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ABOVE PHOTO:  Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidates Republican Sen. Pat Toomey, left, and Democrat Katie McGinty take part in a debate at Temple University in Philadelphia, Monday, Oct. 24, 2016.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) On Monday night, Incumbent Sen. Pat Toomey and his Democratic challenger Katie McGinty  faced off at Temple University’s Performing Arts Center, and the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  State Rep. Dwight Evans, right, Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress, is joined by City Council President Darrell L. Clarke, left, as he campaigns in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 26, 2016.  (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) By Amy V. Simmons If Rep. Dwight Evans wins the upcoming election on November 8th, he will be…

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By Kharisma McIlwaine Philadelphia is a city known for having an immense amount of talent in the arts. Unfortunately, the conversation about art is often interrupted by the dearth of resources for aspiring and working screenwriters. Thankfully, a number of organizations have noticed the lack of resources and are now putting a great deal of…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Rep. Rosita Youngblood  (Background Photo credit: gmm.gfnet.org) A .65-acre Philadelphia parcel used as a community garden will be maintained as open space due to a $225,000 state grant announced today by state Rep. Rosita C. Youngblood, D-Phila. Youngblood said she strongly supported and advocated for the “Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program” funds through…

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Labor will knock on nearly half a million doors in Pennsylvania by November 8th With less than two weeks until Election Day, the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO’s Labor 2016 campaign has already mobilized thousands of volunteers to knock on over 200,000 doors across the state. Over the next two weeks, Pennsylvania labor will reach out to an…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj  (Photo: rajendramaharaj.com) New Freedom Theatre is pleased to announce the appointment of Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj as its new Artistic Director.  Maharaj, who had served as Guest Artistic Director last season, is only the fourth full-time artistic director in the company’s fifty year history, following foundr John E. Allen, Jr., Robert…

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Little Jimmie’s goes back to his roots with Southern Style Home Cooked Meals By Monica Peters Jimmie Reed returns to his culinary roots. The North Carolina native, owner of both Little Jimmies Bakery Café and Little Jimmie’s Bake House on the 6600 block Germantown Avenue, has added southern style cuisine at his bake house location….

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Honoring their own By Monica Peters Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists (PABJ) brought out some of the best and brightest journalists for their 11th Annual Awards and Scholarship Gala at WHYY. Held on October 22, many journalists from the city mingled to congratulate journalists of color. In addition to the awards ceremony, the event featured…

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Possible Strike By Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 234 As Soon As Tuesday, Nov. 1; Would Halt City Bus, Trolley, Market-Frankford and Broad Street Line Services PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 26, 2016) – The current contract between SEPTA and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 234 expires at 12 midnight on Monday, Oct. 31. Negotiations are…

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500 Collegiates from HBCU’s and Colleges Across the Nation to Converge in Philadelphia for Bloc Conference ‘16 “Building Black Legacy”       November 11-13, 2016  at University of Pennsylvania and Temple University   Get your tickets now for the Bloc Conference ‘16  “Building Black Legacy” where nearly 500 Black students from historically Black colleges, Ivy League institutions…

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