i'm rick williams i'm melissa magee tonight onyx -- tonight on vision, 2015. we meet leaders of the community. plus we serve up places to dine on west african cuisine. we'll introduce you to the the first blackhelor. we'll take a tour a bit later, but first a look at the black lives matter movement. it's been sweepings the nation in the wake of the death of michael brown in ferguson, missouri and eric garner in new

york city. on martin luther king day this year, 7,000 people marched on the city. it was the launch of a local coalition called mlk dare. 50 yeeshz later after selma we're still marching for justice and jobs and education. it's the goal of mlk dare to fight for improvement in all areas like call for equity in state education funding. the budget cuts over the last four years have disprorgs -- displorgs -- disproportionatepry affected black students. the police are more interested in predicting one another than predicting the community that pays them that's the problem. how to deal with the issue of

mistrust. building trust between the police and the community is the goal of president obama's task force on policing. we'll take a look at use of force policy we talk about the issue of oversight. police chief charles ramsey is the co-chair. there's been no more serious time and serious focus and opportunity than right now to take on this issue. the task force will present his recommendations to the president on march 2. ramsey said they have 6 main areas to focus energy the safety of officers an police training and education. joint education opportunities with police and community together. there's much work ahead. if the world will become a better place it will be because everyone not just people on the streets, but people vested in the system decide things have to

change and we have to have a shift in culture and attitude. the coalition is working out details, but planning a major public demonstration around the issue of minimum wage. april 4th is the anniversary of martin luther king assassination. now the subject of economic empowerment in the african-american community. willing will talked to -- sharrie williams talked to entrepreneurs keeping in touch with loved ones behind bars. it's called connect inmate where families can send letters and pictures to family members who are incarcerated. this was a person mission for pink elephant. why did you start it. i dealt with my father and my he has been in prison basically his

whole life. he wasn't released until i was 17. it was a big push for us to communicate. so her partners collaborated on a system to sending a letter of convenient digital process right on your smart phone. you would write write a letter e how you send a text message to your friends. connect inmate will handle all the fulfillment the printing and handling of the letters to the prison. letters are a 1.50, pictures were not 50. this app has brought appeal. >> kids on cell phones and hitech there's no reason not to be connected with their loved ones in prison. we have 19,000 downloads on iphone and 17,000 on android we started mid october. the developers of the app say they are not promoting bad

choices that led to incars race, but -- incarceration, but it's a way to stay connected. you want to stay connected. our next story focuses on a woman who has overcome life altering object obstacles to create her dream. nickie is a tax lawyer civic activist and she just released a smart phone application that connects you to 120 nonprofit organizations serving philadelphia's homeless population. this time of year you're walking past people and it's cold outside and people want to help. buff you don't know who to call. spring garden philadelphia

around the clock emergency shelter thrives on public support from you. you can connect to the families in need. it hit notify you can let them know your location and someone needs help. i created this app to allow opportunities that maybe my family didn't have access to. >> reporter: in vision in 2011 she shared her homelessness and she shares her creation. i grew up in posters, we didn't know where to get help. she hopes to inspire a new generation by donating 1 to $10 by a tap on it is smart phone. all of us can have a big outcome. they are on the apple app store and android. we'll introduce you to a young

executive who was poised to help the digital divide for people of color. brigette is a private cable company in 1977. it was started by beau daniel who is in my father. we have affordable technology and cable services for communities that are underserved. daniel recently developed a stem based digital education program to help children learn in the home. ed iq is an initiative that's involving around android tablets that go into the home parents can buy content and offer it to their families. and daniel is not stopping there. she also seeking to close the digital gap for minority women.

as a woman of color and technology i started a program called mobile x which was around bridging mentoring and empowering women particularly between ages of 25 and 0. who would like to be tech entrepreneurs. who would like to bridge technical interests for women in philadelphia. how about this busied for the ladies. -- how about this business idea for the ladies.these women creae beauty service that comes to you. when you're bills -- bills busy

you're trying to find the balance. they are bringing the salon to busy woman across the philadelphia area. these the best part about it. it's one stop shopping for beauty. the idea came to the creators when they were leading hectic lives at a law firm. working late night crazy hours and figuring out where we could get our beauty needs met we thought it would be awesome for you're a stylist to come to us. the services need to be booked 6 hours in advance. perfect for busy women with changing she would. we righted ourselves on being availability whatever you need us. hair to make up is taken care of a team by stylist. when you look good of the good. we want to change the perception of women to feel like you can do

that. wow that is a great idea. wonderful. to book an appointment go to zen beauty.com. coming up on vision, we'll show you where to finds west of afrin cuisine. #

welcome back to vision 2015 and our celebration of black history months we're in lance down. it's a west african eatery thats opening i up in west philadelph. kenneth moten takes us on a tasting tour. our first stop is kilimanjaro. most of the time we look at our food inside we're like an island. to the point we cook a lot of fish we cook lamb and reveal. the other than learned how to cook from her mother what she was only 1. yoking to school to learn how to

cook, i cook what my mom kitchen there's chicken and rice are favorites. i think i will take this with me. the national dish of senegal is a must have. how would you describe the flavor here? kind of a little bit spicy. there's that kick. next is african small pot which hosts a multiple -- multitude of west african dishes. >> it's my deem come true. the other than had his culinary roots in italian food, but with encouragement from chef candy he began be cooing african food. we cook together. making our way to lansdale avenue there's nigerian food

there's meat pies. the ground beef, carrots and potatoes. dishes include an african dumping made from ground grains or a yams. you can have it can okra. it's made from plaque -- black eyed peace -- p. he as. not only is it a fun place, for some it's a taste of home. we have people from nigeria who says wow taste like home. we have a exhibition of two hundred years of a can art. stay tuned mooch super

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and the restaurant in landsdown, pennsylvania. the new exhibition at the philadelphia museum of art is celebrating 200 years african american artwork. the exhibition represent is a look at the african-american experience through art. i features more than 75 works by more than 50 artist. this includes works by artists like henry cantor. beginning with works of alter from enslaved african americans it includes the harlem renaissance. >> we have art from the 40s and 50s and 60s, black artist explod

abstract alter. all the artwork comes from the museum's permanent collection. this piece is henry tanner's it shows the commitment that the city had of supporting african accident. the collection is a small part of a larger catalogue which includes four major essays that touch on a variety of different thinks. i hope people see the broad spectrum of african-american production. the legacy is deep in the city and deep in this institution. you know the art museum is one of philly's most historic venues. head to the uptown theater that's been part of the culture since 1929 when it opened its

doors. lisa thomas-laurey caught up with the author of a new book that shares the experience of the up town. >> reporter: the uptown is closed, but plans are underway, and remnant of its past glory are still there. joyrides stars and stories of philly's famous uptown theater is owed to kimberly roberts formative years in philadelphia. the uptown was superior to the abowl -- apollo. all the better to hear the stars from the temptation to the supreme. the book includes 11 rock and roll hall of fammers sharing their memories. >> you'll hear about about

patty labelle and the supremes. it was an important stop on their career and careers were launched. they are dieing, give me one hit, lord, please give me one hit. it wasn't about being famous they wanted to play at the uptown. it's owned by the uptown development corporation restoring the original beauty. how will it happen? and will it happen? yes it will, we have started on the inside to do the structural work. the plan is to reopen it in 2017. creating fresh memories at the new uptown for the next generation. we'll preserve the history of the rhythm and brings, we --

rhythm and blues, we wanted to gospel and hip hop. we want to keep the history going. joyride is available at sam sown.com and download for kindle. theaters own is a star of the reality show. he is the first black bachelor on a national search for a match made in heaven. north philadelphia really estate entrapreneur is a bachelor in search of his bride in a new reality show that launched on wee tv. i want a woman i can sets down. it's a chance for the world to see black men, minorities in a different light. shawn has 24 young women to shoes from his mom dolls 5d --

advice. he held a premier watch party at tootsie's club. even trayvon martin with his hood on you think of a black male as a threat. we can be special. shawn won't give away the ending, but he said he did meet his match on the show. there's much more vision 2015 coming up. # welcome back to vision 2015, we

saw a lot of caingses in the leadership of philadelphia's historic organizations. i'm minister rodney mohammed and

president of the naacp. >> reporter: it's a social justice organization founded in 1909. the minister said it's mission is very important. injustice has found its way into the 21st industry. naacp must find its way into the 21st industry. else the leader of islam mosque in philadelphia. he won in december, succeeding jerry mondesire. jerry started the fight against voter supression. that night is not over. the urban league's mission is to increase economic empowerment to african americans. we are the connectors of the

business community to our community in terms of jobs, entrapreneurship, education and youth programs and housing. they offer a career center. we coach on resume preparation. we conduct mock interviews and we have corporate partners who will come here to interview candidates on site. we have a urban leadership form we provide people with counseling, how to navigate the corporate world. i'm ceo of opportunities industrialation center. been around since 1964 with dr. leon sullivan with one particular mission to help people help themselves. we train men and womenhospitali.

i'm people from community can come here 1231 north broad street and receive free access to the internet. johnson looks to breaking the psyche of poverty. i'm excited bigoing around and talking to the different tech companies that that are coming o philadelphia there's a way in which we can partner together to do job training that helps people who have have been left out of the process. these organizations need one thing to keep running and serving the community. they need you to support and get involved when and where you can. we hope you enjoyed the show. we want to thank fagi for hosting us in landsdown.

i'm melissa magee and i'm rick williams thanks for tuning in have a nice evening.

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