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Posted inCOVID-19

A South Hills church struggles to help congregants suffering from opioid addiction amid COVID-19 pandemic

photo of oliver morrison by Oliver Morrison August 31, 2020February 12, 2021
Stephanie Hamilton-El is an outreach worker for Message Carriers, an East Liberty nonprofit focused on addiction recovery. And she’s had a front-row seat to a recent spike in opioid overdoses. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)
Posted inHEALTH

Isolation, overdoses, fewer recovery options: The opioid epidemic through the eyes of Pittsburgh-area recovery workers

photo of oliver morrison by Oliver Morrison August 31, 2020February 12, 2021
A resident lights a candle for Breonna Taylor during a demonstration in Lyndhurst Green on June 5, 2020. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)
Posted inEquity

As Black Lives Matter marches go on, Pittsburgh launches a task force to find “people intent on causing destruction”

by PublicSource June 5, 2020June 6, 2020
A patient sample that is awaiting testing for the coronavirus. (Photo by Kimberly Rowen/Public Source)
Posted inCOVID-19

While Black Americans are disproportionately dying of COVID-19, Allegheny County and PA lack local race data

by Juliette Rihl April 8, 2020April 20, 2020
A screenshot of the virtual town hall.
Posted inCOVID-19

A virtual town hall discusses what Black Pittsburgh needs to know about COVID-19

by Juliette Rihl April 7, 2020April 20, 2020
Posted inCOMMUNITY STORYTELLING, Equity, Featured, FIRST PERSON, IN-DEPTH

A noose hanging from a tree outside our Pittsburgh home is tied to a much larger problem

by Jamelia N. Morgan and Dustin P. Gibson October 30, 2017November 5, 2021
Thomas's fourth grade students watch as she reads a card they all signed. (Photo by John Hamilton/PublicSource)
Posted inEDUCATION

Pittsburgh has a severe shortage of black teachers and that’s hurting black students.

by Mary Niederberger June 1, 2017July 6, 2017

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