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From NABJ: WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 16, 2017) – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) mourns the passing of NABJ Founder Claude Lewis, also a founder of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists (PABJ). Lewis died this morning at Virtua Voorhees Hospital in Voorhees, N.J. He was 82. Lewis was a highly respected journalist and…

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PHILADELPHIA (WTXF) – Start dinner, turn up your heaters and get out your flashlights. Sunday afternoon, PECO told FOX 29 News thousands of you will be without electricity for a few hours, Sunday night. The planned outage is set to start at about 6pm and will affect about 8,000 to 10,000 customers, mostly in North…

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NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Hart, who led Villanova to a fourth straight Big East regular-season title, has been selected the conference player of the year. Butler’s Chris Holtmann was chosen coach of the year on Wednesday and center Justin Patton of Creighton was freshman of the year. Hart, a 6-foot-5 senior guard, averaged 18.6…

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By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY 26 minutes ago NEW YORK (AP) — Joni Sledge, who with her sisters recorded the defining dance anthem “We Are Family,” has died, the band’s representative says. She was 60. Sledge was found dead in her home by a friend in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday, the band’s publicist, Biff Warren, said…

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NICETOWN (WTXF) – A 13-year-old boy is in “extremely critical condition,” according to police, after he was shot in his head in a Chinese restaurant. Saturday, police released surveillance pictures of two men they want to find in connection to that.

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By Kharisma McIlwaine What more can be said about Cirque du Soleil? It is the largest producer of theatrical shows in the world. They have set the standard for high-flying stage productions and creativity. The newest installation of Cirque du Soleil is called “TORUK – The First Flight.” For the first time, Cirque du Soleil…

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Had a meeting with Pastor Marshall Mitchell (c) of Salem Baptist Church recently and we decided to get breakfast afterwards.  We went to The Breakfast Boutique 6830 Ogontz Avenue in Philadelphia but they were closed for renovations that day.  While we were there, we encountered Pastor Larry Anderson (r) of Great Commission Church. Later I…

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Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, in partnership with Steppingstone Scholars Inc., University of the Sciences, and the School District of Philadelphia, will host the 4th Annual Step Into College Pre-College Conference on Saturday, March 11, 2017, 9:00AM-2:00PM at the University of the Sciences located at 600 South 43rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Organized in 2013 by…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Congressman Bob Brady  Congressman Bob Brady, (D – PA) joined 164 of his colleagues, including all Democratic members of the House Ways and Means Committee and two House Republicans, in sending a letter to demand the tax returns of President Donald Trump for review by the Senate Committee on Finance and House Committee…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Angela Dean By Arlene Edmonds Correspondent Attorney Angela Dean believes that the average African-American dealing with IRS issues deserve to get affordable representation. Dean — a Villanova Law School graduate with a master’s in law taxation — understands that even some who are living from paycheck to paycheck or have stagnating wages may…

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