MARIO QUINN LYLES: “IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT DANCING, BUT ABOUT HAVING A VOICE”
How the self-taught Stomping Grounds Street Dance Festival creator is doing his part to keep the culture alive...
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In Pittsburgh, “Border Walls Have Got to Go From Palestine to Mexico”
News Source: Payday Report In Pittsburgh, “Border Walls Have Got to Go From Palestine to Mexico”...
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LISTEN TO BLACK WOMEN—THE CASE FOR MORE BLACK DOULAS, OBSTETRICIANS AND MIDWIVES
Black maternal deaths are among the highest in the US and, according to experts, most are preventable. How...
“SHOWING UP, SHOWING SUPPORT AND BEING REAL”: JANIS BURLEY WILSON, PITTSBURGH ARTS LEADER
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center President/CEO reflects on receiving and passing on cultural knowledge. By Ervin...
“DON’T GIVE UP WHEN THE TASKS SEEM HOPELESS”—NEW HORIZON THEATER BOARD CHAIR JOYCE MEGGERSON-MOORE
The unwavering community theater leader reflects on the organization’s three decades-long impact on Pittsburgh—and the continuing importance of...
“CREATE REVOLUTIONARY, TRANSFORMATIVE, LIBERATING SPACES”: Medina Jackson, co-facilitator of Black Transformative Arts Network
The spoken word poet and community educator shares her journey—from budding creative to advocate for teaching artists and...
War Secrets | This Week In White Supremacy | E222
This Week In White Supremacy 1HOOD wonders how the US government can’t keep its war secrets to themselves...
TRUTH-TELLING WITH COURAGE AND COMPASSION: SHEILA CARTER-JONES, POET
The long-time educator, who has taught students of all ages, says sharing cultural knowledge in community spaces is...
OnePA, politicians vow to address deplorable public housing conditions
News Source: Trib Live https://community.triblive.com/news/3756070...
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Trojan Horses | This Week In White Supremacy | E221
This Week In White Supremacy 1HOOD explores the judicial system’s role in combating the deportation of immigrants and...