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Community storytelling, Equity, First person

First-person essay: Why we believe Christine Blasey Ford

by Jessie Ramey and Sara Goodkind September 27, 2018November 5, 2021

Community storytelling, First person, HEALTH

ALS stole much from my husband, but not his sense of humor.

by Sarah Wood September 20, 2018November 5, 2021

Community storytelling, Education, Failing the Future, Featured, First person

Failing the Future: I teach at Sto-Rox high school. I am tired of telling my students we cannot give them more.

by Julie Himmelstein August 15, 2018November 5, 2021

Sue Kerr recognizes that she has had support throughout hard times post-hysterectomy and she wonders how others with little to no safety net are getting through hurdles and uncertainty she faced. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Community storytelling, First person, HEALTH

Getting a hysterectomy in a world-class healthcare city like Pittsburgh should be easy. Trust me, it’s not.

by Sue Kerr July 31, 2018November 5, 2021

"I always wanted to live a tranquil life," writes Mustafa. His journey from his former home in Iraq to his current one in Pittsburgh, however, brought its share of tragedy. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Community storytelling, Equity, First person

From Ramadi to Pittsburgh: How Mustafa persisted through sanctions, bombings, ISIS and personal tragedy

by Mustafa July 9, 2018November 5, 2021

I, too, was a child separated from my mother by the broken U.S. immigration system.

by Rosamaria Cristello June 20, 2018March 25, 2025

Ayisat Bisiriyu, 14, wants to raise awareness and open discussion surrounding mental health issues that can affect teenagers. (Photo by Maranie R. Staab/PublicSource)

Community storytelling, Featured, First person, Teen Voices

Mental illness and teens: It’s hard to tell who is joking and who is crying for help. What’s my responsibility?

by Ayisat Bisiriyu June 6, 2018November 5, 2021

In March, about 25 Slovak and Czech expatriates, some with their American-born children, participated in a protest at Point State Park over concerns about government corruption in the countries that were once combined as Czechoslovakia. The protest sign held by many said, “Pittsburgh for a decent Slovakia and Czech Republic.” Another sign said, “We don’t want Slovakia to belong to the mafia.” (Photo by Jozef Kohl)

Community storytelling, Equity, Featured, First person

A century after the Pittsburgh Agreement, Czechs and Slovaks are both celebrating and protesting

by Bill Zlatos May 31, 2018November 5, 2021

Jim Daniels is a poet, writer and has been teaching creative writing at Carnegie Mellon University since 1981. In 1991 he founded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Writing Awards at Carnegie Mellon University. (Photo by Maranie Rae Staab/PublicSource)

Community storytelling, Equity, Featured, First person, Let's talk about RACE

I’m a slow learner when it comes to race, but I’m trying.

by Jim Daniels May 28, 2018November 5, 2021

Community storytelling, DEVELOP PGH, Economy & Housing, Education, First person

As a visa ‘dependent,’ it is hard to feel welcome

by Verena Willkomm May 16, 2018November 5, 2021