Police are searching for a man who they say stole $10,000 worth of merchandise from a Philadelphia K-Mart. The man allegedly disabled the alarm and stole video game systems, laptops and televisions before fleeing in an unknown direction. VIDEO: Read more at theGrio.com RELATED: Cornel West: “Cain Needs To Get Off The Symbolic Crackpipe”
The 16th anniversary of the Million Man March will be held in Philadelphia on the weekend of Oct. 7-9. RELATED: Obama Campaign Launches Website To Address Unfounded Smears Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan will commemorate the occasion by giving a keynote address. The effort will focus on hunger, street violence and political accountability, BET.com reports. […]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania– Former Mayor John F. Street’s actions while serving as the chairman for the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) are being investigated by Federal authorities. Officials say that Street approved contracts to a law firm that his son worked for, accruing the firm millions of dollars. Also read: Top 10 Black Movies That Should Have […]
Philadelphia, PA– A couple in custody for possession of narcotics astounded officers when they found the suspects’ adolescent children in a hotel with drug-filled backpacks. RELATED: 25 reasons we love “Love Jones” Rodney and Senya Saunders were arrested along with 3 others, and police have confiscated 9080 grams of marijuana with a street value of […]
Philadelphia, PA– Police arrested six teenagers at a school in suburban Philadelphia after a video one of them shot showed them beating a 13-year-old boy, tossing him in a tree and then hanging him from a wrought-iron fence by the hood of his coat.
PHILADELPHIA-Tom Burlington, a former reporter for Fox News 29 in Philadelphia is suing his ex-employer for firing him after he used the N-Word at a meeting after a symbolic burial of the N-Word. Burlington, who is white claims that there is a double standard given that other African American co-workers used the word and were […]
PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia police have identified a young woman who may be the third victim of the Kensington strangler, and have released enhanced footage of the man police think may be connected to these crimes.
PHILADELPHIA – A new outdoor exhibit is opening in the city’s historic district after years of protests, research and debate about how to balance the stories of the nation’s battle for independence with its history of slavery.
Philadelphia (AP) – A federal appeals court is hearing arguments concerning the sentence of death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal (moo-MEE’-ah AH’-boo jah-MAHL’). Hundreds of Abu-Jamal supporters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Philadelphia as the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday over instructions given during his 1982 trial. The U.S. Supreme Court […]
A transgender prostitute, Herman Burton, also known as Peaches is charged with murder and arson after a 49-year-old married father of three, Patrick Michael Brady, an alleged customer of hers/his. Philly.com reports. Police officials announced that a transgender prostitute named Herman Burton had been charged with beating and strangling Brady inside Room 812 at the […]
