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The Secret Lives of Black Women

What Black Pittsburgh Needs to Know About the Secret Life of Black Women will feature Award-Winning author Deesha Philyaw.
Deesha Philyaw is a Pittsburgh based author whose newest book, “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies”is blowing up. She has received national awards and nominations for this work.
Most recently, she took on what it’s like to be a Black Woman in Pittsburgh in a Bloomberg CityLab article titled “The Not-So Secret Lives of Black Pittsburgh Women.” While many Black women could identify with the challenges, some of our political leaders weren’t so happy with the summary.

What Black Pittsburgh Needs to Know is moderated by Dr. Cheryl Hall-Russell, president of Black Women, Wise Women, LLC, and features remarks from Jasiri X, CEO of 1Hood Media, and Dr. Jamil Bey, President of UrbanKind Institute.

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed during this presentation are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of 1Hood Media, 1Hood Power, and or its affiliates.

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