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Thomas Jefferson University coach Herb Magee has retired after a Hall of Fame career. He went 1,144-450 in 54 seasons at the Philadelphia school.

Learn about Frankford Underground Railroad Riverfront North Partnership will present Up The Creek: The Frankford Underground Railroad Light Parade on Friday, Feb. 25, at 5 p.m. at the Garsed Center, 4704 Leiper St.

Enter Black History Month ChallengeCitizens Financial Group is partnering with EVERFI to award 11 student scholarships. The Black History Month Challenge features four digital lessons and a capstone essay contest in which students will share a plan for maintaining a year-round conversation about black history in their community.

Learn about free black Philadelphian As part of the Museum of the American Revolution’s Black History Month celebration, guests can explore the life and legacy of James Forten, a free black Philadelphian, Revolutionary War privateer and stalwart abolitionist.

Author to speak at Black History Month event The public is invited to take part in Erasing the Silence: The Story of an Afro-Caribbean in the Nazi Era, on Feb. 6, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., at the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center, 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park.

As 2021 comes to a close, we realize that the number of cultural luminaries that we lost this past year is simply astounding.

PHILADELPHIA -- Ramon Walker Jr. was first buried on the depth chart and then sidelined with a hand injury, unable to find the playing time he wanted with a Houston team coming off of a Final Four appearance.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ramon Walker Jr. was first buried on the depth chart and then sidelined with a hand injury, unable to find the playing time he wanted with a

PHILADELPHIA -- Ramon Walker Jr. was first buried on the depth chart and then sidelined with a hand injury, unable to find the playing time he wanted with a Houston team coming off of a Final Four appearance.

They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service. But both also saw their legacies tarnished by their actions in the long, bloody war in Iraq.