A Eulogy For Jesse Jackson

In the wake of last month’s death of the civil rights icon, his one-time collaborator and former Penn professor pens an intimate — and urgent — remembrance.

By Michael Eric Dyson
Citizen Must Reads

Your Weekly Guide to Surviving the News

The state of world freedom, millionaire college athletes, uninsured Americans and more stories that explain what happened this week

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff

Things to Do This Week For America’s 250th

Your curated list of the best semiquincentennial events, exhibits, and activities happening in and around Philly

By Christina Griffith
Citizen of the Year Awards

Youth Citizen Yuvaraj R. Gambhir

For his advocacy, fundraising, mentorship and more, the Philly native and University of Pennsylvania senior is this year’s Youth Citizen of the Year

By Christina Griffith
The Citizen Recommends

Take a Cab

Why pay Silicon Valley tech companies for your ride when locally-owned taxi cabs are cheaper, faster and put money back into Philadelphia’s economy?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Guest Commentary

In Defense of the Philadelphia School District

A deputy superintendent pushes back on a Citizen story that called the District’s Facilities Master Plan a sign of “managed decline”

By Oz Hill

Can Zero Waste be … Delicious?

A Philly makers pop-up that features milk-waste clothing, beef-tallow soaps and Food & Wine-approved billion layer lasagna, fighting climate crisis with creativity

By Kae Lani Palmisano
Book Excerpt

The Banker Who Made America

In his new book, author and thought leader Richard Vague tells the story of Thomas Willing, the most powerful figure in U.S. history you’ve never heard of. Join Vague and The Citizen for a book event April 14

By Richard Vague

Solving Gun Violence with Group Therapy — and $50

Is this City-funded program — which also helps participants build job skills and rethink decisions — responsible for Philadelphia’s declining homicide rate?

By Mensah M. Dean
Citizens of the Week

Mt. Airy Family Commons Founders

Parenting infants and little children can be incredibly lonely. Hannah Fenlon, Linda Joy and Hannah Newman have a solution in a co-op that already includes 80 families

By Courtney DuChene