There will be lots of singing and dancing at The Roots Picnic in Philadelphia next month, but there will also be discussions about civic engagement. KYW Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams explains.





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There will be lots of singing and dancing at The Roots Picnic in Philadelphia next month, but there will also be discussions about civic engagement. KYW Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams explains.
 
 
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About 100 protestors are chanting and marching along 34th Street. KYW's Nigel Thompson is live.







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About 100 protestors are chanting and marching along 34th Street. KYW's Nigel Thompson is live.
 
 
 
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Pro-Palestinian protestors seen chanting, marching through University City

It’s been six years since a West Philadelphia teenager was killed when she was caught in the crossfire of what police say was a gang-related shootout. Police have been trying to identify suspects in the case ever since and, on Friday, officials announced one man is in custody and another is being sought. KYW Newsradio’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports. 



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It’s been six years since a West Philadelphia teenager was killed when she was caught in the crossfire of what police say was a gang-related shootout. Police have been trying to identify suspects in the case ever since and, on Friday, officials announced one man is in custody and another is being sought. KYW Newsradio’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports. 
 
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‘Six long years’: Man charged in 2018 murder of 17-year-old Sandrea Williams

KYW Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams spoke with founder of The Crescent Foundation Tahirah Austin-Muhammad, who was diagnosed with sickle cell disease when she was 6 years old. 





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KYW Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams spoke with founder of The Crescent Foundation Tahirah Austin-Muhammad, who was diagnosed with sickle cell disease when she was 6 years old. 
 
 
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