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GRACE MAIORANO/South Philly Review
Community adovcates Akhenaton Mikell, Robert ‘Hershey’ Alston, Quamir King and Lance Lee recently produced ‘AWAKEN: A Tale of Inner City Violence, Crime, and its Impact,’ a film exploring youth gun violence in South Philadelphia. The documentary was made possible by a grant received at the Christian Street YMCA.
Christian Street YMCA urges community to ‘Awaken’ Local filmmakers, advocates and kids produce documentary about South Philly gun violence By Grace Maiorano
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