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A Millennial Voice : Journey to Me

October 2, 2020

By Danaé Reid Alone in the dark and the ever – shrinking encasement that was really just my college apartment, I see myself crying oceans over a recent break up that in hindsight could not have been prevented.  The year was 2017, and I had just started my senior year of college: lost, alone, afraid,…

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A review of ‘On The Rocks’

October 2, 2020

Note: This review contains spoilers. By Kharisma McIlwaine As it pertains to marriage everyone has an opinion. The conversation often shifts to the amount of marriages that are ending in divorce. What is it that causes love, relationships and marriages specifically to end?  “On The Rocks” — an Apple Original Films and A24 release —…

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Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard

October 2, 2020

Voters turned on Tuesday night’s presidential debate hoping to get the insight needed to make a decision come November. What they got was a couple of septuagenarians engaged in a playground fight. By Denise Clay To be honest, I’d have been more surprised if Tuesday night’s first Presidential Debate between Republican President Donald Trump and…

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Councilmember Jamie Gauthier: an “A” for caring for her district

October 2, 2020

ABOVE PHOTO: Councilmember Jamie Gauthier greets resident Yusef Muhammad while walking through her district. ( Photo: Jim Brown) By Jim Brown Many residents of the 3rd Councilmatic District in West Philadelphia have been receptive to the change in leadership provided by Councilmember Jamie Gauthier.  Gauthier is responsible for one of the richest districts in the…

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Philadelphia moves to 50% indoor dining capacity starting October 2

September 29, 2020

The City of Philadelphia has announced that restaurants can move to 50% capacity for indoor dining starting Friday, October 2. The restaurants will have to certify that they are following the state of Pennaylvania’s guidelines on social distancing. Restaurants must complete the Open and Certified PA online certificate online by Oct. 5 to increase their…

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Murphy signs law exempting combat pay from NJ income tax

September 29, 2020

Photo: Screenshot image from www.state.nj.us/governor website, Covid-19 press conference 3/21/2020 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed bipartisan legislation exempting combat pay earned by members of the military from the state income tax. Federal law already exempts combat pay from income tax, but the New Jersey law means pay…

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Trump’s tax revelation could tarnish image that fueled rise

September 28, 2020

By JILL COLVIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The bombshell revelations that President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for office and paid no income taxes at all in many others threaten to undercut a pillar of his appeal among blue-collar voters and provide a new opening for his Democratic…

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Emmy winners highlight push for social justice

September 25, 2020

By Beth harris ASSOCIATED PRESS  LOS ANGELES — Regina King and Uzo Aduba used the come-as-you-are fashion edict for Sunday’s virtual Emmy Awards to highlight the national struggle for social justice. Both Black actresses wore T-shirts featuring Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old EMT from Louisville, Kentucky, who was shot and killed by police in March. King’s…

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Zendaya becomes youngest lead drama actress to win Emmy

September 25, 2020

ABOVE PHOTO: Zenfaya   (Photo: Tinseltown / Shutterstock) By Jonathan Landrum Jr. ASSOCAIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Zendaya said her “heart was filled” when she saw her fellow nominees, including Jennifer Aniston, cheering on the “Euphoria” actress for becoming the youngest drama lead actress to win an Emmy. The 24-year-old Zendaya became emotional after she…

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