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Community College of Philadelphia students, faculty and staff are adopting Spring Garden School, an elementary school in the College’s neighborhood, in an effort to expose students to the benefits of college at an earlier age. The new partnership seeks to engage college students and staff in service learning activities while passing on the benefits of…

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Below photo: Mayor Jim Kenney addresses the audience with Willa Hightower at the press conference. Photo: Bill Z. Foster To celebrate the event’s 20th anniversary, the Marian Anderson Awards will welcome Queen Latifah into a group that includes Patti Labelle, Kenny Gamble and Richard Gere. By Denise Clay Because she was one of the foremost…

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Cheyney University’s 11th President, Dr. Michelle Howard-Vital, passed away on August 21, 2018 at Duke Regional Hospital near her home in Durham, North Carolina, after a long battle with cancer. Michelle R. Howard-Vital was born and educated in Chicago, Illinois, to Dolores Elizabeth Howard and Robert Howard. She earned her undergraduate degree in English Literature…

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There are two types of Sheriff Sales.  The Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure Sales and the Tax Sales. The Tax Sales include Tax Lien, Tax Collection, and Tax Delinquent Sales. Tax Sales When the owner of a property located in the City of Philadelphia fails to make a payment arrangement on municipal debt levied on his/her property,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Shutterstock models By Marc Levy and Mark Scolforo associated press HARRISBURG, Pa. — A priest raped a 7-year-old girl while he was visiting her in the hospital after she’d had her tonsils removed. Another priest forced a 9-year-old boy into having oral sex, then rinsed out the boy’s mouth with holy water. One…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Rev. Carl N. Fitchett   Rev. Carl Nathaniel Fitchett was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 24, 1946 to the late William Edward Fitchett, Sr. and Marian Elizabeth Kent Fitchett.  He was the youngest of three children. He grew up with his family in West Philadelphia in a close-knit community that has friendships…

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By Patricia Gilliam Clifford Helen O. Thompson was born on August 6, 1914 in North Hills, PA.  She is the second of five siblings born to William and Julia Thompson. At an early age Helen was baptized by Reverend Brandon of Antioch Baptist Church in North Hills.  She completed her education in nearby Oreland.  Helen…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Lauren Talese performs on the main stage at Jazz on the Ave. The concert was held at Broad and Cecil B Moore on Saturday August 11th.     (Photo: Robert Mendelsohn) Beech Community Services recently hosted its 12th Annual Beech “Jazz on the Ave” Music Fest, headlined by Grammy nominated PJ Morton. This free…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Fatman Scoop   Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and partners will host the annual Community Appreciation Day on Saturday, August 25th in Point Breeze at Point Breeze Avenue and 22nd Street from 12PM-8PM. The event will feature a myriad of resources for local residents including free food; a kid’s zone with mini-carnival rides and activities;…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Rev. Raphael Gamaliel Warnock The Progressive National Baptist Convention — a faith-based coalition of churches that was founded in 1961 whose founding group of leaders included Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. — has existed through the civil rights and social justice movements of the 60s, the enactment of policies and legislation to address…

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