Week In Review

ABOVE PHOTO:  President Barack Obama (Frederic Legrand-COMEO / shutterstock.com ) By Eric Tucker Associated Press WASHINGTON — More than a decade ago, a judge bemoaned that the life sentence she was about to impose on Charles C. Brown was overly harsh. This week, relief finally came to Brown, along with 57 other offenders. President Barack Obama commuted…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Bryshere Gray Two-mile walk will feature performances by local entertainers, Diversity Expo, kids’ zone, food truck and headline performance by Philadelphia’s own Yazz The Greatest (Empire) The Anti-Defamation League, the nation’s premier civil rights and human relations agency, will be holding the 2016 Walk Against Hate; Sunday, May 15 at 9:00 AM to…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Notre Dame’s Greg Bryant salutes a teammate during NCAA college football practice in Culver, Ind. Bryant was declared brain dead Sunday, May 8, 2016, a day after he was found shot in a car on Interstate 95 in South Florida. Bryant started his career at Notre Dame and spent last season attending ASA…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Lankenau Environmental Science High School mothers and daughters at their Mother and Daughter Tea.  (Photo by Leona Dixon) By Leah Fletcher Lankenau Environmental Science High School hosted its annual Mother and Daughter Tea last week. The event was a modern twist on an old tradition—an old-fashioned garden tea party. The school’s auditorium was…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  People yell for the firing of San Francisco police chief Greg Suhr during a town hall meeting to provide the Mission District neighborhood with an update on the investigation of an officer involved shooting Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in San Francisco. The meeting came after 45-year-old Luis Gongora was shot and killed by…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Afeni Shakur (AP Photo/ Ron Harris) Associated Press Afeni Shakur Davis, mother of the late rap star Tupac Shakur, has died. She was 69 years old. The Marin County, California, Sheriff’s Department confirmed her death on Twitter. No details were provided. Born Alice Faye Williams, Davis changed her name as an adult when…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  William R. Miller IV Founding board member of the African American Chamber of Commerce [AACC] and influential civic leader, William R. Miller IV passed away last weekend. He was 68. For several decades, Mr. Miller helped guide the political aspirations of some of the biggest names in city politics and helped elect W….

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By Jim Salter Associated Press ST. LOUIS –For the second time in three months, a St. Louis jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a huge award over claims that its talcum powder causes cancer. The jury deliberated eight hours Monday before ordering the company to pay $55 million to a South Dakota woman…

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ABOVE PHOTO: (Pete Sherrard / shutterstock) By Kate Brumback ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — Alleged members of the Gangster Disciples, including high-ranking leaders and a former Atlanta-area police officer who prosecutors say claimed to be a hit man for the gang, have been charged with racketeering in federal indictments unsealed Wednesday. An indictment filed in federal court…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Billy Paul By Hillel Italie associated press NEW YORK — Billy Paul, a jazz and soul singer best known for the No. 1 hit ballad and “Philadelphia Soul” classic “Me and Mrs. Jones,” died Sunday. Paul, whose career spanned more than 60 years, died at his home in Blackwood, New Jersey, his co-manager,…

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