It was clear in the early 1800s that Schuylkill County’s coal deposits were going to become big business. Investors like Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia banker and one of the richest men in the world, ...

Girard College held its 30th annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service on Monday, January 20, 2025. The ...

This is the 30th year that Global Citizen has organized the event, which was attended by a number of Philadelphia city ...

Hundreds of volunteers gathered at Girard College on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to participate in the Greater MLK Day of Service.

Monday was filled with activities across Philadelphia commemorating the life of the late civil rights leader the Rev. Martin ...

The greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of service is the largest event of its kind in the whole country. This year ...

Learley and Curtis McAllister were 12 and 9 years old, respectively, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech outside ...

The day ends at 3 p.m. with the annual Girard College tribute concert. More details on the event, service opportunities and events at Eastern State Penitentiary and the African American Museum in ...

Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19106, 🌐 amrevmuseum.org More than 100 children will honor Dr. King through song during two free concerts at Swarthmore College and Our Mother of Good Counsel parish, ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Philadelphia 76ers will partner with Comcast Spectacor to build a new arena in South Philadelphia and ...

Alejars served on the board for 17 years. “I did my best to be there for the students of Girard. I fought for what I believed in behind closed and open doors. I will never stop fighting for ...

The Philadelphia 76ers will build a new arena but it won’t be at the location pushed by Philadelphia’s mayor and approved by the city council just last month. The 76ers announced that they ...