Paradise Gray and His Hip-Hop Treasures December 12, 2023A hip-hop pioneer who made Pittsburgh home steps back into the national spotlight with a new television show—and...Featured StoryTop Stories·8 mins read·
DOES DA ZAPPALA’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE STRATEGY UNFAIRLY PUNISH BLACK PEOPLE? November 1, 2023An analysis of criminal court cases in Allegheny County shows that Black people have been prosecuted by the...Featured StoryTop Stories·9 mins read·
LGBTQ+ Activists Making Pittsburgh More Livable for All October 12, 2023Challenges Faced by LGBTQ+ Residents Lead to Solution-Based Community Organizing By Atiya Irvin-Mitchell While statistics on the city’s...Featured StoryTop Stories·12 mins read·
NJAIMEH NJIE INVITES BLACK FOLKS TO FLY October 2, 2023A Pittsburgh artist wants us to pack light – or at least imagine what that might feel like....Featured StoryTop Stories·6 mins read·
NINETEEN YEARS LATER, SOMALI BANTU FAMILIES THAT RESETTLED IN PITTSBURGH ARE STILL RISING AGAINST ALL ODDS September 25, 2023After a generation, the children of Somali Bantu refugees find social and career advancement. By Ervin Dyer On...Featured StoryTop Stories·12 mins read·
Ulric Joseph’s Career Rise and Radical Art Evolution September 11, 2023Whether it’s vegan meals or larger-than-life paintings, his creations spark conversations By Ashanti McLaurin and Ervin Dyer The...Featured StoryTop Stories·6 mins read·
A Conversation With Historian Joe William Trotter, Jr. August 28, 2023Noted social justice scholar discusses the Black working class, race, and reparations By Ashanti McLaurin and Ervin Dyer...Featured StoryTop Stories·10 mins read·
AND ON THE SEVENTH DAY, SHE RESTED August 11, 2023Michelle Kenney launches a new effort to support Black Pittsburgh mothers who have lost a child to gun...Featured StoryTop Stories·10 mins read·
BASSIST ERNEST MCCARTY, JR. REFLECTS ON HIS MUSICAL LEGACY July 27, 2023“I have muses that demand things,” says the accomplished octogenarian. By Nate Guidry If Ernest McCarty, Jr., 82,...Featured StoryTop Stories·11 mins read·
THE BLACK-OWNED PITTSBURGH PLAYWRIGHTS THEATRE COMPANY CELEBRATES ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY—WITH A NEW HOME July 19, 2023The Madison Arts Center opening brings many full circle moments for founder Mark Southers By Renee P. Aldrich...Featured StoryTop Stories·7 mins read·
