THE BLACK MAYORS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: MAYOR VAL PENNINGTON OF BELLEVUE August 25, 2022By Ervin Dyer and Renee Aldrich Val Pennington, the former Bellevue Borough Council President, is the first Black...Featured StoryTop Stories·4 mins read·
THE BLACK MAYORS OF WESTERN PENNSLYVANIA: Mayor Kenya Johns of Beaver Falls August 12, 2022By Ervin Dyer and Renee Aldrich Kenya Johns is the first Black woman elected mayor of Beaver Falls...Top Stories·3 mins read·
THE BLACK MAYORS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: ED GAINEY MAYOR OF PITTSBURGH August 10, 2022By Ervin Dyer and Renee Aldrich Ed Gainey’s election as the first Black mayor of the City of...Top Stories·4 mins read·
WHY WE MUST CENTER GERALD THOMAS AND ALL VICTIMS OF STATE VIOLENCE August 4, 2022By the Abolitionist Law Center On July 5, the Abolitionist Law Center (ALC) released a report entitled “Death-Making...Top Stories·5 mins read·
WHEN THE CHURCH DEMANDS REPARATIONS August 2, 2022Pastor Dale Snyder and his church want all hands-on deck in their fight to reclaim Bethel AME’s legacy...Top Stories·8 mins read·
FIGHTING FOR OUR GIRLS July 12, 2022How Ashley Moorefield provides a safe space for young women in Pittsburgh threatened by homelessness. By Atiya Irvin-Mitchell...Top Stories·4 mins read·
‘THE BRIDGES THAT DIVIDE ALSO GIVE ACCESS’ July 5, 2022Inside Michelle Gainey’s journey from Westinghouse high graduate to Pittsburgh’s first African-American First Lady. By Renee P. Aldrich...Top Stories·9 mins read·
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH AUTHOR DEESHA PHILYAW June 6, 2022The award-winning writer opens up about the importance of centering Black women, the premium channel adaptation of ‘Black...Top Stories·4 mins read·
SELMA BURKE’S SMOKETOWN May 23, 2022For more than a decade in East Liberty, the Selma Burke Art Center taught thousands of children the...Top Stories·7 mins read·
SPONTANEOUS MEMORIALS May 3, 2022Devan Shimoyama’s artwork taps into the natural colors and local flavors of Pittsburgh—while centering Blackness and queerness in...Top Stories·5 mins read·
