June 14, 2016 By Angelica Walker America loves fathers. In response to a rising number of families led by single mothers and studies linking single motherhood to poverty, governments and nonprofits have […]
Gay, Christian, and Proud: More Churches Accepting LGBT Members
June 8, 2016 By Angelica Walker This Sunday, Downtown Pittsburgh will be filled with rainbow flags, glitter, drag queens, and Christians. Representatives from more than 130 companies, nonprofits, universities, and places of […]
Pride is Political: Roots Pride Celebrates Diversity in the LGBTQIA+ Community
June 2, 2016 By: Angelica Walker What would you do for freedom? That’s the theme of 2016’s Roots Pride celebration. This year, Roots Pride will be asking Pittsburgh’s LGBTQIA+ community members to […]
Allegheny County Jail Health Justice Project to Document Abuse via Survey and Documentary Film
May 31, 2016 By: Angelica Walker “Our county jail is currently in a crisis… People are not getting the medicine that they need. People are not getting the care that they deserve. And […]
Double Minority: Unique Challenges Faced by QTPOC
May 23, 2016 By: Angelica Walker QTPOC, or Queer and Trans Persons of Color, have traditionally been left out of mainstream activist movements fighting for LGBT or POC rights on an individual […]
Activists: Stop Using Your Opponent’s Minority Status as a Reason Why They Should Agree with You
May 23, 2016 By: Angelica Walker A couple days ago, I was listening to my white transgender friend talk about somebody that was bullying them: “I tried to explain cisgender privilege […]
Let’s Face It: The “War on Drugs” Was Never About the Drugs
May 17, 2016 By: Angelica Walker This infographic, based on the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, shows that white Americans are more likely than African Americans to have tried […]
ACJ Employees Face Moldy Workplace, Forced Overtime; Inmates Suffer
Angelica Walker May 16, 2016 Conditions inside the Allegheny County Jail are now so bad that even jail employees are coming forward with concerns. A corrections officer, who has chosen to remain […]
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