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Peopledon’t automatically smile when they think of cities with high crime. Communities saddledwith reports of poverty and crime are rarely portrayed as “fun” in themainstream. But that’s exactly why this festival is needed … lots of cities deserve a party like this right now.

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Jun 12, 2014

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