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A recent first-person essay caught my attention on social media. In it, the author recounts how a Pittsburgh newspaper changed her letter to the editor about racism, and why racism is such a critical topic for all Pittsburghers.

Not only is the article, entitled "When I said ‘white,’ I meant ‘white:’ Why white Pittsburghers should care about racism and what to do about it", informative about racism and how the media can change the meaning of stories to suit an agenda or to make something less uncomfortable for their readers, but includes links to other articles on racism and particularly about the role white Americans can play in combating racism. I encourage you to read them all! The original article is here: https://www.publicsource.org/when-i-said-white-i-meant-white-why-white-pittsburghers-should-care-about-racism-and-what-to-do-about-it/.