Crime & Safety

Some Questioning Why Philadelphia Police ‘Did Absolutely Nothing' As White Supremacists Marched Through Center City

"It's triggering as a Black person to see white supremacists parade in Philadelphia," Abdul-Aliy Muhammad said.

(Courtesy of Rick Uldricks)

July 6, 2021

A group tied to white supremacists held a rally over the weekend in Center City Philadelphia. And now some are questioning why police allowed the rally to go on for so long without intervening.

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“It’s triggering as a Black person to see white supremacists parade in Philadelphia,” Abdul-Aliy Muhammad said.

And that’s exactly what Muhammad saw Saturday night, a group of 200 men affiliated with the group Patriot Front marching through Center City.

Find out what's happening in Philadelphiafor free with the latest updates from Patch.



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