What it takes to defend diversity
By Errin Haines/Originally published by The 19th
This column first appeared in The Amendment, a new biweekly newsletter by Errin Haines, The 19th’s editor-at-large. Subscribe today to...
Is Allegheny County politics going tribal? Centrist traditions to be tested Nov. 7.
By Charlie Wolfson and Oliver Morrison for Public Source
This year’s race for Allegheny County executive — in addition to swaying key policies around...
Book bans in schools jumped 33 percent last year
By Nadra Nittle/Originally published by The 19th
“The Ed Scare” — that’s how freedom of expression advocacy organization PEN America describes the sweeping restrictions targeting...
Suicide rates of teenage boys are skyrocketing because of firearm access
Jennifer Gerson/Originally published by The 19th
September is National Suicide Prevention Month and The 19th is looking at how gender factors into the political and...
RSG Accounting Services donates to city students with Back-to-School Giveaway
RSG Accounting Services, in partnership with Icon Electrical Solutions and Mr. Grooming and Goods, donated gift certificates to help students prepare for the 2023...
Family of Kendrick Johnson, teen found dead in a gym mat, sues officials for...
By TheGrio Staff/Originally published by Thegrio
The family of Kendrick Johnson, whose body was found rolled up inside a wrestling mat a decade ago at...
The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates
By Marshall Allen
This story was co-published by ProPublica and NPR’s Shots blog in 2017. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for...
Bunnell Elementary employees resign after racially segregated assembly
By TheGrio Staff/Originally posted by Thegrio
A Black teacher at a Florida elementary school has resigned following an assembly where Black fourth- and fifth-grade students...
Bill Pinkney, first Black man to sail around the world via Cape Horn, dies...
By TheGrio Staff/Originally published in Thegrio
Captain Bill Pinkney, the second African American man to sail around the world solo and the first via Cape...
Security guard Antonio Bailey lauded after preventing shooting at Edward Waters University
By TheGrio Staff/Originally published in Thegrio
A security guard at Edward Waters University in Florida is being praised as a hero after he reportedly thwarted...
