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ABOVE PHOTO:  Patti Labelle Afternoon event celebrating outstanding women presented by Gwynedd Mercy University & PhillyJustice.com After 7, Lalah Hathaway and Avant performed live at 105.3 WDAS FM’s second annual Women of Excellence Luncheon honoring Philadelphia singer and actress Patti LaBelle. Presented by Gwynedd Mercy University and PhillyJustice.com, the luncheon took place on Saturday, April…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Al “Captain Boogie’ Grey Jr. and his mother Ernestine Grey Funeral services for Ernestine I. Grey were held on March 23, 2016 at Bright Hope Baptist Church, 1601 North 12th Street.   Interment followed at Ivy Hill Cemetery, 1201 Easton Road.  Mrs. Grey died Tuesday, March 15, 2016. She was the mother of…

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Kenneth (Kenny) Bryson, age 57 of North Wales, PA, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016. In a nearly 30-year career as a business leader, executive and entrepreneur, Kenneth Bryson blazed a trail of success in insurance sales and marketing.  Kenny’s gift was not what he said, or what he did, but how he made…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  At the NAACP press conference regarding Nicol Newman’s arrest is (from left) Attorney for Ms. Newman Michael Coard, Esq., her daughter Cheyney, Nicol Newman and Phila. NAACP President Min Rodney Muhammad.   (Photo by Bill Z. Foster) Before Nicol Newman was arrested, the social worker for the City of Philadelphia believed in the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Darcell at the mic at the WDAS radio station. By Monica Peters Headlines with Frankie Darcell is keeping the Sunday morning legacy of public affairs and activism going at WDAS. The Detroit transplant filled the 7- 8AM time slot previously held by long time host, Jerry Mondesire with Freedom Quest. The influential show…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Awardees from the luncheon included: From left author journalist A’Leila Bundles, award presenter; an unidentified luncheon attendee; Tanya R. Hill-Holiday, Robyn E. Younger, President, NCBW-PA; NBC10 reporter Monique Braxton; and LaJewel Harrison, Luncheon Chair.  (Photo by Bill Z. Foster) Women who handle their business were honored at the 30th annual Madame CJ Walker…

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By Ajeenah Ross “The media is the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the guilty innocent and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” -Malcolm X. African American women are bombarded by images in the media that tell them they are not beautiful and are worthless. At…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Monica Peters lecturing students at Texas A&M about bias in reporting.  (Photo by James McGrath Morris)   Communications Executive and SUN editor Monica Peters went to Texas A&M to teach students about bias in reporting—ironically at a time when racial incidents on the campus already made international headlines By Monica Peters On March…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  ‘Knitting Peace’ performance art by Cirkus Cirkor. From the collaboration between French and Mexican artists to create a piece that speaks to today’s issues, to world-premiere dances and music, this year’s Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts promises a feast for the senses. By Denise Clay Right now, a tree is growing in…

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ABOVE PHOTO: A’Lelia Bundles Author and journalist A’Lelia Bundles currently is at work on her fourth book, The Joy Goddess of Harlem: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance, a biography of her great-grandmother, to be published by Simon and Schuster. As president of the Madam Walker/A’Lelia Walker Family Archives, she shares the history of her…

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