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ABOVE PHOTO:  Working hard to keep a legacy alive and passing it to the next generation! (left to right; Rev. Mike Major, Shani Newton, Victor Young, Mable Ellis Welborn, Howard H Sullivan and below center Mr. Jim Davis) Leon H. Sullivan Community Hoops & Conference takes place June 23-25 www.sullivanhoops.org.   (Photo courtesy: Leon H….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  PA Congressman Dwight Evans  (AP photo.)   The only thing that’s really changed about the job of U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans is where he’s doing it.   By Denise Clay If the location of U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) office looks a little familiar, that’s because it is. When he was sworn in…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  From left; Kenneth Scott, President and CEO Beech Companies, Victor Young, Esq. Sullivan Center CDC, and Louis Massiah, founder and executive director, Scribe Video.   The Alston-Beech Foundation (ABF) awarded over $20,000 in grants to local non-profits who were cited as having shown considerable revitalization efforts in North Philadelphia at the bi-annual luncheon…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  The attendees enjoy a  group dance.  (Photo: Robert Mendelsohn)   By Patricia Gilliam Clifford The Philadelphia Chapter of The Links, Incorporated hosted its fundraiser, “Smooth Sounds: An Afternoon Party in White.”  The Founding Chapter of the prestigious organization of over 15,000 women in 283 chapters, held its signature fundraiser at the Hyatt at…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial with his wife Camille Cosby, right, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Monday, June 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)   While arguments in the case of The Commonwealth vs. William H. Cosby has wrapped up, the comedian’s fate is still up in the…

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Faye B. Snow, a Philadelphia treasure, patron of the arts, advocate for education, peacefully transitioned on Friday, May 26, 2017 at the Phoebe Wyncote Nursing home in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. Faye B. Snow, affectionately known as “Missy” was born to the late Dr. John Snow and C. Faye Astwood Franklin in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. With bountiful continuing…

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NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A man has died after being shot 10 times in North Philadelphia. The shooting happened around 12 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Broad and Somerset streets. Police say a 66-year-old man was found with 10 gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to Temple University Hospital by police where he was…

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In honor of Father’s Day, FunTimes Magazine asked 10 of the Philadelphia region’s influential men to share the stories of their lives, and ponder intersectionality around Black men’s issues. The event will be held at the Pyramid Club, Fairmount Room, 1735 Market St Fl 52; 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM, Friday, June 23. Through a…

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I finally got the chance to visit the Holistic Health Suite & Café 6802 Old York Road in Philadelphia.  Owners, my frat brother Howard James and his wife Dr. Karen James gave me a great tour of their facility.  They feature and focus on Massages, Herbology, Homeopathy, Nutrition and more.  With a healthy foods menu,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Some of the cast from “Motown: The Musical” visit Girls High School with City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown (from left): Judith Franklin (plays Martha Reeves), Dr. Parthenia Moore (Girls High Principal), Raymond Davis Jr. (plays Michael Jackson), Councilwoman Reynolds Brown, Elijah Ahmad Lewis (plays Stevie Wonder), and Jarran Muse (plays Marvin Gaye).  (Photo:…

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