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Black Power Visits Camden NJ

On Thursday January 11, the African-American Commission Inc and the Pan-African Patriots Alliance partnered to present a lecture at the Camden campus of the Camden County College featuring former Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee organizer and leader Mukasa Dada known in the ‘60’s as Willie Ricks….

Business, News

State of North Broad

“The geographical center of Philadelphia lies at the corner of Broad and Erie,” as a brother from the Leon Sullivan Community board so aptly reminded a small group of attendees as we departed this year’s North Broad Renaissance (NBR) Fundraiser event. The NBR has a…

News, Sports

Dear Kaep!

Dear Colin Kaepernick, You are an American hero. Take your place beside Ida B Wells, Malcolm and Muhammed Ali.  As your courage shines light on inequity, your words call us to enact the America of our dreams. In the land of the free and the…

Business, News

And Still We Rise…. Building Bridges to The Next Generation: Urban Affairs Coalition Hosts 48th Anniversary Breakfast

The Urban Affairs Coalition hosted its 48th Anniversary Breakfast at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Annually the breakfast brings together community leaders and organizations that strive to improve Philadelphia every day. This year over 800 guests, all decision makers in business, government, education and grassroots communities…

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The State of the Black Diaspora

I am because we are, we are because our ancestors were tirelessly, unfathomably strong. We are one. The Black Diaspora stretches across the globe, residing anywhere people of direct African descent make their homes. From the depths of the Congo in the heart of Africa…

Education, News

Cheyney Weathers The Storm

On November 20th Cheyney University administrators, alumni, HBCU advocates and activists heaved a huge sigh of relief as the venerable university, the oldest institution of higher learning for African-Americans in the nation, was granted a reprieve and given another year of accreditation by the Middle…