Articles by Philadelphia Sun Staff

ABOVE PHOTO: Home run record holder Hank Aaron greets San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds before the start of the All-Star Home Run Derby in Houston. Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record and gracefully left his mark as one of baseball’s greatest all-around…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Dave Chapelle  (Photo: Everett Collection / Shutterstock) associated press AUSTIN, Texas — Dave Chappelle tested positive for the coronavirus just before his comedy show scheduled for Thursday, forcing his upcoming appearances to be canceled, a spokeswoman said. Chappelle was expected to perform Thursday through Sunday at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas….

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ABOVE PHOTO: This image released by Baobab Studios shows avatars representing Jennifer Hudson, left, and Daisy Ridley at the VR premiere of their short film “Baba Yaga.” It’s being called the first ever VR movie premiere. And consumers can experience the premiere space and the film now through Oculus Quest.(Baobab Studios via AP) By Lindsey…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Kenya Moore  (Photo: Joe Seer / Shutterstock) By Florence Anthony Kanye West was photographed for the first time since news recently broke that he and Kim Kardashian are divorcing. The troubled rapper/clothing designer was snapped deplaning a private jet after arriving at Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles, from his ranch in Cody,…

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By Danaé Reid The prospect of a small-town lifestyle catapulted Savannah Vinson to leave the comfort zone of Ohio and into the rugged streets on New York City at the age of 17 to pursue a career in modeling. With the support of her family and friends, Vinson set a goal for herself.  Not only…

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Dear Lovies: Happy 2021! If you are reading this, you have thus far survived COVID-19, a failed coup of our democracy and we have a new president of the United States with the first Black/Asian woman vice president in our history.  So much happened last year, that I have many questions to answer and will…

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By Stephanie Humphrey Over the holiday, I was blessed to be able to redecorate my home office/studio. I did some painting, bought new bookcases and a new desk, and completely tore my room apart and put it back together with all the reorganizing that needed to be done. During that process, I unearthed quite a…

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Keven Duval Parker, was born on May 3, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest child born to the late Joyce Parker who preceded him in death. On January 14, 2021- the world lost an extraordinary man; Keven gained his Crown of Glory in Heaven. Keven accepted Christ at an early age and attended…

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The Office of the Philadelphia Sheriff underwent an historic change in leadership when Rochelle Bilal was sworn into office on January 6, 2020. The Bilal administration inherited a host of organizational, cultural, and financial issues from the previous administration. Nevertheless, the newly elected Sheriff was up to the challenge of implementing the reforms needed to…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Dr. Rachel Levine  (Photo/WH) By Will Weissert ASSOCIATED PRESS  WASHINGTON — President Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. A pediatrician and former Pennsylvania physician general, Levine…

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