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Rally at City Hall calls for elected officials to do more to stop gun violence

Around 100 people gathered outside the North Apron of City Hall on an unseasonably warm Friday afternoon to demand more action to stop the gun violence in Philadelphia on March 26, 2021. The rally was led by Jamal Johnson, who went on a hunger strike twice in the past couple of months, calling on Mayor Kenney to do more to end the epidemic. The group on Friday called for the city to invest more in communities.

Yolanda Franklin of West Oak Lane tears up while her sister, Binta Diallo, comforts her during a rally to stop gun violence outside of City Hall in Philadelphia on Friday, March 26, 2021. Franklin lost her grandson, 18-year-old Jabree Oliphant, to gun violence on Feb. 4. “I want guns banned, period,” Franklin said. “Nobody needs a gun.”
Yolanda Franklin of West Oak Lane tears up while her sister, Binta Diallo, comforts her during a rally to stop gun violence outside of City Hall in Philadelphia on Friday, March 26, 2021. Franklin lost her grandson, 18-year-old Jabree Oliphant, to gun violence on Feb. 4. “I want guns banned, period,” Franklin said. “Nobody needs a gun.”Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
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