Flashpoint: Hispanic Heritage Month - Bridging Philly

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This week Flashpoint highlights Hispanic Heritage Month and the growth and impact the Hispanic community had in Philadelphia. CEO of PHL Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Jennifer Rodriguez and Hispanic Community Counseling Services CEO Hector Ayala describe the meaning of Hispanic Heritage Month, the issues the Hispanic community face in Philadelphia that go unnoticed, and share their stories of being Puerto Rico natives moving to Philadelphia and creating change.Our Newsmaker of the week is Mr. Yoshiaki Yamasaki, a licensed psychologist and Executive Director at The Philadelphia AIDS Consortium and World Healthcare Infrastructures, working to provide assistance to those among the Hispanic community.Our Philly Rising Changemaker is a Philly native, Jahlik Mathis, who is now a detective for the Baltimore Police Department. Not only is he known as the 'giving back detective,' but is making a difference one sneaker at a time to his hometown of North Philadelphia.

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This episode was published on October 10, 2021.

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This week Flashpoint highlights Hispanic Heritage Month and the growth and impact the Hispanic community had in Philadelphia. CEO of PHL Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Jennifer Rodriguez and Hispanic Community Counseling Services CEO Hector Ayala...

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