Activism
Christina Kallas-Saritsoglou, Quiet Champion
For more than 20 years, the co-founder of Philly AIDS Thrift has done good by selling people’s old, unwanted stuff — resulting in more than $5 million of good
By Natalie Pompilio
Give Every Kid a Bed
Three percent of all children in the U.S. are bedless. An Idaho-based nonprofit working to give them a safe, comfortable place to sleep now has a chapter in NJ. Is Philly next?
By Courtney DuChene
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
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
How to Help Immigrants
Immigrants in the United States — and Philadelphia — are in perilous times.
By Diemmy Dang, Bayleh Alexander and Lauren McCutcheon
215 Day of Giving
Two-thirds of Philadelphia nonprofits operate on shoestring budgets. A new fundraiser aims to give them the financial and morale boost they need
By Natalie Pompilio
Klean Kensington’s Jeremy Chen
Philadelphia wants residents to imagine the future. In Kensington, one resident is helping teens just achieve more than surviving the present
By Emilia Maia
Ali Velshi Explains The Surveillance Tools Ice is Using
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member talks with technology journalist Jacob Ward about how ICE is tracking us and the threat that represents to our free speech and due process
By Ali Velshi
How to Get the President’s House Exhibit Back
Attorney and civil rights activist Michael Coard on the origin, current state, and future of the Philadelphia memorial to slavery
By Victor Fiorillo
Ali Velshi On Boycotting The Corporations Enabling ICE
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member covers how businesses support ICE and what Americans can do to hold them accountable with the power of economic withdrawal
By Ali Velshi