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Pennsylvania primary features a couple high-profile matchups

May 13, 2019

By Marc Levy HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s primary election will decide nominees or officeholders for several high-profile offices, including mayor of the nation’s sixth largest city and one of the state’s 18 members of the U.S. House. Pennsylvania’s primary election is May 21. It features primary elections for Philadelphia mayor and two statewide appellate…

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March of Dimes: March For Babies at Temple Ambler

May 10, 2019

ABOVE PHOTO: AAA brothers with the Guide Right Program Kids By Alan R. Parker, Jr., president,  Abington-Ambler Alumni Chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated The Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Abington-Ambler Alumni Chapter participated in the March For Babies to help all moms and families experience the joy of a healthy baby. With nearly 4 million…

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MuthaKnows: ‘This is what Black excellence looks like’

May 10, 2019

ABOVE PHOTO: Radio personality MuthaKnows aka Kevin Ceasar of Power 99 AM’s “Rise and Grind Morning Show” is now a proud CCP grad!  (Photo: Elizabeth H. Field) While a student at Community College of Philadelphia, Kevin Ceasar was the class funny man, described by various classmates as pleasant and willing to help out with tutoring…

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Detoured but not denied

May 10, 2019

ABOVE PHOTO: Amber speaks to graduates at CCP’s 53rd Commencement. (Photo: Elizabeth H. Field  and Myesha Canier) By Andrea Lawful Sanders Community College of Philadelphia recently had a class speaker you all should know about – her name is Amber Young. A quiet and well-thought out young lady of 21 years old, Young became —…

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A “Marvel”- ous Exhibit

May 10, 2019

ABOVE PHOTO: Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes (Jonathan Pulley/Museum of Pop Culture) On the occasion of the entertainment juggernaut’s 80th anniversary, the new exhibit, ‘Marvel: Universe Of Super Heroes’ gives fans of superheroes the chance to see them up close. By Denise Clay Over the last 10 years, the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe,…

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