“In six years, Pittsburgh police have solved only half the murders in the city. A staggering 97% of unsolved murders had a black victim.”

Those statistics are pulled from PublicSource’s recent investigation looking at unsolved murders in Pittsburgh. The project created a lot of discussion in our communities, and we’d like to further that conversation.

Join us from 3 to 5 p.m. July 31 at the Bible Center Church in Homewood for an afternoon of solidarity and community as storytellers and performers from around the city come together to share their experiences with neighborhood violence and healing. 

Featuring a spoken-word performance from 1Hood’s Idasa Tariq, as well as storytellers from the organizations MAD DADS, JAMAR Place of Peace, Mothers Against Conviction of the Innocent, and the Afro-American Music Institute. 

Youth programming for children pre-K and above to be provided by WQED and Pittsburgh Filmmakers Youth Media. 

Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. 

Check out our Facebook event page to let us know if you can join, for updates and discussion on the event. 

We hope to see you there.

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Natasha is director of audience & visuals strategy at Pittsburgh's Public Source. She runs the organization's audience and visual team. She manages social media, the website, brand strategy and works...