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As we approach the third week of hearings for the FY 2025 budget, the phrase “My dog ate my homework” hasn’t been used yet. But it could be. By Denise Clay-Murray Hopefully, everyone in Philadelphia has been spending time watching the hearings on the 2025 fiscal year budget. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, department after…

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By Kharisma McIlwaine Rev. Dr. Alyn E. Waller is the senior pastor of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, one of Philadelphia’s largest congregations. As the leader of Enon for 30 years, Waller continues to be a staple in the Philadelphia community through his ministry and various outreach programs. Additionally, he incorporates his love for music as…

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Between Mayor Cherelle Parker’s first 100 days commemoration and a bill passed during last Thursday’s Philadelphia City Council meeting, Kensington got a lot of attention that day. By Denise Clay-Murray For much of the first 100 days of this edition of Philadelphia City Council and the administration of Mayor Cherelle Parker, Kensington has been the…

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HARRISBURG – After more than 30 years under state conservatorship the New Freedom Theatre is a step closer to being returned to the care of its parent organization thanks to legislation authored by State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D- 181st Dist.) and passed by the PA House today. Kenyatta’s bill (H.B. 1518) would authorize the Pennsylvania…

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By Constance Garcia-Barrio Black history monuments have become a sizzling topic at Stenton Museum, which is located at 4601 N. 18th Street, near Wayne Junction. Writer, educator, and historian Amy Jane Cohen gave an illustrated talk at Stenton recently based on her book, “Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape, Deep Roots Continuing Legacy,” published by…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Fall tree planting in Norristown – for Bank of America grant The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) will celebrate Earth Day by planting trees throughout the Greater Philadelphia area from April 19 – 21, 2024, with assistance from more than 75 of its PHS Tree Tenders groups, neighborhood volunteers, and community organizations. Over 1,100…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Former Philadelphia police detective Manuel Santiago leaves the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Philadelphia. Three long-retired Philadelphia police detectives, Martin Devlin, Manuel Santiago and Frank Jastrzembski, are accused of lying under oath at the 2016 retrial of a man the jury exonerated in a 1991 rape…

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Vice President Kamala Harris came to town on Monday to talk up the Biden-Harris administration’s new program to give public service workers a break on student debt. ABOVE PHOTO: Vice President Kamala Harris listens to Kelli Gray, Social Work Services Manager, Philadelphia Department of Human Services express her experience with her personal struggle with student…

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Philadelphia’s Dawn Staley cements her status as a coaching legend with her Third National Championship and an unbeaten record. She is the first African-American college basketball coach to have led her team to an unbeaten season. ABOVE PHOTO: South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley cuts down the net after the Final Four college basketball championship…

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Under an ordinance that will come before Philadelphia City Council next week, workers who find themselves displaced when buildings that change hands will get protections they didn’t have before. By Denise Clay-Murray Sure, Philadelphia City Council meetings are interesting and always have something going on. For example, on Thursday, the names of the nine people…

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