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What a Mayor Ed Gainey could mean for Pittsburgh
Last month, state Representative Ed Gainey edged out Mayor Bill Peduto in the Democratic mayoral primary. Rep. Gainey is now on track to be elected as Pittsburgh’s first Black mayor in November, an event that has taken far too long in a city with a large Black population.
By Terrell Thomas
White Privilege Does Not Mean Your Life Has Not Been Hard. It Just Means It Has Not Been Hard Because You Are White.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor Diversity Award Acceptance Speech
By Reggie Shuford
The ACLU's Long Battle for Racial Justice
Perhaps less well known is that, since its founding in 1920, the ACLU has been engaged in the fight for civil rights and racial equality. In 1931, it took up the case of the Scottsboro Boys – nine African-American teenagers wrongly accused of raping two white women.
By Reggie Shuford
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