By Atiya Irvin-Mitchell Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com Before the pandemic, through collaboration with Words Without Walls, the Alumni Theatre Company planned a performance of a play written by underaged…
By Atiya Irvin-Mitchell Pittsburgh Current Contributing writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com In Hawkins Village, on June 19 amid the threat of rain through collaboration the Hill District Consensus Group, the Wellness Collective, Feed…
By Atiya Irvin-Mitchell Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com In the City of Pittsburgh 1 in 5 residents are food insecure. Operating on a no-questions-asked and mentorship-driven model, Feed the Hood…
By Atiya Irvin-Mitchell Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com After a week where The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette made national headlines and earned considerable backlash for sidelining two black reporters Alexis Johnson and…
By Atiya Irvin-Mitchell Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com In light of recent weeks, the weekly “What Black Pittsburgh Needs to Know about Covid19” town hall sponsored through a collaboration with…
By Atiya Irvin-Mitchell Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com Due to Election Day, the weekly “What Black Pittsburgh Needs to Know About COVID-19” town hall was scheduled to take the week…
By Atiya Irvin-Mitchell Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer Info@pittsburghcurrent.com Randall Taylor hopes for a day when voting will be as easy as grocery shopping. For the time being, though, he’s settled for…
By Atiya Irvin-Mitchell Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com A few weeks ago, prior to a trip to the grocery store with his family, Jerry Dickinson says he hesitated before wearing…
Atiya Irvin-Mitchell Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com During the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered windows, indefinite cancelations, and concern for loved ones has led to mounting rates of depression and anxiety. An…
By Atiya Irvin-Mitchell Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com In 1Hood Media and Urbankind Institute’s weekly virtual hall focusing on the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on black Pittsburghers, the panel opted to…
