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Healing a Community | Heaven: Can You Hear Me?

Why has gun violence become a crisis in US cities like Philadelphia? For community leaders Colwin Williams, Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight and Reuben Jones, they see the challenges, and are working with young Black men and mothers to prevent, intervene and heal them from the traumas inflicted on their community.

Healing a Community | Heaven: Can You Hear Me?

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