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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...

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...

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...

Editorial: Cleveland mascot’s departure signals good first step

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 1, 2018

With statues of Confederate generals removed across the South last summer and likenesses of Christopher Columbus vandalized across the North last October, it was only a matter of time before the next symbol...