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Watch: Pittsburgh artists on keeping art and their livelihoods going during COVID
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Protesters return to East Liberty for march centered on Black women and Black trans women
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Roughly 200 people gathered in front of Target in East Liberty Friday afternoon for a protest against police violence — the 28th day of such demonstrations in the Pittsburgh area. Organizers gathered supporters to center the focus of the protest on assuring the safety of Black women and Black trans women in interactions with police. Participants circled the intersection of Centre and Penn avenues to rally and hear speakers before beginning to march down Centre. The march crossed the Centre and Negley intersection, where the interactions between police and protesters on the evening of June 1 are being investigated to determine if police acted appropriately in using crowd deterrents. On Friday, protesters stopped at the intersection and chanted “Black lives, they matter here.”
Some of the organizers and supporters of the protest were there on June 1 when police deployed what appeared to be tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Hundreds support Black trans rights in march from Freedom Corner through downtown Pittsburgh
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On the eve of Juneteenth and following a historic Supreme Court victory for LGBTQ rights, demonstrators gathered in the Hill District Thursday for a rally and march seeking justice for the Black transgender community.
COVID-19
Photos: Life during COVID-19 in the Pittsburgh area
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Life during COVID-19 has changed our day-to-day far more than anyone anticipated. Amid government-mandated shutdowns of nonessential business and the evacuation of schools and college campuses, social distancing has left many at home wondering what is going on outside of their doors.
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The Glimpse: After an injury, a boxer owns the ring
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Each week, we'll present our best feature photos of the week. Some weeks there will be only one photo, sometimes more. It all depends on where our conversations and curiosities take us.
