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Author Archives: Jourdan Hicks

Jourdan is a senior community correspondent at PublicSource. Previously, Jourdan was engaged as a community-based educator in the Hazelwood section of the city. A lifelong Pittsburgh resident, she’s received formal training and degrees from both Penn State and Duquesne University (B.A Communications Arts & Sciences, M.S.Ed Educational Studies). In addition to her community correspondent work with PublicSource, Jourdan cultivates ideas as a freelance media-communications and education adviser. In her leisure, Jourdan enjoys traveling, discovering new music and watching (mostly critiquing) contemporary film. Preferred pronouns: She/Her/Herself.

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From left, Kia Foster, of Penn Hills, Jasmine “Happy Feet” Thomas, of East Liberty, team manager Yvette Harrison, of Wilkinsburg, Sandra “Ma Duke” Douglass, of the Hill District, and coach Haywood “Cheddar Melt” El, of Wilkinsburg, come together at the end of practice for their Wilkinsburg Alive and Kicking Kickball Team on April 26 at Whitney Park in Wilkinsburg. Games start on Sundays in June, and are broadcast on YouTube. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
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Kicking in the right direction

by Jourdan Hicks April 28, 2023April 29, 2023

Wilkinsburg’s Alive and Kicking Team strives for health, fun, intergenerational relationships — not to mention sponsorships and a better practice field. By Jourdan Hicks The Steel City Kickers Kickball League is not just any sports league. It’s a community of women who come together to bond, have fun and promote healthy habits. Founded as a […]

The teens featured in the From the Source podcast Season Four
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Youth voices unleashed: From the Source finale | S4, Ep. 12

by Jourdan Hicks March 29, 2023March 29, 2023
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How news and technology are influencing young minds | S4, Ep. 11

by Jourdan Hicks March 15, 2023March 15, 2023
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A freshman founder takes us on an entrepreneurial journey of doubts and triumph | S4, Ep. 10

by Jourdan Hicks March 1, 2023March 5, 2023
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Brandi’s antidote to teen gun violence | S4, Ep. 9

by Jourdan Hicks February 15, 2023February 15, 2023
Ja'Nya Coleman on vacation with family in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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Inside Ja’Nya’s film lab: How a 10th grader is scripting her future, her way | S4, Ep. 8

by Jourdan Hicks February 1, 2023January 31, 2023
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This preteen is proud of her police officer dad, and also has ideas for better policing | S4, Ep. 7

by Jourdan Hicks January 18, 2023January 18, 2023
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Teens fighting for a livable planet | S4, Ep. 6

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Finding home: Exploring immigration through the teen experience | S4, Ep. 5

by Jourdan Hicks December 7, 2022January 3, 2023

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