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On today’s episode of The Confluence: We speak to the leader of a local social service organization about how they hope to use state funding in their violence prevention work; the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 75th anniversary of touring internationally; and a conversation with Pittsburgh-raised actor, singer and now film director Billy Porter, whose latest project was shot in the city. Today’s guests include: Rashad Byrdsong, president and CEO of Community Empowerment Association, Inc.; and Melia Tourangeau, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: The state’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission recently enacted regulations for charter schools and changes to wages for tipped workers, but leaders in Harrisburg are concerned the governor may be circumventing the legislative process with this body; a violence prevention program trained youth in Pittsburgh to be nonviolent community advocates; and artist and activist Lena Chen has a new art exhibit running through April 17.
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The City of Pittsburgh’s My Brother's Keeper initiative will award 16 mini-grants to community organizations supporting violence reduction and intervention. While the city has supported gang violence intervention in the past, these grants address spontaneous violence by those not affiliated.
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New research finds the violence prevention program Coaching Boys into Men is effective in mitigating harmful behavior among middle school students. The…
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Data from a recent University of Pittsburgh study show that adult support both reduces violence and increases positive behaviors among teen boys in…
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Gov. Tom Wolf has signed a bill into law that expands the list of firearms permitted for hunting in Pennsylvania to include semi-automatic rifles and…
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Black community leaders pleaded with Pittsburgh residents on Tuesday to end the gun violence that resulted in a string of deaths and injuries to local…
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Niya Ingram, a tenth grader at Brashear High School, listed “killing, bullying and…gangs” among the issues she and her peers are facing.That’s why she is…
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According to a 2014 report from the Children’s Defense Fund, American children and teens are four times more likely to be killed by gun violence than…
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Dr. Jackson Katz lectures throughout the country on how social views of masculinity contribute to gender violence. He’s in Pittsburgh as part of the…