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Volume 7
Issue 7
4/28/10 - 5/4/10

A positive message in North Richmond

By Robert Rogers,
Richmond Confidential

 “‘Ground Zero’ is a block party for neighborhoods in need of resources and violence prevention,” said Kevin Muccular, an agent with Richmond’s Office of Neighborhood Safety. “This community needs this.”

The block party featured live music, gospel and a series of speakers in an outdoor lot at 1443 Filbert St., in the heart of North Richmond.

The event began Saturday at 11 a.m.

North Richmond, much of which is unincorporated county lands, has a history of struggles with poverty and violence.

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