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She added that she recognizes there’s work to be done to reconcile the relationship between the police and African-American communities and it’s something her office is working on.Ĭouncilwoman Cindy Bass addresses concerns and criticism during a community meeting at the Nicetown-Tioga Library on Saturday, August 17, 2019. They didn’t get out of the house until 11 something, in the rain.”īass told Abney that should have never happened to his family. It was a nightmare to hear my granddaughter and grandkids hollering and screaming next door. “This is a black neighborhood, so nobody cared,” Abney said. Tables and chairs were zigzagged through the small library’s bookshelves while people live-streamed the discussion on their phones.

Sharif Street, Council President Darrell Clarke and representatives from the District Attorney’s Office and the Philadelphia Police Department, about where the community goes from here. Just hours before the meeting started, Hill was arraigned and charged with attempted murder and other counts.Īround 100 people came out to hear from elected officials like Bass, State Sen.

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“The people in this neighborhood weren’t served and they weren’t protected,” said Abney during a community meeting hosted by Councilmember Cindy Bass at the Nicetown-Tioga Free Library on Saturday morning.

Michael Abney raises concerns with Councilmember Cindy Bass and police officers at a community meeting on Saturday, August 17, 2019, held in response to a police standoff that left six officers wounded. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor

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