Here’s some good news.

Congratulations to Mitchell and Mattie Atkins of Philadelphia, who celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary front family and friends during a small ceremony at Deliverance Evangelistic Church.

Mumia Abu-Jamal moves closer to execution as the U.S Supreme Court will not allow a new sentencing hearing for his 1982 murder conviction. The Supreme Court made the ruling on Tuesday.

Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner and sentenced to death row , has become a symbol against capital punishment as many in the U.S and throughout the world are not convinced of his guilt.

Abu-Jamal said he is innocent and blames his prosecution on American racism and his affiliation with the Black Panther Party.

In 2008, the Third District US Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled that Abu-Jamal is entitled to a new sentencing “because the jury during the trail was confused over how to properly assess mitigating evidence during the penalty phase of the trial,” according to the Christian Science Monitor.

Philadelphia prosecutors appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court who has ordered the appeals court to reexamine the case.

Philadelphia sports fans are very passionate about their teams. Sometimes too passionate.

A Philadelphia area woman was attacked for wearing Dallas Cowboys gear a day before the Philadelphia Eagles played the Cowboys in the NFL playoffs.

Jamie Wert said she was walking home from a convenience store wearing her #9 Tony Romo  Cowboys sweatshirt (Romo is the starting quarterback for the Cowboys) when two men–wearing Philadelphia Eagles gear– slapped her across the face.

A controversial graduation requirement from Lincoln University mandating all overweight students  to take a health and fitness course is causing a serious debate between students, health officials and legal scholars.

Lincoln University, a historically Black university near Philadelphia, requires students who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) above 30 to take the health and fitness course which consists of  aerobics, weight training and nutrition.

BMI is a measurement health officials use to determine obesity.

It is believed Lincoln University is the only is school in the nation to require overweight students to take a health class.

There is a petition calling for the university to get rid of the health class but the school is holding its ground. What do you think? Good idea or is Lincoln discriminating against overweight students?

The radio personality who interviewed Beanie Sigel hours after he released his controversial “diss” record aimed at Jay-Z has been fired.

Charlamagne tha God, the morning show host of 100.3FM The Beat in Philadelphia has been relieved of his duties, according to an announcement Charlemagne made on his Twitter on Monday.

“Don’t believe the hype. This is not a publicity stunt. They fired me this(Monday) morning,” Charlamagne tweeted.

Many Hip-Hop insiders believe the firing was a direct result of Charlamagne giving Beanie Sigel an audience to discuss his Jay-Z diss record “Average Cats.”

Charlamagne said the firing is just “the nature of the business.“

Lisa Michelle Hatchell, a 37-year-old mother of two, has been missing since July 19, 2003. Police say that she was last seen that night on the street outside her Philadelphia rowhome she shared with her boyfriend. The couple had been in an argument over money, according to witnesses, and it was the last time anybody saw her. Read the rest.