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“CREATE REVOLUTIONARY, TRANSFORMATIVE, LIBERATING SPACES”: Medina Jackson, co-facilitator of Black Transformative Arts Network

March 27, 2025

The spoken word poet and community educator shares her journey—from budding creative to advocate for teaching artists and...

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·6 mins read·

TRUTH-TELLING WITH COURAGE AND COMPASSION: SHEILA CARTER-JONES, POET

March 21, 2025

The long-time educator, who has taught students of all ages, says sharing cultural knowledge in community spaces is...

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·5 mins read·

Pittsburgh NAACP branch grapples with its future

March 18, 2025

Media Source: 90.5 WESA https://www.wesa.fm/identity-community/2025-03-18/pittsburgh-naacp-branch-grapples-with-its-future...

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CHRISTINE MCCRAY BETHEA: “GATEKEEPERS ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A BOTTLENECK IN THE SANDS OF TIME”

March 17, 2025

The quilter and mixed media artist shares her vision and the evolution of her practice. By Ervin Dyer,...

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·7 mins read·

CARRYING ON TRADITION: Charlene Foggie-Barnett

March 17, 2025

The photographer and archivist for the Charles “Teenie Harris” Archive talks about the importance of storytelling in front...

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·4 mins read·

New brunches, reopened ice cream shops, fried fish fun, and more Pittsburgh food news

March 11, 2025

Media Source: Pittsburgh City Paper https://www.pghcitypaper.com/food-drink/new-brunches-reopened-ice-cream-shops-fried-fish-fun-and-more-pittsburgh-food-news-27618890...

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SAHARA NZONGOLA: “KNOWING ONE’S CULTURE IS PRIMORDIAL TO UNDERSTANDING ONE’S SELF”

March 7, 2025

The vice president of operations at Afrika Yetu opens up about how world travel and numerous cultural experiences...

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PITTSBURGH’S BLACK WOMEN CULTURAL LEADERS ESSAY SERIES: NORMA JEAN BARNES, CHOREOGRAPHER

March 5, 2025

How choreographer Norma Jean Barnes and seven other Black women are keeping cultural legacies alive. By Ervin Dyer,...

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Black History, Resistance & the Power of Art: Jasiri X on FSTV

March 5, 2025

Media Source: Free Speech TV...

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People push for community engagement during 27th annual ‘Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit’

February 22, 2025

News Source: WPXI Now https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/people-push-community-engagement-during-27th-annual-pittsburgh-racial-justice-summit/Y7V2B5PZFJGL3BUFHG7PMFBENY...

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“CREATE REVOLUTIONARY, TRANSFORMATIVE, LIBERATING SPACES”: Medina Jackson, co-facilitator of Black Transformative Arts Network

TRUTH-TELLING WITH COURAGE AND COMPASSION: SHEILA CARTER-JONES, POET

CHRISTINE MCCRAY BETHEA: “GATEKEEPERS ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A BOTTLENECK IN THE SANDS OF TIME”

In Your Hood

TUSKEGEE AIRMEN MUSEUM DEBUTS IN PITTSBURGH WITH FREE ADMISSION

American Water Inclusion and Diversity Scholarship

Mattress Factory Announces International Open Call for Artists-In-Residence

Podcasts

Gaetz Of Hell | This Week In White Supremacy | E204

Separation Anxiety | This Week In White Supremacy | E203

The Fourth Wall | This Week In White Supremacy | E202

Law and Politics

1HOOD Power Hour | Staying Housed: Finding Shelter In Unprecedented Times

1HOOD Power Hour | Reflective Organizing and Engagement

1HOOD Power Hour | Black Men and the Political Process

Health

Brunch with A Black Man | Michael Carroll

Brunch With A Black Man | Mars Jackson

Brunch With A Black Man | Treble NLS

Artists

JM The Poet

Keisha Marie

One Year Anniversary

Black Pittsburgh

“CREATE REVOLUTIONARY, TRANSFORMATIVE, LIBERATING SPACES”: Medina Jackson, co-facilitator of Black Transformative Arts Network

TRUTH-TELLING WITH COURAGE AND COMPASSION: SHEILA CARTER-JONES, POET

Pittsburgh NAACP branch grapples with its future

CHRISTINE MCCRAY BETHEA: “GATEKEEPERS ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A BOTTLENECK IN THE SANDS OF TIME”

CARRYING ON TRADITION: Charlene Foggie-Barnett

New brunches, reopened ice cream shops, fried fish fun, and more Pittsburgh food news

SAHARA NZONGOLA: “KNOWING ONE’S CULTURE IS PRIMORDIAL TO UNDERSTANDING ONE’S SELF”

PITTSBURGH’S BLACK WOMEN CULTURAL LEADERS ESSAY SERIES: NORMA JEAN BARNES, CHOREOGRAPHER

Black History, Resistance & the Power of Art: Jasiri X on FSTV

People push for community engagement during 27th annual ‘Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit’