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ABOVE PHOTO:  Min. Louis Farrakhan speaks to rapt crowds at Tuesday’s meeting at Tindley Temple United Methodist Church.  (Facebook) By Kendall Alexander The sounds of African drums poured out onto Broad Street and greeted those waiting to hear from Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan Tuesday evening at the Tindley Temple United Methodist Church….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Wynton Marsalis  (Jonathan Feinstein / Shutterstock.com)   November 10th Event Honoring Marsalis also to include Ballet, Gospel, and Jazz performances by world-renowned Artists The Board of the Marian Anderson Award announces that Soledad O’Brien, journalist, executive producer, philanthropist and CEO of Starfish Media Group will host the November 10th Award Gala Concert, where…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  One out of five children in the Philadelphia area lives in deep poverty.  (Phillies1fan777/en.wikipedia) By Andrea Sears Public News Service When Pope Francis visits Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families later this month, advocates will issue a call to action against hunger. In preparation for the pope’s visit, politicians, business leaders, community-service…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Kim Coles  (s_bukley / Shutterstock.com)   By Kendall Alexander Back in the day, people used to believe in the old adage ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away.’  While we now know that this is not always the case, the point of the phrase was maintaining a healthy diet and avoiding trips…

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On September 12, nearly 5,000 college students will gather at Dilworth Park for CollegeFest, the all-day welcome event for students produced by Campus Philly in collaboration with the City of Philadelphia and presenting sponsor Army ROTC. For many students, CollegeFest will be their first introduction to the city they now call home, and the enormous…

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By Kiarra Solomon @by_kiarra Gourmet food and designer clothes combined to raise more than $3,000 for Philabundance’s Community Kitchen Program during the third annual Cooking Up Couture event held at Front & Palmer ballroom in Northern Liberties. Cooking Up Couture, the brainchild of Philly Gives founder Katie Everett and Dawane Cromwell, founder of Embacy Entertainment,…

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HARRISBURG, Pa. – The budget impasse between Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican legislators has schools scrambling to keep their doors open. Some school districts are borrowing money while others are cutting courses, increasing class size and furloughing teachers, said Mike Crossey, president of the Pennsylvania State Education Association. “Schools are going back to work with…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Lisa Deeley (insert) By John Heal Lisa Deeley is the daughter of former Sheriff Barbara Deeley, but has built a career of service to the city over the years. Deeley, 49, has lived in Rhawnhurst her entire life, graduating from St. Hubert’s High School. She worked for Alan Butkovitz for 18 years, first…

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Board applauds decision as first step to greater voter participation in the Commonwealth The Committee of Seventy today expressed support for the decision by the Wolf Administration to implement online voter registration (OVR) in Pennsylvania. President and CEO David Thornburgh said, “Pennsylvanians have taken a crucial first step into the 21st Century by joining other…

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Funeral services for George W. Edwards, Sr., retired law enforcement officer and chairman of the Deacon Board of Mantua’s St. Jude Baptist Church were held last week. Mr. Edwards, who was born Sept. 14, 1934, was the brother of the pastor of St. Jude, Rev. Cleveland Edwards, Jr. He died Aug. 12, 2015. Edwards was…

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