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Phase II of Website Refresh Developed by Local Digital Agency O3 World PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee for the Democratic National Convention today launched its blog and online press room in the second phase of its website refresh. These additional components will provide an enhanced user experience for website visitors, enabling them…

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On Tuesday, March 15, voters in Philadelphia’s Northwest Section will be deciding who will be the new State Representatives in the 192nd and 200th Districts. And in seven weeks, the winners will get to run as incumbents in the Pennsylvania Primary. By Denise Clay On Tuesday, voters in the 192nd and 200th Legislative Districts will…

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Tiffany Newmuis: A young woman on the move for minorities in politics The Philadelphia 2016 host committee has named Tiffany Newmuis as the director of diversity and community engagement. In this role, Newmuis is responsible for implementing the host committee’s minority inclusion and supplier diversity plan to ensure that local minority, disabled, LGBT and veteran-owned…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Tonyelle Cook Artis For 10 years, Tonyelle Cook-Artis watched as State Rep. Cherelle Parker did her best to represent the citizens of the 200th Legislative District. She now hopes to follow in her former boss’s footsteps. By Denise Clay To say that Tonyelle Cook-Artis knows the 200th Legislative District well would probably be an…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  (Newsworks file) The Souls of Black Folk – SUN’s new bi- weekly column By Minister Rodney Muhammad We don’t wish to be crude, but the School Reform Commission has long overstayed its welcome in the City of Brotherly Love. The state takeover of 2001 is a failed experiment and a ground swell calling…

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By Monica Peters What inspired this concept? In February of 2011, I was in the midst of some life-altering events. I was trying to define my role in a new position at work, adjust to living in a new city, excel in my Masters courses, and purchase my first home. These were all blessings, but…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Imani Africa nursery primary school in Gambia. (Photo: Ajeenah Ross) By Ajeenah Ross After recently returning from an international educational service project in West Africa, I engage in a bit of self-reflection. I was prompted by a review of my journal, which chronicled my daily activities during the trip. Revisiting those daily entries…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Blogger Feminista Jones (l) with Ebony magazine senior editor Jamilah Lemieux.  (Photo: Monica Peters) By Monica Peters Ebony magazine senior editor Jamilah Lemieux and feminist blogger Feminista Jones took the stage at University of Penn for a raw and honest panel discussion:  Talking Back: A Sex Positive Conversation about Black Female Sexuality. What…

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Rather than continue to bemoan the fact that the Academy Award nominations are often lily white, it might be time for people of color to remind the film industry who pays their salary. By Denise Clay Last Friday, the movie Gods of Egypt earned a distinction that no movie wants. It became the first cinematic…

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“The statute of limitations should always be a concern.” The nation was shocked a few weeks ago when a Missouri jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $72 million to the family of 62-year-old Jacqueline Fox, whose 2015 death by ovarian cancer was directly linked to her daily use of talcum-based Johnson’s Baby Powder and…

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