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A Black Greatness the Mighty Heremakhet The Sphinx (Pt.1)

\"When the white man was running wild and naked, sleeping in holes and caves with rats, bats, animals, and insects...We were navigating the seven seas, weaving cloth, writing calendars, smelting iron, building beautiful cities, embalming our dead, sculpting our images in stone, and building pyramids in Africa.\" Marcus Garvey

City Council Votes to Override Mayoral Veto of Charter Change Legislation to create an office of the Chief Public Safety Director

PHILADELPHIA, March 23, 2023 - City Council voted 15-0 to override a rare mayoral veto of legislation to change the Home Rule Charter to establish a new Office of the Chief Public Safety Director for Philadelphia.

Remembering the Legacy of Linda Richardson, A Women's History Month Salute

Anyone over the age of forty-five should remember something about the old Uptown Theater at Broad and Susquehanna in the heart of North Philadelphia--if you are from Philly and part of an African American family, in particular. I know that Caucasians would enjoy shows at the old Uptown Theater too, but truly it was a venue for the African American community in its heyday.

Praise for Wonderful Dr. Fauci

When a guest at the white-tie Gridiron Club Dinner earlier this month in Washington, D.C. collapsed, hit her head on a table, and fell motionless to the ground, many of the people around her were not sure what to do next.

Basic training without yelling: Army recruits get 2nd chance

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last August, Daysia Holiday decided to try one more time to join the Army.

Distinguishing between a Chinese challenge and a Chinese enemy

Last week, lawmakers from both parties sought to tie TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew personally to the Chinese Communist Party. Despite his pledge to keep safe the data of American users and shield TikTok from foreign manipulation, lawmakers repeatedly asserted that TikTok is a tool of China’s Communist government.

Pennsylvania Commission for Women honors Female Veterans during Women's History Month

HARRISBURG, PA, March 29, 2023 – The Pennsylvania Commission for Women honored Pennsylvania’s female veterans in celebration of Women’s History Month.

Family Dollar enhances youth empowerment resources to Support Teens Advocating for Positive Community Change

ATLANTA--(Black PR Wire) (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Family Dollar announces plans to donate $1.3 million to its ongoing national partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

Don't let press freedom die in the 'Sunshine State,' or anywhere else

Amid his culture war campaign against “woke” liberals, critical race theory, and other bugaboos of the political right, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken his ongoing culture war to an old, reliable political enemy, the media.

Children lost in shooting were 'feisty, a 'shining light'

NASHVILLE (AP) — Details from the rich, full lives of the three adults killed Monday at a Nashville elementary school have emerged quickly in the aftermath, but information on the three 9-year-old children — whose lives ended tragically young — has been slower to publicly surface from a community buried in grief.

American Council of Learned Societies launches HBCU Faculty Fellowship and Grant Program

New Program Will Offer Financial Support, Research Assistance, and Networking Opportunities for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Chemical Spill in Delaware River has Philly residents on their toes

On Sunday, March 26, 2023, I was on the campus of Drexel University, waiting to watch my middle granddaughter as she performed in a dance recital with her dance school. I was out in the lobby area when all of a sudden, my cell phone started buzzing with that special sound that indicates an alert is being sent out. In my head, the first thing I thought before I actually looked down at my phone was that another child had “gone missing” and that it was an Amber Alert. But this time, it wasn’t an Amber Alert. It was an alert warning Philadelphia residents about possible contamination in our drinking water if you are someone who drinks tap water.

Rolling Fork needs to be built back better - not simply rebuilt

This week, Rolling Fork, Mississippi, was virtually erased by a tornado hurling winds of up to 200 miles per hour.

What do race and ethnicity mean? The US government is asking

Nyhiem Way is weary of people conflating African American and Black. Shalini Parekh wants a way for South Asian people to identify themselves differently than East Asians with roots in places like China or Japan. And Byron Haskins wants the U.S. to toss racial and ethnic labels altogether.

How to Deal with Grief

We Affirm That God Is Our Very Help In The Time Of Trouble. Therefore We Praise Him Now And Forever. Amen.

Independence celebrates 20+ years of supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Philadelphia Region

PHILADELPHIA, PA — February 14, 2023 —Independence Blue Cross (Independence) celebrates more than two decades of supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) of the Philadelphia Region and announces a new presenting sponsorship of the RMHC Served With Love program.

Comcast partners with The Hidden Genius Project to help Black male youth acquire digital skills and enter the tech sector

PHILADELPHIA, PA – March 1, 2023 – Comcast NBCUniversal announced a new $2 million grant to The Hidden Genius Project, furthering the company’s longstanding efforts to advance economic mobility through critical digital skills building.

Team Members at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City receive over $10 Million in Bonuses during Town Hall Events, continuing Hard Rock's Legacy of paying bonuses

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., February 21, 2023 – Continuing its legacy of paying bonuses to team members, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City has elated thousands of union and non-union team members with news they will be receiving a share of more than $10 million in bonuses.

Jermaine Dupri, Dallas Austin and Elisabeth Omilami Among List of Honorees at the 5th Annual Pink Awards, An Evening of Black Excellence

Prestigious Honorees Highlighted During Annual Ceremony Celebrating Life and Promoting Awareness

Greene's 'national divorce' would be disaster for the South

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, now a major figure in the House Republican Caucus, is calling for a “national divorce” that would “separate by red states and blue states and shrink the federal government.”

Two notable presidential conversations with Zelensky

The two men most likely to square off for the presidency of the United States next Election Day have held notably different conversations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Toxic disasters attract toxic politics, and Donald Trump

Clarence Page Tribune Content Agency

McClinton voted Pa. speaker; first Black woman to win post

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia State Rep. Joanna McClinton on Tuesday became the first woman to serve as speaker of the Pennsylvania House, ascending to the chamber's top position on the strength of a fresh onevote Democratic majority.

Governor Shapiro appoints Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis Chairman of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency

HARRISBURG, PA, February 28, 2023 – Governor Josh Shapiro announced he is appointing Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis as the Chairman of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD).

An Appeal for Human Rights

Marian Wright Edelman, Founder and President Emerita, Children's Defense Fund (CDF)

Two outstanding events closed out Black History Month NAACP Image Awards & Black Clergy of Philadelphia & Vicinity

Thera Martin theramartin10@gmail.com

Unfinished Business

In the 2nd Chapter of the Old Testament book called Judges, it talks about a generation of the children of Israel who didn't know GOD and the covenant that HE made with their ancestors.

Law Enforcement Summit

On Friday, February 10th a one of a kind summit took place in the City of Chester.

The Cordish Companies' Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia donates $750,000 to Rebuild Philadelphia

For Major Renovation of Murphy Recreation Center in South Philadelphia

Automatic voter registration a sensible first step

This article was published in the Friday, February 17, 2023 edition of ScoopUSA Digital.