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Dante Bowe to release New self-titled album on July 21
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Dante Bowe to release New self-titled album on July 21

Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum-selling, and chart-topping musician Dante Bowe announce his new self-titled album out July 21 via the label he co-founded TRUE Music.

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June 13, 2023
Pride Month is marred by a record number of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills in state legislatures, with Black youth most at risk
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Pride Month is marred by a record number of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills in state legislatures, with Black youth most at risk

“We are powerful because we have survived, and that is what it is all about- survival and growth.” - Audre Lorde Pride Month should be a time for celebrating love, the freedom to love whom we choose, and triumph over prejudice, ignorance, and fear of the past.

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June 13, 2023
Migrant crisis gives Chicago diversity a stress test
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Migrant crisis gives Chicago diversity a stress test

America’s latest migrant crisis has come to Chicago and, in an unfortunately Chicago-style way, threatens to reopen old divisions over race, ethnicity, and whether new arrivals might be getting helped before others in need who are already here.

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June 13, 2023
If you Do the Crime you should Do the Time
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If you Do the Crime you should Do the Time

Today’s civic lesson is a bit about how the American justice system is supposed to work. If you do a crime and you are proven guilty of doing that crime; you should have to go to jail or prison as a punishment, depending on the severity of the said crime.

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June 13, 2023
Section of heavily traveled I-95 collapses after tanker truck catches fire
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Section of heavily traveled I-95 collapses after tanker truck catches fire

An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early Sunday in Philadelphia after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire, closing a heavily traveled segment of the East Coast's main north-south highway indefinitely, authorities said.

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June 13, 2023
The African American Museum in Philadelphia to host Juneteenth Block Party
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The African American Museum in Philadelphia to host Juneteenth Block Party

The African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) has announced that Grammy award-winning DJ Spinderella will headline the Museum’s Juneteenth Block Party, which will take place on Monday, June 19, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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June 13, 2023
Opal Lee Commemorates Philadelphia's Raising of the Juneteenth Flag
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Opal Lee Commemorates Philadelphia's Raising of the Juneteenth Flag

Once you meet ninety-six-year-old Opal Lee, “The Grandmother of Juneteenth”, you’ll never forget her. Beneath the petite exterior and soft-spoken demeanor lies a courageous, patient woman with the heart of a lion and an unbridled determination.

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June 13, 2023
Air Quality Red Alerts Hit us in the Delaware Valley due to Wildfires from Canada
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Air Quality Red Alerts Hit us in the Delaware Valley due to Wildfires from Canada

As of the time I wrote this column (Sunday, June 11 at 7:30 a.m.), it was reported by the City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health that air quality is acceptable in the city at this time.

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June 13, 2023
ODUNDE Festival Is Back (June 5-1 1th) celebrating 48 years
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ODUNDE Festival Is Back (June 5-1 1th) celebrating 48 years

PHILADELPHIA, Mayor Jim Kenney, the CEO of the ODUNDE, Oshunbumi FernandezWest, Philadelphia leaders, stakeholders, and students from ODUNDE365 Entrepreneurship Program, and the Universal Alcorn Charter School gathered at City Hall on Tuesday, March 30, 2023, to announce this years ODUNDE festival.

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June 06, 2023
Black Equity Coalition donates $10,000 to Juneteenth Committee
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Black Equity Coalition donates $10,000 to Juneteenth Committee

Juneteenth is a holiday that is celebrated throughout our nation, but the City of Chester takes its celebration of this holiday seriously. For twelve years, Saint Daniels United Methodist Church, located in Chester, has partnered with the city to host the Annual Juneteenth celebration.

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June 06, 2023
To Be Equal: Celebrating 20 years of upholding a as "The Voice of Black America" tradition
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To Be Equal: Celebrating 20 years of upholding a as "The Voice of Black America" tradition

It was 20 years ago this week that I humbly assumed the responsibilities of leadership of the National Urban League -- one of which is the honor to author this very column, To Be Equal, established by the esteemed Whitney M. Young, Jr.

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June 06, 2023
BMCCP host People's Resource Community event at its NEW location "America Street"
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BMCCP host People's Resource Community event at its NEW location "America Street"

Brother Stanley Crawford and the Good Brothers of the Black Male Community Council of Philadelphia (BMCCP) held a People’s Economic Stimulus Festival and Introduction of its New Location for its expanding Organization Headquarters! Welcome to the Neighborhood is more than a notion

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June 06, 2023
10 ways to protect your personal information
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10 ways to protect your personal information

Identity theft affects millions of people each year and can cause serious harm. Protect yourself by securing your personal information, understanding the threat of identity theft, and exercising caution.

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June 06, 2023
Senator Sharif Street welcomed Acting Secretary for Human Services for the Commonwealth on mental health tour in his District
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Senator Sharif Street welcomed Acting Secretary for Human Services for the Commonwealth on mental health tour in his District

Senator Sharif Street joined Val Arkosh, Acting Secretary of Human Services, for a Mental Health Awareness Tour in North Philadelphia on May 25.

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June 06, 2023
ScoopUSA Media Community Education Program (SUMCEP) hosts Community Diaper/Hygeine Giveaway
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ScoopUSA Media Community Education Program (SUMCEP) hosts Community Diaper/Hygeine Giveaway

With the state of the economy, single mothers struggling, and just about everyone trying to make ends meet, ScoopUSA Media’s philanthropic arm, ScoopUSA Media Community Education Program (SUMCEP), gave back to the community it serves by hosting a Diaper/Hygiene Giveaway at the media company's headquarters at 1354 West Girard Avenue in Philadelphia.

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June 06, 2023
Scripps National Spelling Bee finalists flex their knowledge quietly
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Scripps National Spelling Bee finalists flex their knowledge quietly

OXON HILL, MD. (AP) — Confidence on the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage manifests itself in subtle ways like spellers asking questions even though they know the answers

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June 02, 2023
A Police Officers' Psalm
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A Police Officers' Psalm

LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO, ACCORDING TO ROMANS CHAPTER 13, ARE CALLED BY YOU TO PROTECT AND SERVE US. AMEN

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June 02, 2023
Black Student-Athlete Summit, Project Destined, and Leading Commercial Real Estate Firms Partner to Launch Virtual Internship Focused on Financial Health for Black Student-Athletes
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Black Student-Athlete Summit, Project Destined, and Leading Commercial Real Estate Firms Partner to Launch Virtual Internship Focused on Financial Health for Black Student-Athletes

LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The Black Student-Athlete Summit (BSAS), a platform dedicated to advancing the professional and academic success of Black student-athletes, is partnering with Project Destined to launch a new virtual internship program that will provide Black student-athletes with training in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and real estate

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June 02, 2023
Yeezy shoes are back on sale - months after Adidas cut ties with Kanye West
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Yeezy shoes are back on sale - months after Adidas cut ties with Kanye West

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of Adidas' remaining Yeezy shoes are back on sale — months after the German sportswear company cut ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West

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June 02, 2023
Harry and Meghan - Moths to the flames of publicity
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Harry and Meghan - Moths to the flames of publicity

The trials and tribulations (and hopefully not tragedies) of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will continue to play out before the eyes of the world

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June 02, 2023
U.S. Navy's Esports Team to be featured at FANEXPO Philadelphia
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U.S. Navy's Esports Team to be featured at FANEXPO Philadelphia

Goats & Glory team members will compete against fans in a range of top games

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June 02, 2023
The GOP has manufactured 5 fake crises to deflect our attention from the real crisis
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The GOP has manufactured 5 fake crises to deflect our attention from the real crisis

Republican leaders have mastered the art of manufacturing crises to divert the public's attention from the real crisis of our era the siphoning off of income, wealth, and power by a small group at the top

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June 02, 2023
House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate
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House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent

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June 02, 2023
It's official, Social Media is toxic for our youth
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It's official, Social Media is toxic for our youth

A Student Well-being Activist Shares What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Children

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June 09, 2023
U.S. Department of Education announces additional Project SERV Grants to HBCUs
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U.S. Department of Education announces additional Project SERV Grants to HBCUs

Project SERV provides short-term funding for local educational agencies and institutions of higher education that have experienced a violent or traumatic incident to assist in restoring a safe environment conducive to learning

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June 02, 2023
Beware of Machiavellian interests seeping into the news
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Beware of Machiavellian interests seeping into the news

Sadly, gun violence being what it is in America, it would only be a matter of time before this column would be written

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June 09, 2023
Millions breathing hazardous air as smoke from Canadian wildfires streams south over US
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Millions breathing hazardous air as smoke from Canadian wildfires streams south over US

NEW YORK (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze, holding up flights at major airports, postponing Major League Baseball games and prompting people to fish out pandemic-era face masks

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June 09, 2023
"I See Myself and the Books Give Me Hope"
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"I See Myself and the Books Give Me Hope"

Amanda Gorman, the eloquent 25-year-old Harvard graduate who was our nation's first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, recently became one of the latest authors to have her work banned after a Florida parent petitioned to have The Hill We Climb, the book version of the poem Gorman read at President Biden's inauguration, removed from the elementary school section of a Miami-Dade County public school library

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June 02, 2023
As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals
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As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals

WASHINGTON (AP) — As an alternative to affirmative action, colleges from California to Florida have tried a range of strategies to achieve the diversity they say is essential to their campuses

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June 02, 2023
Governor Shapiro highlights budget proposal's comprehensive approach to increasing mental health support for students
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Governor Shapiro highlights budget proposal's comprehensive approach to increasing mental health support for students

Governor Josh Shapiro visits Parkland High School in Allentown to meet with students and hear about their experiences with mental health and to highlight his proposed budget investments in mental health resources for schools and counties. Pictured here are students and leaders from the Parkland High School District. Allentown, Pennsylvania. May 25, 2023

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June 02, 2023