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Franco Harris, Hall of Fame Steelers running back dies at 72. Rest In Peace.

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Although I was a Walter Payton guy as a Chicago kid, I rooted for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC. Statement from Steelers President Art Rooney II on the passing of Franco Harris: pic.twitter.com/5Ojd5Uatvr — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) December 21, 2022 The College Football Hall of Fame is saddened to hear of the passing of Penn State Nittany Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers legend Franco Harris. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and fans everywhere. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/3LmMwG9MP6 — College Football Hall of Fame (@cfbhall) December 21, 2022 Tomlin was very good at encapsulating what Franco Harris meant to Pittsburgh pic.twitter.com/IOPcQKdL8C — Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) December 21, 2022 Just days before the Pittsburgh Steelers plan to retire Franco Harris’ #32 jersey, @WTAE sources confirm the stunning and tragic news that Franco has died. His death comes two days before the 50th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception. ...

Saturday Thoughts: Racism : Religion : Mass Shooting

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The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting was a mass shooting that occurred at Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2018, while Shabbat morning services were being held. Eleven people were killed and seven were injured. It was the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States. Follow @Pinoybuilt

Dialogues: Turning South: M. Evelina Galang: Pittsburgh, PA Oct4

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Join us Thursday, October 4th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Welker Room of James Laughlin Music Hall, on Chatham University’s Shadyside campus for Dialogues: Turning South. The Chatham University MFA in Creative Writing Program will host visiting authors Safia Elhillo and M. Evelina Galang as they read from their work and engage in conversations about the ways in which their being women of the Global South has affected their creative work. The event is free and open to the public. About Safia Elhillo: Sudanese by way of Washington, DC, is the author of The January Children (University of Nebraska Press, 2017). She received the the 2016 Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets and is co-winner of the 2015 Brunel International African Poetry Prize. Safia is a Cave Canem fellow and holds an MFA in poetry from The New School. She is co-editor of the anthology Halal If You Hear Me (Haymarket Books, 2019). About M. Evelina Galang: M. Evelina has been named one of the 100 most influe...

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