49 years ago today, a reminder that there’s nothing more important than family, than life itself, that you can’t let go; and that the third side to any conflict is the hardest road of them all - the struggle for peace. #FallofSaigon

Today's forecast: a mix of clouds and plenty of shade.

Happy Monday from Philadelphia’s City Hall with a little help from Jason Reavis, Facilities Extraordinaire from City of Philadelphia’s Dept. of Public Property.
Here’s Jay raising the city’s flag. To catch him without a smile on his face would be a rarity. He’s simply the best. 👍🏼

❤️In memory of Faith Ringgold
1930 - April 13th 2024 ❤️

'I just decided, when someone says you can't do something. DO MORE OF IT.' - Faith Ringgold, African-American artist #womensart

“The only truly serious questions are ones that even a child can formulate.”

— Milan Kundera

Faith Ringgold, pioneering Black quilt artist and author, dies at 93 apnews.com/article/faith-…

“It's not enough to be nice in life. You've got to have nerve... I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do.”

― Georgia O'Keefe

“A single garment of destiny…”

It’s been noted and repeated many times…for good reason. 🙏

Good morning. Ranger Suarez has become a tremendously reliable starting pitcher. Good morning.

“It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

I am wishing a very happy 94th birthday to my dear friend, Dolores Huerta. Women, workers, and immigrants across our nation are better off because of your leadership and organizing. May your day be filled with joy and celebration.

So I jumped on a jet and headed to Holland to see the tulips bloom and …no wait…it’s just Philadelphia City Hall! 😹

When Kameenah Bronzell was just 15, she started an Instagram page to honor Philadelphia’s gun violence victims. Then her brother became one.

Read about this angel of a teen and the grief she shoulders from strangers every day, while navigating her own. inquirer.com/crime/inq2/phi…

“Confronting our feelings and giving them appropriate expression always takes strength, not weakness. It takes strength to acknowledge our anger, and sometimes more strength yet to curb the aggressive urges anger may bring and to channel them into nonviolent outlets.”

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”

1970 eclipse over Washington DC, in multi-exposure photograph: #Getty

Undefeated. Undisputed. Congratulations to Coach Dawn Staley and the entire South Carolina Women's Basketball team on your 2024 National Championship. 

I can’t wait to see you again — this time, celebrating at the White House.

Philly native Dawn Staley won her third national championship on Sunday as the South Carolina women's basketball team defeated Caitlin Clark and Iowa, 87-75, at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. cbsnews.com/philadelphia/n…

Today is #PhillyPhotoDay .
Take a snapshot of Philadelphia, submit it to the link below, and be part of an exhibition at Tilt Institute of Contemporary Image. We are a beautifully complex city. Here's a view from within City Hall.
tiltinstitute.submittable.com/submit/292239/…