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Period activist Nadya Okamoto talks youth power, burnout and identity with Pitt’s Asian Student Alliance

By Tanya Babbar, Staff Writer • October 31, 2022

Pitt’s Asian Student Alliance hosted a guided Q&A session on Friday night with Nadya Okamoto, an entrepreneur and period activist.

Editorial | Activism should help a cause, not just a grab for headlines

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 16, 2022

Donald Trump’s worst nightmare came true for one of the world’s most infamous paintings last week.

Opinion | Social media ruined Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By Ebonee Rice, Staff Columnist • January 28, 2022

Social media has allowed activism to become purely performative, especially during MLK Day.

Opinion | Black people are not only for your entertainment

By Ashanti McLaurin, Staff Columnist • October 12, 2021

I’m reminded that this surge of support toward the Black community is, yet again, just another instance of performative activism.

The Queer Corner | Activism isn’t what it used to be, and that’s okay

By Rachel Bachy, Staff Writer • October 8, 2021

In this edition of The Queer Corner, staff writer Rachel Bachy talks about their experience as a queer activist in complicated times.

Editorial | CBS’s new show “The Activist” is not the right way to go about activism

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 13, 2021

The backlash about this show is for good reason — many people realize that it’s not the right way to go about activism.

Opinion | You’re trying to solve big problems the wrong way

By Lucas DiBlasi, Senior Staff Columnist • September 8, 2021

Many people’s current reactions to the crises we face range from only mildly helpful to actively counterproductive.

Pitt hosts launch of new book ‘The Water Defenders’

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor • March 8, 2021

The book opens with the 2009 death of Marcelo Rivera, a 37-year-old teacher and leader of the National Roundtable on Mining in El Salvador.

Vietnamese pop star and activist Mai Khoi brings talents to Pitt

By Sinead McDevitt, Senior Staff Writer • February 15, 2021

Khoi is an Artist Protection Fund fellow in residence at Pitt, and is co-hosted by the City of Asylum and the International Free Expression project.

Legendary activist, track star John Carlos recalls ’68 Olympics

By Stephen Thompson, Sports Editor • July 8, 2020

Hosted by Pitt’s Film and Media Studies department, Carlos spoke to about 30 Pitt students and faculty on Tuesday night about his life and experience at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. It was there that Carlos and fellow Team USA sprinter Tommie Smith posed for one of the most iconic photographs of the American Civil Rights Movement and sports history.