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These hearings will encompass the City’s Five Year Plan so that citizens may testify concerning any aspect of concern to them.

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On the afternoon of May 13, 1985, the enmity between the radical MOVE organization and the City of Philadelphia devolved into slaughter when police dropped a bomb, from a helicopter onto a row home in the 6200 block of Osage Avenue in West Philadelphia, where the group was holed up.

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The Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists (PABJ) last week announced its 2010 slate of exceptional journalists and community leaders to be honored at its 5th Annual Awards Ceremony on Sat., June 12, in the Great Hall at CBS3 Studios.

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Described as “iconoclastic and bombastic,” Bryant was a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists and the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. He was a veteran broadcaster and media consultant as well as a writer, filmmaker and artist.

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Memorial services for Edward Leon Powell, a member of the elite Tuskegee Airmen, were held Monday April 5, 2010, at Ervina White Beauford Funeral Service (viewing), 2134 Stenton Avenue and at Collick Missionary Baptist Church (service), 17th and Wharton Streets.

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Radio One Philadelphia announced the official lineup of it’s 3rd Annual Music and Entertainment Conference scheduled for Sunday May 23, 2010 starting at 12 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.

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The Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists (PABJ) is saddened to hear of Malcolm Poindexter’s passing today. PABJ honored Mr. Poindexter with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 at its Banquet of Honors. Mr. Poindexter’s journalism career, which started in 1947, spanned more than half a century…

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City Controller Alan Butkovitz last week released his investigative findings of three charter schools, one of which –Harambee Institute Charter School — was found to be operating a nightclub and serving alcohol illegally.

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In the spirit of sharing with the community the fruits of their labor, the Philadelphia Club Frontiers International will hold its 13th Annual Easter Egg Hunt for 200 of the Philadelphia regions youth on Saturday, April 03, 2010 at 10:30 am on the campus of New Covenant, 7500 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA.

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The Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival is an initiative of the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia with the goal of fostering a better understanding of the cultural, social and educational customs of Japan in the United States.

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