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At Your fingertips: Comprehensive Guide of Candidates for Office
May 21, 2019
Official Listings from City Commissioner Office Judge of the Superior Court – Democratic Statewide (Vote for not more than 2) [1] Beth Tarasi [2] Daniel D McCaffery [3] Amanda Green-Hawkins Judge of the Superior Court – Republican Statewide (Vote for not more than 2) [101] Rebecca Warren [102] Megan McCarthy King [103] Christylee Peck Judge...
Making literacy cool, giving youth in shelters access to books
May 18, 2019
Make Literacy Dope Author’s Brunch By Monica Peters Not too much is heard about advocacy for literacy and access to books for youth living in homeless shelters. However, the Make Literacy Dope Author’s Brunch is changing that. On Sunday, May 19, at the Wyncote House, Philadelphia authors and taste makers will come together to shed...
Movie Trailers
The Sun Is Also a Star
Pokemon- Detective Pikachu
The Hustle
Avengers- End Game
Week In Review
Run, Hide, Fight’ mindset making way into US schools
May 17, 2019
ABOVE PHOTO: Teacher Astrid Barrios, center, listens as Milford police detective Carlos Sousa, left,
Police: five shot, wounded in Philadelphia ambush by three teens
May 17, 2019
ASSOCIATED PRESS Authorities say five men were shot and wounded, one critically, after being ambushe
Stateside
Activist who was first Black woman mayor in Mississippi dies
May 17, 2019
ABOVE PHOTO: This July 25, 2006 file photograph shows Unita Blackwell, who was the first elected Bla
Alabama governor invokes God in banning nearly all abortions
May 17, 2019
Rep. Merika Coleman speaks during a rally against a ban on nearly all abortions outside of the Alaba
Local Events
NAACP Youth Council Meeting
May 25, 2019
Commentary
Divine Muva Diva, May 19
Dear Muva: How do you learn to love and relinquish control in building a romantic relationship, when you have been raised to be strong and independent, and you did not grow up watching a healthy marriage? Signed, “too strong for my own good” Dear “too strong for my own good,” Your question is such a…
Entertainment
Peggy Lipton, ‘Mod Squad’ and ‘Twin Peaks’ star, dies at 72
ABOVE PHOTO: Peggy Lipton and daughter Rashida Jones at the 35th Annual Gracie Awards Gala, Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, CA May 2010. (Photo: Shutterstock) ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Peggy Lipton, a star of the groundbreaking late 1960s TV show “The Mod Squad” and the 1990s show “Twin Peaks,” died of cancer last Saturday. She…
Recent News
Michael ‘Prince’ Jackson graduated with honors from Loyola Marymount University
May 17, 2019
ABOVE PHOTO: Prince Jackson (Photo: Kathy Hutchins / shutterstock) By Florence Anthony On May 10, it was...
Savvy Senior: Adaptive gardening: Tips and tools for older gardeners
May 17, 2019
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good tools and tips for senior gardeners? My 77-year-old mother...
Former Mayor John Street files lawsuit to stop Mayor Kenney’s real estate assessment increases
May 17, 2019
Calls residential real estate assessments ‘taxation without representation’ Former Mayor John F. Street recently announced the filing...
What’s Next? Now that a lucky bounce has sent the Philadelphia 76ers home for the summer, the real work is about to begin
May 17, 2019
ABOVE PHOTO: Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard, center, reacts with teammates after making the game-winning shot as...
Mother Bethel AME Mass Choir presents spring concert “Musical Moments”
May 17, 2019
All are welcome to share in what promises to be a spirit-filled, harmonic journey. The Mother Bethel...
SUNscopes for the week of May 19
May 17, 2019
All Signs: The Sun goes through all 12 signs in a year, which means it is in...
