Center for Civil Rights & Racial Justice

The Center facilitates community-engaged teaching, research and service and acts as an active intellectual hub for Pitt and Greater Pittsburgh communities.

[Center for Civil Rights & Racial Justice @pitt_ccrrj]

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[Center on Race and Social Problems @PittCRSP]

This week, CRSP and @pitt_ccrrj had a great luncheon with Dr. Wendy Orr! Dr. Orr was the Deputy Chairperson of the Reparation and Reconciliation Committee of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). We had a wonderful time celebrating the visit of Dr. Wendy Orr!

[Center for Civil Rights & Racial Justice @pitt_ccrrj]

Looking forward to hearing from students @TNA_Bulldogs this coming Monday about their experience of community safety! Signup for the stream on 4/24. #safety #policing #pittsburgh https://t.co/qnloe9dcf6

[Center for Civil Rights & Racial Justice @pitt_ccrrj]

Join us tomorrow in the Alcoa Room at 4pm! #blackness #disabilitytwitter #marycrossley

[Center for Civil Rights & Racial Justice @pitt_ccrrj]

Looking forward to next week's event to celebrate Mary Crossley's new #book "Embodied Injustice." Add'l. commentary by Paula Davis of @PittHealthSci and Thistle Elias of @PittPubHealth! #disabilityrights #pitt Register here: https://t.co/sR7BOMgjUG

[Center for Civil Rights & Racial Justice @pitt_ccrrj]

Looking forward to next week's event to celebrate Mary Crossley's new #book "Embodied Injustice." Add'l. commentary by Paula Davis of @PittHealthSci and Thistle Elias of @PittPubHealth! #disabilityrights #pitt Register here: https://t.co/sR7BOMgjUG

[Center for Civil Rights & Racial Justice @pitt_ccrrj]

"... across Allegheny County, students are more likely to be arrested at school than students elsewhere in Pennsylvania." @aclupa https://t.co/7LnDsDZH5j

[Center for Civil Rights & Racial Justice @pitt_ccrrj]

Register for @pittlaw's 2023 Student of Color Visitation Day! April 14th from noon until 6pm. Tour the Barco, chat with law students of color, and ask your Qs~! https://t.co/54c9ov8E0S

[Center for Civil Rights & Racial Justice @pitt_ccrrj]

How Stokely Carmichael and the Black Panthers changed the civil rights movement https://t.co/acequqygar

[Center for Civil Rights & Racial Justice @pitt_ccrrj]

The @pitt_ccrrj is proud to announce the launch of its Student Scholar Fund! #Graduate and #lawstudent applications now being accepted for this #scholarship. https://t.co/nDPuVYQKz3 for more. #pitt #SocialJustice

[Frederick Honors College @FrederickHonors]

In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, Frederick Honors College presents: In Conversation: Pittsburgh’s own Damon Young, author of What Doesn’t Kill You Makes you Blacker in conversation with @PittTweet's Dr. Michael Sawyer at February 13 at 7pm in Alumni Hall: https://t.co/iDoyLCDBQB

[Center for Civil Rights & Racial Justice @pitt_ccrrj]

Got plans for #lunch? Come by Barco Room 113 for food and a panel on crisis intervention and policing @ 12:30 today! Panel to feature @SpearIt1, @dharrislawprof, Gabby Yearwood and Jordan Fields. https://t.co/TyuWWEuMz3

[Center for Civil Rights & Racial Justice @pitt_ccrrj]

On Feb. 8th @ 5pm @PittCUE will be hosting a screening and dialogue about the film "Descendant" in celebration of the CUE's 20th anniversary. Congrats, CUE! Register for the event here: https://t.co/OisVITQxg6

[Center for Civil Rights & Racial Justice @pitt_ccrrj]

Join the Center and the Office of Equity and Inclusive Excellence this coming Thursday! Event registration and details here: https://t.co/shVBMUDqdm

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

Exciting news out of San Francisco as a reparations advisory committee recently proposed $5 million payments to Black residents for harm caused by centuries of systemic racism and mistreatment.

[Center for Civil Rights & Racial Justice @pitt_ccrrj]

The @pitt_ccrrj's Executive Director Sheila Velez Martinez - live and from #Poland!

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

LDF urges the committee to reject Justice Hector LaSalle’s nomination as chief judge and encourages Governor Kathleen Hochul to nominate a candidate for chief judge who represents the racial, ethnic, professional, and ideological diversity of the state.

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[Lawrence O'Donnell @Lawrence]

For the 1st time in history a black woman is now in charge of the House until they elect a Speaker.
Cheryl Johnson, Clerk of the House of Representatives, now has the power to “preserve order and decorum and decide all questions of order.”

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

"As we’ve already proven time and time again, when we advance the rights of Black people in this country, we advance America as a whole."
- @JNelsonLDF in @Essence

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[Black Women for a Better Education @BlackWomen4Edu]

It's 2023 and time to start thinking about our next slate of school board candidates. Join us on Jan 11th at 6pm on Zoom to hear from those seeking our endorsement and how they plan to fight for high quality education for all our children. Register at https://t.co/zyyReAK4u9

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia became a symbol of much more than a struggle between superpowers. Her plight showed the inequities in men’s and women’s sports, and the power of the WNBA’s players and supporters. https://t.co/jWrnhYjWJQ