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Healing a Community | Heaven: Can You Hear Me?

Community leaders work to prevent, intervene and heal from gun violence in Philadelphia.

Aired 02/07/2022 | Rating TV-PG

Local, USA

Healing a Community | Heaven: Can You Hear Me?

Clip: Season 6 Episode 1 | 1m 40sVideo has Closed Captions

Community leaders work to prevent, intervene and heal from gun violence in Philadelphia.

Why has gun violence become a crisis in US cities like Philadelphia? For community leaders Colwin Williams, Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight and Reuben Jones, they see the challenges, and are working with young Black men and mothers to prevent, intervene and heal them from the traumas inflicted on their community.

Aired 02/07/2022 | Rating TV-PG

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Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Wyncote Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Heaven: Can You Hear Me? | Promo

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Preview: S6 Ep1 | 30s | HEAVEN: CAN YOU HEAR ME? explores the impact of gun violence on Black families in Philly. (30s)

Heaven: Can You Hear Me? | Trailer

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Preview: S6 Ep1 | 1m 8s | HEAVEN: CAN YOU HEAR ME? explores the impact of gun violence on Black families in Philly. (1m 8s)

Lost & Found: Mothers in Charge | Heaven: Can You Hear Me?

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Clip: S6 Ep1 | 2m 57s | Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight talks about losing her son and finding Mothers in Charge. (2m 57s)

A Safe Space to Grieve and Laugh | Heaven: Can You Hear Me?

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Clip: S6 Ep1 | 2m 11s | When a mother loses a child, they also lose a piece of themselves. (2m 11s)

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