Self Portrait by Tieshka Smith TIESHKA SMITH is a Philadelphia-based photographer, visual storyteller and blogger. Her body [...]
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The #BlackBald Podcast with Solomon and Jay
Solomon Jones and Jay McCalla talk politics on Praise 107.9 HD2 every Thursday at 11 am EST. [...]
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The Team
Solomon Jones Solomon in North Philly (Photo by Jessica Griffin) AWARD WINNING columnist, critically-acclaimed novelist, husband of one, [...]
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Keisha Williams is at peace. We are not
SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, a carjacked vehicle spun out of control and struck Keisha Williams, three of her children [...]
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Black fathers can stop gun violence
AS JULY approaches, Philadelphia's streets will bear the telltale signs of summer. We'll see fireworks and water [...]
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Watch your kids so I don’t have to
A COUPLE of weeks ago, I found myself at 30th Street Station, eating a pretzel and drinking some [...]
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Real help for girls of color
DENISE CLAY made an impassioned plea for black girls in her column titled For colored girls whose [...]
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For colored girls whose needs have been ignored
If you’ve been watching television news here in Philadelphia over the last two weeks, you’ve probably seen [...]
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Report: Black kids face more preschool suspensions
AS A BLACK FATHER, my concerns for my children are much the same as those of other [...]
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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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Dear Black Boys: A word on Jordan Davis
Dear Black Boys: I pray that one day we can say with a conscious mind, “It's okay. You're [...]
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How murder tears families apart
I’LL NEVER forget the night my wife and I walked out of Einstein Hospital after visiting a [...]
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