April 17, 2017 By Mollie-March Steinmen I’ve heard it from folks of all economic backgrounds– not liking rich people is some form of discrimination, similar to not liking low-income folks. It has […]
Disliking Rich People is NOT Classist
“Gifted:” Privilege & Oppression In Public School
April 11, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman I attended Pittsburgh Public Schools from kindergarten through high school, and it was an honor to do so. I loved being surrounded by vibrant, talented young […]
“A Day Without Women” Exposes Economic Inequality
March 18, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman On March 8th, 2017, people around the world participated in the “Day Without a Woman” general strike, which called for women to show their solidarity by […]
A Tale of Two Marches
March 7, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman and Marni Fritz In solidarity with the January 21st Women’s March in D.C., sister marches began popping up in cities across the country. Here in Pittsburgh, […]
Environmental Injustice Frequently Means Racial Injustice
March 6, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman Controversy has surrounded Pittsburgh being named America’s “most livable city” ever since the town proudly claimed the title. The same city that displaced thousands of Black […]
The Socialism of the Black Panther Party
March 6, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman cw/tw: violence against Black people, racism Most public schools in America fail to mention the Black Panther Party (BPP) in history classes. If they do, […]
What Does White Anti-Racism Look Like?
March 2, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman Black lives matter more than our feelings. Non-Black POC lives matter more than our feelings. End of story. None of our anti-racist ideas are original. […]
PPS Students Unite!
February 13, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman Early on February 8th, over 350 students from all across the Pittsburgh Public School district gathered in Market Square to protest the confirmation of Betsy DeVos […]
The Racist, Classist Origins of Pittsburgh’s Water Crisis
February 9, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman Despite the recent media attention given to poisoned water throughout our country, environmental racism is nothing new for Black and Brown communities. Most of us are […]
Taking Up Space
February 8, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman tw/cw: violence against women, misogynoir As women, we are often encouraged, implicitly or explicitly, to be small. There are lots of terms thrown at us when […]
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