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Fox Chapel fallout: what locals of color say about the borough s history of racism

Recent examples of racial hostility and the many reasons why Fox Chapel’s demographic profile still looks like it did nearly a century ago.

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By some metrics, Fox Chapel is a sundown town

Fox Chapel started as a sundown town: a community that was intentionally all white. For its entire history, it has had a negligible Black population, and, for a long time, there were no Black homeowners.

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A forgotten 1909 incident shows how Pittsburgh has — and hasn t — moved on from racialized violence

A recent article by the Equal Justice Initiative reveals that more than in 1909, more than 200 Black Pittsburghers were arrested on spurious charges.

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WAMO celebrates 75 years of broadcasting Black Pittsburgh

WAMO, the local radio station that functions as a voice for both Black Pittsburghers and the local urban community, celebrates its 75th anniversary with a concert at the Rivers Casino on Fri., Sept. 29.

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A quiet giant Ulish Carter, longtime Courier managing editor, passes

A quiet giant Ulish Carter, longtime Courier managing editor, passes
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