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More mothers are turning to milk banks for pasteurized donor human breast milk to give to needy infants. The organizations collect, test and treat the…
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When the August Wilson Center for African American Culture opened in 2009, there was hope and optimism about a rich community asset in the heart of…
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Sorrow, unrest and anger drove Pittsburghers into the streets this week in grief and solidarity following the shooting deaths of two young black men,…
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The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival is back this year, but don’t look for it on Penn Avenue. Instead, you’ll have to walk one block south to…
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What does the typical work day for the head of a major arts organization look like? According to Janis Burley Wilson, it’s unpredictable. Burley Wilson is…
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As a young black man, playwright Nathan James often felt like he had to mask his emotions. The Pittsburgh native returns to the August Wilson Center this…
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After a three-year search, the board of the August Wilson Center For African American Culture named its new president and CEO Thursday. Janis Burley…
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A new film fest is coming to Pittsburgh.The inaugural Black Bottom Film Festival will showcase contemporary, classic and independent black cinema this…
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The yellow brick road has taken a turn into Downtown Pittsburgh.Last December, a live television adaptation of The Wiz was viewed by more than 11 million…
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After a life threatening car crash last May award-winning theater director Mark Clayton Southers has returned to work. His production of August Wilson’s…