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From spring until fall, Philadelphia hosts a variety of festivals that music fans and culture vultures will consider must-dos, must-sees and must-hears. For music fans, there’s the second-annual Budweiser Made In America concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, headlined by Beyonce.

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Due to discrimination in funding and several lesser factors, debt has been a constant companion of Cheyney University for more than three decades but with a lean state treasury and a bad economy the institution is awash in red ink. Is the historic “teacher’s college” in imminent crisis? 

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Earlier this week, the Philadelphia Federal Credit Union (PFCU) opened its 10th bank branch in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia (2136 E. Dauphin Street).  “It is our hope”, said Karen Eavis, PFCU’s Communications Specialist, that this new flagship location will bring…

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The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has charged ten people with Insurance Fraud and related crimes after they filed allegedly fraudulent personal injury claims in connection with an April 5, 2010 incident involving the route “C” SEPTA bus.

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The Celebration of Black Writing is one of the oldest African-American literary events in the nation with this year marking its 29th anniversary. Originally founded by Larry Robins of the iconic Robins Bookstore, Art Sanctuary began producing the festival in 2004.

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The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has charged 63-year-old Patrick Usanga of Folcroft, PA with Insurance Fraud, Attempted Theft by Deception, Theft by Deception and Tampering with Public Records or Information for operating a medical practice without a license.

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When the University of Maryland Lady Terrapins defeated the Duke Lady Blue Devils in an overtime thriller for the NCAA’s women’s national basketball title in 2006, it was one of the greatest games of all time, not just in women’s hoops, but in the history of college basketball.

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This work-in-progress presents a history of the Philly Jazz Scene, from the 1940s to the present, through the recollections, opinions, and of the course the music of local jazz artists who continue to create and perform their music despite the economic odds against them.

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On Thursday, Shawn “JAY Z” Carter, Budweiser and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Live Nation announced the line-up of the 2013 “Budweiser Made In America” music festival.  Following last year’s groundbreaking inaugural concert…

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On Monday, February 25, 2013,  during Black History Month, eleven high-performing students at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania were inducted into the university’s new Collegiate 100 Chapter by the president of 100 Black Men of Philadelphia, Inc.

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