NewsWorks Tonight, March 14, 2018
Listen 17:13We visit several of the schools in our region that participated in the national student walkout to protest gun violence. Movita Johnson-Harrell, Director of Victims Services in the office of Philadelphia’s District Attorney, discusses working with schools to keep students safe. Residents of Strawberry Mansion, one of Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods, are concerned about signs of gentrification.
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