Remembering Jerry Mondesire, 'The Voice For the Voiceless'
The former president of the Philadelphia NAACP died Sunday. Now, those knew him best are hoping his legacy outshines any controversy.
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The former president of the Philadelphia NAACP died Sunday. Now, those knew him best are hoping his legacy outshines any controversy.
The reported threat did not list a particular school, but it did claim the supposed act of violence would happen at 2 p.m.
The Democratic National Convention is less than ten months away, and the host committee is confident they'll be ready.
Mondesire's family says he died Sunday at Jefferson Hospital. He was 65.
In the seven days since he's been gone, much has been said about the man who touched the heart of tens of thousands.
Old City Fest returns Sunday October 11th .
Swarthmore College is celebrating the installation of its first African American president Saturday.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Women Against Abuse is kicking off the 8th Annual iPledge Campaign next week.
It's the third pier park opened along the Delaware River in the past six years.
It was a party atmosphere at the Men Can Rally in Love Park, which is short for 'Men Can Prevent Family Violence.'
The Free Library announced its 2016 book selection and the focus is the Civil War.
The big grand opening of the Fillmore in Fishtown will feature a performance from Philadelphia's own Hall & Oates.
Cape May scored big Papal weekend, but there's a lot more to come.
A Bucks County project is about to make a big difference for a poor village in Africa. As Eyewitness News anchor Ukee Washington shows us, the volunteers need just a little more help to get it there.
On the heels of the Pope's visit from Pope Francis, a ribbon cutting today in Northeast Philadelphia for a converted convent that will now provide housing for city's most vulnerable.
Hundreds of thousands lined Ben Franklin Parkway Sunday for the historic Papal Mass.
The crowds at the Francis Festival Grounds ahead of Sunday mass were much larger than the Saturday crowds.
People waited hours Saturday night hoping to catch a glimpse of the Pontiff.
The Pope's first official act in the city of Philadelphia will be to say mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has a roll in the event.
Valley Forge National Historical Park opened its gates to visitors in town for the World Meeting of Families and the Papal visit
Last Sunday, more than 20 youngsters embarked from Baltimore on the spiritual journey like no other.
The record was set on the final day of the conference as attendees -- armed with paintbrushes -- helped make history.
A lot of vendors are trying to make an extra buck this weekend by selling Pope-themed paraphernalia
City officials are responding after reports on KYW Newsradio about homeless people being swept out of Love Park for the Papal visit.
