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Keeping Black Family Gatherings Safe During a Dangerous Cookout Season

This is the season when family reunions fill church parking lots, when block parties spill onto Girard Avenue and Ridge, when cousins who have not seen each other since last August reach for the same serving spoon their aunt has used since before they were born. It is also this year the season in which Pennsylvania was added to the list of states caught up in a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a detail that turns an abstract public health notice into something much closer to home.

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Summer-sational!

As jammin’ July comes to an exhilarating close in Philadelphia (think momentous like America’s 250th birthday, FIFA World Cup, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game), the August breeze waits in the wings. From mural dedications to hot salsa, here are some free or low-cost events, festivals, attractions, and activities to usher in the new month and plan your next adventure.

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“If our country becomes better, many Nigerians in diaspora would move back home”

When Rukky left Nigeria for the United Kingdom in 2022 with his wife and children, he imagined new opportunities, financial stability, and a brighter future. What he did not expect was over a month spent in an Airbnb, thousands of pounds disappearing before they even found a home, and the reality that in Britain, having money is not always enough; sometimes, it is the process that matters most.

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