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ABOVE PHOTO: Frederica Massiah- Jackson This I Believe is an international non-profit organization engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. Over 125,000 of these essays, written by people from all walks of life, have been archived on their website (thisibelieve.org); heard on public radio; chronicled in a…

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By Kiarra Solomon @by_kiarra Grandparents Day is a special day to honor grandparents, which President Jimmy Carter started in 1978, designating the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day. Although it’s only recognized as one day, we want to spend the entire month of September honoring grandparents and their legacies. The purpose of…

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Funeral services for Harvey L. Crudup, 80, a retired Philadelphia Police Department Administrator who also lead the Cheltenham NAACP for decades, were held September 17, 2015 at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Spring House, PA. Mr. Crudup died of cancer Sept. 9 his family reported. Before being promoted to Deputy Police Commissioner, Mr. Crudup served as…

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Shift to new standards requires aligning curriculum and resources Last week, the School District of Philadelphia released the 2015 results from the new Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) tests and from the Keystone exams. The new PSSAs were based on the rigorous “PA Core Standards” — the knowledge and skills the State Board of…

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By Kiarra Solomon @by_kiarra Loraine Ballard Morrill will be the keynote speaker at the third annual Women in Media Conference, which will be held at Impact Hub, 1227 N. 4th St. on Saturday, Sept. 19. Ballard Morrill is the news and community affairs director for iHeart Media’s six Philadelphia stations including Power 99FM and WDAS…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Min. Louis Farrakhan speaks to rapt crowds at Tuesday’s meeting at Tindley Temple United Methodist Church.  (Facebook) By Kendall Alexander The sounds of African drums poured out onto Broad Street and greeted those waiting to hear from Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan Tuesday evening at the Tindley Temple United Methodist Church….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Wynton Marsalis  (Jonathan Feinstein / Shutterstock.com)   November 10th Event Honoring Marsalis also to include Ballet, Gospel, and Jazz performances by world-renowned Artists The Board of the Marian Anderson Award announces that Soledad O’Brien, journalist, executive producer, philanthropist and CEO of Starfish Media Group will host the November 10th Award Gala Concert, where…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  One out of five children in the Philadelphia area lives in deep poverty.  (Phillies1fan777/en.wikipedia) By Andrea Sears Public News Service When Pope Francis visits Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families later this month, advocates will issue a call to action against hunger. In preparation for the pope’s visit, politicians, business leaders, community-service…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Kim Coles  (s_bukley / Shutterstock.com)   By Kendall Alexander Back in the day, people used to believe in the old adage ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away.’  While we now know that this is not always the case, the point of the phrase was maintaining a healthy diet and avoiding trips…

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On September 12, nearly 5,000 college students will gather at Dilworth Park for CollegeFest, the all-day welcome event for students produced by Campus Philly in collaboration with the City of Philadelphia and presenting sponsor Army ROTC. For many students, CollegeFest will be their first introduction to the city they now call home, and the enormous…

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