"Black history is history and it’s a history that everybody should know," Ebele Azikiwe, 12, of Cherry Hill on a bill to require schools to teach about the contributions of African Americans.
"Black history is history and it’s a history that everybody should know," Ebele Azikiwe, 12, of Cherry Hill on a bill to require schools to teach about the contributions of African Americans.
The owner of the Glen Riddle apartment complex says the construction project’s snug fit between buildings in the 124-unit complex raises safety concerns.
The owner of the Glen Riddle apartment complex says the construction project’s snug fit between buildings in the 124-unit complex raises safety concerns.
The Yevoli’s plight might seem extraordinary, but probably not rare. U.S. Catholic school enrollment has been plummeting for decades, from more than 5 million in the 1960s to 1.7 million this year.
Pennsylvania is seeing the coronavirus spread at both small and large gatherings, according to Michael Huff, the director of testing and contact tracing.
In Pennsylvania, 52% of households with children are “not very confident” they will be able to afford needed food over the next four weeks. In New Jersey, the number is 55%.
The president scuttled plans to attend the GOP-run state Senate hearing in person, but told lawmakers by phone the “election was rigged” while a room filled with supporters chanted his name.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, alcohol was banned at Pennsylvania bars Wednesday night and Temple University’s Saturday football game, its season finale, was canceled.
“The commonwealth is in a precarious place right now,” Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf said at a news briefing. “We need to make sure that we’re doing everything we can to save lives.”
“We’ve given people plenty of warnings that they should have Thanksgiving meals with their household members only,” Farley said. “You don’t want to spread COVID to your elderly grandmother."
Khaleaf Sistrunk, who was gunned down near the Clothespin sculpture in Center City last week, had been shot at many times since testifying in a murder trial in 2019, his family said.
Xavier Johnson was 17 when police say he stabbed Renee Gilyard, 64, to death in her East Germantown home. Two weeks earlier, they say, he fatally stabbed 20-year-old Jimmy Mao.
“Our schools have collectively dealt with racism, inequity and biases when it comes to our schools’ oversight, expansion and renewal opportunities,” said Naomi Johnson Booker, a leader of the group.
by Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA and Ese Olumhense of Spotlight PA
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