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Will Smith recently made a pilgramage back home to Philadelphia to participate in a march for peace.

The Charlie Mack Party 4 Peace march was organized in response to the city’s high murder rate. There were 380 killings in 2005 with projections for 2006 expected to exceed that number.

“We’re going to take this walk, hopefully draw a little attention to the problem and get some solutions,” the Fresh Prince told the press. His wife Jada Pinkett-Smith joined him.
“We need a new reality,” she said. “The idea that we’re supposed to sit back and wait for somebody to do something for us, that’s not going to happen.”
According to the ABC news, last week’s violence level in the city prompted the Philadelphia Daily News to call the National Guard to patrol the streets.

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