In the wake of numerous national news stories that have heightened our collective awareness of the pervasive reality of racism in America, the Department of Religious Studies condemns the many faces of white supremacy. We acknowledge the continued systemic effects of anti-Black racism in America’s institutions--in policing, judicial and penitentiary systems, religion, academia, education, home ownership, and healthcare—and the disproportionate violence it inflicts on African-Americans.  To our African-American students, fellow faculty and staff, and Pittsburgh neighbors, we see you, we are listening, and we commit to being advocates of anti-racism.