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 Maori Karmael Holmes to be Honored in Philadelphia

Award-Winning Business Professional

With over twenty-five years of diverse business experience and public service. She has served in global roles in finance, supply chain management, business development, and held local government positions as deputy director of finance, procurement commissioner, and deputy director of commerce managing the office of economic opportunity.  Angela has held executive positions at Dow Chemical, Rohm and Haas, Sunoco, Mobil, City of Philadelphia, and the Women’s Business Development Center.

Join us for our last Speaker of May! 

2 Speakers, 1 Important Topic! 

Discuss Organizational Leadership in Uncreatin Time With Dr. Curtis Gregory 

President Wendy Raymond and Provost Linda Strong-Leek invite you to the Bertrand K. Wilbur Endowed Chair in the Humanities Inaugural Lecture with Professor Asali Solomon.
 
Reception: 5:00 p.m. in the Marian E. Koshland Integrated Natural Science Center Rotunda

Late Victorian Gothic Revival architecture combined with fascinating social history

It's tough to beat Church of the Advocate at 18th and Diamond. It's the final stop on the tour, but the first thing we want to tell you about (must not bury the lede!).

 Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe created a vibrant community from the 1880's through the 1920's the area between Spruce and Christian Street and 2nd and 6th was the Philadelphia equivalent of New York's famous Lower East Side. Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe created a vibrant community with its own Yiddish Theater, literary societies and newspapers, along with synagogues and banks, bath houses and delicatessens.