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 On Sunday, August 24 from 10am-5pm, the African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) will continue “Macy’s Family Fun Days” with “Green Thumbs, Part 2.” A continuation of “Green Thumbs, Part One,” focused on farmers, farming, gardens and growing, Part 2 will look to fall’s upcoming harvest. Closing out AAMP’s urban farming exhibits, John Ficara “Distance…

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Enroll in four classes. We’ll pay for the fifth Community College of Philadelphia has launched a new initiative designed to cut student debt loads, increase affordability and reduce the length of time it takes students to graduate.  Complete With 15, a new tuition assistance program launched this fall, is offering a scholarship to eligible students…

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Gov. Tom Corbett is giving the School District of Philadelphia the mother of all Payday Loans… By Denise Clay Earlier this decade, the Pennsylvania Legislature made storefront payday loans offices and the 300 percent interest that went with them, illegal. But because the Pennsylvania Legislature is making the most of its Summer Vacation, Gov. Tom…

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 State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas, D-Phila., responding to the recently announced release of $265 million in stopgap funding for Philadelphia public schools, said now is the time to renew the Commonwealth’s commitment to addressing public school funding in Philadelphia and across the state. “While I am pleased that the governor and Democratic and Republican leadership…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Hundreds attended the rally held Tuesday, July 29 at Germantown and Allegheny Aves. for the victims of the carjacking last week which took the lives of  Keiearra Williams, 15, and her brothers, Thomas Reed, 10, and Terrence Moore, 7 (insert.)  The children’s mother Keisha Williams, 34, remains in critical condition and is in…

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By Maryclaire Dale Associated Press  Six city narcotics officers used gangland tactics to shake down drug dealers, robbing them of large sums of cash and drugs for years, federal authorities charged in an indictment unsealed Wednesday. The officers once held a suspect over an 18th floor balcony and used a steel bar to beat someone…

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Called the Cohort II – The Internship is a highly-competitive internship opportunity where two teams participate in a 12-week competition that 1) helps them develop key project management skills, 2) provides engagement with local business leaders, and 3) offers various incentives and prizes for winning teams. In addition, top performers will receive one-on-one time with…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  PHA’s President and CEO, Kelvin Jeremiah along with the PHA Board of Commissioners acknowledge residents who received scholarships for their outstanding work in school. Over the past two years, PHA has provided more than $350,000 in scholarships.    On Thursday, July 17, Philly Seeds, Inc., a Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) subsidiary, awarded over…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Students rally against proposed reductions in state funding for schools, Wednesday, May 25, 2011, outside City Hall in Philadelphia.   (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Thanks to a chaotic budget situation, summertime for School District of Philadelphia parents is going to be anything but easy. By Denise Clay To understand just how challenging things have gotten…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Tom Corbett  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)   By G. Terry Madonna & Michael L.Young It’s a trite but true political aphorism: “Where you stand depends on where you sit,” meaning we tend to see things differently depending on what perspective we see them from. If you’re a Pennsylvania Republican, no matter where you “sit,”…

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