Professor Jerry Dickinson Associate Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh Professor Dickinson’s keynote talk, entitled “Pittsburgh is America’s Apartheid City,” calls for a moral reckoning. He challenges us to reorient the lens for which we gaze at the city; that the city is not the nation’s most livable city. It is America’s apartheid city.Continue reading “Apartheid Cities: From Johannesburg South Africa to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania”
Author Archives: Anita D Russell
Malcolm X Weekend Book Festival
MAY 22 | 11 AM – 1 PM ET The Pittsburgh Branch of ASALH is coming together fora dynamic Book Festival. Featuring storytelling and a power-packed Author Roundtable.Reflecting on the ASALH 2021 Theme: The Black Family—Representation, Identity, and Diversity BOOK FESTIVAL& Author Roundtable Hosted by the Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Pittsburgh Branch of ASALHMAY 2211 AMContinue reading “Malcolm X Weekend Book Festival”
The Message of the Empty Womb: The History of Forced Sterilization of Black Women in the United States
Forced sterilization and the American cultural agreement with this practice robbed women of color of control of their own bodies, destinies, and communities.
Dreams of Emmett Till: A New Play by Professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall
A New Play by Professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall. “Dreams of Emmett Till” produced by the Law and Policy Group. A must-see for everyone!
DR. EDNA B. MCKENZIE BRANCH OF ASALH 