Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit features acclaimed writers Damon Young, Deesha Philyaw, Brian Broome
This year's summit (which will be held virtually) will showcase some of the Black literary talent in Pittsburgh.
20 Jan 2022
W. Kamau Bell visits Pittsburgh for the season premiere of CNN’s ‘United Shades of America’
“Existing while Black in Pittsburgh is like starving to death in the supermarket aisle," says Bell, quoting Damon Young.
22 Jul 2020
Damon Young in Time magazine: There’s no quick fix for white supremacy
"We’re essentially in the midst of two pandemics, and it seems as if white people are seeing, finally, that white supremacy kills them too."
02 Jul 2020
On Media: The Incline’s owners raise funds, plus Damon Young, the Trib’s AI and more
As a company, WhereBy.US has shifted direction away from creating content toward making its digital platform available for content creators to start their own sites.
04 Mar 2020
13 Pittsburgh authors you really should be reading this summer
Books by these gifted storytellers belong on your summer (and fall, winter and spring) reading list.
01 Aug 2019
Celebrating blackness, ridiculing racists: all in a day’s work for VerySmartBrothas’ Damon Young
Pittsburgh-based writer Damon Young and VSB (VerySmartBrothas.com) tackle the intersection of race, politics and pop culture with humor and intelligence.
10 Apr 2017
Online magazine 1839 gives new voice to black Pittsburghers
The online magazine 1839 offers commentary and criticism of issues important to black Pittsburghers.
09 Feb 2016