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ABOVE PHOTO: Sign up table at the recent vaccination clinic held at Wilson Park Apts. in South Philadelphia.  (Photo courtesy PHA)  The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) and Temple University’s College of Public Health have launched a ground-breaking initiative to vaccinate residents in high-risk, lower-income neighborhoods against COVID-19. In recent weeks, faculty and fully trained nursing…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Pennsylvania Convention Center (Photo/Carol A. Highsmith) ASSOCIATED PRESS  PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia is canceling tens of thousands of vaccination appointments for the Federal Emergency Management Agency-run vaccination clinic after links for people to get second doses were shared with others seeking first appointments. The FEMA site at the Pennsylvania Convention Center…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson speaks to concerned residents during the Peace Not Guns rally at Myers Recreation Center last Saturday.  (Photo/ Bill Z. Foster) When the City of Philadelphia’s recreation centers aren’t even safe from gun violence, what happens to our young people? By Denise Clay-Murray As of press time, 111 people have been…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Judge Lori A. Dumas (Photo/judgedumas2021.com)  Judge Lori Dumas is hoping to take what she’s learned in the Court of Common Pleas to Commonwealth Court. By Denise Clay-Murray When she was appointed back in 1985, Judge Doris Smith-Ribner became the first Black woman to serve on Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court. Two years later, Smith-Ribner was…

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By Dr. R. A. Slaughter It is emotionally and mentally draining to attend schools where multiculturalism plays no significant role in the curriculum. I argue that this phenomenon is beyond maleficence. If change is to come, parents must take up the mantle to increase multicultural literature in their children’s schools. Although the U.S. Department of…

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WOAR- Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence  “Who do we allow to conjure temptations, and who do we punish for fulfilling them?  “Temptation” is a magical word.  It can transform wrongdoers into victims, and predators into prey, all without the knowledge, consent, or participation of the object of desire.  We don’t have a masculine word for…

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The city of Philadelphia is canceling tens of thousands of vaccination appointments for the Federal Emergency Management Agency-run vaccination clinic after links for people to get second doses were shared with others seeking first appointments. The FEMA site at the Pennsylvania Convention Center has shifted for the next three weeks to giving…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Muriel Patricia Clifford in the Egypt Galleries at the Penn Museum.  (Photo: Julianna Whalen) The Penn Museum has appointed Muriel Patricia Clifford as its inaugural development diversity liaison in an effort to deepen meaningful community connections. In her new role, Clifford will lead community outreach strategies to increase awareness of the 134-year-old Penn…

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The district will also reopen the Learning Model Selection Survey so more PreK through second-grade families can opt in to hybrid learning   Philadelphia City, School District, and union officials have announced that PreK through second-grade students in 35 additional schools will begin returning to school buildings for in-person learning on Monday, March 22. Staff…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Paul Brock  (Photo/ The History Makers) The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) mourns the loss of beloved founding executive director, Paul H. Brock, 89. He passed Sunday morning on March 14, leaving behind a loving family, many colleagues and mentees. Details of his homegoing will be announced in the coming days. “Founder…

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