The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

5 days ago | philasun.com | Teresa Emerson

Sweet, easy recipes to solve warm-weather hungerFamily FeaturesFrom lazy days by the pool to weekend road trips and everything in between, summer is packed with adventures. To keep your energy high for all those warm-weather activities, you’ll need to keep sweet, delicious snacks on the family menu. Make sure versatile, flavorful watermelon is always on your grocery list so you can enjoy it for breakfast, lunch, snacks, desserts, drinks and beyond.

5 days ago | philasun.com | Teresa Emerson

In this Sept. 22, 2011 file photo, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) smiles on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)By Deepti Hajela and Cedar AttanasioASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK — Former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died Monday at age 94.

6 days ago | philasun.com | Teresa Emerson

In this image made from video, Philadelphia’s Mayor Cherelle Parker, left, honors actor Quinta Brunson with a key to the city in a ceremony dedicating a mural at Brunson’s alma mater, Andrew Hamilton School, which was the inspiration for her award-winning show “Abbott Elementary” Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Philadelphia.

6 days ago | philasun.com | Teresa Emerson

The ensemble of “The Wiz” in Emerald City in “The Wiz” first national tour 2025. Photo by Jeremy DanielBy Kharisma McIlwaineKameren Whigham“The Wiz,” starring Stephanie Mills (as Dorothy), premiered in 1975 at the Majestic Theatre in New York City. The vibrant, soulful reimagining of “The Wizard of Oz” became an instant classic in Black theater. With music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and a book by William F.

6 days ago | philasun.com | Teresa Emerson

Presley Chweneyagae accepts the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for “Tsotsi” at the Black Movie Awards, Oct. 15, 2006 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, file)By Michelle GumedeASSOCIATED PRESSJOHANNESBURG — Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film “Tsotsi”, which won South Africa’s first ever Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, has died. He was 40 years old.