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Nonprofits Team Up With City Government To Feed Those In Need During Pandemic

Posted on April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 by Cleves Mefiance Nkie Mongo

Statewide stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of coronavirus are making it even more difficult than usual to find food in Philadelphia. America’s poorest big city already had some of the area’s…

Temple professor assumes leadership role in keeping students informed and engaged

Posted on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 by Cleves Mefiance Nkie Mongo

Temple University professor Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon has drawn praise from colleagues and students for her extra efforts to share information and resources in a time of crisis. Williams-Witherspoon, 61, has been keeping students…

Collective success network providing refurbished laptops for Philadelphia students to take online classes

Posted on April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 by Cleves Mefiance Nkie Mongo

To help low-income students keep up with the new form of instruction amid the coronavirus crisis, the Collective Success Network is providing refurbished laptops to students in the Philadelphia area. The donations…

Some university students say online classes pose new challenges

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Cleves Mefiance Nkie Mongo

Universities in Pennsylvania and many other states have shifted instruction online, but students, including those at Temple University, say they have mixed feelings about this shift. Universities have turned to Zoom and…

Businesses, employees face PR questions and restrictions amid outbreak

Posted on March 20, 2020March 29, 2020 by Cleves Mefiance Nkie Mongo

One of the ways people can maintain contact during social distancing is by consuming news – but not if there’s no way to report it. As businesses shut down and face unprecedented…

Philadelphia food collaborative offers free training workshops for staff and volunteers working in congregate meal settings

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Cleves Mefiance Nkie Mongo

Philadelphia will offer at least ten free training workshops in the coming months to meal servers and staff to help them respond to changes in food service laws. Starting April 1, the…

Philadelphia remains the city of boxing for the younger and older generations

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Cleves Mefiance Nkie Mongo

From several watch parties for last week’s Wilder-Fury boxing match to an array of youth boxing clubs, Philadelphia continues to have a soft spot for boxing. For the recent title fight, Philadelphia…

Temple’s Chinese students concerned about coronavirus, but overall the impact remains small

Posted on February 21, 2020April 28, 2020 by Cleves Mefiance Nkie Mongo

Some Chinese students at Temple University say they are worried about the coronavirus’s effect on their families, but overall the illness’s impact on Temple’s community has been small so far. China sends…

Rain Suppresses Turnout at 7th Annual Anti-Gun Violence Campout in West Kensington

Posted on January 31, 2020April 14, 2020 by Cleves Mefiance Nkie Mongo

A three-day campout in Northeast Philadelphia to promote peace drew few visitors but remained an important ritual for several attendees. The campout for peace is the 7th annual event organized by Operation…

Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Philadelphia Residents Say King’s Dream is Not Yet Fulfilled

Posted on January 24, 2020January 29, 2020 by Cleves Mefiance Nkie Mongo

Philadelphians who attended community services at two local churches during celebrations of Martin Luther King Jr. Day said much remains to be done in terms of unity and equality in American society.

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