Social Justice
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
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
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
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
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
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