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ABOVE PHOTO: The Links Inc. officers take a group photo (from left);  Leslie Graves, corresponding secretary; Robin Bush, Esq., recording secretary; Dana Lynn Capers, financial secretary; Cheryl Bullock, vice president; Linda Wormley Meade, president; Brenda Maiden, archivist; Florence Wright, Esq. parliamentarian; Veronica Hill-Milbourne and Kimberly Lloyd, co-chairs ways and means committee. (Photo: Robert Mendelsohn) By…

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Jenkins offers a fresh take on the Philadelphia social scene starting May 30 Philadelphia Eagles captain and two-time Super Bowl champion, Malcolm Jenkins, is bringing the City of Brotherly Love a summer event series like no other. Damari’s House is a place created for those looking for the ultimate social experience in an upscale environment….

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Recently, I awakened just before midnight, and as I was about to turn off the television that was watching my hubby and I while we slept, I overheard well-known pastor — Joel Osteen — speaking about the things that we allow to limit us.  “Your time is too valuable to spend it with “peace stealers,”…

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s top prosecutor called for a new trial and judge for rapper Meek Mill on Wednesday, saying the former judge who sentenced him “abused its discretion” and has been biased against him. District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office filed a brief questioning Common Pleas Court Judge Genece Brinkley’s “impartiality,” citing her decision to…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Tracey Gordon and Omar Sabir By Amy V. Simmons Although the weather was flawless, the tradition of low voter turnout in Philadelphia’s primary election stood unchallenged. In fact, numbers were on par or only slightly down compared to primary years, although anecdotally, they seemed much lower to individual voters as they scanned many…

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With the iconic Philadelphia City Hall building as backdrop, the locally popular former senator and VP lit a fire under an enthusiastic crowd at Eakins Oval. By Amy V. Simmons  As former Vice President Joe Biden’s native Pennsylvanian roots and respected leadership in the region are well known, it makes sense that former campaign has…

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While some aspects of Philadelphia City Government will change thanks to Tuesday’s primary elections, some of them won’t. By Denise Clay On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania primary brought some changes to the landscape of Philadelphia’s politics. But while there will be a new Sheriff in town, and City Council is going to start skewing a bit…

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ABOVE PHOTO: The NAUW Philadelphia Branch seated (left to right): Elva Brooks, Northeast sectional director; Theresa Ann Johnson, Phila. branch president; Phyllis J. Eggleston, past national president, and Dolores Y. Owens, past national president.  The National Association of University Women (NAUW) held their 65th annual scholarship luncheon on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the Springfield…

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Official Listings from City Commissioner Office Judge of the Superior Court – Democratic Statewide (Vote for not more than 2) [1] Beth Tarasi [2] Daniel D McCaffery [3] Amanda Green-Hawkins Judge of the Superior Court – Republican Statewide (Vote for not more than 2) [101] Rebecca Warren [102] Megan McCarthy King [103] Christylee Peck Judge…

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Make Literacy Dope Author’s Brunch By Monica Peters Not too much is heard about advocacy for literacy and access to books for youth living in homeless shelters.  However, the Make Literacy Dope Author’s Brunch is changing that. On Sunday, May 19, at the Wyncote House, Philadelphia authors and taste makers will come together to shed…

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