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ABOVE PHOTO: 44th Imperial Potentate Noble John T. Chapman presents two $2,500 checks of scholarships for the John B. Kelly and Prince Hall Elementary schools. (Photos by Bill Z. Foster) In 1969, John T. Chapman began a relationship with the Masonic order when he joined the Star in the East Lodge #55 of the Most Worshipful…

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By Leah Fletcher  The Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (A.E.A.O.N.M.S.)held its 128th Imperial Council Session and 110th Annual Imperial Court in Philadelphia. The convention was one of the first major gatherings in Philadelphia since the COVID-19 pandemic and allowed the organization to face new challenges and opportunities as its 2022 program…

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By CLAUDIA LAUER PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia grand jury has recommended criminal charges against three former homicide detectives, including perjury in the 2016 retrial of Anthony Wright, who was since exonerated by DNA evidence in the rape and murder of an elderly woman. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced the results of the grand…

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By Moni Rose Jones Trenton native Chanel Jasmin Clark brought her international “Narc Abuse Support Group” tour to Philadelphia on July 30. The seven-time author and life coach, known on social media as “The Spiritual Whistleblower,” is setting the digital world and globe on fire by putting narcissism on blast; and helping victims who have…

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The Lincoln University Center for the Study of the Underground Railroad and Voices Underground — an organization focused on preserving and sharing the Underground Railroad’s story — next spring will host their inaugural conference: “Seeking Freedom: The Underground Railroad in the Mid-Atlantic.” The three-day conference will be held March 31 to April 2, 2022, on…

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NORRISTOWN, Pa. – As the back-to-school season begins, the Montgomery County Office of Public Health (OPH) wants to let parents and guardians know they now have more location options when scheduling their children for school-required immunizations. The County is now scheduling childhood immunizations at both its reopened Health Centers and County-run COVID-19 vaccination clinics. All…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Ms. V holds her Australorp hen Rosebud. (Photo: Moni Jones) Moni Jones exclusive, Ms. V. shares her story for the first time anywhere with The SUN By Moni Rose Jones Philadelphia and Detroit are the few major cities in the U.S. where raising backyard chickens is illegal. Not only do backyard chickens provide a…

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ABOVE PHOTO: (Photo: Jim Brown) In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic and out of control gun violence, initiatives like National Night Out help organizations, residents and the police in neighborhoods like this one showcase ongoing efforts to make their communities safe. By Jim Brown Last week’s National Night Out event at Clara Muhammad Square in…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Keith Dutton points to his car, next to one flipped on its side by flood water, in Upper Darby, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 1, 2004. “All of the sudden a manhole cover shoots up out of the ground in front of my home and water was just shooting out,” said Dutton. Torrential rain and…

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ABOVE PHOTO: The exterior of the Marian Anderson Museum & Historical Society in Philadelphia, is shown Monday, June 28, 2021.  (Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) Repairing the Marian Anderson House is part of a larger effort to preserve the history of South Philadelphia as development continues. By Denise Clay-Murray The area around the Marian…

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