We all have the capacity and the responsibility to be an ally – to advocate for others when we recognize disparities between how things are and how they should be.

Educate yourself. I’ve seen this advice across my social feed countless times in the past few weeks and I agree, educating yourself about racism is key to stopping it.

Do your own emotional and intellectual labor, including processing what those terms mean. Anti-racism writings and resources have been around since Rousseau.

While some say difficult race conversations are overdue, few will disagree that the protests happened so quickly we found ourselves adjusting and determining a stance on all issues – politics, police and black lives.

One of the unspoken accomplishments in life is the ability to identify true allies; this unprecedented quarantine period has been an effective filtering system to identify them.

The Twitter hashtag #publishingpaidme recently exposed what black writers earn compared to whites.

It is time we enact and enforce fair housing laws, regulate evictions, reintroduce rent control in urban markets and limit the scope of background checks for ex-offenders banned from public housing.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s green-yellow-red traffic light system for COVID-19 restrictions has created confusion, controversy and some doubt on just how well it prevented coronavirus infections and deaths.

Pittsburgh is open again, but it’s not the same as it was pre-pandemic.

Now that Pittsburgh is in the green phase of reopening and progressing toward normalcy, local businesses need our help.

In my interview with managing editor Halle Stockton, she shares the nonprofit news organization’s earnest mission — delivering a public service by investigating stories that help make Pittsburgh a better community.

At WordWrite, we call it “sunny day crisis planning,” proactive measures a company can enact now to better prepare for the next communications crisis on the horizon.