The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

4 days ago | philasun.com | Teresa Emerson

By Annie Ma, Makiya Semminera and Christopher L. KellerASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — At first, the bar association for immigration attorneys began receiving inquiries from a couple of students a day. These were foreigners studying in the U.S., and they’d discovered in early April their legal status had been terminated with little notice. To their knowledge, none of the students had committed a deportable offense. In recent days, the calls have begun flooding in.

4 days ago | philasun.com | Teresa Emerson

Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., speaks during a news conference at the King Jr Center Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)By Thalia BeatyASSOCIATED PRESSBernice King warns that decades of work to reduce inequities in housing are at risk, as the Trump administration cuts funding for projects and tries to reduce funding for nonprofits that handle housing discrimination complaints.

4 days ago | philasun.com | Teresa Emerson

This combination of file photos shows, clockwise from top left, Raymond Santana, Yusef Salaam, Antron McCray, Korey Wise and Kevin Richardson, known as Central Park Five.

4 days ago | philasun.com | Teresa Emerson

Councilmember Jamie Gauthier (3rd District) during the SEPTA budget meeting. Photo: phila.govDuring the transit authority’s budget testimony, members of City Council suggested that Scott Sauer, SEPTA’s interim general manager, go to the state’s Republicans to plead his case in person. By Denise Clay-MurrayLast week, I wrote about SEPTA’s financial woes and the doomsday scenario that the agency laid out to deal with them.

4 days ago | philasun.com | Teresa Emerson

Keri Hilson poses for a portrait on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton)By Gary Gerald Hamiltonassociated pressNEW YORK — The last time Keri Hilson put out an album, Barack Obama was in the second year of his first term as U.S. president, the iPad was released and Instagram was brand new. “On some days, I’m like that was just a blink away. But for the most part, yeah, it feels like a long time because I’ve been waiting.