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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club on The Satanic Verses with Homi K. Bhabha

Salman Rushdie's friend and colleague Homi K. Bhabha steps in to speak with MSNBC host Ali Velshi about the true meaning of the controversial book

By Ali Velshi

Constructing a Community of Fathers

Eric Marsh parlayed his own fathering experience into forming Fathering Circle, an arts-focused support group that helps men in Philadelphia be their best parenting selves

By James Peterson

Setting Returning Women Up for Success

A one-year-old Mural Arts’ program works to reduce recidivism for Philly women by looking inward to succeed on the outside

By Lilly Rodriguez
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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with Margaret Atwood

The prolific, iconic author of "A Handmaid's Tale" speaks with the MSNBC anchor about the increasing threat of American autocracy

By Ali Velshi
Citizen Recap

Higginbotham Mural Paint Day

Heat couldn’t keep West Philadelphia neighbors away from contributing to a legacy public work of art

By Lauren McCutcheon
Art for Change

The Institutional Critic

The next in a series with Forman Arts Initiative profiles Maia Chao, whose anthropology-informed art practice challenges institutions of museums, schools, and more

By Morgan Nitz
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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club on Speak with Laurie Halse Anderson

The MSNBC anchor speaks with the author of a YA book about sexual assault

By Ali Velshi
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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club on Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with Matthew Seybold

The MSNBC anchor speaks with Mark Twain scholar Matthew Seybold about the still-scandalous American classic

By Lauren McCutcheon
Art for Change

The R&B Eclectic

The next in a series with the Forman Arts Initiative profiles Suzanne Sheer, the singer, songwriter and Khemist collaborator who is taking over the city with her new album, The Blue Hour

By Morgan Nitz
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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with J. Woodson

The MSNBC anchor shares the first poetry of his banned book club, featuring "Brown Girl Dreaming"

By Ali Velshi