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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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

The Pitt News
Protesters march across the Birmingham Bridge during a Thursday protest.

Photos: Downtown, South Side protests after George Floyd’s death

By Kaycee Orwig, Visual Editor • June 6, 2020
Protestors marched through Pittsburgh’s Downtown and South Side neighborhoods on Thursday, as part of a nationwide movement to protest the death of George Floyd.
The town hall explored the ways in which members of the community can begin and sustain productive conversations.

Virtual town hall examines the history between race and justice

By Benjamin Nigrosh, News Editor • June 4, 2020
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion presented the “I Can’t Breathe: From Agony to Activism” virtual town hall Wednesday afternoon, a last-minute addition to the “This is Not Normal: Allyship and Advocacy in the age of COVID-19” town hall series.
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.
The death of George Floyd and resulting protests have inspired Trevor Lawrence and many other white athletes to speak up.

White athletes cannot just stick to sports

By Stephen Thompson, Sports Editor • June 2, 2020
But the killing of George Floyd last week forced Lawrence — and other quarterbacks who fit his mold — to take a bolder push into uncomfortable conversations about race relations, a topic that has been put to task in Lawrence’s sport for more than a century.
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.
Protestors march in East Liberty in response to the death of George Floyd.

Photos: East Liberty protests after George Floyd’s death

By Kaycee Orwig, Visual Editor • June 2, 2020
Protestors marched through Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood on Monday, as part of a nationwide movement, to protest the death of George Floyd.
Protesters gather in Downtown Pittsburgh in response to the killing of George Floyd.

Photos: Downtown protests after George Floyd’s death

By Kaycee Orwig, Visual Editor • May 31, 2020
Protestors flooded into Downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday, as part of a nationwide movement, to protest the death of George Floyd.
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