The Philadelphia Tribune

09/03/2026

Burlington Stores will move its corporate headquarters from New Jersey to Philadelphia in a deal state and city leaders on Thursday called one of the largest business relocations in the city’s history.

The Fortune 500 company's corporate operations will relocate from Burlington, New Jersey, to Schuylkill Yards near Drexel University and SEPTA's 30th Street Station.

The move is anticipated to bring 2,000 jobs and a $370 million private investment to Philadelphia over the next five years.

Burlington Stores will move its corporate headquarters from New Jersey to Philadelphia in a deal state and city leaders on Thursday called one of the largest business relocations in the

09/03/2026

Nearly 60 years after opening her West Philadelphia home to young men caught in the city's gang conflicts, Queen Mother Falaka Fattah is being honored in a documentary that chronicles her life, activism and the lasting impact of the House of Umoja.

"Queen Mother: Falaka Fattah and the House of Umoja" premiered this week before a sold-out audience at Cinemark University City. The film traces Fattah's journey from journalist and community activist to one of Philadelphia's most respected community advocates for peace and youth development.

Fattah reflected with The Philadelphia Tribune on the events that helped shape the House of Umoja, an organization that became nationally known for helping broker gang peace agreements and mentoring generations of troubled young people.

Nearly 60 years after opening her West Philadelphia home to young men caught in the city's gang conflicts, Queen Mother Falaka Fattah is being honored in a documentary that chronicles

09/03/2026

Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer has died. She was 70.

Dubbed America's best singer by Time magazine in 2001, Wilson was best known for her genre-bending voice, which expanded the boundaries of traditional blues-based jazz and worked effortlessly across folk, pop, R&B, country and beyond.

NEW YORK — Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer has died. She was 70.

09/02/2026

The Octavius Catto Scholars Program is a partnership between the Community College of Philadelphia and the city. Launched as an anti-poverty initiative, the program combines last-dollar financial assistance with wraparound support services designed to help students overcome barriers to higher education.

Hundreds of students and family members gathered recently in the college's Winnet Student Life Courtyard near 17th and Spring Garden for the annual Catto Scholars Family Reunion. The event gave new and returning scholars an opportunity to connect with peers, meet scholarship staff, learn about campus resources and experience college life before classes begin Sept. 8.

For 18-year-old Addai Foster, being selected as an Octavius Catto Scholar for the 2026-27 academic year brought a sense of relief and possibility.

09/02/2026

“The ability to move around freely, travel to work, return home and participate in daily life without fear that a former partner will locate, monitor, harass or harm you should be a basic right for all of us,” says Melissa Landsmann, executive director of Philadelphia-based Women In Transition.

A Tribune investigation in August found Philadelphia police had collected more than 25 million license plate scans, while officials could not say how many criminal investigations that immense collection of information had materially advanced.

Now another question hangs over those millions of records. What protections exist for people who have good reasons not to be found?

Automated license plate readers (ALPR) do more than just serve as a valuable law enforcement tool for recovering stolen vehicles, investigating serious crimes and finding missing people. They could also

09/01/2026

Philadelphia parents and education advocates say Meta’s $17.1 billion settlement and new protections for young people are a step forward, but more is needed to help children safely navigate social media.

The settlement focuses on changes to Meta’s platforms, including stronger age assurance measures, limits on children’s time online and restrictions on harmful content. Pennsylvania is expected to receive $516 million over several years, with the amount potentially reaching $729 million. The settlement terms are subject to court approval.

Philadelphia parents and education advocates say Meta’s $17.1 billion settlement and new protections for young people are a step forward, but more is needed to help children safely navigate social

09/01/2026

Known professionally as “Stevie The Inventor,” Steven Stotts Jr. has transformed a childhood passion for invention into a mission to introduce more Black and brown children to science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM.

Through robotics classes, books, animation projects and educational programming, the 41-year-old entrepreneur is creating opportunities he believes were often unavailable to children in neighborhoods like the one where he grew up.

For Steven Stotts Jr., a Black child growing up in Olney, the television character Steve Urkel was more than a fictional figure.

09/01/2026

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08/31/2026

For many American parents today, measles is just a word on a vaccination form. Their grandparents remember it, but their children were never meant to experience it.

Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and one of the nation’s best-known vaccine experts, remembers something different.

“We eliminated measles,” Offit told The Tribune. “But we also eliminated the memory of measles.”

For many American parents today, measles is just a word on a vaccination form. Their grandparents remember it, but their children were never meant to experience it.

08/31/2026

It’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

Prostate Cancer is the most common cancer found in men. When it comes to early detection, awareness and information are the most powerful tools for our families and community.

Learn more about the disease in Part 5 of our upcoming Health Series.
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