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Akilah Dillon

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 23, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Akilah Dillon

    Mayor Parker outlines plan to invest $2 billion in housing over next four years (opens the original)

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    Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has a way of turning a government briefing into something resembling Sunday morning service, even on a day when her voice was fighting her. Parker walked into the Mayor’s Reception Room at City Hall on Wednesday clearly under the weather, coughing and sounding hoarse enough that she immediately asked the crowd for “a little bit of grace.” But the weakened voice did little to change the performance once she got going. “There’s one thing no one has ever in my lif

  2. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Akilah Dillon

    Some 76ers fans say they'll find seats that won't cost hundreds of dollars — at home (opens the original)

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    With Sixers ticket prices among the most expensive for the NBA's opening week, many Sixers fans say they know an economical way to follow the team — from home. “The best seat in the house is on my couch based on those ticket prices,” said Ira Lark, a Sixers fan who resides in Dover, Delaware. “If I can’t get a better price to sit in the nosebleed section, I might not be in the building." The Sixers top the NBA as the priciest team to watch during opening week, with tickets averaging $

  3. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Akilah Dillon

    Some 76ers fans say they'll find seats that won't cost hundreds of dollars — at home (opens the original)

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    With Sixers ticket prices among the most expensive for the NBA's opening week, many Sixers fans say they know an economical way to follow the team — from home. “The best seat in the house is on my couch based on those ticket prices,” said Ira Lark, a Sixers fan who resides in Dover, Delaware. “If I can’t get a better price to sit in the nosebleed section, I might not be in the building." The Sixers top the NBA as the priciest team to watch during opening week, with tickets averaging $

  4. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Akilah Dillon

    Colin Kaepernick's book tour bypassed one of Philadelphia's leading Black stores. That set off a firestorm. (opens the original)

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    When former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick kicked off his book tour last week, it seemed a given that Uncle Bobbie's Coffee and Books in Philadelphia's Germantown community would be a stop. Owned by prominent academic and media personality Marc Lamont Hill, Uncle Bobbie’s has become a community gathering place for residents and visitors alike, known for hosting conversations, events and appearances by prominent Black authors and thinkers. It has a reputation for spotlighting some of the mos

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Akilah Dillon

    Historic Strawberry Mansion plans to ‘right the wrongs’ of overlooked Black artists (opens the original)

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    A century ago, Philadelphia celebrated 150 years of independence. But for some of the city’s Black artists, there was no recognition of their skills. Now, 100 years later, some of their descendants are being acknowledged. After Philadelphia’s Black artists were pushed to the margins of the city’s 150th anniversary celebration a century, historic Strawberry Mansion won’t make that mistake during the nation’s and city’s 250th anniversary year. Artists of color are given a prominent pla

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