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By George Burrell ABOVE PHOTO: Mayor Cherelle Parker signs executive orders in her new office on Inauguration Day at City Hall in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Parker is the city’s 100th mayor, becoming the first woman to do so.(Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) Mayor ParkerEstablishing a minority business success office and inviting…

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Photos courtesy of Pat Smith By Constance Garcia-BarrioTravel was one of the many things that shaped the life of Dorothy F. Cousins, who achieved historic firsts for Black women in law enforcement in Philadelphia. Cousins, 93, died of lung disease on February 29 in her Mt. Airy home. In the beginning, Dorothy Cousins as part…

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By Kharisma McIlwaine Philadelphia native Jay Fluellen is an accomplished pianist, organist, composer, professor and choir director. Classically trained, Fluellen received a doctorate in music composition from Temple University. As a composer, he has been commissioned by various institutions including Main Line Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra FIRST EDITIONS, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Relâche, Singing City,…

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By Mark ScolforoASSOCIATED PRESS above photo: A polling judge, right, helps guide a voter’s ballot into a voting machine during the Pennsylvania primary election, at Mont Alto United Methodist Church in Alto, Pa., on May 17, 2022. Voter-by-voter electronic election records are not subject to public scrutiny, a Pennsylvania court ruled Monday, March 4, 2024,…

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He stays on ballot, but his legal peril is just starting By Nicholas RiccardiASSOCIATED PRESS ABOVE PHOTO: The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 4, 2024, where the justices restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for the Capitol…

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Biden and Trump momentum can’t be slowed, Haley suspends campaign By Nicholas Riccardi and Brian SlodyskoASSOCIATED PRESS ABOVE PHOTO: North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, Republican candidate for governor, speaks at an election night event in Greensboro, N.C., Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) WASHINGTON — The picture of the presidential race has hardly…

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CHESTER, Pa. – Attorney General Michelle Henry and Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer have announced the results of the Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Treatment Initiative (LETI) in Delaware County. LETI is a program that diverts individuals with a substance use disorder away from the criminal justice system and into treatment. The AG and the…

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ABOVE PHOTO: “Strokes” by Harriton High School student Autumn Gordon, one of the art category winners of the 2023 Art and Prose of Freedom Contest. NORRISTOWN, Pa. -– Montgomery County has announced that its third annual Art and Prose of Freedom Contest is now open for applications. The contest gives K through 12th-grade students from…

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ABOVE PHOTO: The nation’s Black Muslim Leadership Council, the first Black American Muslim-led organization, holds their first press conference in the city of Philadelphia on Friday, March 8 at City Hall Mayor’s Reception Room to discuss the agenda of Black Muslims across the United States, and the need for their voices during the election cycle…

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By Brooke SchultzASSOCIATED PRESS Arguing that solitary confinement worsens mental health crises and violates Constitutional rights, six people incarcerated at prisons throughout Pennsylvania filed a federal class action lawsuit Monday seeking to end indefinite use of the practice. Lawyers for the six plaintiffs say it is the first case of its kind to challenge indefinite…

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