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The Black Action Society: Demanding Change, Then and Now

By Natalie Frank, Rebecca Johnson, Sinead McDevitt, and Jon Moss • May 26, 2021

Throughout this year, members of Black Action Society have led the charge in creating a more inclusive and anti-racist campus.

Mikala Aleksandruk: Just one of God’s children

By Ashton Crawley, Assistant News Editor • April 15, 2021

Mikala Aleksandruk is the president of Some of God’s Children Gospel Choir and has led on implementing the Black Senate’s police reform demands, all amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘No way we can do this alone’: Panel uplifts local Black student leaders

By Maura Scrabis, For The Pitt News • August 30, 2020

Collective action was one of the main themes at the Solidarity Town Hall held Saturday evening, where Black student leaders from colleges around the City came together to discuss racial equity on their respective campuses.

‘Embarrassing’: Black student leaders criticize low Black student enrollment

By Rebecca Johnson and Jon Moss • August 26, 2020

Ottley said this is indicative of a culture at Pitt that she believes needs to change to attract, and retain, more Black students. According to University data, Black students represented 5.26% of the undergraduate student body in 2019.

‘The time is now’: Faculty and students discuss race, community at Juneteenth panel

By Benjamin Nigrosh, News Editor • June 21, 2020

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Equipoise hosted Friday afternoon’s "Juneteenth: A Prelude to True Social Justice and Equity at Pitt" panel.