![The Pitt Athletics primary Twitter account had 17 tweets in February surrounding Black History Month, with a greater volume of content coming toward the end of the month.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/S_PittAthleticsBHM_File.jpg)
Pitt Athletics alums share concerns over Black History Month efforts
By Alex Lehmbeck, Sports Editor
• April 7, 2021
![Eric Beeko, Yolanda Covington-Ward and Michele Reid-Vazquez (left to right) each teach in the Africana Studies department.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/N_BlackStudies_via-900x347.jpg)
‘Find it all’: Africana Studies department reflects on teaching Black history, culture
By Griffin Floyd, Staff Writer
• March 10, 2021
![John Woodruff from Connellsville won a Gold Medal in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/S_BHM-Track-Field_Via.jpg)
Pitt boasts rich track & field Olympic history
By Eddie Lasker, Staff Writer
• February 26, 2021
![Bobby Grier was a fullback and linebacker, and only Black player on the team in 1956, for Pitt football from 1952-55. Now, he is 88 years old, and known as the man who integrated the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2, 1956.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/S_Grier_Archive.jpg)
Column | Bobby Grier belongs in the Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame immediately
By Kyle Saxon, Staff Writer
• February 24, 2021
![Keke Palmer spoke at a Zoom event Monday about her identity as an artist, activist and Black woman in the entertainment industry for Black History Month, sponsored by Pitt Program Council and Black Action Society.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/C_KekePalmer_Via-900x600.jpg)
Keke Palmer discusses stardom, sexism and Black Lives Matter at virtual event
By Sona Sharma, Staff Writer
• February 24, 2021
![Weekend Watchlist | Black History Month Television](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/D_weekendwatchlist_ST.jpg)
Weekend Watchlist | Black History Month Television
By The Pitt News Staff
• February 18, 2021
![Emmanuel Acho is a Fox Sports analyst and former NFL linebacker who has a webseries called “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man.” Pitt Program Council hosted a talk with Acho Monday night.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/C_Acho_Courtesy.jpeg)
Emmanuel Acho discusses need for uncomfortable conversations about race
By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
• February 17, 2021
![Weekend Watchlist | Black History Month movies](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/D_weekendwatchlist_ST.jpg)
Weekend Watchlist | Black History Month movies
By The Pitt News Staff
• February 11, 2021
![Pitt’s Global Studies Center sponsored and hosted “Transnational Dialogues in Afrolatinidad: Gender, Identity and Health” on Friday as part of a series to expand and exchange interest and knowledge on contemporary historical issues in Africa, Afro-Latino and Latin American studies.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/N_Afrolatinidad_Via-900x622.png)
‘Transnational Dialogues in Afrolatinidad’ event brings speakers together to discuss issues in gender, identity and health
By Rashi Ranjan, Senior Staff Writer
• February 8, 2021
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