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Governor Shapiro signs Ceremonial Budget Bill creating Universal free breakfast, making historic investments in public education during visit to Allegheny County Elementary School

PENN HILLS, PA, August 8, 2023 - Governor Josh Shapiro, Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis, and Department of Education Secretary

We MUST be the EXAMPLES

When our children see the news right now, what are they thinking? We are at a moment where adults everywhere are reminded once again that we must all continue to strive to be the examples we want our children to emulate.

Covid numbers slowly on the rise again be aware

DOR Here's the thing. Covid cases in certain places across the country are slowly on the rise. Not to panic anyone, but I am here to report the news as it comes.

Woe Unto Them Who...

We are living in a time of universal deceit, a time of out-in-the-open wickedness and societal corruption of Biblical proportions akin to Sodom and Gomorrah

A Pink Predicament: The "Barbenheimer" Disaster

Blockbusters are back! Now that the world is starting to venture out again for entertainment activities, herds of people are making their way back to theaters

Exelon Foundation STEM Leadership Academy accepts 60 high school girls to help bridge the gender gap in STEM

The fifth annual Exelon Foundation STEM Leadership Academy week-long program opened its doors at University City Science/Drexel University to 60 girl high school students from schools in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties on Sunday, July 23, 2023

State officials celebrate expansion of Property Tax Rent Rebate Program

SCRANTON, August 4, 2023 – Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton, D-Phila./Delaware, joined Governor Josh Shapiro and several state officials at the United Neighborhood Center in Scranton as the governor signed an expansion in the state’s popular Property Tax Rent Rebate Program (PTRR)

Empowerment 2.0 focuses on three DS: Defend Democracy, Demand Diversity, Defeat Poverty

“For more than 100 years, this organization has worked to bring our country together in coalition in the collective fight for the freedom, rights, and justice of all people. ...we know we have more work to do, being clear eyed about the moment we are in - a moment when state by state in places like Texas and Florida, extremist socalled leaders attack hard-won rights and freedoms.” – Vice President Kamala Harris, National Urban League 2023 Conference

Another emotional day in American history as former President Trump faces new indictment charges

Here we go, once again, looking at how the laws work in America when one is criminally charged

House Majority Leadership SOS on Education Philadelphia tour stop highlights need to Save Our Schools

PHILADELPHIA, July 31 – On the first stop of a statewide tour, educators, advocates, labor leaders, and concerned parents joined members of the Pennsylvania House Majority Leadership team and the House Majority Policy Committee in seeking answers to repair and reform funding for public schools

PHA receives its third "Choice Neighborhoods Implementation" Grant

Establishing it As a Pacesetter in Preserving Affordable Housing & Fostering Resource-Rich Neighborhoods

Community comes together to celebrate Wali "Wonder" Jones' mural unveiling

PHILADELPHIA—You had to be in this space... a community gathering of family, friends, fans, and supporters came out to H.U.B. Playground at 3700 Mt. Vernon Street on Friday, July 21, 2023, to celebrate the unveiling of a mural, designed and installed by Mural Arts honoring the former Philadelphia 76ers champion and legend Wali “Wonder” Jones

More teachers are quitting their jobs. Educators of color often are more likely to leave

HARRISBURG, PA. (AP) — Rhonda Hicks could have kept working into her 60s

Notes on the foundation and necessity of African-Centered Education

“Every race has a soul, and the soul of that race finds expression in its institutions, and to kill those institutions is to kill the soul…No people can profit or be helped under the institutions which are not the outcome of their own character.” Edward Blyden 1903

How we see the past reflects how we live in the present

Our history involves both hard facts and interpretation – the context in which the hard facts are presented

Brothas Stroll for Black Men's Health

PHILADELPHIA, July 15, 2023 — The Mayor's Office of Black Male Engagement hosted the tenth Brothas Stroll to raise awareness about the issue of Black men’s health

Buffalo Solider and former Managing Director for the City of Philadelphia, Joe Certaine has made transition

Learning of the passing of Joe Certaine is like learning of the death of a Godfather or dear Uncle

Aspiring Influencers: Don't lose sight of these six simple truths about social media

Social media can be a powerful tool in your quest to build influence, but it’s no magic wand. Robert L. Dilenschneider says the key is getting clear on how to use it—and how not to.

'Rest For The Weary" St. Matthew 11:28-30

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavily laden, and I will give your rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. “Come unto me.”

Try thinking instead, Jason Aldean

Let’s take American country music singer Jason Aldean at his word. He really doesn’t grasp that he didn’t have to sing about “Black people,” “Democrat-run cities,” or “Black Lives Matter protests” to gin up gun-toting rogue vigilantes.

Hot Jazz in a Hot Summer continues in August as Philadelphia's The Jazz Sanctuary performs in Yardley, Wayne, and Malvern

August 1, 2023 – Philadelphia’s most unique performing arts non-profit, The Jazz Sanctuary, has three free, live concert performances in the suburban Philadelphia area, including Yardley, Wayne, and Malvern, this month.

How we see the past reflects how we live in the present

Our history involves both hard facts and interpretation – the context in which the hard facts are presented. Interpretation inevitably is political and contested. How we see the past reflects how we live in the present and what we hope for in the future.

Can Congress pry our government's UFO 'X-Files' open? The truth is still out there

At last, in the swampy heat of late-summer Washington, Congress appears to have stumbled across an issue on which both of our contentious political parties find remarkable agreement: UFOs.

Trump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 election and block transfer of power

Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol, with the Justice Department acting to hold him accountable for an unprecedented effort to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power and threaten American democracy.

More teachers are quitting their jobs. Educators of color often are more likely to leave

Rhonda Hicks could have kept working into her 60s. She loved teaching and loved her students in Philadelphia's public schools. As a Black woman, she took pride in being a role model for many children of color.

Bringing Truth to Light

On July 25, the day that would have been Emmett Till’s 82nd birthday, President Joe Biden hosted a White House signing ceremony for a proclamation establishing the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Mississippi and Illinois.

Sheila Oliver, New Jersey's lieutenant governor and a prominent Black leader, dies at 71

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who rose to become one of New Jersey's most prominent Black leaders and passionately advocated for revitalizing cities and against gun violence, died Tuesday after a sudden illness. She was 71.

The Truth about Uncle Tom

The Bible in John 8:32 says: \"You will know the truth will set you free.\" So here is the truth about the man \"Uncle Tom.\"

Keyshia Cole tells her story in depth

A few years ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing award-winning recording artist Keyshia Cole, and she was pleasant to speak to

Customers want instant gratification.Workers say it's pushing them to the brink

NEW YORK (AP) — Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single-digit paychecks