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** How organizations in Beechview and Manchester are cooking, acting and bringing Black and Latino kids together ([link removed])
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The Cross-Culture Program, a joint initiative by Beechview-based Casa San José and Manchester’s Iota Phi Foundation, is an effort to bring together the African American and Latino communities that the organizations each predominantly serve.
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** Cómo las organizaciones en Beechview y Manchester están cocinando, actuando y uniendo a niños de color y Latinos. ([link removed])
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* In Beechview, Latino immigrants are a growing population, but many lack voting power. Nonetheless, some Pittsburgh politicians want to find ways to engage them, politically and civically. Read the story in both English ([link removed]) and Spanish ([link removed]) .
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