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The Northside Chronicle
Volume 36 Issue 8 - FREE -
The Community Newspaper of Pittsburgh’s Historic Northside
This nurse wants to revamp homeless women's health care in Pittsburgh By Ashlee Green Last summer, close to eight women were pregnant and living on the streets in Pittsburgh. The number was outrageous, even to Mary Sligh, who’s worked in homeless health care for her entire five-year nursing career. She and her colleagues knew they had to take action. “We were like, 'What the heck are we going to do about this?'” Sligh recalls. Sligh made the discovery while she was doing general street rounds for her work as a street nurse navigator for the
Photo by Lauren Stauffer
Mosaic unveiled in memory of Rev. Stoudemire
Monday, July 27, 2020 marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Rev. Sheldon Stoudemire, who was shot during an overnight shift at the Northside Common Ministries men’s shelter. A ceremony honoring Rev. Sheldon was held at 2 p.m. at the entrance to Northside Common Ministries, and a memorial mosaic by artist Amy Burke was unveiled. Rev. Stoudemire was the cofounder of the Pittsburgh chapter of MAD DADS (Men Against Destruction Defending Against Drugs and Social Disorder), an organization dedicated to mentoring at-risk youth and ending gun violence in Allegheny County. He was also a volunteer boxing instructor for local young people and an advocate for men experiencing homelessness. n
Changing nation, changing census Over the last century, the census has adapted to changes in technology. This year, it’s being shaped by a global pandemic.
By Katia Faroun
Photo courtesy of Mary Sligh
Mary Sligh, street nurse navigator for Allegheny Health Network's Center for Inclusion Health, doing street rounds. Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Center for Inclusion Health. She believes that homeless women who are pregnant often See Homelessness, Page 9
INSIDE
2020 marks the start of a new decade, and with it, the government is conducting its largest operation during peacetime: the decennial census. Every 10 years, a survey is sent out to the close to 120 million households in the U.S. to gather key statistical information about those residing in the country. The decennial census, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, consists of a questionnaire asking generally about the number of peo-
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ple living in a household, who they are, and what their race is. The nation has changed throughout the decades; so has the census, and its purpose. The birth of the census dates back to the formation of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution declares that representatives and taxes will be divided among the states “according to their respective Numbers,” implying the necessity for statewide population counts. Right after the Civil War ended, this phrasing was reaffirmed in Section 2 of the 14th
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Amendment where it notes that state populations are to count “the whole number of persons in each State.” The article requires the enumeration to take place every 10 years, a rule that has been upheld consistently since then. The first ever census took place in 1790, where responsibility fell upon “marshals of the U.S. judicial districts” to visit every household in their appointed district and submit their counts directly to the president. The first census inquiries called for See Census, Page 10
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