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10,000 Men For a Safer Philadelphia

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23 Oct 2007 28 views
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10,000 Men For a Safer Philadelphia
Thousands of African-American men are heeding the call, signing up to patrol the streets of crime-infested southwest Philadelphia and serve as mentors. "We need love back in this community."

Thousands of African-American men are heeding the call, signing up to patrol the streets of crime-infested southwest Philadelphia and serve as mentors. "We need love back in this community." (NY Times)

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