Op-Ed | Grappling with systemic racism
By Jack Daniel, Retired Pitt administrator
July 7, 2020
Jack Daniel, the first chair of Pitt’s Africana Studies department, says in an op-ed that we in America, and at Pitt, must confront an elephant in the room.
Letter to the Editor | Hold racist white women accountable
By Taylor Robinson, Rising Pitt Senior
July 7, 2020
Taylor Robinson argues in a letter to the editor that white women labeled as “Karens” are neither victims of cancel culture nor unprecedented times.
Editorial | Racism as reason: Black journalists aren’t biased
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 10, 2020
We’re appalled — though unfortunately, not shocked — by the racist behavior of Post-Gazette management.
Editorial: Rise in white nationalism fed by politicians
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
March 17, 2019
In wake of the mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday, we’ve seen that such blatant refusals to admit the gravity of white supremacy and racism have a wider effect than just the United States alone.
Editorial: Pitt is no place for hate
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 17, 2019
We’ve all heard slurs that target a wide range of ethnicities, religions, genders and sexual orientations. But there is no place for this kind of language at Pitt or in Pittsburgh.
Racial slurs found on car roofs in South Oakland
By Brian Gentry, Assistant News Editor
January 16, 2019
Racial slurs were found written in snow on car hoods in South Oakland Sunday night.
Editorial | GOP hard on King, soft on Trump
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 16, 2019
The Republican leadership likely hopes their actions against King will be seen as a genuine stand against white supremacy, not something done when it is politically convenient. The GOP’s silence on Trump says otherwise.
Editorial: A royal wedding does not solve racism
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
May 23, 2018
American actress Meghan Markle’s marriage to the British Prince Harry featured celebrity guests, beautiful decor and a well-dressed, smitten couple — staples of any royal wedding. But when Markle walked herself down the aisle May 19, viewers around the world knew something was different this time. Pe...
Pitt debates presence of Parran’s past
By Thompson Wymard | Staff Writer, Contributed reporting by Cassidy Power
March 30, 2018
Pitt graduate student union organizers have garnered more than 870 signatures to rename Parran Hall — the Pitt Public Health building named after the school’s founding dean who was involved in unethical medical experiments. But Thursday at a University-organized symposium discussing the legacy...
Shock over memes doesn’t mean much
By Brian Gentry | Columnist
February 2, 2018
When news broke last week that some members of Pitt College Republicans were participating in a private GroupMe that shared racist memes, headlines may as well have read, “College students say something racist — again.” A Twitter account called “Racists @ Pitt” published screenshots from the ...