Tony Norman

Her work is the most complete account of the liberation of 700 enslaved people from seven plantations along the Combahee River in 1863.

BLAM is "Nacho Libre" meets "Friday" and it's set in Pittsburgh. Tony Norman sat down with the filmmakers as it moves into post production.

Canton, aka Soul Show Mike, is the lone survivor of WYEP's "The Soul Show." Now he's taking inspiration from Jerry Seinfeld.

Maneese is a licensed practical counselor and the founding director of Transitional Characters, a group practice located on Ellsworth Ave.

Minneapolis-based playwright TyLie Shider is in Pittsburgh for a monthlong residency to study the August Wilson Archive at Pitt.

In an interview with Tony Norman, Percival Everett expressed surprise that there weren’t previous attempts to flip the script on Huck Finn.

Khari Mosley may be a bowtie-wearing City Councilman by day, but by night he is KMOS — half of a hip-hop duo that is “Bringing ’88 Back."

“Yihla moja / Yihla moja / The man is dead / The man is dead!” — excerpt from “Biko” by Peter Gabriel Artist vanessa german served up the best eulogy imaginable on her Instagram account a month ago for fellow artist Emory Biko upon news of his…

In a country with the most expensive health care in the world, few subjects are as painful — or inexplicable — as America’s increasing infant mortality rate. America has 5.37 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, making it one of the least safe…

By now, everyone knows that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is more popular with Black and Hispanic voters than might be measurable in polls or even imagined after the hostility he’s stirred up against both groups over the years. The…

“Show me a successful individual and I’ll show you someone who had real positive influences in his or her life. I don’t care what you do for a living—if you do it well I’m sure there was someone cheering you on or showing the way. A mentor.” – Denzel…

Despite her smile and friendly demeanor, Cheryl (pronounced “Churl”) Hall-Russell sounded both wistful and more than a little frustrated just before our interview. Because she has moderated Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) forums as a consultant…

It had been a long time since the Rev. Glenn Germany looked into the dead eyes of someone who pointed a gun directly at him. He was at the beginning of a sermon based on 1 Peter, 1:3 when he found himself standing in the middle of the stage…

Neighborhood activist Lisa Freeman, the visionary behind the Freeman Family Farm and Greenhouse, has all sorts of folks running scared on the North Side. Despite her reputation as a woman with little to no respect for developers or municipal power…

Wakanda, the futuristic African nation of film and comic books is fiction. The Battle of Adwa, the victory of African forces over Italy in Tigray Province, Ethiopia, on March 1, 1896, is not. On Saturday, March 2, a gathering of roughly 70 people,…

“Arthur Murray taught me dancing in a hurry / I had a week to spare / He showed me the ground work / the walkin’ around work / And told me to take it from there” — composed by Johnny Mercer and Victor Schertzinger. Those of a certain age probably…

“Grand opening / grand closing / God, your man ‘HOV’ cracked the can open again” — from “Encore” excerpted from “The Black Album” (2003) by Jay-Z. Don’t blink or you’ll miss an interesting artistic event at the John A. Hermann Memorial Museum in…

Educator and author Cameron Barnett occupies the best of all possible worlds when it comes to the discipline of poetry. He’s accessible without sacrificing erudition; he’s challenging without being off-putting; and he delights in guiding readers into…

Jim Gibbs, the co-founder and CEO of Meter Feeder, has been making a living writing computer software since he was 6. Still, the road to becoming the boss of his own company, though rewarding, hasn’t been easy. In 2015, Gibbs and co-founder Daniel…

I receive requests for coverage of local people and institutions all the time. While the number of worthy stories far outstrips the time available to do them all justice, a few stick out for reasons other than the original pitch. Recently, the…