Activism
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
The Philadelphia Promise
Lessons in Resistance for Philadelphia from Minneapolis
What ideas can Philly steal from the years-old protest movement in the Minnesota city?
By Bradford Pearson
Ali Velshi on Violence Between the State and its Citizenry
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member sits down with historian Jon Meacham for an analysis of activism and state violence in this moment in American history
By Ali Velshi
Ali Velshi and the King Family On Making The World One In Brotherhood
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member talks with Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King about Dr. King's legacy, and the soul of America
By Ali Velshi
The Time for Freedom Is Now
This MLK Day requires more than service. It is about resistance.
By Dr. James Peterson
Breaking Bread For Citizenship
The Welcoming Center’s 2026 dinner series will bring immigrants and native-born Philadelphians together to explore the themes of neighborliness and good citizenship while bonding over the most human of activities: eating
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy