McKeesport Voices features first-person reflections from eleven men as collected by 10 boys. Project activities were conducted in collaboration with Youth CAST. Listen below for each man’s story as well as reflections from the interviewers.
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Special thanks to Keino Fitzpatrick, the Mayor’s office, Keith Giles and everyone at Youth CAST.
For a copy of the accompanying book/CD or for information about conducting a similar oral history project in your community, please contact Chanessa Schuler at chanessa@slbradio.org.
Crossing Fences is made possible by the African American Men and Boys Initiative of The Heinz Endowments
with major support from Hive Pittsburgh, PNC Bank, Private Wealth Advisors and UPMC Health Plan as well as The Duckworth Group at Merrill Lynch, Manchester Academic Charter School, Manchester Youth Development Center, Mayor’s Office of the City of McKeesport, New Pittsburgh Courier and Rothschild Doyno Collaborative.
The opinions expressed herein are solely those of the individual represented and do not necessarily reflect those of The Heinz Endowments or any collaborating organization.