Will Smith returned to his West Philadelphia neighborhood on Wednesday, where a jubilant crowd greeted him with a street renamed in his honor, a basketball court dedicated to him, a key to the city, a ...

wrote in her own Instagram post after the March 26 street-naming ceremony that Smith's "journey has been nothing short of inspiring." "From his roots of being born and raised in West Philadelphia ...

From "In West Philadelphia born and raised" to now having a street named after him in his hometown, Will Smith will forever be synonymous with Philadelphia. Smith was honored on Wednesday (March ...

“Nobody gets an easy ride,” he added. “That was one of the things that these streets of Philadelphia taught me: that there is nothing wrong with a hard day’s work.” Smith also gave a ...

PHILADELPHIA ... Smith said at a ceremony along a section of 59th Street that now bears his name. He reminisced about learning the values of hard work and education from his mother and father before ...

Hollywood star Will Smith ... on the streets of Philadelphia. On Wednesday, the Oscar-winning actor, returned to his hometown to commemorate a portion of 59th Street being renamed Will Smith ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In West Philadelphia where he was born and raised, now there’s a street called Will Smith Way ... “Nobody gets an easy ride,” he said. “That was one of the things ...