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ABOVE PHOTO:  Youth from Watoto of Joy offer Afro-centric stories around holidays at the Penn Museum’s free Celebration around the World Saturday, Dec 3.  (Photo: Penn Museum) Philadelphia is now a World Heritage City, the first in the US, and the Penn Museum offers a free, spirited holiday program with an international focus: “Celebrations around the World” Saturday, December 3, 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Guests receive Museum “passports” to “visit” China, Japan, Kenya, Iraq, and the Republic…

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By James Clingman Trice Edney Wire The advent of initiatives throughout this country to “Buy Black” and “Bank Black” can be traced back to the early 1900’s during which time campaigns similar to today’s efforts were established.  Slogans such as “Double-Duty Dollars,” “Don’t shop where you can’t work,” and efforts such as Black cooperatives cropped…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Iconic music legends Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff and Patti LaBelle take the stage to accept their Marian Anderson Awards with Awards evening host 6ABC anchor Monica Malpass.  (Photo by Bill Z. Foster) During Tuesday night’s Marian Anderson Awards, three of Philadelphia’s musical icons —  singer Patti LaBelle and songwriters Kenny Gamble and…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  John Barber III The Fund for The School District of Philadelphia on Wednesday announced the selection of John Barber, III as its new Chief Development Officer. As Chief Development Officer, Mr. Barber will help champion strategic priorities and facilitate key partnerships while helping to maintain and obtain city, state and local funding to…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  State Rep. Angel Cruz HARRISBURG–State Rep. Angel Cruz, (D-Phila)., Democratic chairman of the House Human Services Committee, today called on the Pennsylvania Department of Health to stop holding up the implementation of Act 148 of 2014, also known as “Hannah’s Law,” and begin screening newborns for the lysosomal storage disorders as called for…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown and Principal Brian Wallace (far left) takes a group photo with some of the  McMichael Elementary students.  (Photo/Robert Mendelsohn) Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown will be inducted into the Morton McMichael Elementary School Hall of Fame on Thursday, November 17, 2016.  For over 40 years, The McMichael Hall of Fame…

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The Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity, in conjunction with Gateway Health, will host its “Your Health Matters Health and Resource Fair,” Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Zion Baptist Church, 3600 North Broad Street. The Fair will take place from 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM and will feature a series of free health screenings, free…

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Sheriff Jewell Williams Pays Tribute to Long Time Staff Member During Dedication Ceremonies for the Betty Stanley Memorial Civil Processing Center Philadelphia, PA—Ms. Betty “Tootie” Stanley, who worked 40 years for the Office of the Sheriff of Philadelphia City & County, died unexpectedly on October 11, 2016, leaving a void in the lives of family,…

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Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown will be inducted into the Morton McMichael Elementary School Hall of Fame on Thursday, November 17, 2016.  For over 40 years, The McMichael Hall of Fame has provided an opportunity for the school to honor and recognize the various ways that alumni have used their McMichael education to excel in service…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Mazie Hirono, Catherine Cortez Mastoa, Tammy Duckworth, and Kamala Harris  (Photos: US Senate, US Department of State, AP) Americans voted three new members into this growing group. By Jenée Desmond-Harris VOX The number of women of color in the US Senate quadrupled Tuesday night, with victories for women in California, Illinois, and Nevada…

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