Channel Pittsburgh Celebrates Black History Month
Every Wednesday night in February, Channel Pittsburgh is dedicating its
programming to celebrating the accomplishments and contributions of
African Americans for Black History Month.
Channel Pittsburgh is...
5 Things to Know: Surprising Facts About MLK, Jr.
Did you know that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s famous, “I Have a Dream” speech was partially improvised and that the iconic phrase was...
Detroit heard King’s dream first. These Black women are carrying it forward.
By Ebony JJ Curry
This story was originally reported by Ebony JJ Curry of The 19th. Meet Ebony and read more of their reporting...
Claudette Colvin, Civil rights pioneer and hidden figure of Montgomery Bus Boycott, dies at...
By Brandon Caldwell/Originally posted by theGrio
Claudette Colvin, the civil rights pioneer who was arrested at age 15 on a Montgomery bus after she refused to move...
Five years after January 6, dozens of pardoned insurrectionists have been arrested again
This story was originally reported by Mariel Padilla of The 19th. Meet Mariel and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and...
Baltimore Drove Down Gun Deaths. Now Trump Has Slashed Funding for That Work.
By Renuka Rayasam
BALTIMORE — David Fitzgerald knows how tough it is to prevent gun violence. In 15 years working in some of Baltimore’s deadliest...
12 top gifts by 12 top Black brands to shop this holiday season
By By Kay Wicker/Originally published by theGrio
The countdown is officially on. With just 12 days until Christmas, 13 days until the first day of Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah...
Texas scraps women and minority-owned business support in sweeping contracting shift
By Bobby Pen/Originally published by theGrio
Texas has abruptly rewritten the rules of its state contracting system, stripping women and minority-owned businesses of a long-standing support program...
WAMO: The Sound of the Steel City Podcast, Episode 1
https://youtu.be/Y-OIk_dYezE
It's here! The first episode of the official WAMO: Sound of the Steel City Documentary Podcast! Listen as former WAMO DJ and 1/2 of...
Viola Fletcher, oldest survivor of 1921 Tulsa massacre, dies at 111
This story was originally reported by Candice Norwood of The 19th. Meet Candice and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and...
