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ABOVE PHOTO:  Recording artist Cardi B performs at Power 105.1’s Powerhouse at Barclays Center in New York. Cardi B and Offset from Migos are officially engaged. The “Bodak Yellow” rapper was onstage with Offset at a Power 99 Powerhouse concert in Philadelphia when Offset dropped to one knee and pulled out a diamond ring. Cardi…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  From the left: Sofiya Ballin, Sandra Clark, Sarah Lomax Reese, Aundrea Cline -Thomas, Errin Haines-Whack, PABJ president Melony Roy, Haniyyah Sharpe-Brown and Bumi Fernandez.   By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie Women representing all aspects of the media were honored at the 12th Annual Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists (PABJ) Awards Ceremony and Scholarship Gala…

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By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie Film buffs from all over the Delaware Valley are buzzing around the city for the  26th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival. Film enthusiasts, critics, admirers, and aspiring filmmakers couldn’t be more delighted to see some of the best flicks of the year right in their backyard. Artistic Director Michael Lerman and Executive…

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By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie CNN News commentator and author Van Jones was the latest in the Free Library of Philadelphia’s author’s series to discuss his new book, “Beyond the Messy Truth: How We Came Apart, How We Come Together” last Thursday. As someone who spends a lot of time in Washington, D.C., Jones was happy…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Josh Gad, Chadwick Boseman and Sterling K. Brown in ‘MARSHALL.’  (Photo credit: Barry Wetcher / Distributor: Open Road Films)   By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie Director/producer Reginald Hudlin chose to tell the story of a man many of us grew up hearing about, but from a new angle in new film “Marshall,” the semi-biopic…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Branly Cadet  (Photo: Kerry Kehoe)   By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie I recently spoke with sculptor Branly Cadet, who revealed his most recent work, the Octavius V. Catto memorial, on the southwestern apron of City Hall two weeks ago. If you haven’t seen the monument up close — and with hundreds of onlookers, getting…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  (Photo courtesy: Kendall Alexander) By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie No one likes to talk about debt…no one. It gets uncomfortable to think about, let alone discuss. Couple that anxiety with the cost of an education, and the perfect recipe for insomnia is created. No one should have to be punished in this country for…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Councilwoman Cherelle Parker, Danielle Jeter, and Sonia Sanchez receiving Arete of Media Award. By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie September has been quite a month for women in media. If you are a woman in media and have any social media accounts or a radio, you have probably seen and/or heard something from the non-profit…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Last Friday at the Freedom Theatre, the (NFBVN) National Federation of Black Veterans Network, honored Sgt. Carlos Ashlock. (United States Marine Corps) posthumously, with the Victory Crown Medal of Honor. In the photo is Ashlock’s brother Major accepting the award in his honor from NFBVN founder Maury W. Singleton.  (Photo: Leona Dixon) By…

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By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie Preventative methods can stave off a lot of potential health problems in the future. But where can this information be obtained, especially in terms of reproductive health? How can women learn natural ways to care for themselves, instead of pumping drugs into their systems when there is pain or unexpected infertilization?…

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