Our partners at Bethune Elementary in North Philadelphia, Principle Jamina Clay-Dingle and her staff, are being recognized for their efforts to recruit black men at Bethune. In comparison to a national average of 2%, about 30% of Bethune’s teachers are African-American men. Read more here. (Photo credit: NBC News)
Read MoreGov. Tom Wolf at the Lenfest Center with Clay & Arletha Pickens and State Senator Sharif Street. March 14, 2018 On March 14, 2018, H. Chase Lenfest and North10, Philadelphia welcomed Gov. Tom Wolf, State Senator Sharif Street, City Council President Darrell Clarke, and members of the Hunting Park/ East Tioga community to the Lenfest…
Read MoreNorth Philly students ‘lost for words’ after seeing themselves in ‘Black Panther’ It’s field trip day at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School in North Philadelphia and the hallways are packed with 273 kids getting ready to board buses. But the students are not going to the museum or the zoo. They’re going to the movies…
Read More(Video courtesy of CBS Philadelphia) Students of Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School (3301 Old York Road) were so excited when they found out they would be going to see the blockbuster Marvel movie, Black Panther! The school’s principal, Jamina Clay-Dingle, wanted to raise money to cover the cost of transportation for the students, many of whom…
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