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A Tribute to a Titan: Honoring Jesse Jackson's Legacy and our Shared Mission

\"No generation can choose the age or circumstance in which it is born, but through leadership, it can choose to make the age in which it is born an age of enlightenment, an age of jobs, and peace, and justice.\" - Jesse Jackson

A 'woke' military? Don't forget the messy race relations that got us here

Recent Republican moves to limit diversity training and transgender rights and other hot-button controversies stemming from the annual defense authorization bill remind me of my own days in uniform back when some of those diversity policies were being created

Collaboration between State and City Lawmakers leads to over $1M investment in West Philadelphia Recreation Center

PHILADELPHIA, PA – July 26, 2023 – Senator Vincent Hughes, Representative Morgan Cephas, and Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. came together to present over $1 million dollars in grants from the state and city of Philadelphia to the Friends of Granahan for improvements to the Granahan Playground and Recreational Center

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Safety net with holes? Programs to help crime victims can leave them fronting bills

AP May 17, 2023--Thousands of Americans each year turn to state-run programs that provide financial assistance to victims of violent crime

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Streets Department announces its Block Captain Beautification Grant Blocks awarded up to $500 for neighborhood projects

PHILADELPHIA, July 2023 – As part of its KEEP IT CLEAN PHILLY initiative, the Streets Department is assisting local block captains with their neighborhood beautification and upkeep efforts

You might be struggling financially right now, but the White House says there's no recession

According to Morgan Stanley, President Joe Biden’s economic policies are driving an unexpected surge in the U.S. economy that is so impressive that the bank was forced to make a “sizable upward revision” to its estimates for U.S. gross domestic product

Let the final battle begin

Not once has Donald Trump veered from his core campaign theme

Working the Favor Bank: Ten ways to grow your network and get things done

If you’d like to build a strong, productive network, start by making deposits in the favor bank. Robert L.Dilenschneider explains what this means, how to build up your balance, and why you don’t need a lot of money or power to get the ball rolling.

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Biden-Harris Administration announces Investments in Urban Agriculture, Food and Market Access through President Biden's Investing in America Agenda

PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 21 - The Biden-Harris Administration announced a series of investments that will increase market access and revenue streams for producers while strengthening the food system and giving consumers better access to locally grown foods and healthier choices

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'No Labels' just more political nonsense

Labels, as all consumers discover, are just packaging

The defense bill is no longer a no-brainer as Speaker McCarthy gives in to far-right faction

Despite the rowdy episodes of fussing, feuding, and fighting that we see erupt out of the Congress, matters as routine as the annual defense policy bill have tended to slide through without much opposition. Until this year

For Emmett Till's family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story

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PA Gaming Control Board Levies $67,500 in Fines

Board also placed seven adults on its involuntary exclusion list for gambling at casinos while leaving minors unattended

Tuberville's addled defense of white nationalists is part of a plot to gaslight Americans on Racism

“Tuberville’s attempt to downplay and erase the racism of actual racists echoes attempts to downplay the violence of the largely White mob on January 6

"Youth Aren't Bulletproof"

“Dear Lawmaker, My name is Ana Rodriguez. I lost my daughter, Maite Rodriguez, on May 24, 2022, in a mass shooting at her school, Robb Elementary, in Uvalde, TX ...It was the last week of school, and she was excited about watching movies with her friends and attending the honor roll ceremony

Local Police District partners with community, return of The Beech "Jazz on the Ave" Music Fest SUP MMUUNS

PHILADELPHIA, July 18, 2023 -Beech Community Services, in partnership with the 22nd Police District, recently hosted the 14th Annual Beech \"Jazz on the Ave\" Music Fest, headlined by Lady Alma and Vertical Current.

The State House is Tied 101-101

Here we go again. Seems like every time I think the PA State House is in Democratic control, a new situation comes up that could change that.

Actors and writers on strike rally in Philadelphia and Chicago as union action spreads

Striking screenwriters and actors held rallies in Philadelphia and Chicago on Thursday as the labor dispute that has halted Hollywood spreads to more cities.

Cobbs Creek Foundation breaks ground, celebrating start of major revitalization of historic Cobbs Creek Golf Course

Members of the Cobbs Creek Foundation were joined by elected officials, educators, and supporters to celebrate the launch of the Foundation's revitalization of the historic Cobbs Creek Golf Course--a project that will invest at least $100 million into restoring the course and transforming the property into a dynamic golf and education campus.

Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding stops at farms in Philadelphia and Chester during statewide Urban Agriculture Week Tour

During the week of July 10 through July 15, recognized as Statewide Urban Agriculture Week, Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding celebrated Pennsylvania's Sixth Annual Urban AG Week with a statewide tour that will help residents across Pennsylvania increase access to fresh produce in food deserts; break down racial, ethnic and socioeconomic barriers; and tackle historical inequities to feed community opportunities.

The Derailment and the Disease of African Culture of Self-Hate (Pt 1)

Mastering the trade of barbering for over 25 years in the heart of west Philadelphia on( 52nd Street) allowed me to experience and feel the emotional and historical pulse of young Black men.

"Peace Not Guns" Roundtable

PHILADELPHIA, July 19, 2023--Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson (Second District) held an in-person \"Peace Not Guns\" roundtable discussion with teenagers from throughout the city at Philadelphia City Hall.

City announces public design presentation meeting with Semi-Finalist competing to create Harriet Tubman Statue

PHILADELPHIA, July 20, 2023 - On Thursday, August 3 at 5:30 p.m., the City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE) will host a virtual Public Design Presentation Meeting with the five (5) semi-finalist artists competing to create Philadelphia's permanent Harriet Tubman statue.

Elevate Your Consciousness

Albert Einstein said, \"You cannot solve problems using the same consciousness that created them.\" In other words, if you keep doing the things you do/did, you will always get the results you've gotten. Life is about facing challenges and danger, solving problems overcoming obstacles, and bringing forth the best of what is within ourselves. No one escapes this process; it is part of life.

Can Philly and PA get some Gun Laws with Teeth, Please?

One of the best things I respect about PA State Senator Vincent Hughes is that he doesn't mince his words. When he comes before TV news station cameras and invites all the media to a press conference he's calling, be sure you are going to get the 411 on what's really happening in Harrisburg.

Gus Newport

“I’m lucky for what my grandmother instilled in me: Don’t think you know it all

Clarence Thomas' American Dream with a little help from his friends

If you live long enough to see your heroes deposed from their former glory by the exposure of long-hidden truths, it can make you feel as though, maybe, you have lived too long

I knew Robert F. Kennedy, and you're no Robert F. Kennedy

During a press event last week at an Upper East Side restaurant, Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that COVID-19 was “targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people.”

Buffalo lawsuit proves social media is the latest in media's history of causing harm

Families of Buffalo Supermarket Shooting Victims Point to Algorithms and Negligence Leading to Anti-Black Violence

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