The historic ‘Black Wall Street’ will rise again as “Jackson Square” on N. 6th Street in Harrisburg, PA
“It’s where a lot of prominent black entertainers and people in the community came to spend money.”
McCoy brothers team up to tackle blight by renovating N. 6th Street in Harrisburg, PA
Football brothers LeRon and LeSean McCoy are renovating 1000 N. 6th St.—at the corner of Boas Street—into a five-unit, market-rate apartment building, with additional retail or community space.
They also have plans to purchase the Jackson Hotel and then build a new, larger, market-rate apartment building next to it at the corner of N. 6th and Herr streets.
Lancaster, PA teacher jailed in Egypt for Facebook posts critical of government – Son pleads to Trump
A 13-year-old Pennsylvania teen is asking for President Trump’s help in freeing his mother from an Egyptian prison.
Reem Mohammed El-Desoky remains imprisoned for criticizing the Egyptian military dictator, Al-Sisi, and his regime on social media platforms. El-Desoky was an administrator of Facebook pages that criticized the ruling regime in Egypt as well. All of her pages were deleted after her arrest.
Did PA Gov. Tom Wolf convert to Islam?
Governor Tom Wolf has recently been accused of Christianophobia and was spotted in photographs praising Allah.
Philadelphia cop shooter was ‘forbidden’ from owning guns
The crazed gunman who shot six police in Philadelphia Wednesday – 34 year old Maurice Hill – has a “violent history” and is forbidden to possess firearms. Hill has a long criminal record dating back to 2001.
Vigil for fallen stop sign appears in Middletown, PA
Folks are now taking matters into their own hands to restore the dignity and function of the sign.
The story of who placed the balloon is the million dollar question.
PA’s second lady signals support for MAGA prison reform movement with Kim Kardashian West
Kim praised the hard work of Ivanka Trump and Kushner, who she says fought to get her where she is now. Not only did Kim Kardashian West actually praise the conservative administration, she openly thanked the president for helping her find her passion for law.
Did U.S. women’s soccer team hail Hitler at Holocaust museum?
The image of the players portrayed at the Holocaust Museum incited controversy coming off the heels of the women’s high profile protest of the U.S. National Anthem during the World Cup.
The scene is also reminiscent of controversy stirred up by the UK men’s team this year. A UK soccer player had to be educated about Nazis after making an ignorant Hitler salute.
Bald eagle’s comeback during President Trump’s administration
The bald eagle’s rebound is directly related to environmental improvements. Eagles depend on good water, riparian forest quality and fish availability.
Speaking from the White House, President Trump blasted the “Green New Deal,” and said his administration is working diligently to improve the environment.
PA Lt. Gov. Fetterman incited “chaos” on Senate floor as Democrat caucus staged protest, shouting match
The Senate Democrat caucus staged a walk off of the floor briefly before reentering the room to continue shouting opposition to the bill, including Lt. Gov. John Fetterman who also chose to leave the rostrum with Democrats that attempted to sabotage the vote. State Senate President Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson) took the gavel from Fetterman to put the vote in motion.
– Sen. Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-Centre) called for a “point of order,” and a shouting match ensued.
– Corman later pointed blame at Fetterman for not intervening and said his job was to enforce the rules and not be a “partisan hack.” He added that it was the “worst day in the Senate” since he’s been there.
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