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Month: September 2018

Amateur Sports

Mantua: Despite Lack Of Funding, Miles Mack Recreation Center Continues On

September 26, 2018 Taylor Allen and Kaicey Baylor 0

Khadijah Muhammad, the on-site supervisor at the Miles Mack Recreation center, prepared about three dozen hot dogs for neighborhood children after school on Friday, Sept. 14. Every day, she makes lunch for children that come […]

Government

Wynnefield: Protests Occur As Philadelphia Names Street After Former Mayor

September 25, 2018 Hadiyah Weaver 0

Former Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode Sr. was recently honored as protesters rallied against the city naming a street in Goode’s honor on the 2400 block of North 59th Street. Throughout the ceremony, protestors chanted, […]

Arts and Entertainment

Immigration: Alphabet Book Announced At Philadelphia’s Welcoming Week

September 21, 2018 Christopher Malo 0

A new alphabet book designed to promote insight into immigration was announced Friday, Sept. 14, at the kick-off of Philadelphia’s Welcoming Week, a weeklong event meant to forge dialogue between immigrants, non-immigrants, refugees and native […]

Education

Immigration Law: Glancing At History

September 19, 2018 Means George 0

President Donald Trump’s dedication to enacting a travel ban was finally approved by the Supreme Court on June 26 after the administration’s third revision of the policy finally passed in a 5-4 vote. It may […]

Featured Stories

Immigration: Symbol Lai Helps Direct The City Of Philadelphia’s Position On Immigration

September 18, 2018 Grace Shallow 0

Symbol Lai (above, far left) is the deputy director in the city’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA), which was formerly known under Mayor Michael Nutter as the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant and Multicultural Affairs. OIA […]

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Immigration: St. Maron’s Church Brings Together Middle Eastern Immigrants For Prayer And Community

September 17, 2018 Roberts Jennifer 0

On Sunday mornings at St. Maron’s Church, congregants listen as Father Vince Farhat leads the liturgy, and afterward congregants come to the church hall for coffee and pastries. St. Maron’s has existed in South Philadelphia as […]

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Culture: Yellow Rage Explores Asian-American Experiences With Poetry

September 14, 2018 Roberts Jennifer 0

Catzie Vilayphonh, 37, and Michelle Myers, 46, known as the poetry duo Yellow Rage, met and penned their first poem together at a writing workshop at Asian Arts Initiative in 2000. The poem, “I’m a Woman Not a […]

Crime

Immigration: The History Of ICE And The Controversy

September 13, 2018 Means George and Jennifer Roberts 0

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE, has recently found itself at the center of national discussions surrounding immigration policy. Locally, Philadelphia’s ICE Field Office, which is the most aggressive in […]

Featured Stories

Immigration: NSC Board Member Michele Hangley Discusses NSC Services, Refugees And ICE

September 12, 2018 Dylan Long 0

Michele Hangley is a lawyer and a litigation shareholder at the law firm Hangley Aronchick. She is also a board member at the Nationalities Service Center, a local organization which provides various services to immigrants and refugees […]

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Immigration: The Welcoming Center For New Pennsylvanians Assists Those New To Philadelphia

September 11, 2018 Dylan Long 0

The Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that seeks to help those in need, including immigrants and refugees, with improving their lives and socioeconomic status. Philadelphians who are foreign born often find […]

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