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Under Attack By Us a Pittsburgh Courier crusade on black homicide
The New Pittsburgh Courier publishes a monthly front page tally of Pittsburgh homicide victims with Black lives emphasized. Editor Rod Doss explains the campaign urges the community to own the problem and push for solutions amid poverty and violence in Wilkinsburg Homewood East Liberty and the Hill District. The piece traces the paper history from 1907 to present and notes calls for systemic change beyond individual acts of violence.
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