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Philadelphia to Pay $9 Million Settlement to Racial Justice Protestors

By Tom MacDonald | WHYY
Published March 29, 2023 at 12:32 AM EDT
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Thousands gathered near the Art Museum steps during a protest against police brutality.
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Philadelphia has agreed to a $9 million settlement with protestors injured by police following the death of George Floyd in the summer of 2020. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports, the activists say this should be a start to reforms within the Philadelphia Police Department.

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(Original air-date: 3/21/23)

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Tom MacDonald | WHYY
WHYY reporter Tom MacDonald is a lifelong Philadelphia-area resident who has worked in the region since the mid-1980s. Tom started in commercial radio covering the MOVE standoff with police for WFIL-AM. He was also City Hall Bureau Chief, covering government and politics for more than a decade, for WWDB-FM.
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