Philly NAACP

ABOVE PHOTO:  Maya Angelou.  (AP Photo)   “The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed  for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom.” –Maya Angelou, “Caged Bird” from Shaker, Why Don’t You Sing? Associated Press NEW YORK — Maya Angelou…

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Approval of ballot question would extend $10.88 minimum wage to City subcontracted workers With less than a week to go before Pennsylvania’s primary elections, a united City Council last week urged Philadelphians to vote “yes” on a ballot question that would extend the current minimum wage of $10.88 to all City subcontracted workers.  The ballot measure,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  William J. Marrazzo, President & CEO, WHYY-FM WHYY-FM, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) radio outlet in metro Philadelphia is supposed to belong to all of us. That is, it’s supposed to be “owned” by all of us who pay the federal taxes WHYY receives in the form of public grants. In addition, WHYY’s on-air…

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Avonte Oquendo / Male / Black / 14 Years old

Height 5’3″ / Weight 125 lbs / Hair Black, Eyes Brown

Last known address: 98-01 67th Ave., Queens, NY

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Less than 48 hours before he was rushed to Chestnut Hill Hospital’s cardiac unit, Collins had been holding court at his spacious home in Laverock where he regularly hosted the annual summer social outing for the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists.

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Mayor Michael A. Nutter, joined by City officials, announced a plan for the City of Philadelphia to borrow $50 million on behalf of the School District to ensure that the schools will open safely and on time for the 2013-14 school year.  Prepared remarks below…

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The picking at the Trayvon Martin wound in Black America’s heart and soul continues–as it should. A child is dead, a mother grieves, a community festers and the search for a credible outcome (even an incomplete one) is still ongoing. But reality is a cruel dictator. Nothing lasts forever.  

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NAACP Branch will hold a prayer vigil expressing the outrage on the Zimmerman verdict, the murder of Travon Martin and plans for future acts.

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Long live the preacher; who also was the son and grandson of preachers. Long live the congressman who made history as the first African American Majority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives, then the highest office any black official had ever achieved in our national government.

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Cheerios commercials have a knack for being cute. Who remembers the little boy a few years ago singing “Nobody can say no to the honey nut oh in honey nut Cheerios, not your mama, not grandma, not even daddy…” I loved that commercial. 

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