NJAIMEH NJIE INVITES BLACK FOLKS TO FLY
A Pittsburgh artist wants us to pack light – or at least imagine what that might feel like....
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NINETEEN YEARS LATER, SOMALI BANTU FAMILIES THAT RESETTLED IN PITTSBURGH ARE STILL RISING AGAINST ALL ODDS
After a generation, the children of Somali Bantu refugees find social and career advancement. By Ervin Dyer On...
Ulric Joseph’s Career Rise and Radical Art Evolution
Whether it’s vegan meals or larger-than-life paintings, his creations spark conversations By Ashanti McLaurin and Ervin Dyer The...
A Conversation With Historian Joe William Trotter, Jr.
Noted social justice scholar discusses the Black working class, race, and reparations By Ashanti McLaurin and Ervin Dyer...
AND ON THE SEVENTH DAY, SHE RESTED
Michelle Kenney launches a new effort to support Black Pittsburgh mothers who have lost a child to gun...
BASSIST ERNEST MCCARTY, JR. REFLECTS ON HIS MUSICAL LEGACY
“I have muses that demand things,” says the accomplished octogenarian. By Nate Guidry If Ernest McCarty, Jr., 82,...
THE BLACK-OWNED PITTSBURGH PLAYWRIGHTS THEATRE COMPANY CELEBRATES ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY—WITH A NEW HOME
The Madison Arts Center opening brings many full circle moments for founder Mark Southers By Renee P. Aldrich...
Ethiopian Americans Build a Home Away From Home in Pittsburgh
Saturday gatherings at Calvary Episcopal Church help local Ethiopians sustain communal ties. By Ervin Dyer It’s 8:30 on...
ARTIST MALCOLM PEACOCK WANTS A PRESENT IN WHICH BLACKNESS IS UNCONTESTED
Inside his Carnegie International participatory exhibit, ‘The Proposal.’ By BlackPittsburgh.com STAFF Earlier this spring, multidisciplinary artist Malcolm Peacock...
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE FREE: THE #NOTWHITE COLLECTIVE
The all-women’s Pittsburgh multiracial collective that is redefining challenges to white supremacy as artistic practice. By Patrice Alaquiva...