1+ week, 5+ day ago   (504+ words) Steven Ragsdale reflects on the historic importance of literacy in Black communities and warns that declining reading habits, fueled by screens and instant access to information, could weaken curiosity and critical thinking. — Nappy.co Our ancestors fought for the right…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (403+ words) She was about to be taken away, a slave, a prisoner. Did she know that shackles would make her wrists ache, that they’d always be too tight? Her home, her children, what else went through a newly-incarcerated Black woman’s mind…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (552+ words) Ready-Set-School at Please Touch Museum. — courtesy Please Touch Museum Rickey Smiley. — courtesy Rivers Casino Philadelphia When: Wednesdays through Aug. 26 from 5-7 p.m. Where: various locations including Dilworth Park, 1 S. 15th St. When: Wednesday, Aug. 19 4-6 p.m. Where: ACHIEVEability, 5901 Market St. When:…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (479+ words) Some shows you watch. Others shape you. "A Different World" did both. It gave us one of our first real glimpses into life at an HBCU, where Black excellence, growth, struggle and purpose all coexisted. It wasn't just entertainment; it…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (915+ words) As Philadelphia families prepare for the new school year, organizations across the city are helping ease the cost of school supplies by providing free backpacks to students. The giveaways also come as health experts warn that improperly fitted or overloaded…...

2+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (150+ words) A weather phenomenon known as microbursts caused downed trees, collapsed roofs and flash flooding damage in the Philadelphia region on Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, at least four microbursts with 60 to 70 mph winds occurred in the area from…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (672+ words) For years, Shanda McManus survived by refusing to stop moving. At 14, she planned her mother’s funeral after ovarian cancer stole her away at just 33 years old. Three years later, she buried her grandmother. Then, during her first semester of medical…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (637+ words) Zaahirah Bailey returned from Ghana with a renewed sense of purpose shaped by service. When 16-year-old Zaahirah Bailey returned from Ghana this month, she brought back more than memories, she carried a renewed sense of purpose shaped by service, resilience…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (370+ words) That promise remains unfinished. To stand on Bennett’s campus was to witness the power of educational persistence — generations of women who insisted on learning, leadership and achievement even when the nation offered them unequal schools, unequal resources and unequal expectations....

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (781+ words) WDAS-FM personality Patty Jackson, at podium, with Mayor Cherelle Parker, left, discusses this season’s entertainment lineup for Dell Music Center in North Philadelphia on Monday. —THOMAS WILLIAM BLACKWELL VIA FACEBOOK Black Americans only represent around 7% of the nation’s tech workforce....