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Get a peach of this: CobblerWorld brings back memories with childhood desserts

Gillian Fitzgerald | Staff Writer 11/12/2020 “It’s not fair — we work just as hard.” Terina J. Hicks has experienced the inequities and the pressure of being a Black woman her whole life, and knows what it is to not only be Black in Pittsburgh, but to be the owner of a small Black-owned business: CobblerWorld. The Duquesne alumna knew from a young age that … Continue reading Get a peach of this: CobblerWorld brings back memories with childhood desserts

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Civil rights activist Sala Udin talks MLK, 1960s Hill District

Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief 11/5/2020 A Hill District native, Sala Udin has decades of leadership and social justice activism throughout his career. A Freedom Rider, someone who has marched on Washington and a former city councilperson and current school board member, Udin has spent his life championing for equality. Recently, Udin spoke with Duke editor Kellen Stepler about the 1960s Hill District, the evolution of … Continue reading Civil rights activist Sala Udin talks MLK, 1960s Hill District

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Seminar discusses BLM and civil rights

Kellen Stepler | editor-in-chief 10/29/2020 As 350 million people protested and made history this summer under the name of Black Lives Matter (BLM), Ohio State professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries spoke at a Zoom seminar Tuesday, discussing what the civil rights movement can teach us about BLM protests. The event was sponsored by the McAnulty College of Liberal Arts, the Department of History and the Office … Continue reading Seminar discusses BLM and civil rights

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Black-owned ice cream shop promises ‘happy day’ with each scoop

Gillian Fitzgerald | Staff Writer 10/29/2020 A quick T-ride over to the North Side, Happy Day Dessert Factory sits on a hill above Heinz Field. Just as its name promises, the dessert shop exudes warmth and happiness, even on a rainy Pittsburgh day. Galen Moore Jr. spends each day providing Pittsburgh with sweet treats he and his dad create themselves as a small, Black-owned business. … Continue reading Black-owned ice cream shop promises ‘happy day’ with each scoop

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Minority-owned business challenges increased by pandemic

Katia Faroun | Features Editor 10/22/2020 Not far into the start of the pandemic, there seemed to be an emphasis on supporting small businesses. Advertisements highlighted these businesses, and people encouraged each other to order takeout at the local Mexican place down the road instead of Chipotle. But it’s been more than half a year, and small businesses are still suffering — and some more … Continue reading Minority-owned business challenges increased by pandemic

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Ken Gormley publicly responds to Black Student Union’s demands

Colleen Hammond | News Editor 10/15/2020 Last Thursday, almost three months after the Duquesne’s Black Student Union published a list of formal demands, President Ken Gormley issued a response in the form of an open letter to BSU emailed to all students. On July 27, Duquesne’s Black Student Union (BSU), in accord with a dozen other minority organizations on campus, published a document addressed to … Continue reading Ken Gormley publicly responds to Black Student Union’s demands

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Update: Black Student Union’s fight for equality

Colleen Hammond | News Editor & Managing Editor On Thursday, Sept. 17, President Ken Gormley outlined his plan for increased diversity and inclusion on Duquesne’s campus. This letter came as a response to the demands of Duquesne’s Black Student Union (BSU) in conjunction with over a dozen other minority organizations. BSU’s letter included a variety of long-term and short-term demands for the future, including an … Continue reading Update: Black Student Union’s fight for equality

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Dannielle Brown speaks at another protest for son, “JB”

Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief “I’m still here.” These were the words Dannielle Brown, mother of Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown, who fell to his death from the window of Brottier Hall in 2018, said Tuesday afternoon in a protest outside the Duquesne arch on Forbes Avenue. “I’m here, and I’m not going nowhere,” Brown said. “I’m right here.” Tuesday, Sept. 22 was Day 81 of her … Continue reading Dannielle Brown speaks at another protest for son, “JB”

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NAACP: Black Lives Matter is not a trend

09/10/2020 Colleen Hammond | News Editor In an attempt to bridge the racial divide from a social distance, Duquesne’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) held an open discussion on the Black Lives Matter Movement in person and over Zoom Wednesday evening. The two-hour discussion, which was open to students and faculty of all races, attempted to create a … Continue reading NAACP: Black Lives Matter is not a trend

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The Village offers safe space for Black Duquesne students

Katia Faroun | Features Editor 08/27/2020 A new online support group provides Black Duquesne students with access to professional care, a place to be heard and an encouraging community: the support of a virtual village. The Village is a virtual support group for African-American Duquesne students that began this past July. The mission of the group is to create a space for Black students where … Continue reading The Village offers safe space for Black Duquesne students

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