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Free Expression this Week

Feb 162 min read

Black History Month Reading List

Here are some books by Black authors, poets and editors that we think everyone should read this February, and all year long! Jubilee by...

Jan 151 min read

Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Today, Jan. 15 is MLK Jr. Day, where we honor the memory and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Through his work as a civil rights...

Nov 7, 20232 min read

Celebrate Pittsburgh with IFEP this November

Each month on our blog “Free Expression this Week” we highlight a different important issue relating to our mission and where we see it...

Oct 26, 20232 min read

IFEP Banned Book Reading List

Thousands of books are challenged in schools, prisons and libraries across the united states every year. These books are deemed...

Oct 10, 20232 min read

IFEP's Free Expression Reading List

Celebrate National Book Month by checking out our free expression reading list! The Sentences that Create Us by PEN America "The...

Oct 3, 20232 min read

National Book Month with IFEP

October is National Book Month! National Book Month officially started 20 years ago in 2003, and celebrating it this year is more...

Sep 20, 20233 min read

Interview with Nick Haberman from the LIGHT Education Initiative

The LIGHT Education Initiative is an incentive-based K-12 school program that seeks to inspire, prepare, and empower the next generation...

Sep 5, 20232 min read

Educational Free Expression Month

It’s September, which means students of all ages are flooding back into classrooms. Education in and of itself is an essential element of...

Aug 22, 20233 min read

Interview with champion of musical free expression, Mai Khôi

Mai Khôi is an award winning artist, musician and activist. She was forced to flee her home in Vietnam because she used her platform as a...

Jul 6, 20233 min read

Pride in our City: extended interview with Brogan McGowan from Inclusive Aesthetics

Pride month may be over, but at IFEP we believe it's important to recognize the triumphs of the queer community all year. As a part of...

Jul 5, 20234 min read

Pride in our City: extended interview with Jodi Butler from Pittsburgh FIT

Pride month may be over, but at IFEP we believe it's important to recognize the triumphs of the queer community all year. As a part of...