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Education: English Teacher Aims To Improve Opportunities Inside And Outside The Classroom

April 7, 2017Diamond Jones and

Kayla Conklin currently serves as the department head of the English department at Esperanza Academy Charter High School in West Hunting Park. That title is just one of many she holds at the school, mainly

Business

Germantown: Businessman Joe Martin Carries Out his Vision for a More Idyllic Neighborhood

October 28, 2015pnadmin and

While Germantown still has a need for improvement, the community has come a long way in the past few years. As owner of Acclaim Academy and chairman of the Germantown Special Services District, Joseph Martin

Education

Mantua: Empowerment Program for Girls Plans to Make Debut in West Philly

April 7, 2015Paul Klein

Shanon Skipworth has a saying: “Do not judge me by the color of my skin, the texture of my hair or by the shape I’m in, judge me by what’s inside of me because I

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