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FunTimes Friday: Breast Cancer Survivor Shout Out Recap

FunTimes WriterOctober 21, 2020December 10, 202407 mins

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To honor the survivors, lives lost and people affected by the disease, on October 16th, 2020, FunTimes themed it’s FunTimes Friday event ‘Breast Cancer Survivor Shout Out.’ This event was hosted by Reverend Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, the President of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, who engaged panelists Armenta L. Washington, Research Coordinator Senior at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, Kelsey Spielman, Licensed Genetic Center at the Basser Center for BRCA at Penn Medicine and Co-Founders of Breast Cancer nonprofit ‘Praise is the Cure’ Anita T. Connor and Kerri Connor Matchett

Embracing Online Meditation to Relieve Emotional Distress

FunTimes WriterOctober 17, 2020December 10, 202407 mins

Philadelphians’ are using weekly online guided meditation via Meetup.com to find relief from intensified levels of stress and anxiety caused by the Covid 19 pandemic. I learned from my Saturday night session it works.

#ENDSARS, #ENDSWAT and Nigeria’s Role in the Global Fight for Black Lives

FunTimes WriterOctober 16, 2020December 10, 202408 mins

The world watches Nigeria as its youth leads a revolution.

Celebrating Equatorial Guinea on Independence Day

FunTimes WriterOctober 12, 2020December 10, 202403 mins

Happy Independence Day, Equatorial Guinea! Today, October 12th, this Central African country gained independence from Spain. Join us in celebrating the country with 7 unique facts. Let’s jump right in!

Celebrating Cuba’s Resistance on Independence Day

FunTimes WriterOctober 10, 2020December 10, 202404 mins

Today we are celebrating Cuba’s independence day. This Caribbean country gained independence on October 10th, 1902 from Spain. The milestone did not come easy, and was a culmination of a 10 year war, with over 200,000 lives lost, and a US intervention that lasted for 3 years.
(A street in Cuba)

Exploring Uganda on Independence Day

FunTimes WriterOctober 9, 2020December 10, 202404 mins

On Ugandan Independence Day, FunTimes takes a journey inside the history, struggles, jewels and tribulations that exist in the country.

Black Media as a Community Resource Event Recap

FunTimes WriterOctober 8, 2020December 10, 202408 mins

On Friday, October 2nd, FunTimes hosted its biweekly FunTimes Friday event. This event’s theme was ‘Black Professional Discussion: Black Media as a Community Resource,’ and explored strategies for communities to expand their reach through partnering with Black media.

Lesotho Independence Day

FunTimes WriterOctober 4, 2020December 10, 202403 mins

Happy Independence Day, Lesotho! Today, October 4th, 1966, this Southern African country gained independence from the British. We are celebrating by highlighting 10 unique facts about Lesotho. Let’s jump right in!

Truth and Redistribution: How to fix the racial wealth gap, end plutocracy, and build Black power.

FunTimes WriterOctober 3, 2020December 10, 2024025 mins

In a nutshell, our racial dilemma is grounded in a political, economic, and identity-based devaluing of Black lives that has persisted ever since the first enslaved African arrived in Jamestown in 1619. The ensuing history of the United States is built on both racial and economic injustice, two related but distinct problems. These racial and economic injustices, while entrenched, can be addressed.

Guinea Independence Day

FunTimes WriterOctober 2, 2020December 10, 202403 mins

Happy Independence Day, Guinea! Today, October 2nd, 1958, this resource rich West African country gained independence from the French. We are exploring this abundant country. Join us!