OPHELIA DEVORE MITCHELL
• August 12
1890—This is generally considered the day that the systematic and nominally legal exclusion of Blacks from the political life of...
KEITH DAVIS, REGINA HARRIS, JANELLE BERKLEY AND SHERRY DAVIS, AT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DAY FESTIVAL IN NORTH BRADDOCK, JULY 25, 2026. (PHOTOS BY ROB...
by Ashley G. Woodson, For New Pittsburgh Courier
The 5th Annual Hill District Arts Festival was presented by ACH Clear Pathways, which took place over...
1964—The bodies of three civil rights workers are found on a farm near Philadelphia, Miss. The three (one Black and two Whites) were participating in “Freedom...
A groundbreaking new documentary series, “When Faith Calls,” offers never-before-seen footage and fresh insight into the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and...
by Ben Cartlidge, University of Liverpool
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
In Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, Odysseus (played by Matt Damon)...
• July 22
1861—President Abraham Lincoln submits the first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet. The order freeing slaves, however, was not actually...
by Christopher Lynch, University of Pittsburgh
The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence happens to also coincide with the 200th birthday of composer Stephen...
