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The Carlyle Group and Sunoco, Inc. announced recently that they have agreed to form Philadelphia Energy Solutions, a joint venture that will enable the historic Sunoco refinery to continue operating. The refinery, the oldest continuously operating one on the east coast…

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Reality TV has become an obsession of sorts, especially in the African American community. Love and Hip Hop, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Bad Girls Club, Basketball Wives and the list goes on and on. VIBE Magazine recently crowned the stars of some of these shows “Our New Role Models”.

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An increasing number of families living in poverty combined with cuts to the federal food stamp program and other forms of assistance make the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s Summer Food Service Program more important than ever.

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The House Judiciary Committee has approved legislation sponsored by state Rep. W. Curtis Thomas, D-Phila., which would create the Pennsylvania Interagency Council on Inmate Reentry. If enacted, Pennsylvania would be the first state to have such a council. A federal council was established in 2011.

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In recognition of Pennsylvania’s more than 1.4 million African American citizens, Governor Tom Corbett today named distinguished community leaders to serve on the Governor’s Advisory Commission on African American Affairs.

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But a television landscape that has too many “Wives”, “Housewives” and “Love and Hip Hop” inspired Cheryl Ann Wadlington to use her talents as a model, an image consultant, and a motivator of young women to put together the ultimate how-to manual for young girls.

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Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday announced more than $111 million in funding for more than 800 law enforcement positions across the country as part of a federal program aimed at hiring military veterans. Holder announced the funding at Philadelphia’s City Hall as part of…

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The birth of Dr. Edward Wesley Robinson Jr. on April 24, 1918 in Philadelphia laid the foundation for the birth of African consciousness- hence the academic excellence of black students- in Philadelphia’s school district, a district that was established exactly 100 years earlier in 1818.

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Singer-songwriter, Gabriel S. Hardeman, best-known for co-writing R&B star Stephanie Mills’ 1987 number one hit “I Feel Good All Over” and Teddy Pendergrass’ “Truly Blessed”, died Saturday, June 16 in the Philadelphia area from complications of interstitial fibrosis.

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Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown introduced a resolution authorizing Council to hold public hearings to review and examine the regulations surrounding All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). The resolution was co-sponsored by Councilmembers Curtis Jones, Jr., Maria Quinones Sanchez and Kenyatta Johnson.

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