Rooftop concert supports Black Lives Matter

Musicians held a socially distanced, rooftop concert to support Black Lives Matter in West Philadelphia on Tuesday, June 9, 2020.

Guest singer Nikki Starr sings during a rooftop, socially distanced concert "Pat Finnerty & the Full Band" to support Black Lives Matter in West Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 9, 2020Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer

by Steven M. Falk

Published June 10, 2020, 9:38 a.m. ET

Published June 10, 2020

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