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Goldman-Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses-Greater Philadelphia program hosted a Philadelphia Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week event as part of the Oct. 7-11 celebration, which highlights minority businesses and connects them to vital resources to help their firms grow. Through Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, participants can gain practical skills in topics such as negotiation, marketing, and…

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(Note: This letter written by Harold James, retired member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and retired member of the Guardian Civic League in defense of Democratic candidate for Sheriff and current president of the Guardian Civic League Rochelle Bilal was originally sent to Stan Wischnowski, executive editor and senior vice president of the Philadelphia…

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Finding a workout routine that fits your personality is one of the key ways to achieve optimal results, says Philadelphia physical therapist Chris McKenzie. This holds particularly true for introverts – those who may be uneasy about joining a gym or a fitness class due to crowds of people, loud music, or the seemingly prying…

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By Kharisma McIlwaine The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning musical “Rent” is one of the longest running and most successful Broadway productions of all time. The standout rock musical was written by Billy Aronson and composed by the late Jonathan Larson. Loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera “La Bohéme,” “Rent” tells the story of…

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At Sunday’s Kidney Walk, a small, but important organ gets its  moment of awareness. By Denise Clay Kidney dialysis is a long, tough process. It’s a process that international Philadelphia-based hip-hop artist Freeway knows well. Due to kidney failure brought on by high blood pressure and diabetes, he was on dialysis, and it took the…

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ABOVE PHOTO: This year’s Philadelphia Legacy honorees stand proudly next to their portraits: From left: Stephen Cox, executive director of the Alliance for Minority Participation program (AMP) at Drexel University; Derrick Pitts, astronomer, Franklin Institute; Sam Delany, award-winning sci/fi writer; legendary NBA star Wilt Chamberlain and the winningest Big Five basketball coach in history, Fran…

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ABOVE PHOTO: My Community Works graduation day Hoopplex and My Community Works have partnered to bring STEM training and economic opportunity to Philadelphia youth through the Basketball Fashion Competitions app.  This app was developed by Kevin Cofield of Hooplex LLC to expose young men to the variety career path options in the sports industry outside…

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By Maurice Henderson October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and it will be highlighted with the annual Praise is the Cure event. This educational campaign about metastatic breast cancer celebrates its 14th anniversary under the auspices of mom and daughter cancer survivors, Anita T. Conner and Kerri Conner Matchett. Both women acknowledge this breast cancer…

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Unlike the other scandals connected to the Trump Presidency, the Ukrainian president/whistleblower scandal seems to have made everyone take notice.  By Denise Clay and Amy V. Simmons If you’ve been on Twitter any time since Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s news conference announcing an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump, the president’s Twitter feed…

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ABOVE PHOTO: The owners and staff of A~List Skin and Lash Lounge (left to right): Michelle Saaheene, Alexis Peña, Ronea Paden, Twana Miller (owner), Nadya Abney, and Savoeun Sok. By Kharisma McIlwaine On Thursday, September 26, A~List Skin and Lash Lounge held its official grand opening.  Twana Miller, the owner and mastermind behind A~List, was…

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