The Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists Black Vigilance
By Layla JonesThe National Association of Black Journalists, now located in Washington, D.C., got its start in Philadelphia in 1973 by the f…
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Mitnaul Leads National Society of Black Engineers
By Layla JonesStephen Mitnaul always knew he wanted to be an engineer. What else would a kid gifted in math and science aspire to? But it wa…
Tomas Varela and NExT Support Black Millennials
By Tomas Varela,President of NExT Philadelphia, sums up a dichotomy of being a civic-minded Black person in Philadelphia.“We have the burden…
NBMBAA Promotes Career Development
By Layla JonesOn May 17 in a dimly lit Old City lounge, some of the city’s finest Black professional organizations linked up for a quarterly…
The Alliance of Black Social Workers is Open to All
If there is such thing as anOG (Someone who has been around, old school, and is highly skilled in a particular area.) in the world of social…
The Laff House Brings Positivity, Laughter, and Joy
By Ayana JonesThe world is full of artistic and creative genres such as music, theatre, visual arts, literature, and more, including the gen…
James Mitchell Uses Food to Build Community
By Rayna WeddingtonJames Mitchell became a vegetarian at age 21and has been on a journey of eating good and
feeling good for about 40 years …
The Beech Scholarship Fund
The Beech Scholarship Fund is positively impacting the lives of young people who are furthering their education.The fund recently provided m…
Connecting Ghana and Jamaica
You are from Ghana? Our people came from there,” the old man said to me. I sat down on the ground next to him and a group of young men sitti…
Artist to Watch Phenomenal Phyno
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With his trade mark beards, impressive swag and a song reverberating with lyricsflowing in his mother t…