“He had a rare gift for seeing the world in bright shades, and an even more uncommon gift for finding ways to share that vision with those for whom life had become cast in shades of hopeless gray.”
People
People built the Steel City. People made Pittsburgh the way it was in the past and the way it is today — people whose names you know and those who have been forgotten. Here, you’ll find some of their stories.
Not only was Stallings on the roster for that March 31, 1978, game between the U.S. and Pennsylvania teams, but as Post-Gazette sportswriter Phil Axelrod wrote 10 days earlier, Stallings was one of the first players announced for the United States squad in the 14th annual event.
Look at the picturesPitt coach Kevin Stallings and the 1978 Dapper Dan Roundball Classic
Tim Stevens’ career as a musician lasted as long if not longer than his role as a civil rights activist, community advocate and volunteer.
Look at the picturesTim Stevens, Pittsburgh’s singing activist
They ran away not from a good life, but from war, from oppressive regimes, driven by fear more powerful than the fear of the known…
Look at the pictures‘Are we in the country they call America or do we still have to keep going?’