Pitt Law Center for Civil Rights and Racial Justice

Pitt Law Center for Civil Rights and Racial Justice

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03/16/2026

Join us at the Carnegie Library Main Branch on

Wednesday March 18th at 7pm

for a discussion on this newly released book:
Chain of Ideas: The Origins of our Authoritarian Age

Meet the author Dr. Ibram X Kendi and Professor Sheila Velez Martinez!

10/27/2025

As we approach the anniversary of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting which took place within a few miles from the University of Pittsburgh, the Center for Applied Research on Targeted Violence (CARVt), in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh School of Law - Center for Civil Rights and Racial Justice, invites you to a community screening of the HBO Original documentary A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting.
The event will feature a panel of survivors from the film, sharing firsthand reflections on resilience, healing, and the impact of that day on our community.

Photos from Pitt Law Center for Civil Rights and Racial Justice's post 02/05/2025

Please support these important programs on National Black HIV Awareness Day.

Pittsburgh muralist’s graffiti put him in five-figure debt 01/21/2025

https://www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-most-wanted-graffiti-writer-max-gonzales-muralist-essay/ Learn how this community scholar went from being an artist to being on Pittsburgh's most wanted list for his creative form of expression.

Pittsburgh muralist’s graffiti put him in five-figure debt After Max Gonzales, or GEMS, got busted for his graffiti, he turned to murals. Still, he is a firm believer in graffiti as an art form.

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