'Our children are really excited too because they don't get the chance to get out a lot, and PAL is like that safe haven for them,' said Joy Woods Jones, director of programs for the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia.
"Our children are really excited too because they don't get the chance to get out a lot, and PAL is like that safe haven for them," said Joy Woods Jones, director of programs for the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia.Nearly 200 students from two local nonprofits, the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia and Girls Incorporated, received a free screening of the iconic "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" movie.
"There's something to seeing yourself reflected on the big screen," said Niki Hawkins, vice president of community engagement at 6abc. "I think it's important that if you have a dream, if you have a desire to become successful in any realm. It's important to have those images accessible, available and plentiful to our young people."
"Our children are really excited too because they don't get the chance to get out a lot, and PAL is like that safe haven for them where they can be safe in times of trouble and strife in the streets," said Joy Woods Jones, director of programs of Police Athletic League of Philadelphia.
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