Articles by Philadelphia Sun Staff

Taking another step toward solidifying the growing partnership between the LDS Church and the NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization has invited church President Russell M. Nelson to address its 110th annual convention in Detroit on Sunday. “I’m honored to have The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stand in unity with the…

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The Wildwoods, NJ – The 27th Annual Co-Ed Beach Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, the largest co-ed beach Frisbee tournament in the world, returns to the Wildwoods’ FREE white sand beaches on Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28. The Wildwood Beach Ultimate (W2BU) Frisbee Tournament, which draws over 400 teams from around the world, began in…

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During the past decade, multigenerational travel has become increasingly popular, with more Americans choosing to include children, parents, and grandparents in their vacation plans. For families sprawled across the country, or farther, time together can be a precious commodity. That’s why so many are using vacations as an opportunity for reuniting, bonding and quality family…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Gwen Carr, mother of chokehold victim Eric Garner, speaks outside the U.S. Attorney’s office, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, as Rev. Al Sharpton listens, center. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)  By Michael Balsamo, Michael R. Sisak, Colleen Long and Tom Hays associated press NEW YORK — After years of silence,…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Sadie Roberts-Joseph By Chevel Johnson and Rebecca Santana ASSOCIATED PRESS The suspect in the slaying of a community leader who founded Baton Rouge’s African American history museum was a tenant who owed her back rent, authorities said Tuesday. Ronn Jermaine Bell, 38, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of first-degree murder, city Police…

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PHILADELPHIA – After filing its response in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the District Attorney’s Office (DAO) joined with state lawmakers, faith leaders, and justice advocates to announce that the death penalty as applied is unconstitutional in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  Following a December 2018 order by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the DAO conducted a…

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Police Department is suspending 13 police officers with an intent to fire them following an investigation into offensive and sometimes threatening Facebook posts. Seventy-two officers had been placed on administrative leave in June. The action came after a nonprofit group published the results of a two-year review of personal Facebook…

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ABOVE PHOTO: R&B singer R. Kelly, center, arrives at the Leighton Criminal Court building for an arraignment on sex-related felonies in Chicago. Lawyers for Kelly are asking a judge in Chicago to fine and jail his ex-wife for breaking a confidentiality clause in their divorce agreement. Kelly’s attorney Steve Greenberg said in a Tuesday, July…

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The Mayor’s Office, Philadelphia Works, and Hahnemann will host a comprehensive career and resource fair for hospital employees In response to the impending closure of Hahnemann University Hospital, the City of Philadelphia, in collaboration with Philadelphia Works, Inc. and Hahnemann’s human resources department will host a comprehensive career and resource fair for Hahnemann employees. Hire…

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ABOV EPHOTO: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez  (D-NY) By Jonathan Lemire and Calvin Woodward ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Starkly injecting race into his criticism of liberal Democrats, President Donald Trump said Sunday that four congresswomen of color should go back to the “broken and crime infested” countries they came from, ignoring the fact that all of the women…

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