Participants in a National Day of Prayer observance pray together Thursday afternoon in downtown

Participants in a National Day of Prayer observance pray together Thursday afternoon in downtown Youngstown.

At right, Angela McCoy, Williamson Elementary School’s parental liaison and director of the Voice of Hope Gospel Choir, leads her students in a performance. At left, Sue Vitale of Youngstown dances with flags downtown during the event.

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