Folks,  Next Sunday, I am leaving Pittsburgh and heading to Brasil. I’ll be gone for about six weeks, and while I’m excited to be in Brasil, I know I’ll miss Pittsburgh and so many of my friends there. While Payday is a labor publication that has achieved

Late yesterday, Black Workers for Justice announced that retired United Electrical Workers (UE) organizer Saladin Muhammad died at the age of 76. In addition to his work with the UE, Saladin was founder of The Southern Workers Assembly and Black Workers for Justice.  Growing up in a UE family, I

Greetings from the Burgh, where I’m getting ready to leave to cover the election in Brasil in a week. I’ve been hustling to fundraise to replace a broken iPhone and cover other travel costs before heading out on Sunday.  $600 Needed to Hire Freelance Local Reporters in Brasil

Folks,  Greetings from Burgh, where I’m back to work after spending the weekend at the excellent 12th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival. The event was put on by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, which hosts headline cultural events throughout the year. (Check out their full listings here.