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ABOVE PHOTO:  Vice President Joe Biden speaks passionately to crowds of students and others on last Tuesday’s National Voter Registration Day to get out the vote and rally for Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.  (Photo by Bill Z. Foster) Deadline to register for the November 8th election is October 11th By Amy V. Simmons Vice…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Scenes from last weekend’s 2016 Hands Across Philadelphia March Against Violence.  (Photo courtesy: Edith Sugie Dixon/Facebook) Saving families from the epidemic of violence in our neighborhoods Who They Are…… Hands Across Philadelphia was born out of a desire to advocate for children and families of Philadelphia, against the scourges of gun violence. For…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  First Lady Michelle Obama addresses crowds at the LaSalle University campaign rally on Wednesday, to rapt crowds, including Rep. Dwight Evans and award winning songstress Jazmine Sullivan, who sung the National Anthem at the event. (Photo by Bill Z. Foster)   First Lady Michelle Obama came to LaSalle University on Wednesday to ask…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Courtesy of Cheyney University   CHEYNEY, PA –As students celebrate completing the first half of the semester and alumni reminisce about the good ol’ days spent on campus, both can marvel at how their lives have been transformed since first stepping onto Cheyney’s historic campus. Cheyney University students, alumni and the public will celebrate…

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On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at approximately 6:56 P.M., 18th District officers responded to the 6200 block of Hazel Avenue for a report of a “Person screaming, report of someone shot.”  Upon arrival the officers encountered a13-year-old male, bleeding from multiple stab wounds, and an 8-year-old male, bleeding from stab wounds to his neck and…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Courtesy of Abrii Photography By Kharisma McIlwaine The scene backstage at Philadelphia Fashion Week was typically energetic. Among the sea of models and designers preparing for the runway was Troy Adkins. Adkins, a shy, soft-spoken Philadelphia native, sat pensively while waiting to debut his line Volare for the first time in his hometown. Volare of…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  GA Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis and Jane Weidmann holding his book “March Book Three”  (Photo by Bill Z. Foster) U.S. Rep. John Lewis was in town to receive the Liberty Medal for his work in Civil Rights. While he was here, he campaigned for Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Courtesy of Beverly Richards By Monica Peters Beverly Richards from Mt. Airy and her late husband Larry amassed a collection of African American art and history over the years that could fill a small museum. Now people from around the world will have the opportunity to view this collection. It started in January…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  From left Syreeta Martin, Jeter, Haniyyah Sharpe-Brown By Monica Peters  Mt. Airy native Danielle P. Jeter, owner of AOI Events & PR and multiple businesses, is a renaissance woman and pure inspiration.  We shine the spotlight on Danielle to discuss the upcoming event: The 4th Annual Women in Media Conference presented by Women…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Solomon Jones Author and radio host Solomon Jones looks at the deaths of Black men at the hands of police from the perspective of those left behind in the radio play “Justice: A #BlackLivesMatter Drama. By Denise Clay When a person of color is killed by a police officer, it becomes about a…

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