As we come closer to a legitimate release of a COVID-19 vaccine, enormous challenges must be considered in its administration and distribution. One major challenge is how officials can ensure that African Americans, and other disenfranchised communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus, can trust the proposed vaccine as well as the rigorous […]

By U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans, PA-3 Last month, I released my “Making Housing Matter” plan, which would provide both immediate relief and long-term funding for renter and homeowner aid. We have thousands of renters and homeowners in Philadelphia alone who need help now, and that problem is magnified at the state and national level. The […]

Daryl Bell TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER The Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity are taking the 2020 fall election seriously. On Friday, along with U.S. Rep Dwight Evans (D-3), the 80-member group that features some of the area’s most prominent preachers gave out its endorsements. For president of the United States, the group has decided to […]

by Barbara Sherf A group of 40 seniors residing at Cathedral Village Retirement Community in Roxborough, ranging in age from their 70s through 100s, marched in support of the Biden-Harris ticket on Thursday afternoon. Some with walkers and some with canes, the group chanted in the parking lot and then proceeded to walk north to […]

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — La Salle University students are rethinking how to get out the vote for Election Day. They hosted on Friday a bipartisan panel of elected officials who graduated from La Salle. “There’s going to be a decision made. If you choose not to vote, if you choose not to participate, somebody’s going to […]

Each of us has been affected by the COVID pandemic. Among the hardest hit are the economically vulnerable, including those who are homeless or near-homeless, and those struggling with food insecurity. Even in ordinary times (if such times exist), Philadelphians are working hard and struggling every day to fill their refrigerators or to put roofs […]

Democratic officials and community stakeholders from throughout Philadelphia on Friday called on the U.S. Senate to take up a package of pandemic relief legislation that includes billions to address the affordable housing in the city and nation. But with fewer than 40 days before the November election, the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate is not expected to […]

ABOVE PHOTO: Sen.Harris greets Paulette Beale Harris, owner of Paul Beale’s Florist and her mother, with Rep. Dwight Evans (Photo/Webster Riddick) Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democrats Vice Presidential nominee, came to West Oak Lane to share the vision that she and Joe Biden have for America and to spend some time with her “sisters.” By […]

West Mt. Airy Neighbors’ Quality of Life Committee is launching a series of Zoom conversations over the coming months as part of WMAN’s continuing commitment to building community. Our goal is to inform, inspire and activate. Each 90-minute session consists of a moderated panel discussion followed by interactive conversations with community members taking part. All […]