CitizenCast
Ali Velshi Banned Book Club reads The Giver
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member interviews author Lois Lowry about the dark themes in The Giver that guide young readers through discovering their humanity
By Ali VelshiAli Velshi on South Africa’s Fight for Democracy
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
By Ali VelshiAli Velshi Banned Book Club reads Bridge to Terabithia
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
By Ali VelshiAli Velshi Interviews Philadelphia’s Block Captain of the Year
The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member talks with Michelle Belser of Melrose Gardens about civic engagement and working with the community
By Ali VelshiAli Velshi Has Hope For The Hostages
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
By Ali VelshiWhat Philly Can Learn from America’s Fastest Growing City
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks to our podcast hosts, former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, about how she’s guiding her Texas city through a population boom that benefits everyone. Hint: It’s just common sense
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyAli Velshi Banned Book Club reads Hunger by Roxane Gay
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
By Ali VelshiAli Velshi on the Need for DEI in Medicine
The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member on why hospitals — and Congress — must address the health care crisis of Black Americans.
By Ali VelshiShow Me The Money!
The newest episode of our How to Really Run a City podcast finds the mayors exploring the power of investing in Black and Brown entrepreneurs with evangelist for inclusive growth Della Clark and Michele Lawrence of JP Morgan Chase
By Larry PlattAli Velshi Banned Book Club — Black Stories in Philadelphia
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"
By Ali Velshi