FunTimes Magazine：November-December, 2017 issue

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MISSION: To Educate, Entertain and Empower

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Features

25 Profiles 25 Dr. Charles W. Champion 29 Mr. Sean Johnson 33 Holidays: A Season of Giving

Art of Wellness

10 Not Just a Pretty Face (HPS

Lamps) 13 Is Diabetes Curable?

Business & Government 16 18 22 24 38 51 88

USCIS Applications The Business Drum Powering Up Business The Merchant Fund Elected Officials Better Basics Sheriff’s Sale

Culture & Entertainment 45 48

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Fashion: Miss Mahogany Advice from Women Diaspora Designers Zed’s Gifts Waffles on a Soul Food Menu?

Education 17 21

Make Holidays Fun The Sun: Our 5-Billion-Year Battery

Perspectives 19

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End of Innocence

Poetry & Prose 32 52 56

The Gift of Giving Flight Instructor The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Social Scene

57 Around the Town with Leona 58 FunTimes Awards 65 Brandywine Workshop & Archives 68 Health Partners Foundation 70 Philadelphia Assoc. Of Black

Journalists 71 Liberians Ministers Association 72 International Locks Conference 74 Philadelphia Legacy Award 75 Ethiopian Day 76 Alliance of Black Social Workers 78 Flag Raising Ceremonies 79 Sickle-Cell Walk/Run 80 2017 Fabulous Looks

Regulars 4 5 9 82 83 84 86 87

Letters to the Editor Publishers Note Sneak Peek Editorial Aunty Mamie Diary OMG FunScope Thought Bubble

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Shen Yun-World's Premier Classical Chinese Dance & Music Company Returns to Philadelphia

By Tamika FelinaPommells-Williams

+5,000 YEARS OF CIVILIZATION LIVE ON STAGE! Shen Yun Performing Arts Performance back to Philadelphia on Feb 24~Mar 11, 2018 at Merriam Theater, 250 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102.

Through the universal language of music and dance, Shen Yun weaves a wondrous tapestry of heavenly realms, ancient legends, and modern heroic tales, taking you on a journey through 5,000 years of genuine Chinese culture. Its stunning beauty, purity, and tremendous energy leave audiences greatly uplifted and deeply inspired.

+A Shen Yun performance features 100 world class performers, over 400 sets of exquisite hand-made costumes, a unique orchestra blending East and West, and dazzling animated backdrops – creating a spectacular performance beyond imagination.

Experience divine culture! Experience Shen Yun!

TICKETS ShenYun.com/Phila, 844-888-SHOW (7469) PRICES:

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Ronald K. Brown/Evidence A Dance Company December 14–17 “...a sense of grounded spirituality...”

–The Boston Globe

“Music that makes you want to move.”

Photo Courtesy: Andrea Mohin

–The New York Times

Save $20 per ticket!

Use code FT20 to purchase: (215) 422-4580 28

princetheater.org/next-move

Performances at the Prince Theater | 1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

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Jennifer Bennett and Ama Addo

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