2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (582+ words) Hundreds of people gathered Friday for this year's Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party outside the African American Museum in Philadelphia, an event that also served as the kickoff to two weeks of Welcome America festivities coinciding with the nation's 250th anniversary, known…...

14+ hour, 11+ min ago  (738+ words) A Haiti fan cheers before the World Cup Group C soccer match between Haiti and Scotland in Foxborough, Mass. , near Boston on Saturday. One of the most anticipated FIFA World Cup 2026 matches takes place Friday at Lincoln Financial Field, where…...

14+ hour, 11+ min ago  (663+ words) Former President Barack Obama speaks Thursday during the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. When the Obama Presidential Center opens Friday on Chicago's South Side, visitors will find more than exhibits chronicling the presidency of Barack Obama....

21+ hour, 11+ min ago  (559+ words) "Wake up, everybody, No more sleepin' in bed No more backward thinkin'. Time for thinkin' ahead The world has changed so very much from what it used to be. There is so much hatred, war and poverty. The world won't…...

21+ hour, 11+ min ago  (352+ words) This Juneteenth, I will stand at the Hermitage and help celebrate Black music. The Hermitage was Andrew Jackson's plantation outside Nashville. I want to be honest about how strange that is. So I know something about awkward ground. And we…...

21+ hour, 11+ min ago  (274+ words) Leola Patrick Wallace, an entrepreneur and model, died Sunday, June 7. She was 99. She was born March 25, 1927, to Lonnie D. Patrick Sr. and Ruth Johnston Patrick. She was the second of seven children of a schoolteacher mother and a father who worked…...

21+ hour, 11+ min ago  (303+ words) This is an economic engine, not just for the south side of Chicago " most certainly here, but it's going to be an engine for the city and the region. It's going to be a beacon of hope to the world…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (877+ words) ATLANTA " Georgia's Republican legislative leaders on Wednesday rejected Gov. Brian Kemp's call to redraw congressional and legislative districts during a special session, citing concerns about moving too quickly after a U. S. Supreme Court decision weakened federal Voting Rights Act protections for…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (168+ words) Linda D. Holmes phillytrib. com Linda D. Holmes passed away on April 30, 2026. A memorial service will be held on June 24, 2026, at 10: 00 a. m. , at The African Episcopal Church of Saint Thomas, 6361 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19151. Inurnment is in the Geraldine B. Wood Columbarium of the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (388+ words) A rendering of the mural of the late Philadelphia basketball legend'Clarence 'Eggy' Tillman featured on the court at Ralph Brooks Park in South Philadelphia." MURAL ARTS PHILADELPHIA' Dozens gathered at Ralph Brooks Park in South Philadelphia to celebrate a new…...