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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)
Posted inCOMMUNITY 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
Posted inCOMMUNITY 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
Posted inCOMMUNITY STORYTELLING, Equity, Featured, FIRST PERSON, IN-DEPTH, Let's talk about RACE

The police officers behind the senseless killings of black men nationwide are not only bad examples, they’re dream killers

by Tiffany T. Huff-Strothers May 9, 2018November 5, 2021
Posted inCOMMUNITY STORYTELLING, FIRST PERSON, HEALTH, The Fix

The Fix: A daughter’s pain. A mother’s addiction.

by As told to Brittany Hailer April 19, 2018November 5, 2021
Posted inCOMMUNITY STORYTELLING, Equity, Featured, FIRST PERSON, HEALTH, The Fix

The Fix: In the hypocrisy of the opioid epidemic, white means victim, black means addict.

by Brian Broome April 12, 2018November 5, 2021
(Photo by Thought Catalog/Unsplash)
Posted inCOMMUNITY STORYTELLING

An immigrant’s relationship status with Facebook post-data breach? It’s complicated.

Saima Sitwat. (Photo by Natasha Khan/PublicSource) by Saima Sitwat April 9, 2018February 9, 2023
Hannah Watkins is a 16-year-old in the 11th grade at Woodland Hills High School. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)
Posted inFIRST PERSON

My family left Wilkinsburg. But it’s still our community, and I hope it flourishes.

by Hannah Watkins April 5, 2018November 5, 2021
Posted inCOMMUNITY STORYTELLING, Equity, FIRST PERSON, Teen Voices

Rising LGBTQ+ representation signals growth but also highlights that more must be done

by Nsai Temko March 28, 2018November 5, 2021
Posted inCOMMUNITY STORYTELLING, EDUCATION, Equity, FIRST PERSON, Let's talk about RACE

My 6-year-old grandson thought a book character’s skin was ‘too dark.’ Here’s how I handled it.

by Aisha White March 20, 2018November 5, 2021
Posted inCOMMUNITY STORYTELLING, FIRST PERSON, HEALTH, Let's talk about RACE

How history and privacy policies inform my decision to be wary of a routine doctor’s visit

by Doni Crawford February 27, 2018November 5, 2021

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