For the second day, hundreds of people in Philadelphia protested the grand jury's decision to not indict Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot  Michael Brown.

Philadelphia residents and local university students marched from City Hall to Temple University in North Philadelphia yesterday. Local organizations the Uhuru Movement, Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower and Rebuild (POWER) and Temple University-based People Utilizing their Real Power (PURP) gathered protesters and held an “open mic” where many voiced their opinions on the Ferguson events, as well as their concerns for Philadelphia and the nation.

About 500 people called for justice, and an end to racism and police brutality. Others called for an end to Temple University’s “gentrification” and  “colonial imperialism” in the surrounding community.

"Temple is creating millions of Mike Browns in Philly," Payne Schroeder, a Temple University student,  said. "Its development rips all value out of the neighborhood, tells the people who live there that they have no worth, and that the only way to get that worth is for them to come in and build."

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Soledad Alfaro-Allah, Philly's Youth Poet Laureate, recited a powerful poem, as well as members of Babel, a Temple University student organization of poets.

"Hang it high, America," Alfaro-Allah said. "We're so bold, so beautiful; tell our story in blood-stained stitching."

After 5 p.m., the crowd marched back towards Center City, stopping at the Philadelphia Police 9th District headquarters at 21st and Hamilton streets, where two young men Naveed Ahsan and Felix Nnumolu, were being held for breaking through a police blockade an entering I-95 during a protest the night before. They were released before 9 p.m, but charged with disorderly conduct. 

Protesters also called for police to start wearing body cameras, which will actually be implemented. Philly Police have begun to test a pilot program of wearable body cameras for officers, according to NewsWorks. The program has been in the works since the summer.