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Collected Item: “University of Pittsburgh Active for Social Justice”

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University of Pittsburgh Active for Social Justice

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Article, The Pitt News

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This article demonstrates the active voice of Black students to access diversity and social justice at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt). The website's creation is a way for students to actively notify Pitt of any kind of social bias shown. Protests for social justice across the nation have acted as a catalyst for Universities to become more aware of social justice reforms within their institutions.

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#SocialJustice, #Diversity, #UniversityOfPittsburgh, #Pitt, #InstitutionsChanging, #ASU, #HST485

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https://pittnews.com/article/161509/news/pitt-introduces-new-website-dedicated-to-social-justice/

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Betul Tuncer, For The Pitt News

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2020-10-30
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