Flashpoint: Tackling summer violence; rapping professor wins big & #welcomingthestranger

Host and KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the recent shootings that claimed at least a half dozen lives and left dozens injured. Bilal Qayyum of Father's Day Rally Committee joins Roz Pichardo of Operation Save Our City, David Harrington of YASP and Theron Pride, Director of the Office of Violence Prevention for the City of Philadelphia to discuss solutions. The newsmaker of the week is Temple University professor aka "The Rappin' Professor" Dr. Aaron Smith, who just won big on Beat Shazam, a TV game show hosted by Jamie Foxx. The changemaker of the week is the Welcoming the Stranger, a Bucks County non-profit that provides free services to immigrants and refugees in the region. Board Member and teacher Lois Heist is guest. Flashpoint airs every Saturday at 9:30pm and Sunday at 8:30am on KYW Newsradio. Subscribe to the Flashpoint Podcast on the Apple Podcast, Radio.com or others apps where you get your podcast by searching "Flashpoint KYW." TAG: Bilal Qayyum, Father's Day Rally Committee, Roz Pichardo, Operation Save Our City, David Harrington, YASP, Theron Pride, Office of Violence Prevention, Temple University, Dr. Aaron Smith, aaron smith, Beat Shazam, Jamie Foxx, Welcoming the Stranger, Lois Heist, kyw newsradio, kyw newsradio 1060, kyw newsradio 1060am, kyw 1060, kyw 1060am, flashpoint, kyw flashpoint, cherri gregg See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.