Name: Safe Injection Sites: A Community Forum by Solomon Jones 9
Duration: 1 h 48 min 58 s
Description: Solomon Jones and Praise 107.9 FM teamed with every day Philadelphians to host "Safe Injection Sites: A Community Forum." Neighbors had the opportunity to pose questions to city leaders after the Kenney administration, faced with a drug crisis that killed an estimated 1200 people last year, proposed Safe Injection Sites where intravenous drug users can inject drugs under medical supervision.

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47:14 - Jay McCalla held senior positions in both the Rendell & Street Administrations. A veteran political consultant, he's also been a political strategist & policy advisor for many candidates going back to the late Council President Joseph Coleman.

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Solomon Jones and Praise 107.9 FM teamed with every day Philadelphians to host "Safe Injection Sites: A Community Forum." Neighbors had the opportunity to pose questions to city leaders after the Kenney administration, faced with a drug crisis that killed an estimated 1200 people last year, proposed Safe Injection Sites where intravenous drug users can inject drugs under medical supervision.

Safe Injection Sites: A Community Forum

Radio host Solomon Jones and Political commentator Jay McCalla are two black bald brothers who break down politics from a perspective you haven't heard before.

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In Episode 3 of the Black Bald Podcast, Solomon and Jay break down the actions of a group of black pastors who called Donald Trump the most pro black president of our lifetimes... Now what did they go and do that for? They've forced us to go in.

Safe Injection Sites: A Community Forum

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