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ABOVE PHOTO:  Tamron Hall (Debby Wong/ Shutterstock.com.) The “Today” Show and MSNBC Anchor (and Temple University grad) is being honored by the Lutheran Settlement House with a Women of Courage Award on Friday. By Denise Clay For those who have survived domestic violence, talking to others about your experience, especially on national television, requires a certain…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Sen. Anthony H. Williams speaks to guests at the Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity’s Prayer Breakfast regarding their endorsement of him for mayor.  (Photo by Leona Dixon) On Thursday, the Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity endorsed State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams for Mayor in the 2015 Democratic Primary. Clergy President Rev….

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The Office of the Sheriff of Philadelphia City and County has launched an interactive, data-rich WebAPP that offers detailed information on properties scheduled for sheriff’s sale that includes names, dates of sale, location, and what will possibly be the opening bid on the property The site, at www.phillysheriff.com also contains maps, word-search fields, and a…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  The PABJ/CCP Mayoral Forum  (Photo by Bill Z. Foster.) By Kendall Alexander On Thursday, April 9th, the Moving Philadelphia Forward Mayoral Forum, hosted by the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists and Community College of Philadelphia was held at the college.  Each of the six Democratic mayoral candidates was in attendance and was asked…

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Members of the Sheriff of Philadelphia’s Fugitive Warrant Unit last night apprehended an individual wanted by the FBI in connection with a string of recent bank robberies in Philadelphia.  The suspect, Richard Cooper, was taken into custody by the warrant unit around 7:15 PM. Sunday night in an alley on the 2200 Block of E….

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MAYOR ANTHONY WILLIAMS SHERIFF JEWELL WILLIAMS CITY COMMISSIONER TRACEY GORDON COUNCIL – AT – LARGE CURTIS JONES, JR ISAIAH THOMAS BLONDELL REYNOLDS-BROWN DAVID OH   JUDGE OF COMMON PLEAS KAI SCOTT RAINY PAPADEMETRIOUS LEON D. GOODMAN JAMES BERARDINELLI LEON KING MIA ROBERTS-PEREZ JOFFIE PITTMAN JANAE AYERS SANDJAI WEAVER   JUDGE MUNICIPAL COURT DEBORAH WATSON-STOKES STEPHANIE…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Doug Oliver makes his point to a rapt audience, during last week’s PABJ/Community College of Phila. Mayoral Debate.   (Photo by Bill Z. Foster) Because he feels he’s got the best ideas for Philadelphia, Doug Oliver has decided to go big, or go home in his first run for political office. The Run…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Former Phila. PO Jeffrey Walker By Maryclaire Dale Associated Press A disgraced ex-police officer testifying against his drug squad colleagues acknowledged Tuesday that he stole drug money, planted evidence and lied on police paperwork too many times to count. Jeffrey Walker told jurors that the Philadelphia Police Department drug squad targeted white “college-boy…

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Community College of Philadelphia will celebrate our local heroes—veterans and first responders—by holding Hero Day and Open House at the College’s Northeast Regional Center, 12901 Townsend Road, Townsend and McNulty roads, Saturday, April 18, 11:00 AM to 3 PM. The activities are free and open to the public. Visitors can learn about the Criminal Justice…

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The Office of the Sheriff of Philadelphia City and County has launched an interactive, data-rich WebAPP that offers detailed information on properties scheduled for sheriff’s sale that includes names, dates of sale, location, and what will possibly be the opening bid on the property The site, at www.phillysheriff.com also contains maps, word-search fields, and a…

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