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Photo: Sloth bear Kayla Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia Zoo is pleased to welcome a new member to its family: an adorable sloth bear cub born to Kayla, the Zoo’s 7-year-old female and 6-year old Bhalu on December 11th.  This is the first successful birth for Kayla and Bhalu, and the first healthy sloth bear born…

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Organizers, sponsors, and community partners joined together in a ceremony at Girard College on January 8 to announce plans for the upcoming 25th annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service. Girard College will serve as the region’s signature project site for the eleventh successive year.  Founder and director Todd Bernstein, who is also…

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Wawa convenience store chain is facing a wave of lawsuits over a data breach that affected its 850 locations along the East Coast. Wawa Inc. discovered malware on its payment processing servers this month before stopping the breach Dec. 12, the company has said. Officials with the company, based in Wawa,…

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 “Just Mercy” —  based on Bryan Stevenson’s award-winning book of the same name — will be premiering at theaters around the country on January 10. The movie embodies the mission of forgiveness and redemption for people who have been incarcerated, and demands a fair legal system, free of extreme sentences. It underscores that one of…

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ABOVE PHOTO: City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson (D- 2nd Dist.) Several officials and organizations have issued the following statements regarding the appointment of Danielle Outlaw as Philadelphia’s new police commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department. City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson (D- 2nd Dist.): “I want to welcome Danielle Outlaw to Philadelphia to serve as the next Commissioner…

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A longtime Philadelphia religious and civic leader was honored with a street in his name. The 200 block of West Coulter Street, home of the Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church — East, was renamed Rev. Alyn E. Waller Way on January 27 before a crowd of over 300 parishioners, city dignitaries and clergy members.   Pastor…

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Jannie Blackwell, a Democratic politician and member of the City Council of Philadelphia has served since 1992, representing the third District, which covers much of West and Southwest Philadelphia, including University City.  She is the widow of the late Lucien Blackwell who served the City as a Councilmember, State Representative and U.S. Representative.  Blackwell began…

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The Mu Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., held its annual James A. Minton Food Basket and Toy Drive to benefit deserving families in the Philadelphia region on December 13 and 14. In collaboration with Brown’s Family ShopRite (24th & Oregon Ave), which has been a local supporter of the food drive for…

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ABOVE PHOTO: New Philadelphia police commissioner Danielle Outlaw (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File) By Mark Scolforo Associated Press  Philadelphia appointed a new police chief to lead the troubled department that has been plagued by sexual harassment lawsuits and racial discrimination — issues she will be suited to tackle with “conviction,” Mayor Jim Kenney said Monday. Democratic Mayor…

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In the movie “Just Mercy,” the unjust parts of the justice system as seen through the eyes of one man take center stage. By Denise Clay During the 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival, Bryan Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, was the recipient of the festival’s first Humanitarian Award. The award was the festival’s…

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