Plus, take a history and virtual tour of the area’s previously racially restricted neighborhoods.
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This week, Rachel Windsor tells us how volunteering in animal shelters for 13 years has brought her knowledge, understanding and empathy. But it hasn’t been without heartache. ([link removed])

Also, PublicSource analyzed 18 subdivisions in Allegheny County in which race was a factor in determining who could live there. While racially restrictive deeds have not been enforceable for decades, the impacts went far beyond housing and may be seen in enduring inequities in education, health and employment. Read more about how racist covenants still echo ([link removed]) around Pittsburgh and take a virtual tour ([link removed]) of once-racially restricted neighborhoods.

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** Built for white people: The hidden racist history of some Pittsburgh neighborhoods ([link removed])

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** Racist deeds still echo ([link removed])
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** Allegheny County beefed up staff — except at Kane nursing homes ([link removed])
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** Why independents can’t vote in the 2024 Pa. primary, and the slow-moving push to change that ([link removed])
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** ‘The time has passed’: PPS sues county to force property reassessments ([link removed])
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* In our investigative series, Opening the Books, reporter Emma Folts peels back the layers on how endowments work and can be spent ([link removed]) . She also looks at how the University of Pittsburgh spends its endowment more conservatively than similar universities ([link removed]) as some experts call for it to spend more on financial aid.
Advocates say many Allegheny County residents have had their lives upended by financial consequences of acts they committed in youth. A state bill would end that. ([link removed])

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