WHEN I WAS 18 and trying to win a college scholarship, I used to work out with [...]
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Lupita Nyong’o and the color barrier
ON SUNDAY night, as Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o climbed the stairs to accept her Academy Award, her [...]
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Why do we need Hollywood to approve Lupita Nyong’o?
Question of the Day: Lupita Nyong'o won an Oscar last night and now the secret of her beauty [...]
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Dead body a bad sign for Parking Authority
IT SEEMS that a slew of recent snowstorms covered everything in Philadelphia, including Nadia Malik, 22, whose [...]
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Spike Lee gentrification rant hits home
WHEN SPIKE LEE went on a profanity-laced tirade about the racial injustice of gentrification, he was not [...]
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She’s been betrayed by family
Dear Housewife: How do you continue to love when you have been betrayed by family members, in many [...]
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We’re having snow…You’re having babies.
THE CONSEQUENCES of our snowy winter will show up nine months from now, and when they do, [...]
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Demolition Spurs Gentrification in Philadelphia
WHEN COLUMBIA Avenue was Jump Street, and Ridge Avenue was a vital commercial artery that snaked through [...]
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Your ex is a tax cheat…with your child
Question of the Day: You’re divorced and your ex is a tax cheat claiming your child on their [...]
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Solomon Jones reads from The Bridge
THE BRIDGE OPENS with Kenya Brown, a little girl from the projects who is dealing with much [...]
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She kept calling me Daddy
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article concerns adolescent sexual and mental health issues, and may not be suitable for small [...]
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I saw Trayvon and Jordan in his eyes
USUALLY WHEN I photograph children, they smile at the camera. They light up, pose, and glam it [...]
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