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ABOVE PHOTO:  Rev. Jeremiah Wright talks with Rev. Dr. Renee McKenzie about moving forward activism in the Black Radical tradition.  (Photo courtesy: Denise Clay) The Black Radical Tradition In Our Time Conference brought together thought leaders from around the country to talk about ways to improve the lot of African Americans. By Denise Clay One of…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Min. Rodney Muhammad For the Philadelphia NAACP, Monday marks the end of an era. By Denise Clay Don’t get him wrong, Minister Rodney Muhammad has no problem with the Philadelphia NAACP’s tradition of holding a service at Bright Hope Baptist Church to commemorate the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. But…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Huey Elementary School City Councilwoman Helen Gym has released the following statement in response to the School District of Philadelphia’s announcement regarding Wister Elementary School and the proposed conversions of Cooke and Huey Elementary Schools into Renaissance schools: “I am pleased that the School District has called off the proposed conversion of Wister…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Patty Jackson By Kiarra Solomon @by_kiarra For the last seven weeks, fans of WDAS-FM midday radio personality Patty Jackson have missed her presence on the airwaves. What many didn’t know was that the reason why Jackson wasn’t on the air was because of a stroke she had suffered two weeks after the passing…

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Mayor Jim Kenney administers the oath of office to Richard Ross as he becomes the City of Philadelphia’s new Police Commissioner with Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams looking on.                  (Photo by Bill Foster) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s new police commissioner was sworn in Tuesday and said his…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Gregory Scott By Kiarra Solomon @by_kiarra With all of the other things going on in politics in the Delaware Valley, there’s a possibility that you’ve missed what’s actually a pretty huge moment in the Commonwealth’s political history. This year, Montgomery County elected Gregory Scott as one of the county’s District Justices. In addition…

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ABOVE PHOTO: by Kiarra Solomon By Kiarra Solomon @by_kiarra For the last five years, personal trainer Tommy Knight was known for helping clients get into their best possible shape through Knight’s Personal Fitness, his personal training brand. But as the old year drew to a close and the New Year, a time when people make…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Duane Reid The Christian Association will celebrate the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a dinner and symposium that honors his life as a man of God in search of social justice on Friday, January 15, from 5:30 pm to 8 pm at the Association’s headquarters, 37th and Chestnut…

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The Friends of SOMAFCO (Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College) will be holding its annual Kwanzaa ceremony and a celebration honoring the 104th Anniversary of the African National Congress on Saturday, Jan. 9 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, 74th Ave. and Briar Road. In addition to a celebration of…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Activist at  New York City demonstration. (a katz / Shutterstock.com) In 2015, we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, the Presidential Circus left the parking lot, we found out how much Black Lives still don’t Matter. By Denise Clay Fifty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a group of…

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