Alonzo Kittrels

I regularly drive on Broad Street as I travel to and from my office downtown. Obviously, I had not been paying close attention to the surroundings as this past week

There was a time when you knew the appropriate footwear to wear based on the venue or the event. As a child or teenager, when going to school, church, funeral,

I was looking over some of my old columns when I came across one that serves as the inspiration for today’s column — a column that focused on jobs that

On Friday, we saw throngs of people out at shopping malls and other shopping venues attempting to get a jump on purchasing gifts for the upcoming holidays, a day we

I graduated from West Philadelphia High School in the class of June 1957, so if you do the math you will realize that I am not getting old, I am

For many, holidays suggest some of our fondest family-related memories. Thanksgiving was a holiday that I loved, but in recent decades has brought about considerable sadness. Sadness occurs when looking

Yes, my good friend, there was a Black Santa Claus, back in the day. This is what I said to my friend after he vociferously argued that there was no

I received outstanding reports on the holiday affair that was held by my fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., a few weeks ago. While I was not in attendance, the

The Philadelphia Tribune, like many media companies at this time of the year, has identified its major stories of 2025. In keeping with this theme, I have identified those columns

Two weeks ago, I celebrated my birthday, and because my birthday is only two days after Christmas, I seldom receive gifts — this year was not much different.