systemic racism Archives

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

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 7, 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.

Panel discusses dismantling systemic oppression in education

By Allison Radziwon, Staff Writer • July 29, 2021

Pitt’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion held the event “Building a Just Educational System,” which focused on how to remove oppression and injustices that prevent students from reaching their fullest potential.

Opinion | Code-switching is the talent no one talks about

By Ashanti McLaurin, For The Pitt News • June 15, 2021

Being Black, especially in America, we are born with this talent, then taught how to use it — in the workplace, school and everyday life.