The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Two of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s prominent black journalists have been barred from covering protests in Pittsburgh following the killing of George Floyd.

Editorial | Racism as reason: Black journalists aren’t biased

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • June 9, 2020
We’re appalled — though unfortunately, not shocked — by the racist behavior of Post-Gazette management.
Op-Ed | Our Voices Must Be Heard

Op-Ed | Our Voices Must Be Heard

By Nana Gyabaah-Kessie, president of the African Students Organization; Blya Ange Krouba, vice president of the African Students Organization; Cameron Clarke, president of the Caribbean and Latin American Students Association • June 9, 2020
How can we be calm when we are constantly harmed mentally and physically? How do we reclaim our inherent titles as Kings and Queens when we are viewed as dishonorable and shameful? As black people, WE ARE TIRED.
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Wednesday that Pitt will postpone Plan for Pitt 2025 in order to include strategies to strengthen racial equity justice on campus.

Pitt administrators address George Floyd’s death, nationwide protests

By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer • June 2, 2020
Floyd, a black man, died after white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for eight minutes as Floyd said he couldn’t breathe.
Protestors hold up a tapestry with a painted image of George Floyd during a protest Downtown.

Editorial | Black Lives Matter: Now is the time to lift up black voices

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • June 2, 2020
It’s our job to elevate voices who understand and are affected by a given issue the most. Right now, that means using our platform to elevate black voices.
Protesters gather in Downtown Pittsburgh in response to the killing of George Floyd.

Op-ed | We Are Done Dying

By Morgan Ottley, President of Black Action Society • June 2, 2020
We live in the shadows of our own survival, hiding from the terrible outcomes that meet us everytime we step foot into the world. We are done falling victim to death at the hands of our oppressors.
Protestors march in East Liberty in response to the death of George Floyd.

Op-ed | Racial Justice: Get Connected, Get Committed

By James Huguley, Interim Director of the Center on Race and Social Problems • June 2, 2020
To many, this latest flurry of death feels unprecedented. Except it’s not. It’s absolutely not.

VIDEO: 50th Anniversary of the Black Action Society

October 24, 2019

Pitt Police officers blocked the Fifth Avenue entrance to Litchfield Towers as protesters filled the street.

Oakland protests white officer’s acquittal

By Emily Wolfe, Assistant News Editor • March 23, 2019
Organizers of Saturday’s protests had three demands: The dismissal of the district attorney, the dismissal of a much-criticized police union president and the creation of a police review board.
A protestor leads chanting while marching down Fifth Avenue. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Photos: Blacks Lives Matter and Never Again protest

By Thomas Yang | Visual Editor • March 31, 2018

“What to we want? Gun control! When do we want it? Now!” “No justice, no peace. No racist police.” Each of those chants are common refrains heard in countless protests around the country....

Protesters march down Fifth Avenue in a protest that connected police shootings and gun control. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Protest on campus combines Black Lives Matter and Never Again

By John Hamilton / Managing Editor • March 31, 2018

"What do we want? Gun control! When do we want it? Now!" "No justice, no peace. No racist police." Both of those chants are common refrains heard in countless protests across the country — the...

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