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Penn Hills, a suburb of Pittsburgh, was a haven for Black homebuyers in the 1950s and 1960s, offering middle-class residents an opportunity to live the suburban dream. In 2020, Black people accounted for 41% of the Penn Hills population, and descendants of the community’s Black pioneers — plus newcomers pushed into the suburbs by city gentrification — wonder whether Penn Hills can preserve the landmarks of its diversity.

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‘We all stayed.’ Penn Hills, once a suburban landing pad for Black households, now risks disinvestment and erasure of history.

Pirates great Willie Stargell was one of many of Black Pittsburgh’s leading figures who looked east for opportunity. Penn Hills residents wonder if the community built in the 1950s and 1960s can be preserved.

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