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On Saturday, August 17, Beech Community Services will host the 13th  Annual Beech “Jazz on the Ave” Music Fest, which will be headlined by The Soul Rebels. This free event, which attracts thousands of local and national visitors, takes place on Cecil B. Moore Avenue with two stages of live music (between Broad Street and 17 th Street)…

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WASHINGTON – Congressman Dwight Evans  (D-Pa.) voted to raise the national minimum wage from the current $7.25 per hour to $15 by 2024 on July 18. The Raise the Wage Act would raise pay for 1.475 million Pennsylvania workers, about 25 percent of the state’s workforce. About 209,000 African American workers and 176,000 Hispanic workers…

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ABOVE PHOTO: The latest example of the conflict between patriotism, nationalism and free speech involves President Donald Trump and Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (at the microphone) Ilhan Omar, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib. The legislators have called out the president on his immigration policies, among other things. (AP Photo) It’s not that Americans are less patriotic,…

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By Amy V. Simmons At the recent NetRoots Nation convention held in Philadelphia, Joe Sandberg, co-founder of Aspiration.com and founder of Working Hero Action, began an afternoon keynote event titled “A Progressive Vision for 2020 and Beyond” speaking about the modern, generalized definition of poverty, and how it often lacks nuance. The keynote was a…

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Mr. Scott was the brother of Kenneth Scott, president/CEO of The Beech Companies. James W. Scott was born November 2, 1958 in Philadelphia to the late Samuel and Shirley Scott and was the third of five children.   The former vice president of national sales at the Kellogg’s Cereal Company, the president/CEO of the MESAB…

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By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press A Pennsylvania appeals court on Wednesday overturned rapper Meek Mill’s conviction in a drug and gun case that has kept the rapper on probation for a decade and made him a celebrity crusader for criminal justice reform. The unanimous three-judge panel said that new evidence that undermines the credibility of…

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PHILADELPHIA – After filing its response in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the District Attorney’s Office (DAO) joined with state lawmakers, faith leaders, and justice advocates to announce that the death penalty as applied is unconstitutional in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  Following a December 2018 order by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the DAO conducted a…

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Police Department is suspending 13 police officers with an intent to fire them following an investigation into offensive and sometimes threatening Facebook posts. Seventy-two officers had been placed on administrative leave in June. The action came after a nonprofit group published the results of a two-year review of personal Facebook…

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The Mayor’s Office, Philadelphia Works, and Hahnemann will host a comprehensive career and resource fair for hospital employees In response to the impending closure of Hahnemann University Hospital, the City of Philadelphia, in collaboration with Philadelphia Works, Inc. and Hahnemann’s human resources department will host a comprehensive career and resource fair for Hahnemann employees. Hire…

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By Amy V. Simmons Amidst high rates of deep poverty and growing income inequality, like most major cities and older, mid-sized townships in the US, Philadelphia is rapidly gentrifying. Former businesses and institutional buildings are being converted, refitted and repurposed. The character and the racial and socio-economic makeup of some neighborhoods are changing entirely. It…

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