Ruth Louise Brazington Chandler Celebrates Her 100th Birthday
Philadelphia, PA – Ruth Louise Brazington Chandler was born in Philadelphia on December 3, 1919. On Sunday December 8, her son Mark and daughter Stephanie, her grandchildren, their St Thomas Episcopal Church family, neighbors, extended family and friends gave her a surprise 100th birthday party….
Feeding One Thousand
Thank You Governor Wolf
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.26.6″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.26.6″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.26.6″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.26.6″] Thank You Governor Wolf by Junious Stanton On Monday, November 25th the Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaffirmed the full accreditation of Cheyney University. This means the university is in good standing with the regional accreditation agency…
Philly Kappas Donate To Cheyney and Lincoln Universities
Bill Pickett Rodeo Celebrates 35th Anniversary
Juneteenth 2019 Recap!
Philadelphia, PA – As part of the forth annual Philadelphia Juneteenth celebration the whole of 52nd Street in West Philadelphia has been officially renamed and rededicated to Muhammad Ali. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenny Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, Councilman David Oh, Congressman Dwight Evens, Minister Rodney Muhammad…
Nile Swim Club Grand Opening
Philadelphia, PA – The historic Nile Swim Club in Yeadon Pennsylvania reopened over the Memorial Day weekend with a full itinerary of family oriented events for current members and designed to attract new members to the venerable swimming club. The day long weekend events were…
PASSHE Chancellor Greenstein Comes to Cheyney
Cheyney, PA – Daniel Greenstein the Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education visited Cheyney on April 26th to share his vision for the direction of Pennsylvania’s higher education system and its fourteen state owned universities. According to Greenstein the system needs to…
Pilgrimage to Point Comfort Virginia to Honor the Ancestors
Point Comfort, VA – Dr. Molefi K. Asante and his MKA Institute for Afrocentric Studies sponsored a trip to Point Comfort in Virginia Saturday April 26. Entitled 400 Witnesses for 400 Years the pilgrimage left from the institutes’ headquarters to travel by motor coach to Hampton Virginia’s Fort Monroe and…
Why We Should Support the Cheyney Resurgence
Cheyney, PA – The African Institute was the first institution of higher learning for African-Americans in this naton. Later renamed the Institute for Colored Youth, ICY was the result of a bequeathal of $10,000 from Society of Friends member and prosperous silversmith Richard Humphreys. Humphreys…
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