“CREATE REVOLUTIONARY, TRANSFORMATIVE, LIBERATING SPACES”: Medina Jackson, co-facilitator of Black Transformative Arts Network
GEOGRAPHER JAMIL BEY BELIEVES CITIES SHOULD BE KIND TO PEOPLE April 22, 2024His organization, UrbanKind, is advancing a unique approach to raising the quality of life in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County ...Featured StoryTop Stories·6 mins read·
TAP IN: PEOPLE OVER PROFIT DRIVES DAY BRACEY OF BARREL & FLOW March 14, 2024America’s first Black beer festival founder talks about how his embrace of the Black community forged a new...Featured StoryTop Stories·10 mins read·
Jonnet Solomon’s Quest to Restore the National Negro Opera Company February 20, 2024The executive director of the National Opera House says the landmark’s historic value is key to the community’s...Featured StoryTop Stories·8 mins read·
Haitian Writer Sony Ton-Aime and the Power of Story Time February 9, 2024New director of Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures uses his Haitian roots to foster storytelling as community building. By...Featured StoryTop Stories·8 mins read·
AYISHA MORGAN LEE TEACHES PITTSBURGH TO DANCE WITH THE ANCESTORS January 30, 2024Founder of Hill Dance Academy Theatre builds from her roots in the Hill District By Ervin Dyer Whenever...Featured StoryTop Stories·7 mins read·
SHARON FLAKE’S POWERFUL LEGACY OF ADDRESSING COLORISM January 22, 2024With a new book set to publish in February, Pittsburgh’s own young adult author speaks on her success—and...Featured StoryTop Stories·5 mins read·
DEMEATRIA BOCCELLA IS SHOWCASING AFRICA’S BEAUTY INSIDE AND OUT January 5, 2024With the recent AFRICANISM Gala at Pittsburgh Public Theater, the founder of FashionAFRICANA continues her mission to honor...Featured StoryTop Stories·9 mins read·
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·