Ho Ho Ho Holiday Spending – Opinion Piece
We are in the midst of the holiday season and we are being bombarded with commercials urging us to spend, spend, spend in spite of the ongoing pandemic and the dismal economic outlook for many Americans.
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Collaborating Around COVID-19: Questions and Answers
The acting Physician General, Dr. Denise A. Johnson, recently held a community editorial meeting with Philadelphia area Black publishers. Here are the questions and answers discussed during the event.
Collaborating Around COVID-19
The acting Physician General, Dr. Denise A. Johnson, recently held a community editorial meeting with Philadelphia area Black publishers. Dr. Johnson took this initiative to speak directly to the trusted messengers of the community to provide an update on the COVID pandemic and vaccine information directly to our community for a better understanding of the still-evolving knowledge on COVID-19 health impacts, which disproportionally affected people of color
The Command: An Opinion Piece
The storm had been billed as a nor’easter, though I have never been clear about exactly what a nor’easter is. For about 24 hours there were periods of pounding rain and significant winds.
Caring for a Premature Baby: What Parents Need to Know
On this World Prematurity Day, learn more about how preterm birth affects Black women differently, and how to care for your premature baby once they’re finally able to go home with you and your family.
Build Back Better Act Event Recap
FunTimes partnered with the National Wildlife Federation to create awareness about environmental wellness endeavors that community members can utilize to save lives and stimulate the economy.
COVID Vaccine Mitigation Roundtable Discussion Event Recap Part II
On Thursday, October 28th, at 2:00 pm EST, FunTimes Magazine partnered with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and various media stakeholders to host the COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Roundtable, led by Dr. Denise A. Johnson
China: Africa’s Next Colonial Masters or Beneficial Business Partners?
China, a country that developed its economy from Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), has turned its focus towards high investment in Africa. This phenomenon has raised eyebrows among former colonialists and caused global thought leaders to question the motive of China’s investment
COVID Vaccine Mitigation Roundtable Discussion Event Recap Part I
On Thursday, October 28th at 2:00 pm EST, FunTimes Magazine partnered with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and various media stakeholders to host a COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Roundtable, led by Dr. Denise A. Johnson.
We Are Family!
“You live in huts in the jungle, and you don’t know Jesus because you practice hoodoo and voodoo stuff.” I had just settled into a chair in a Senegalese braid shop in Center City, Philadelphia when this ignorant sanctimony penetrated the shop’s calm.