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ABOVE PHOTO: City Council President Darrell L. Clarke (5th District)  Philadelphia City Council President Darrell L. Clarke (D-5th Dist.) Monday issued the following statement following a weekend that saw 28 Philadelphians shot, 5 fatally, in 19 separate incidents of gun violence: “First, let me send my sincere condolences to the families and friends of those…

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By Teresa A. Emerson I cancelled my Facebook news feed for the New York Post. Most of the stories were horrific and only about death. The last straw was the article on June 14, about marauding young predators who were convicted of first-degree murder of a 15-year-old boy who they mercilessly butchered with machetes –…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Some of the attendees at Kappa’s 64th Achievement Awards Banquet from left: Richard Snow; Dr. Monica Taylor, president, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter; L. Douglas Harrell Jr., Polemarch, Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc; Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, recipient of the Humanitarian Award; W.Wilson Goode and Valerie Green…

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After a bloody Father’s Day weekend in which 28 people were shot and five of them died, State Sen. Anthony Williams sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf asking him to declare a State of Emergency for the city. But what does that mean? By Denise Clay During his recent campaign for Mayor, State Sen….

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By Monica Peters “We’re sold out!” says Saudia Shuler with a smile as she gives a customer in line a warm hug at her supermarket launch. On Tuesday, June 11, Shuler’s world famous seafood salad sold from her North Philadelphia restaurant Country Cookin,’ made its debut at the Brown’s ShopRite supermarket on Fox Street. Although…

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The gift of membership in the NAACP is a wonderful present for the dad who means so much to you. Give a dad the gift of membership To be a member of the NAACP means being part of a storied history of fathers who sought to make America more just not only for their children,…

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Distribution of rebates for eligible Pennsylvanians starts July 1 HARRISBURG, PA — The deadline for older adults and Pennsylvania residents with disabilities to apply for rebates on rent and property taxes paid in 2018 has been extended from June 30 to Dec. 31, 2019, the Department of Revenue announced today.  “Last year nearly 572,000 seniors…

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Now in its fourth year, the 2019 Young Dragons Summer STEAM program will feature six-weeks of fully-integrated STEAM education activities for 100 middle school students in the West Philadelphia Promise Zone neighborhood. The free day camp — offered through a partnership between The Malcolm Jenkins Foundation, Drexel University’s ExCITe Center and the Lindy Center for…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Firefighters in dress uniforms pose for formal class portrait By Kathy Matheson  PHILA.GOV Philadelphia’s newest firefighters were sworn in last Thursday at a joyous graduation ceremony filled with friends and family. The event held at Community College of Philadelphia marked the end of months of rigorous training for the members of Class 195…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Gary J. Bell ‘79 (center left) stands with Bucknell President John Bravman (far left); Kimberly Wilson Wetty ‘93 (center right), Bucknell University Alumni Association president; and Josh Grill, executive director, Bucknell Alumni Relations, during presentation of the Service to Humanity Award presentation at Bucknell’s Reunion Weekend.  (Photo by Gordon R. Wenzel, for Bucknell…

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