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ABOVE PHOTO: Sabrina  Price Powell (Photo courtesy: Sabrina Price-Powell) By Danae Reid On February 19,  just days before the beginning of Women’s History Month, new business owner Sabrina Price-Powell opened the doors to MIY Artistry LLC., an industrial-themed and Black-owned craft studio in downtown Glenside, Pennsylvania.; earning her a place in the ever-growing population of…

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womenshistorymonth.gov About Women’s History Month Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested that President Ronald Reagan proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a…

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ABOVE PHOTO: From left;  Joseph Kirk, Region Bank President, Wells Fargo; Lynne Cutler, President, Women’s Opportunities Resource Center; Stephen Briggs, Vice President, Wells Fargo; A.J. Jordan, President, Wells Fargo Foundation and Tiffany Tavarez, Vice President of Community Relations, Wells Fargo Foundation. Wells Fargo & Company recently announced Philadelphia -based WORC was awarded $350,000 in grant…

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Travel expert Karren E. Henderson shares tips ranging from the cost effectiveness of packing light, traveling alone and of course dispelling myths about not needing vaccinations when traveling. By Monica Peters Travel is fun. You can never get enough advice.  Recently rapper and philanthropist Akon unintentionally put the spotlight on travel during a recent interview…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Movita Johnson-Harrell associated press HARRISBURG, Pa.–Democrats are claiming victory in special elections to fill two vacant Pennsylvania state House seats. Movita Johnson-Harrell claimed victory Tuesday night in the election to a West Philadelphia seat in the 190th district, while Bridget Malloy Kosierowski claimed victory in a Scranton-area district. Both seats were occupied most…

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Members of FOTP Lodge 109 and SEPTA reached a tentative agreement on Tuesday night, subsequently ending an eight-day strike after satisfying a sticking point on language regarding the viewing of footage from body cameras worn by the 180 transit police while on patrol. The agreement, which includes a five-year contract, was reached at 7 p.m….

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All Around Philly Social Scene All Photos: Robert Mendelsohn By Patricia Gilliam Clifford The Philadelphia Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. hosted its signature black-tie formal on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Vie Ballroom on North Broad Street. Part of “All Around Philly’s” North Broad Renaissance — Vie was the perfect venue…

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By Andrea Lawful Sanders I had to gather my entire self, have a little talk with Jesus, rend my garments, AND settle my brain, so I could write what may make many of you chafe. I am telling you now – get over it. For YEARS, it has been suspected that parents were out there…

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ABOVE PHOTO: From left: Catherine Hicks, SUN publisher; Lorraine Ballard Morrill, director of news and community affairs, iHeartMedia Philadelphia; Rosemary Connors, NBC News; Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown; Danielle Jeter, president of Women in Media (WIM); Sally Guzik, manager, CIC Philadelphia, and Sandra Clark, VP news and civic dialogue, WHYY. (Photos courtesy of Brandon Captures) Attendees…

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Mayor Jim Kenney came to City Council to share his vision for the 2020 fiscal year with his former colleagues and the rest of the city.  By Denise Clay If his budget address to City Council was any indication, Mayor Jim Kenney is thinking about the future…and tailoring his spending plans to match. On Thursday,…

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