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PITTSBURGH’S PEOPLE OF THE YEAR AWARDS

PITTSBURGHERS WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE IN 2021

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HIS YEAR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EASIER THAN LAST. Vaccines arrived, COVID cases were supposed to slow down, businesses were supposed to all open back up. And, in some ways, things have been better than in 2020. (At least we’re not all trapped at home 24/7, right?) But, as we prepare to enter year three of the pandemic, there are so many of us still struggling, and it’s become even more important that we learn to celebrate every little win.

Pittsburgh City Paper is honored to present this year’s People of the Year winners, all of whom we believe have given our city those necessary joys throughout 2021.

Last year at this time, we highlighted a group who came together to distribute free protective masks for their community. This year, we’re celebrating an individual who is out on the streets every day helping to vaccinate the city’s homeless population. And while Black Lives Matter rallies were at the forefront of numerous winners’ causes last year, we have chosen an activist this year who helped to initiate conversations on race and further bring awareness to the Asian-American & Pacific Islander community.

On the following pages, you’ll meet these winners and more. And soon, Ed Gainey, our 2020 choice for People of the Year for politics, will be named Pittsburgh’s first Black mayor. We can’t wait to see what this year’s winners will bring in 2022.

— The editorial staff of Pittsburgh City Paper, this year’s People of the Year selection committee Lisa Cunningham, Ryan Deto, Amanda Waltz, Dani Janae, Jared Wickerham, Lucy Chen, and Darya Kharabi

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chances are you’ve seen her work. Anyone who uses Yahoo likely saw the logo the Pittsburgh artist designed for the web service’s 2021 Black History Month campaign. But while Young has received recognition in the digital world, her work is better known in the real world, including a number of public murals she painted throughout Pittsburgh in the last year. Her work “Pathway to Joy” on Fort Duquesne Boulevard became the centerpiece for the Three Rivers Arts Festival, and she

painted her first two 3D murals as the inaugural artist for Walnut Capital of Bakery Square’s Community Public Art Program. She also used her art to address important issues — “Respect the Space,” a mural she painted at a Downtown bus stop, encourages public transit users to social distance from fellow passengers to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Plus, she’s encouraging folks to read.

Young was one of four artists commissioned to create a special edition library card for the 125th anniversary of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

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was rocked — in a good way — by the news that faculty members at the University of Pittsburgh officially voted in favor of unionizing. The announcement came after years of alleged anti-union efforts by the Pitt administration, legal challenges, and other setbacks threatened the union of Pitt faculty’s fight for what they cited as “higher wages, more academic freedom, and other needs.” The move marks a positive step to secure labor rights for workers at one of the largest

employers in Pittsburgh. In a press release, Tyler Bickford, an associate professor in the University of Pittsburgh’s English department, said, “Simply put, this will make Pitt a better institution. The result will be greater security for workers, better educational outcomes for students, and increased transparency across the university.” It also adds to the growing union efforts in Pittsburgh’s higher education scene, with Pitt faculty joining fellow professionals at Point Park University and Robert Morris University.

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in the Pittsburgh theater scene. And recent developments demonstrate how his star has risen as a local actor, director, and playwright, with a background that includes working with Quantum Theatre, PICT, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, Prime Stage Theatre, and others. Freeland, a Baltimore native and Point Park University graduate, is currently serving as co-artistic director at South Side’s City Theatre.

Throughout 2021, he has also consistently advocated for diverse creative voices in the city. In May, Freeland, who

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Tereneh Idia has tackled difficult topics, including racism, COVID-19, and body shaming, with blunt honesty and earnest passion. Now, her work has earned her a Pittsburgh Foundation award named after a respected local journalist.

Idia is one of two winners of the 2021 Sally Kalson Courage in Journalism award, created to honor the legacy of the late Sally Kalson, who passed away from ovarian cancer in 2014. Kalson was a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter and columnist who, according to a press release, “put the spotlight on injustice and wrote truth to power” over her 30-year career.

Idia was chosen by a committee of advisors because, like Kalson, her City Paper Voices column “challenges Pittsburgh because she wants it to be better and knows it can be better.”

Idia is splitting the award — which includes a $5,000 cash prize that will be shared between the two winners — with Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalist Sean Hamill, whose investigative series on the Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center showed how the Beaver County nursing home failed to protect its residents and employees from COVID-19. The facility is now under investigation by the Pa. Attorney General’s office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Since being launched in 2019, the Sally Kalson Courage in Journalism Award

Program reaches statewide to identify a broadcast, print, or online media journalist whose work embodies what Kalson was known for: “fearlessness, fortitude, and excellence in taking on issues of our time.”

“This program is our small effort to encourage people to look for, and report stories that go against the grain, despite that they implicate powerful interests,” says Kalson’s surviving husband, Ed Feinstein, who serves on the award committee along with Mila Sanina of PublicSource, attorney Amy Ginensky, investigative reporter James Steele, and Post-Gazette columnist Tony Norman.

Also serving on the committee is Andy Conte, director of Point Park University’s Center for Media Innovation. Conte spoke to Idia’s win, saying, “I think Sally would see a fellow traveler in Tereneh’s work.”

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Idia graduated from Drexel University LeBow College of Business. As a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar, she received her Masters in Science in Fashion Design from Kenyatta University and started her career in fashion as an educator, including teaching at Parsons School for Design in New York City and as a visiting scholar on global fashion at Yale - National University of Singapore.

Idia has won numerous awards in the past, including back-to-back Golden Quill awards from the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania for Excellence in Written

Journalism, Daily for Columns/Blogs. She was named Best Column (aka the Billy Manes Award) by the 2020 Association of Alternative Newsmedia and as one of the winners of the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation’s 32nd annual Robert L. Vann Media Awards.

Her multi-award winning CP column adds to a number of projects, both writing and non-writing related, Idia has done over the years. In addition to Voices, she writes the CP Clothes Make column, interviewing Pittsburgh artists, business owners, and others about their personal style. She also runs Idia’Dega, a global fashion collective for which she travels and works with African and Indigenous women artisans, including those of the Olorgesailie Maasai tribe in Kenya, and of the Oneida Indian Nation in New York.

Idia also recruits Pittsburgh artists to create designs for TripleAAAnimals, a series of fake sports teams that pay homage to local wildlife and the city’s distinct neighborhoods. The ever-expanding design collection can now be found on clothing, tote bags, and other items.

As for her writing, Idia feels validated, to some degree, by her Kalson award win.

“I so often feel like I’m writing into a void,” says Idia. “Sometimes I feel like what I’m writing doesn’t have an impact. This recognition brings me hope that people are reading my columns and are gaining recognition of issues faced by Black residents.”

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for those without housing. Those experiencing homelessness have been at higher risk to contract COVID19, and housing protections have mostly come to an end. Dr. Jim Withers, the founder of Pittsburgh Mercy’s Operation Safety Net, has been providing health care for people experiencing homelessness for over 20 years. And while that work has always felt necessary, this past year showed Withers’ dedication even during one of the world’s worst health crises. He

spends hours with his patients, and his commitment throughout the pandemic to make sure the city’s homeless population is vaccinated has been something to behold.

As he wrote on his blog at the start of the pandemic, “These are the times that reveal the sacred calling of health care.” Withers answered that call, and appears dedicated to do so in perpetuity. After being named a CNN Hero in 2015, he said, “The real heroes are our brothers and sisters who suffer while we stand by and judge them from a distance.”

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known sarah huny young’s work best as a photographer and artist. She’s received numerous recognitions and grants for her portraits celebrating Black women and LGBTQ communities. Last year, young also helped to create the PGH Artists Emergency Fund to help the local arts community who relied on income from gig performances recover from the pandemic. But in 2021, her work as a DJ and event producer under the moniker HUNY was what really shone. As vaccines were distributed and venues started opening ttheir heir doors, HUNY hit the ground running, planning and hosting events almost immediately. HUNY can often be found at Spirit or at COBRA with a fire set and dressed to the nines. She’s one of the names behind Most Beautifullest, a Black, queer, and femme-led DJ collective here in the city. It’s a prime example of HUNY always making a point to lift up other Black femme DJs and artists trying to get in the door, which also always results in a one-of-akind party.

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sive happenings in 2021: successful ballot initiatives to ban no-knock warrants in Pittsburgh and to limit solitary confinement in the Allegheny County Jail; five local judges elected on campaigns to reshape an unjust criminal justice system; a new effort formed to build progressive power within the old-school Allegheny County Democratic Committee; and, state Rep. Summer Lee (D-Swissvale) launched her campaign for Congress. And there was one Pittsburgher who played a part in them all. Ross Tedder is an organizer for UNITE PAC, a political group working to get authentically progressive candidates elected in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

His work there has been notable, but he also helped with the yeoman’s task of collecting thousands of signatures for the successful ballot initiatives. Before assisting Lee in her campaign launch, the Whitehall native played a hand in the launch of the Allegheny County Independent Democratic Committee. Tedder’s work ethic has been impressive and his ethos is clear: One progressive victory down, and it’s time to move on and build up the next one.

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The shop offers a wide selection of offerings including handmade ceramics, arts and prints, pet items, and fashion and jewelry, and almost 100% of the sales go directly to its vendors. Argyle also makes a point to showcase artists from a variety of ages and backgrounds. Brigette and Christine, who are Black, want the shop to be “multigenerational” and a place where all “races, ethnicities, and cultures” can feel comfortable shopping and showcasing their work. As of July 2021, 50% of Argyle’s vendors identified as BIPOC, and the shop also features work from members of the LGBTQ community.

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Thank you, Argyle Studios, for making the Pittsburgh Innnovation District more dynamic, accessible, and vibrant. Your commitment to showcasing the work of local creators hasn’t just made our city stronger, but it’s helped the artists who live here as well. Pittsburgh has always been about what’s next.

Next is now community-engaged retail, local makers, and highlighting our region’s diverse talent.

The Pittsburgh Innovation District applauds Argyle Studio for being at the forefront of this future. #NextHappensHere • www.pittsburgh-id.com PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER DECEMBER 22, 2021 - JANUARY 5, 2022

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that Pittsburgh writer Brian Broome’s 2021 memoir Punch Me Up to the Gods wasn’t listed on. His debut book is a wonderful story chronicling his struggles with race, sexuality, addiction, and recovery. The book made it into Publisher’s Weekly’s Best 20 Books of 2021, The New York Times Book Review’s 100 Notable Books of 2021, and Powell’s Top 10 Audiobooks of 2021, the latter being especially significant because Broome recorded a large part of the audiobook himself. Yet the largest award of the year came this fall when he was crowned the winner of the Kirkus Prize in nonfiction, one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and one that came with a $50,000 prize. Broome, a writer who first gained notoriety locally with delightful tongue-in-cheek Facebook mini essays about his trips on public transit, has still kept his humility and humor through his newfound fame.

(Seriously, read his Facebook page and you’re never going to want to delete your account.)

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shows and events with local artists and drag performers. Its commitment to diversity in hiring, as well as partnering with Black and Latino-owned food trucks and businesses, has also made it an asset to the community.

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THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION of the SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals shall be deposited at the Administration Building, Bellefield Entrance Lobby, 341 South Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15213, on January 11, 2022, until 2:00 P.M., local prevailing time for:

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• Steam & Chilled Water Site Piping • General and Mechanical Primes

PITTSBURGH CHARTIERS ELEMENTARY (ECC) • Various Asphalt and Concrete Repairs • General Prime

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• Water Cooler Replacement (Phase 5) • Plumbing and Electrical Primes Project Manual and Drawings will be available for purchase on December 13, 2021, at Modern Reproductions (412-488-7700), 127 McKean Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15219 between 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. The cost of the Project Manual Documents is non-refundable. Project details and dates are described in each project manual.

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PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER DECEMBER 22, 2021 - JANUARY 5, 2022

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