Voice: Ali Velshi

How a peaceful march, a misguided cop and a rubber bullet turned Canadian-born (by way of Kenya, South Africa and India) Ali Velshi into a true American. An excerpt from Small Acts of Courage, the MSNBC anchor and Citizen board member’s new memoir, launching May 7, in Philly

MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi looks back at his parents' homeland and puts the struggle against South African apartheid in modern context

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member interviews Katherine Paterson on the universal and sometimes dark themes of childhood in the enduring classic Bridge to Terabithia

The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member talks with Michelle Belser of Melrose Gardens about civic engagement and working with the community

The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member on the necessity of hope for the innocent men, women and children taken hostage by Hamas six months ago

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member talks with Roxane Gay about her memoir Hunger, her raw story about being a Black woman in a big body in America

The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member on why hospitals — and Congress — must address the health care crisis of Black Americans.

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member talks to fellow Citizen board member Angela Val, Visit Philly CEO, about making Philly the epicenter for resisting book bans through the use of "Little Freedom Libraries"

The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member finds the vice president's visit to an abortion clinic historic — not just for the White House, but for the Democratic Party

The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member is not casting a protest vote in the general election, and neither should you. Here's why