JOHN BREWER John Brewer was bigger than life—that’s probably because he documented the lives of so many other Black Pittsburghers over the years. An author, raconteur, and collector of oral histories, Brewer died in his sleep, Feb. 13. He was 74. As noted in the biography of him the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation wrote, he…

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