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Todd Dulaney releases "THE JOURNEY"

Stellar Award-winning Todd Dulaney returns with all-new music titled \"The Journey,\" which listeners hear will scriptures life-changing through songs. These songs are filled with comfort and hope and are designed to minister to the inner core of each person.

Scholarship Fundraiser for aspiring artist

A Scholarship Fundraiser with an \"Afternoon of Comedy, Soulful Jazz & A Showcase of Rising Star Artists\" will be held on Sunday, November 26, 2023, at 2 pm at Our House Culture Center, 6380 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144. Proceeds will go to developing funds for an African-American student pursuing higher education in the field of Performing Arts.

Biden-Harris Administration seeks nominations for New Higher Education Program Integrity and Institutional Quality Rulemaking Panel

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced that it will publish a notice in the Federal Register establishing a negotiated rulemaking committee that will meet to rewrite regulations that address some of the \"nuts and bolts\" of Title IV program integrity and institutional quality under the Higher Education Act. In the notice, the Department requests nominations for non-Federal negotiators and sets dates for negotiation sessions.

Social Security is Thankful to serve you

This Thursday, November 23, we celebrate Thanksgiving, a time to reflect on the blessings we have in our lives and to share memories with our loved ones and friends.

Supreme Court's so-called Ethics Code is worse than NOTHING

\"There's no clearer indication that these rules are useless than--the fact that they end up codifying Thomas's outrageous behavior as ethically within bounds. According to the rules, not a single thing-Thomas has done is a problem. Putting out a code of conduct that doesn't restrain Thomas is like erecting a dam that doesn't restrain water. It's just a gigantic waste of everyone's time.\" - Elie Mystal

Biden-Harris Administration announces partnership to distribute free COVID-19 tests to schools across the country

November 29, 2023-All school districts will be able to order tests directly from the federal government beginning in early December.

Now that Nov. 7th is behind us, What's Next, Civically Thinking?

First things first, let me clear up an error I made in the last edition of my SCOOP Civics 101 column. In my last column, I wrote about all the major races related to Philadelphia that took place on November 7, 2023, General Election Day. Essentially, it was a recap of who won what. I focused largely on who the winners were from election day. The one winner of a campaign that I got incorrect was the name of Reverend Nicholas O'Rourke.

The right's systematic assault on democracy

The right to vote free of racial discrimination remains under assault.

Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson hosts ribbon cutting celebrating revitalization of Suffolk Park in Southwest Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, PA, November 14, 2023-City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson (Second District), Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department officials, community leaders, and residents (adults and youth) gathered at Suffolk Park, 7401 Lindbergh Boulevard, in Southwest Philadelphia for a ribbon cutting to commemorate improvements to the park.

PECO urges customers to be aware of payment scams during the holiday season

PHILADELPHIA, November 15, 2023 - With the holiday season approaching, PECO is reminding customers to stay alert for potential payment scams targeting utility customers. Scammers are using the holiday season to trick utility customers into providing their personal or financial information and making false payments under the pretense of keeping their service active.

Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required.Inside one of Louisiana's unapproved schools

Arliya Martin accepted her high school diploma with relief and gratitude.

Tools to build Confidence and Self-Reliance (Pt 3)

\"Whoever prescribes the diameter of your learning controls the circumference of your activity.\"

You don't need a special day to be Thankful

\"Thanksgiving: As a special day of prayers and thanksgiving, it was first initiated by Governor Bradford of the Plymouth colony in 1621 after the first successful harvest.\" Encyclopedia of Religion page 608

Thankful and grateful

Sometimes, life gets so busy that we forget to take time (to simply) smell the roses. While some folk pray, they still forget--to just sometimes be grateful.

Have they no sense of decency? Trump, his lackeys try to smear Judge Engoron's law clerk

On Friday, Trump Republicans in the House turned their ire on the judge presiding over Trump’s civil fraud trial and his law clerk.

What's pushing inflation down? More goods, workers and housing

Long past its painful peak, inflation in the United States may be heading steadily back toward its pre-pandemic levels without the need for further interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.

Many parents don't know when kids are behind in school. Are report cards telling enough?

Nearly nine out of 10 parents believe their child is performing at grade level despite standardized tests showing far fewer students are on track, according to a poll released Wednesday by Gallup and the nonprofit Learning Heroes.

Newly-inaugurated Centenary University President Dale Caldwell, Ed.D., announces capital campaign to raise scholarship funding and shift the national dialogue on college value

Centenary University President Dale Caldwell, Ed.D., announced the Campaign for College, a two-year, $8 million capital campaign to shift the national dialogue on college value and raise significant funding for scholarships, with an emphasis on first-generation students and those forced to leave college due to fiscal challenges. The announcement was the centerpiece of Dr. Caldwell’s inaugural address during a ceremony formally installing him as the University’s 15th president.

Newark, N.J.'s affordable connectivity program connects 31,000+ households to high-speed internet, saving residents $1 Million monthly

Invest Newark and Newark Alliance announced that more than 31,000 Newark households now have high-speed Internet through the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), saving Newark families nearly $1 million a month. The ACP provides a $30-a-month discount to eligible households, enabling them to obtain free or discounted Internet service from most home and wireless providers.

Mistrial declared after federal jury deadlocks in trial of ex-officer in deadly Breonna Taylor raid

Jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict on federal civil rights charges Thursday in the trial of a former Louisville police officer charged in Breonna Taylor's death, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial.

Democrats ride abortion issue to victory while GOP struggles to navigate

“Gut punch.” With that memorable description, Sen. J.D. Vance, Republican from Ohio, spoke for many of his fellow partisans as Democrats racked up decisive victories in major races across the country where abortion was a leading issue.

It is time to stop in Gaza

The war in Gaza now poses a widening threat. As the death toll rises, cell phones and modern communication send images of the horrors across the world.

Pennie's 2024 Open Enrollment Period has started

Representatives from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID), the Pennie Health Insurance Marketplace, and the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) celebrated the beginning of the open enrollment period at Maria de los Santos Health Center in Philadelphia to highlight that Pennie, Pennsylvania’s official health insurance marketplace, is now open for Pennsylvanians to enroll in high-quality health coverage for 2024. This annual Open Enrollment Period is the time when Pennsylvanians can compare quality health plans at the lowest costs through Pennie.

Nareb's 2023 State of Housing in Black America Report finds shortage of housing inventory adds to systemic barriers limiting black homeownership

Major barriers impede homeownership among African Americans, despite record-low Black unemployment and a higher labor force participation rate than Whites, according to the 2023 State of Housing in Black America (SHIBA) report released by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB).

A Place at the Table

I’ve shared before the description of an editorial cartoon my father kept pinned up in the vestibule of our church that made a deep impression on me I have never forgotten.

The war is causing my students to fear each other

I’m worried about my children. Not my biological ones — they’re fine — but my students, whom I think of as my children because I have taught them, and counseled them, and nurtured them for years.

U.S. Department of Education reminds schools of their legal obligation to address discrimination, including harassment

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s continued efforts to take aggressive action to address the alarming rise in reports of antisemitic, Islamophobic, and other hate-based or bias-based incidents at schools and on college campuses since the October 7th Israel-Hamas conflict, today, the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a new Dear Colleague Letter reminding schools of their legal obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) to provide all students, including students who are or are perceived to be Jewish, Israeli, Muslim, Arab, or Palestinian, a school environment free from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin.

In honor of Veterans Day and our troops God's Military Force

Since the beginning of time, whenever man established a nation, country or kingdom, he also developed a Military Force to protect that kingdom from enemies and, if necessary, back that Government in enforcing its law.

Diagnosing Your Business Leader: Builder, Decorator, Remodeler, or Realtor?

Excerpted from Business Builders: How to Become an Admired & Trusted Corporate Leader

Hollywood actors strike is over as union reaches tentative deal with studios

Hollywood's actor's union reached a tentative deal with studios Wednesday to end its strike, bringing a close to months of labor strife that ground the entertainment industry to a historic halt.