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ABOVE CARTOON:  Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons While the Supreme Court can’t continue to function under a 4-4 ideological split much longer, a coalition of Pennsylvania progressive groups says Judge Neil Gorsuch’s record precludes him from being the tiebreaker. By Denise Clay Currently, the United States Supreme Court is looking at everything through the prism of…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  More lovely gowns on exhibit. (Photo courtesy: Kendall Alexander) By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie Walking through Art Sanctuary’s quaint storefront last Wednesday evening was reminiscent of a family gathering as folks were huddled close to each other to share comfortable conversation and avoid accidentaly hitting one of the many elaborate pieces on display.  Designer Breanna…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  ACLU attorney speaks at Philadelphia’s City Hall representing two families who were victims of the Trump travel ban in January. (Photo Bill Z. Foster) The City of Philadelphia is among two dozen U.S. cities that have filed a friend-of-the-court (amicus) brief in the federal district court in Seattle, where six States have challenged…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Scene from ‘12 Angry Men’ in progress  (Photo credit Monica Peters) By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie March has been a busy month for Frankie Darcell, who most recently took her love of theater to Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center in Manayunk to direct and produce “12 Angry Men”, a remake of the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Sonia Sanchez  (Credit-Darragh-Dandurand) By Arlene Edmonds Correspondent Poet Sonia Sanchez is known for saying that if all of her thousands of former students each bought five of her books, she could retire well. Now, some of the poet and former professor’s students are coming up with many other ideas of how to honor…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Jhanée adjusts her meter settings to prepare to take voltage readings on the track circuit. A 22-year old SEPTA signal maintainer begins her journey to stability and success By Amy V. Simmons After years of a life filled with chaos, it’s hard to figure out which direction to take. Getting to “normal” is…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Evelyn Smalls For Evelyn Smalls, President and CEO of United Bank, the path to success for both herself  and the bank has been lined with confidence and an unwillingness to use the word “can’t”. By Denise Clay On Thursday, United Bank of Philadelphia, the city’s only Black-owned and controlled bank, celebrated it’s 25th…

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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) –Philadelphia’s top prosecutor pleaded not guilty at his federal court arraignment on bribery and extortion charges on Wednesday. Democratic District Attorney Seth Williams previously acknowledged taking more than $100,000 in gifts from friends and associates but has vowed to fight charges he promised help with any court cases or legal matters in return….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Joni Sledge  (Courtesy of Rogers and Cowan) Funeral services for Joni Sledge are set for Saturday March 25,  9 a.m. at Deliverance Evangelistic Church, 2001 W. Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia. The interment will follow in Ivy Hill Cemetery. Joni Sledge, founding member of Philadelphia’s own Sister Sledge, died Friday, March 10, in her home…

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AP (PHILADELPHIA)–Philadelphia’s top prosecutor was charged Tuesday with taking more than $100,000 in luxury gifts, Caribbean trips and cash, often in exchange for official favors that included help with a court case, according to a bribery and extortion indictment unsealed Tuesday. The indictment caps a nearly two-year investigation into Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams’ financial…

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