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Opinion | Black people are not only for your entertainment
By Ashanti McLaurin, Staff Columnist
• October 12, 2021
![Ben Crump, a civil rights lawyer, spoke at a Pitt Program Council event Tuesday night at the William Pitt Union.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/N_Ben_Crump_JB-900x600.jpg)
‘Better world for our children’: Crump discusses injustice in America
By Punya Bhasin, Senior Staff Writer
• October 6, 2021
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Opinion | You’re trying to solve big problems the wrong way
By Lucas DiBlasi, Senior Staff Columnist
• September 8, 2021
![The Office of Equity and Inclusive Excellences hosted Alicia Garza, the co-creator of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement and the Black Lives Matter Global Network. During the event, Alicia Garza touched upon her experiences founding the movement, her current work maintaining diversity and equal access and her book “The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart.”](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/N_Alicia-Garza-Town-Hall_Via-900x482.jpg)
‘Freedom dreams’: Alicia Garza discusses Black Lives Matter, new book
By Punya Bhasin, Staff Writer
• April 2, 2021
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Opinion | Vote Peduto out and Gainey in
By India Krug, Staff Columnist
• January 26, 2021
![Under the trending hashtag #EndSARS, people are bringing awareness to police brutality in Nigeria.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/O_SARS_Via-900x600.jpg)
Opinion | #BLM provides momentum for #EndSARS
By Ajani Powell, For The Pitt News
• October 30, 2020
![Magnets and buttons for sale are displayed at the 2019 Pittsburgh Womens’ March.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/O_SNED_SC-e1602200777710-900x661.jpg)
Editorial | Stop commodifying activism
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
• October 9, 2020
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W. Kamau Bell talks social justice with Black Action Society, Pitt Program Council
By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
• July 17, 2020
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Artist collective combines art and activism
By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
• July 8, 2020
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