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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Linda Williams-Moore holds up a T-shirt during “A Night of Celebration: Honoring the Heroes of Black Resistance” on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.

Black History Month event roundup

By Ashley O’Doherty, Staff Writer • February 3, 2025
With February marking Black History Month, The Pitt News compiled a list of events occurring on and off campus that celebrate Pittsburgh’s Black community.
Martin Luther King Jr. addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963.

Civil rights activists and Pitt students remember and honor MLK’s legacy

By Naomi Weiss, Staff Writer • January 21, 2025
As people celebrate MLK Day through acts of service, remembrance of the civil rights movement and an examination of present-day civil rights, advocates and Pitt students spoke about the city’s rich civil rights history and its long-lasting impacts.
The Queer Corner | History is Black and queer

The Queer Corner | History is Black and queer

By Rachel Bachy, Senior Staff Writer • February 3, 2022
In this week’s edition of The Queer Corner, senior staff writer Rachel Bachy discusses the legacies and impacts of several important figures in Black and queer history.
Tuesday’s Black Emancipation: A History of Celebration panel focused on the importance of celebrating Juneteenth and the history of Black emancipation, featuring panelists Sam Black, Laurence Glasco and Charlene Foggie-Barnett.

Panel discusses the history of Black emancipation in celebration of Juneteenth

By Betul Tuncer, Staff Writer • June 16, 2021
The panel “Black Emancipation: A History of Celebration” on Tuesday afternoon focused on Black emancipation throughout history and the ways in which Americans have taken to celebrate and commemorate such history through Juneteenth.
Eric Beeko, Yolanda Covington-Ward and Michele Reid-Vazquez (left to right) each teach in the Africana Studies department.

‘Find it all’: Africana Studies department reflects on teaching Black history, culture

By Griffin Floyd, Staff Writer • March 10, 2021
Professors in the Africana Studies department have worked to highlight the department’s courses as well as Black history and culture throughout the year, but especially during Black History Month in February.
Three faculty members from the history department spoke about the history of race and protest Thursday morning at the “How Did We Get Here? Histories of Race, Discrimination, and Protest” session.

History faculty explores roots of racism, protest in America

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor • July 30, 2020
Three faculty members from the history department — Laurence Glasco, Laura Lovett and Stoner — spoke about the history of race and protest Thursday morning at the “How Did We Get Here? Histories of Race, Discrimination, and Protest” session.
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