The AKA Cotillion is all about the Debutantes! But I love this photo of the Escorts! A positive image of young black men, the best and brightest from South Jersey. Thanks Jeffrey Barnes for capturing this photo.
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Melanie Burney
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Melanie Burney
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Education reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer based in South Jersey, [email protected]
- Camden schools superintendent Katrina McCombs has announced that the district will impose a 2-week mandatory mask requirement for students and staff when the district reopens Jan 3 from the holiday break. Philadelphia schools took the same action last week.
- Protesters chanting outside the home of Edward Matthews, the South Jersey man captured on video in a racist rant. They just set up a speaker in front of his home. Looks like they plan to be here for awhile. Follow story @PhillyInquirer
00:00 - Let the celebrations begin! Eagles fans are spilling on Broad Street in Center City. They're honking car horns and high fiving each other.
00:00 - The Smith family leaving NJ lottery headquarters. They have hired 2 lawyers, money manager and an accountant.
- So this happened @PhillyInquirer where I am a reporter. I'm embarrassed and the paper should be, too. This headline is offensive and insensitive to what is happening around the country. No excuses. #DiversityMatters #NABJ #blackjournalistsi had to see it for myself. Unbelievable.
- A South Jersey man taunted people to show up at his home after a racist rant. Protesters demonstrated for hours until the man was arrested on bias charges. @RealDLHughley @rolandsmartin @wkamaubell
- The Smith family plans to split lottery winnings Eight ways. They took $284 million cash option.They plan to give 10 percent to church.
- An update on former NJ Police Chief charged with hate crimes @rolandsmartin @CharlesMBlow @wkamaubell @ShaunKing philly.com/philly/news/ne…
- Senior Nasir Randolph, 17, helped organize student sit-in at Washington Twp High over racial problems at Gloucester County school.
00:00 - Camden Teachers Union Prez @KeithEricBenson is walking to Trenton over three-days to draw attention to Camden’s schools, facing a $27M budget deficit. Follow story @phillydotcom
00:00 - An update on the former NJ police chief accused of hate charges. @rolandsmartin @shaunking @CharlesMBlow
- Funeral director LeRoy Wooster didn’t want Vietnam veteran Peter Turnpu to be buried alone. He planned and paid for his funeral and invited the public to come. More than 1,000 people showed up.
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