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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
“Enlightenment and Joy” in Posvar Hall.

Virgil Cantini, professor and artist, remembered at History Center program

By Andrew McLaughlin, Staff Writer • February 26, 2024
Virgil Cantini, the founder of Pitt’s studio art department and creator of 13 works of art around campus, was honored at the Heinz History Center on Feb. 25.
Nicole Fleetwood speaks at the 10th annual Black History Month lecture series at the Heinz History Center on Wednesday night.

Heinz History Center lecture showcases importance of art in prison

By Tanya Babbar, Senior Staff Writer • February 25, 2024

Over the course of a decade, Nicole Fleetwood interviewed over 6,000 incarcerated artists about their experiences creating art in prison, an environment where space, materials and time are limited.  Fleetwood,...

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 15, 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.
Weekly Rundown: 'The Lion King' and local food festival

Weekly Rundown: ‘The Lion King’ and local food festival

By John Lavanga / A&E Editor • September 2, 2013

Tuesday, Sept. 3STRFKRAltar Bar, 1620 Penn Ave., Strip District8 p.m.Admission: $15Electronica bands are commonplace in the modern music scene, so it’s difficult to give Portland, Ore.-based STRFKR their...

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