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Caribbean Palm food truck has all the flavor you need By Monica Peters Candied yams, mac-n-cheese, collard greens, fried fish, oxtails, curry chicken, rice and peas, steamed cabbage….. Are your taste buds watering yet? Christine Benjamin, a 28-year-old with Jamaican roots, has been serving up delicious Caribbean and soul food for the past two years…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  The MLK DARE Rally crowds marching down Market St.  (Photo by Bill Z. Foster) In anticipation of a new First Family, this year’s Martin Luther King Holiday took on a sense of urgency. By Denise Clay Usually, observances of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday focus on the civil rights leader’s belief…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Rev. Al Sharpton  (Photo: Solomon Williams) During Saturday’s We Shall Not Be Moved March, thousands braved the rain and a bracing cold to tell the incoming Trump Administration to prepare for battle. By Denise Clay You wouldn’t have blamed Bettye Hughes of Cleveland Heights, Ohio if she had just decided not to get…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  The Congressman with President Barack Obama greeting neighborhood children. By Arlene Edmonds When African- American elected officials leave public office, they often want to be remembered as the one who “walked with kings and yet not lose the common touch.” Yet some, because of a blemish, a scandal or a conviction, are relegated…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Ocean view near Quepos, Costa Rica  (Photo: Shutterstock) By Kharisma McIlwaine Three years ago, at the very top of my to do list, I wrote down “Ziplining in Costa Rica”. My brother, Alloyius McIlwaine, a Philadelphia mural artist, was asked to participate in a collaborative mural project for a non-profit called Asociacion CREAR’S…

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I was at Girard College in Philadelphia for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service event. Ran into Maximus from Science 2 the Max who teaches our children, in a fun way, about science. Check it out at www.science2themax.org To support other Black-owned businesses, visit www.buyblackapp.net. Gary Shepherd is President/CEO of 3rd Floor Media,…

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PECO Energy Company will award Community College of Philadelphia $10,000 through the company’s Solar Energy Equipment Grant, onThursday, Jan. 19, 9 AM in the college Rotunda in the Mint Building, 1700 Spring Garden Street. The PECO grant will provide the College state‐of‐the‐art solar energy-analysis equipment for the Architecture, Interior Design, and Building Science associate’s degree…

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On Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 16, 2017, 10:30 AM at the Overbrook Educational Center, 6722 Lansdowne Ave in the gymnasium, 250 community members in attendance including: 10 year-olds through college students and community members/parents will participate in the “Voice of Voting” event. “Voices of Voting” is a short play targeted for young and diverse…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Pedro Ramos  and Arthur Evans The Philadelphia Martin Luther King, Jr. Association for Nonviolence, Inc. (King Association) is proud to announce that The Philadelphia Foundation, where Pedro Ramos is President and CEO, and Dr. Arthur C. Evans, Commissioner for the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services (DBHIDS) will be among the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Gloria Santiago (Photo: courtesy: Arlene Edmonds) By Arlene Edmonds Correspondent Art (Is) For Kids is challenging Philadelphia’s African American community to think of new ways to use the arts. So, when they held their Painters & Poets event a full house came out to see painters create live while poets wrote and then…

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