playing in the Hill District, and they look up and see “Alma Speed Fox Way” next to the “Kirkpatrick St.” sign near the Freedom Unlimited building on Wylie Avenue, they’ll ask their parents, “Who was Alma Speed Fox?” THE UNVEILING… & When family members from out of town come in for the holidays, look up and see the sign that says “Alma Speed Fox Way,” they’ll ask their family members, “Who was Alma Speed Fox?” ALMA SPEED FOX PASSED AWAY ON JAN.& 24, 2022, AT AGE 98. The beloved “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement” in Pittsburgh, who led the Pittsburgh NAACP from...