Celebrating Black History Month with music
In celebration of Black History Month, the Department of Music has curated a list of music that exemplifies Black Excellence in music! Thank you to Dr.
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Dietrich School professor Gary Jackson blends poetry, comics and Afrofuturism to redefine Black narratives
Gary Jackson’s love for comics began with a childhood gift from his mother — an assorted bundle of comic books she ordered from a Sears catalog. Among them was an issue of Uncanny X-Men featuring Storm as a 12-year-old girl struggling to reconcile her adult memories with her new reality.
Pitt's Department of English has teamed up with the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation
According to the Pew Research Center, Black journalists only represent 6% of all current working journalists.
Liann Tsoukas Interviewed About Mal Goode on KDKA
Liann Tsoukas, a teaching professor in the Department of History at the Dietrich School, was interviewed by KDKA for a story on Mal Goode. Mal was the first black network news correspondent to work as a national television correspondent in the United States.
Inspired by August Wilson, he’s teaching the next generation of performers
This story was originally published in PittWire by Kara Elyse Henderson, photography by Tom Altany
Join Pitt in Celebrating Douglass Day!
Black history? A bake off? What could be better!? Join the English Department at the Dietrich School for Douglass Day at the University of Pittsburgh on Friday, February 14 from 12-3 PM in the Robert Henderson Language Media Center (Cathedral of Learning G17). Douglass Day celebrates Frederick Douglass’s chosen birthday (Valentine’s Day) and represents an opportunity to discover and contribute to Black history by transcribing historical documents.
