The beloved teacher was sitting in a Dunkin Donuts drive-thru in a Philadelphia suburb when she was ambushed and fatally shot.
Charles Fuller, who won the Pulitzer Prize for A Soldier’s Play, has died. He was 83.
Harriet Tubman was honored with a statue in Philadelphia just in time for her 200th birthday.
Grammy award-winning musician, songwriter, and producer James Mtume has reportedly passed away at the age of 76.

The University of South Carolina’s women’s basketball coach has inked a seven-year, $22.4M contract, making her the highest-paid Black coach in women’s basketball.

Parris Bowens, talented Philadelphia-born musician has passed away. According to reports, Bowens died from COVID-19 complications.
Hall of Fame basketball coach John Chaney, who led Temple University to 17 NCAA tournament appearances, has died at the age of 89.

A family is in mourning after a 12-year-old boy was fatally shot while answering the front door to his Philadelphia home.
27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr was shot and killed after Philadelphia police responded to a call of a man wielding a knife.
Helen Jones was leaving her home during the early morning of Oct. 6 when an unknown male assailant approached and doused her with acid.