By Danielle Nelson
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Education in FrancisvilleNational Liberty Museum Hosts Year-end Celebration of Young Heroes Outreach Program at Girard College
Chants echoed throughout Girard College’s gymnasium on Saturday, June 4. The words “Young Heroes, thank you,” were just some of the chants that rang out as students and teachers from…
Danielle Nelson | 06/15/2016 -
Features in FrancisvilleUhuru Furniture Providing Couches and Community in North Philly
For many people in Philadelphia, Ikea, Raymour & Flanigan and Ashley Furniture Stores are merely an afterthought. Instead, some turn to Uhuru Furniture Store at 832 N. Broad St., which…
Danielle Nelson | 05/06/2016 -
Community in North CentralResidents Voice Concerns Over Proposed Zoning Code Changes at 32nd Ward RCO Meeting
Emotions overflowed at the 32nd Ward Registered Community Organization meeting last week, as residents voiced their concerns over proposals to change the Philadelphia Zoning Code for land use in their neighborhood.…
Danielle Nelson | 03/28/2016 -
Community in HarrowgateProm Boutique: Young Ladies from Rizzo and Harrowgate PAL Centers Shop for Free Prom Attire
The line continually grew as teenage girls patiently waited in the dressing room for their chance in front of a mirror. When they finally did, many saw themselves adorned in…
Danielle Nelson | 03/18/2016 -
Family in Spring GardenJust Us Books: African American Children’s Book Fair at CCP
Books, books and more books, but it wasn’t in a library. Instead, the gymnasium at the Community College of Philadelphia hosted the 24th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair, where…
Danielle Nelson | 02/12/2016