Danielle Outlaw Becomes Philadelphia’s First Black Woman Police Commissioner
Philadelphia has hired Danielle Outlaw, previously the police chief of Portland, Oregon, as its first black woman police commissioner...
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Meek Mill Donates Thousands of Backpacks and School Supplies to Philadelphia Students
Meek Mill teamed up with PUMA to donate more than 500 backpacks filled with school items to students at his old elementary school....
DanceLogic Teaches Girls Dance and Computer Coding
DanceLogic, a unique S.T.E.A.M. program that combines dance and computer coding leads to the development of original choreography and performance with a unique twist....
Millennial Moves: Danielle Jeter is Building a Tribe of Women in Media in Philly
Philadelphia native Danielle Jeter has created a platform to prepare women to work and lead in the fields of media, entertainment, and art....
How Many Black Male Teachers Did You Have Growing Up?
Vincent Cobb II and Rashiid Coleman are the founders behind The Black Male Educators Convening, an organization and yearly conference on a mission to triple...
What Philly Is Doing to Blacken the Green Rush, and More Black Business News
How black entrepreneurs can get in on the Green Rush in Philadelphia plus more black business news from around the country...
What’s All the Starbucks Fuss About? [Opinion]
As an attorney who has defended and prosecuted hundreds of cases, I’ve learned that there is always more than one side to every story. Let’s...
A White Teacher Admits ‘It’s Not Just Starbucks.’ Teachers Also Need Racial Bias Training
Understanding that we've all been socialized in an anti-black American society is probably a first step toward addressing biased thinking....
Crate & Barrel’s New Designers: Public School Students from Philly
When my niece got married several years ago, I learned that Crate & Barrel was one of her go-to stores. Now, she may be purchasing...
College Teaches Young Men a Trade—and Helps Them Avoid Debt
I recently learned about a school that I wish I’d known about years ago: Williamson College of the Trades. If you know of a young...