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Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh awards $836,450 in latest slate of grants
PITTSBURGH, NOV. 1, 2021- Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh, a joint program of The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments, has awarded 127 grants totaling $836,450 in the initiative’s 2021 grant-making cycle, including $440,000 in operating support for individual artists and art programs.
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True T: Helping LGBTQ+ Pittsburghers Survive and Thrive
Since its 2010 inception, True T has transformed its mission and service to LGBTQ+ Pittsburghers. True T began as an organization of celebration and entertainment and now serves as a community hub also providing health and safety resources for LGBTQ+ individuals queer arts and activism.
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Scholar Chloe Stanczak has dreamed of her own classroom since she was in the classroom herself
If anyone asked kindergartener Chloe Stanczak what she wanted to be when she grew up, the answer would have been a teacher. From the time she was five years old, Stanczak knew becoming a teacher was her career goal.
“My dad was a teacher, so it was always a strong passion for me. I just knew that’s what I wanted to do with my life,” said Stanczak.
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Scholar Kyanna Williams Pate: Working towards making a difference in healthcare access
Kyanna Williams Pate’s life goals include working as a physician to increase health care access for those who otherwise would not have that benefit. Williams Pate has worked tirelessly to reach this goal with help from The Pittsburgh Foundation’s scholarship program.
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Nate Smallwood: Capturing Black joy and resilience
Smallwood is a photojournalist and documentary filmmaker based in Pittsburgh.