“I just want to keep his name alive. I want the world to know who my son was and that he wasn’t just a news story.”
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Photo credit: Library of Congress; Tom Kobayashi, Manzanar Relocation Center; photograph by Ansel Adams
As our nation grapples with confederate monuments, Black Lives Matter, fake news, and economic stratification; "3 RITES: Liberty" humorously and poignantly insists on a reckoning with our past and present.
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Join the African American Program for a free virtual screening of “Move When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Freeman Cotton" on Wednesday, April 3.
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"The YWCA Racial Justice Challenge is designed to create dedicated time and space to build more effective social justice habits, particularly those dealing with issues of race, power, privilege, and leadership."
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Join us TODAY from 6:30p -8pm for an environmental justice resource fair, where we're connecting communities with tools for positive change. Let's empower each other towards a sustainable future. Be a part of this transformative event!
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How well do you know your attorney general candidates? Well enough to make the judgment call on whether or not they're the right fit for the job?
The Citizen's Ultimate Job Interview is back by popular demand. On March 25, watch our panel of expert job interviewers ask…
Please join us at 6:30 for a special report with @twittlesis to talk about who is Jeffrey Yass, the richest man in Pennsylvania, and what that means for our democracy.
BREAKING: In 2020 we sued Allegheny County for the jail’s failure to provide adequate mental health care & its discriminatory & brutal treatment of ppl w- psychiatric disabilities. An agreement reached requires major changes to mental health program & more
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A former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy, Hunter Elward, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in torturing two Black men in January 2023. At one point, Elward forced Michael Jenkins on his knees and shot him in the mouth. apnews.com/article/missis…
🧵 Celebrating the lives and work of just a few of the incredible Pitt women whose path-forging work changed our past — and is shaping our tomorrow. #WHMpitt.ly/3SGYEKp
Please share: April 27, 2024 the 8th Annual August Wilson Birthday Celebration Block Party
Family friendly outdoor festival, more: augustwilsonbirthdaycelebration.com
If you’re interested in joining a County Board or Commission – or you know talented & committed community leaders who would make strong appointments, encourage them to learn more about Boards & Commissions & apply through the Innamorato Transition website: alleghenyforall.com/jobs
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