Growing use of AI raises questions about racial bias 

By Jamese Platt, Senior Staff Writer • February 17, 2026

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly prevalent, leading educators and researchers to raise concerns about how this new phenomenon could affect people of color.

Pitt ‘deeply disappointed’ by economic lecture disruption

By Katie Hovan, Staff Writer • April 15, 2025

After Lisa Cook’s lecture was disrupted on April 3, Pitt’s economics department issued an apology. A University spokesperson released a statement to those who witnessed the incident, saying the behavior will not be tolerated by the University. 

Racial slur, genitalia drawings disrupt Federal Reserve Governor’s economic lecture

By Spencer Levering, Assistant News Editor • April 4, 2025

A lecture from Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook was disrupted on Thursday afternoon after a racial slur and vulgar drawings appeared on the screen during her presentation.

Opinion | We need to talk about the real emotions of speaking up as a minority

By Grace Harris, Staff Columnist • October 16, 2023

Grace Harris talks about the absence of conversation surrounding the guilt and anxiety that minorities feel after speaking up.

Opinion | Witnessing discrimination in a white workplace

By Lynnette Tibbott, Staff Columnist • February 20, 2023

People, especially those who say awful comments, tend to project their hate onto other people. However, if you don’t speak out, you’re letting the other person know that you will not argue with them.

Opinion | Kanye isn’t a ‘free thinker.’ He’s a mouthpiece.

By Paul Beer, Staff Columnist • October 24, 2022

West fails to provide any substantive ideas to the conversation of Black empowerment. He is simply restating hateful rhetoric that only propagates more racism in America.

Editorial | History should be taught the way it happened, no matter how bad it is

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 8, 2021

To limit its teaching in school classrooms is to blatantly ignore the struggles of generations of Americans and is a step backwards in recent progress in school curriculum reform.

‘Heartbreaking’: Panel discusses rise in anti-Asian violence during pandemic

By Allison Radziwon, Staff Writer • March 17, 2021

Pitt’s department of sociology, Global Hub and Asian Studies Center co-sponsored a Monday panel titled “Combatting Anti-Asian Violence Amidst COVID-19” to raise awareness about the increase in anti-Asian violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Opinion | The model minority myth is downplaying anti-Asian hate crimes

By Nithya Achanta, For The Pitt News • March 10, 2021

Stereotypes have proven to be very problematic when it comes to the handling of recent anti-Asian hate crimes.

Poetry | New Face

By Ajani Powell, Staff Columnist • November 13, 2020

Columnist Ajani Powell shares a poem exploring issues surrounding mental health, racism and COVID.