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On Tuesday, August 26th, residents and partners gathered for the eighth Neighborhood Power Building Project (NPP) workshop at Steel City Squash in Larimer. This month’s focus was on trees and their connection to public health – how canopy, shade, and green space affect daily life in the neighborhood.  The evening opened with an exciting update […]

On Thursday, August 21, 2025, the Black Equity Coalition (BEC) hosted the eighth Community Data Justice Collaborative (CDJC) workshop as part of the Modernizing Anti-Racist Data Ecosystems (MADE) for Health Justice initiative. The session was led by Robert Gradeck, Director of the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center (WPRDC), with support from BEC Project Manager Jamaica

On Tuesday, July 29th, we hosted our seventh Neighborhood Power Building Project (NPP) workshop – part of the collaborative Data Justice for Pittsburgh’s Black Neighborhoodsinitiative between the Black Equity Coalition (BEC) and the City of Pittsburgh – at Steel City Squash in Larimer. This session marked a critical turning point in the project – transitioning

On Thursday, July 24, 2025, we hosted our seventh Community Data Justice Collaborative (CDJC) workshop – part of the collaborative Data Justice for Pittsburgh’s Black Neighborhoods initiative between the Black Equity Coalition(BEC) and the City of Pittsburgh (City).  Held virtually, this session was the second of a two-part summer workshop series with the Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII). PHII is a

On June 26, 2025, we hosted our sixth Community Data Justice Collaborative (CDJC) workshop – part of the collaborative Data Justice for Pittsburgh’s Black Neighborhoods initiative between the Black Equity Coalition (BEC) and the City of Pittsburgh at the South Side Market House. The session was the first of a two-part summer workshop series with

On Tuesday, June 24th, we hosted our sixth Neighborhood Power Building Project (NPP) workshop – part of the collaborative Data Justice for Pittsburgh’s Black Neighborhoods initiative between the Black Equity Coalition (BEC) and the City of Pittsburgh – at Steel City Squash in Larimer.  Together with Larimer residents, community partners, and data equity leaders, the

On May 22, 2025, the Community Data Justice Collaborative (CDJC)—a dynamic partnership between the Black Equity Coalition (BEC) and the City of Pittsburgh—hosted its fifth workshop, continuing the essential work of co-creating a more equitable, community-centered data landscape in our city. This virtual gathering brought together community leaders, city staff, and data practitioners to deepen

On Tuesday, May 27th, we hosted our fifth Neighborhood Power Building Project (NPP) workshop—part of the collaborative Data Justice for Pittsburgh’s Black Neighborhoods initiative between the Black Equity Coalition (BEC) and the City of Pittsburgh—at Steel City Squash in Larimer. This session focused on a critical yet often overlooked aspect of community well-being: street safety and its impact on public health.  Traffic Calming and Public

On a very stormy Tuesday, April 29th, we hosted our fourth Neighborhood Power Building (NPP) Project workshop—part of the collaborative Data Justice for Pittsburgh’s Black Neighborhoods initiative between the Black Equity Coalition (BEC) and the City of Pittsburgh—at Steel City Squash in Larimer. Setting the Stage Sidewalks, housing, parks, playgrounds, street trees, transportation, land, and

The Black Equity Coalition (BEC) in collaboration with the City of Pittsburgh hosted its fourth Community Data Justice Collaborative (CDJC) Workshop, bringing together City staff, community leaders, and advocates committed to transforming how data is collected, managed, and used in Pittsburgh. This session, centered on the theme of reimagining data roles, asked a critical question: