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Bryn Mawr to welcome first Community College of Philadelphia transfer students under newly formalized agreement in fall of 2025. PHILADELPHIA – Bryn Mawr College and Community College of Philadelphia have announced a program-to-program pathway partnership that will allow eligible students at the community college to earn a Bryn Mawr undergraduate degree in select majors in…

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HARRISBURG — The Department of Human Services (DHS) has announced the second round of the Keystone STARS Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Awards for childcare programs, providing critical dollars with new flexibilities to help childcare providers use their funds for even more programs and activities. The funding opportunity is now open for all eligible certified childcare…

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This undated photo provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows Philadelphia Police Officer Jaime Roman. (Philadelphia Police Department via AP) PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia police officer has died of his wounds, nearly three months after being shot in the neck after stopping a vehicle while on duty, city officials said. Officer Jaime Roman, 31, who…

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As the new historiographer for the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler, pastor of the denomination’s founding church, hopes to preserve and expand knowledge of its history. Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler, senior pastor of Mother Bethel AME Church with wife, First Lady Leslie TylerPhoto courtesy Rev. Mark Tyler By Denise Clay-Murray As…

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Three of Pennsylvania’s law schools are now offering free legal assistance on state tax issues to qualifying taxpayers after receiving a combined total of $150,000 in funding from the Department of Revenue, Secretary of Revenue Pat Browne announced this week. The funding bolsters the operations of the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITCs) at…

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By Constance Garcia-Barrio The ninth annual Philadelphia Legacies Portrait & Community Awards, held this year on September 7 at the Taj Mahal Philadelphia, located at 2613 W. Hunting Park Ave., will remind city residents of the grit and gains of local civil rights activists and sports figures. Stephen Satell, founder of Bridging Worlds Mentor Program,…

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Two brilliant Black teachers, Carlotta Fareira and Sharif El-Mekki, who are parents as well as educators, offer advice on how to help children have a good year in school. By Constance Garcia-Barrio Retired elementary school teacher Carlotta Fareira, 91, made such an impression on her young charges, that one of them, now in her 60s,…

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HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh is reminding Pennsylvanians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to protect their EBT cards and personal information to avoid becoming a victim of skimming, which is the act of applying a device to a point-of-sale (POS) machine or an ATM in…

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State Sen. Sharif Street and Councilmember Cindy Bass (pictured second and third from left), other officials and community stakeholders.participate in groundbreaking ceremony in Nicetown Park.kicking off last weekend’s festival activities.(Photo/ Sen. Street’s X page) Last Friday, Councilmember Cindy Bass (D-8th Dist.) presented a $1 million check to the Nicetown Community Development Corporation (CDC) for the…

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Delta Sigma Theta sorors ready to get to work at Simons Recreation Center on Community Impact Day.Photo courtesy: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. By Constance Garcia-Barrio The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., held its 54th Eastern Regional Conference in Philadelphia this past week. Social activism, one of the sorority’s founding principles — along with sisterhood,…

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