The Key to Staying Out of Prison? Jobs

Through partnerships with the City and HRP Group, the Center for Employment Opportunities is helping formerly incarcerated Philadelphians on the path to a better life

By Christina Griffith
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

A. Leon Higginbotham Social Justice Champion Keisha Hudson

For her commitment to protecting and defending Philadelphia’s immigrant communities, Hudson will be honored at our annual Awards celebration on April 22

By Cristian Salazar

Life Sentenced No More

By declaring mandatory lifelong incarceration for felony murder a “cruel punishment,” the PA Supreme Court carves a pathway out of prison for more than 1,000 people

By Victoria Law

​​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
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Velshi Asks What is Trump Doing With Pregnant Teen Migrants in Texas?

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member talks with Jonathan White, former director of a federal unaccompanied child program, about a Texas facility reportedly flagged for inadequate medical care where pregnant teen migrants are being sent

By Ali Velshi

How to Help Immigrants

Immigrants in the United States — and Philadelphia — are in perilous times.

By Diemmy Dang, Bayleh Alexander and Lauren McCutcheon
Guest Commentary

The Legacy We Inherit

Honoring Philadelphia's Black labor history and fighting for the future of the Black workers

By Brittany Alston and Kendra Bozarth
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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
Do Something

Help Secure Racial Justice on MLK Day

More than five years since George Floyd's murder, how can you support Black lives, reform our criminal justice system and bridge race relations here in Philadelphia? Read on

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff