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Family, friends, city leaders, boxing fans and contemporaries gathered to celebrate the unveiling of world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier’s statue, now placed at the Philadelphia Art Museum steps.Photo: Webster Riddick By Napoleon F. Kingcade On June 29, thunderous cheers rose from the bottom of the Philadelphia Art Museum’s steps as an impressive 12-foot-tall bronze statue…

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A young woman makes fresh pinas coladas with cream, a popular festival food.PHOTO: Constance Garcia-Barrio By Constance Garcia-Barrio The aroma of curry goat, fresh pinas coladas, and well-seasoned barbecued chicken eddied around food trucks, while love songs poured from the stage at the Germantown Juneteenth celebration on June 20. Meanwhile, fashion booths beguiled the crowd…

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Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones poses for a portrait at the headquarters of The Associated Press in New York, on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021.(AP Photo/Robert Bumsted, File)/shutterstock With the embattled President’s House and Independence Mall as a backdrop, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and educator Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke about the importance of history last Friday. By Denise Clay-Murray Last…

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The decision strikes down what the Commonwealth’s highest court called a pair of “deeply flawed” lower court rulings. Pennsylvania Skill Games in a Delaware County convenience store. (Photo by Peter Hall/Capital-Star) By Peter Hall PENN CAPITAL-STAR.COM Skill games are unlawful under Pennsylvania’s Gaming Act and Crimes Code, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday. The decision…

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Sen. Nikil Saval, who chairs the state Senate’s Welcoming Caucus, Philadelphia Delegation, and Urban Affairs and Housing Committee, speaks at the event. (Photo/ pasenatorsaval.com) HARRISBURG, Pa. — On June 9, 2026, Pennsylvania state senators joined dozens of advocates and community leaders from across the Commonwealth in a united call for ICE Out of Pennsylvania with…

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School bus parked in Upper Burrell Township, Westmoreland County on Jan. 16, 2026. (Photo by John Beale for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star) A similar bill already passed in the GOP-controlled state Senate with near-unanimous support in February. By Ian Karbal PENN CAPITAL-STAR.COM The state House voted June 1 to ban student cellphone use during the school…

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Mayor Cherelle Parker and Lifetime Achievement Awardee, legendary singer Patti LaBelle pose for a guest’s selfie at the CCP 60th anniversary celebration Rhythm and RISE. Photo: courtesy: CCP Philadelphia’s own Patti LaBelle made Rhythm and RISE a night to remember. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — On June 9, Philadelphia music icon Patti LaBelle received a Lifetime Achievement…

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The winners of this year’s 4th Annual Pennsylvania Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant, from left: Miss Juneteenth PA Cameryn Knight-Branch, Little Miss Juneteenth PA Harmony Braxton Stephens, and Junior Miss Juneteenth PA Aubrey Robinson.Photo: Gary Shepherd Productions By Shara Talia Taylor The annual Philadelphia Juneteenth Parade &Festival — organized by the Pennsylvania Juneteenth Initiative (PAJI), bringing together…

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In addition to serving as the grand opening of the new home of Intercultural Family Services, this year’s Hope Symposium on Gun Violence Prevention is a chance to connect those working to ending gun violence to the young people their efforts are designed to help. By Denise Clay-Murray When it comes to the prevention of…

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First Lady Lori Shapiro speaks during the press conference at Drexel University. (Photo/pacast.com) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — On June 2, First Lady Lori Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Nancy A. Walker celebrated the continued expansion and success of L&I’s Integrated Vocational Engagement & Support Team (InVEST) program, housed in the department’s…

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