Damon Young

Damon Young is the founder and editor-in-chief of VSB Magazine, as well as a contributing editor to EBONY Magazine (digital). His work has been featured in numerous publications, including Complex, The Root, Slate, Essence, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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View from the Hill district of a billboard protesting against redevelopment

View from the Hill: A Tale of Black Pittsburgh’s Complicated Legacy

The story of how the Fifth Avenue School Lofts came to exist is a complicated one that I will attempt to simplify. It is also contentious.

Damon Young

View from the Hill: A Tale of Black Pittsburgh’s Complicated Legacy

By Damon Young Feb 24, 2015