This program aims to make space for elementary urban educators to engage in conversation about the possibilities and challenges of teaching about slavery, in particular the complex emotional reactions that the subject of slavery generates. Preservice social studies teachers will curate an exhibit on historical and contemporary representations of slavery, utilizing artifacts from the Center […]
Our team under the direction of Dr. Ashley Woodson is creating a year-long extracurricular program with high school students from University Prep, a predominantly Black magnet high school, which will culminate in a student-curated exhibition from the Teenie Harris photography archive to be displayed at University Prep and (pending space) the Carnegie Museum of Art. […]
Latinos, the largest minority group in the U.S, accounted for 17.6% of the population (56.6 million) in 2015. In Allegheny County (Pittsburgh and its suburbs), the number of Latinos increased by 71% between the last two censuses and was estimated to be almost 25,000 in 2015 (2%). This constitutes an emerging Latino immigrant community, where […]