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June 16, 2020

Philly interfaith vigil connects with activism roots – WHYY

About 200 people gather on the lawn of the Oxford Presbyterian Church in Northwest Philadelphia for an interfaith vigil to remember George Floyd and others killed by police. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Nearly 200 people gathered along the rolling lawn in front of Oxford Presbyterian Church in Mt. Airy Sunday evening for

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June 11, 2020

Multifaith Vigil for Black Lives

Sunday at 6 PM – 7 PM
Outside Oxford Presbyterian Church 8501 Stenton Ave

Join NW Philly Multifaith Leaders in a vigil for black lives. Can attend from your car.

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June 10, 2020

‘It had to come down,’ says Penn grad who sculpted city’s controversial Frank Rizzo statue | The Daily Pennsylvanian

The statue’s sculptor, Zenos Frudakis, received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Fine Arts from Penn in 1982 and 1983, respectively. Frudakis said when he understood how the statue was painful to Black residents of Philadelphia, he realized “it had to come down.” “I don’t want to hurt people,” Frudakis said. “It’s also kind of a distraction right now. Now that it’s...

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Philly interfaith vigil connects with activism roots – WHYY

Multifaith Vigil for Black Lives

‘It had to come down,’ says Penn grad who sculpted city’s controversial Frank Rizzo statue | The Daily Pennsylvanian