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Contemporizing Africana Images & Concepts, December 3rd at 5pm on First Friday in Old City. Afro-pop fuses bold pop color and strong Africana images. It focuses on contemporary/modern Africana influences of the human identity which connected to our history.

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The veterans of our country are entitled to health benefit programs from our federal government; however few take advantage of the Non-Service Connected “Improved Pension” benefit, commonly referred to as the Aid and Attendance benefit.

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Black Democrats in Philadelphia barely had regained consciousness from the shellacking we took in the midterm elections earlier this month when, on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, we felt the other shoe drop—this time in Harrisburg.

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Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus (PLBC) chairman, state Rep. Ronald G. Waters, Delaware/Phila., said caucus members commend Philadelphia Eagles player Michael Vick for his rise to the top ranked quarterback in the NFL.

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Philadelphia real estate attorney Damon K. Roberts, Esq. and The Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia teamed up to make the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday brighter for needy Philadelphia families with a turkey basket giveaway. The giveaway took place on last Saturday at 17th and Reed Streets in South Philadelphia.

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In its 25 years of existence, the Philadelphia Education Fund has helped a lot of students become the kind of success stories that aren’t always heard when the city’s schools are discussed. And then, there’s the story of Xavier Brown of West Philadelphia.

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The actor was Robert Redford, the movie was The Candidate, and the line was unforgettable. In the film’s final scene, Redford, playing a just-elected U.S. Senator, asks his campaign advisor plaintively, “What do we do now?”

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Seventy beautiful young ladies from Philadelphia, PA and Los Angeles, CA in long white ball gowns, wearing white gloves and carrying a long-stemmed red rose, were presented to an audience of more than 500 guests during Teenshop’s Cotillion-style Gala.

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Congressman Bob Brady recently introduced a resolution that applauds the Einstein Healthcare Network, Southwest Airlines and Philadelphia International Airport for instituting best practices procedures for helping families with autistic children when they are traveling.

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The Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corp. (OARC) will feature one of its sustainability programs during the kick off next month of the city’s Green 2015 initiative to expand the acreage of green space across Philadelphia by 2015.

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