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All Around Philly Social Scene All Photos: Robert Mendelsohn By Patricia Gilliam Clifford The Philadelphia Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. hosted its signature black-tie formal on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Vie Ballroom on North Broad Street. Part of “All Around Philly’s” North Broad Renaissance — Vie was the perfect venue…

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By Andrea Lawful Sanders I had to gather my entire self, have a little talk with Jesus, rend my garments, AND settle my brain, so I could write what may make many of you chafe. I am telling you now – get over it. For YEARS, it has been suspected that parents were out there…

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ABOVE PHOTO: From left: Catherine Hicks, SUN publisher; Lorraine Ballard Morrill, director of news and community affairs, iHeartMedia Philadelphia; Rosemary Connors, NBC News; Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown; Danielle Jeter, president of Women in Media (WIM); Sally Guzik, manager, CIC Philadelphia, and Sandra Clark, VP news and civic dialogue, WHYY. (Photos courtesy of Brandon Captures) Attendees…

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Mayor Jim Kenney came to City Council to share his vision for the 2020 fiscal year with his former colleagues and the rest of the city.  By Denise Clay If his budget address to City Council was any indication, Mayor Jim Kenney is thinking about the future…and tailoring his spending plans to match. On Thursday,…

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NEW YORK — A man who said he was cleaning out an old videotape collection found what he thought was a recording of R&B singer R. Kelly in concert, but instead turned out to show a man who appeared to be Kelly sexually abusing girls, he and his attorney said Sunday. The man then turned…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Tracey Lewis-Giggetts By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie “The healing process begins once you feel heard.”  -Tracey Lewis-Giggetts Tracey Lewis-Giggetts is a multi-faceted woman — an award-winning author of 11 books, owner and operator of an independent press company, NewSeason Books and Media, and an assistant professor of English and Creative Writing at the Community…

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People who want to support Black businesses, but don’t know where they are, should check out the 2019 Philadelphia Black Biz Directory, published by Beech Community Services. The directory includes over 400 African-American, African and Caribbean businesses in Philadelphia. The Beech Companies, Inc., a leader in community economic development in Philadelphia, published the directory in…

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Upgrading to a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or ID card is optional Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently announced that optional REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and photo ID cards are now available for Pennsylvania residents who want one. A federally-accepted form of identification (whether it’s a Pennsylvania REAL ID driver’s license…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Temple University College of Education presented Charles Hamilton Houston III as their 100th Anniversary Distinguished Speaker Series speaker. From left; Grace A. Greenwich, assistant dean of development and alumni relations, Temple University, College of Education;  Charles Hamilton Houston III, corporate attorney and the grandson and historian of Charles Hamilton Houston, architect of the…

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In a talk held at the African American Museum of Philadelphia, Dorothy Butler Gilliam showcased her new memoir and the historical career that led to it. By Denise Clay In 1961, seven years before the 1968 Kerner Commission Report detailed the need for more diverse newsrooms, Dorothy Butler Gilliam began her career at the “Washington Post.”…

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