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COMMUNITY STORYTELLING

Black history, gold merit: Read the stories of 4 local Black pioneers

by Jourdan Hicks and TyLisa C. Johnson February 24, 2022February 24, 2022

Mary Elizabeth Rauktis photographed outside the Cathedral of Learning. (Photo by Lucas Zheng/PublicSource)

‘Not their first worry’: How pandemic learning loss impacts foster youth already facing challenges

by First-person essay by Mary Elizabeth Rauktis February 8, 2022February 8, 2022

COMMUNITY STORYTELLING

‘Coming full circle’: How Pittsburgh’s Black theater community fosters talent on the local stage and beyond

by Renee Aldrich February 1, 2022February 1, 2022

Faith and Religion

Special project: Faith, Race, Place

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022February 1, 2022

Peter Gilmore photographed standing amid the pews with an arched window behind him at Sixth Presbyterian Church. (Photo by Kaycee Orwig/PublicSource)

Faith, Race, Place

How did once-marginalized Presbyterians become part of Western Pennsylvania’s in-group?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

Aliya Khan (left), Julie Webb (middle) and Malki Frank (right) photographed at Classic Lines bookstore in Squirrel Hill. (photo by Kaycee Orwig/PublicSource)

Faith and Religion

How are Pittsburghers bridging divides between faiths? Where does interfaith understanding start?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

Aishat Okunade, Asiya Uwimana and Lorena Montana Silva sit on the red carpeted floor of the prayer room of the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, talking with one another.

Faith, Race, Place

What makes some houses of worship diverse and others not?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022February 1, 2022

A black and white photo of the front arched entrance of St. Mary's Help of Christians church in McKees Rocks with a wedding party spilling out onto the front steps

Faith, Race, Place

Old-world tensions, new beginnings: What I learned of Pittsburgh’s ethnic parishes from my Slovak Catholic grandmother.

by First-person essay by Agnes Howard January 31, 2022January 29, 2022

The “Immigrant mother gives her sons for American industry” mural by artist Maxo Vanka, as seen inside St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Millvale. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Faith, Race, Place

Why are there images of war on the back wall of a Catholic church in Millvale?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022February 23, 2022

Rabbi Sharyn Henry of Rodef Shalom Congregation walks the Torah around the main sanctuary during a recent Shabbat service. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Faith, Race, Place

Why did Rodef Shalom once have a swimming pool? What class and culture divides shaped early Pittsburgh Judaism?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022February 2, 2022