On today’s episode of The Confluence: The state Supreme Court selected the map dictating the commonwealth’s congressional districts, but some lawmakers continue to argue the map is partisan; teachers are reaching a breaking point, after two years of teaching in a pandemic and instances of violence; and the founder of the Pittsburgh Labor Choir explains why singing is an important part of social justice movements.
âDo you know my name?â a swim coach asked a group of youths on a recent February morning at the Kodiak Community Swimming Pool.Â
Half the swimmers were mesmerized by fluffy snowflakes falling outside and didnât respond, a few were lost in their thoughts about the candy they had gathered from an earlier game, while the rest shot their arms up and yelled in unison, âTianna.â
The coach â not much taller than her athletes and nearly lost in a sea of swim caps â flashed a smile and a thumbs-up in approval. The group of beginning-level swimmers knew their coachâs name, but what they didnât know was that she was Kodiak Highâs first female swimming star.Â