Social Justice

A reminder of Jackie Robinson’s singular moral voice on the cusp of the anniversary of his breaking of baseball’s color line — just after Trump’s Defense Department tried to erase his military service

Immigrants in the U.S. boost our economy, commit fewer crimes than U.S.-born residents, subscribe to the American dream — and are currently living in fear of deportation. What can you do here in Philly to keep them safe?

… so let’s ensure the American people are those winners by preserving and teaching the stories that form our democracy, a longtime college president urges

Even with a city budget proposal that pays for community-driven gun violence intervention work, organizers are worried about President Donald Trump’s promises to slash federal funding

The college winner of Vote That Jawn’s first Erinda Sheno Memorial Prize wants us to act now in the way we want history to remember us

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member connects the dots between stripping women of bodily autonomy and stripping civil rights from LGBTQ+ Americans

Who can outshine a Super Bowl MVP? Try a West Philly public school teacher, Southwest Philly block captain, a 15 year-old from Northeast Philly, and other Philadelphians dedicated careers to dauntlessly implementing solutions in their community

Philly-based Beat The Streets runs wrestling and mentoring programs for more than 1,000 local students, building skills needed to graduate high school, go to college and launch careers

The administration removed hundreds of federal web pages containing critical information about Americans. Fortunately, it still lives at Philly-based PolicyMap, whose director walks us through what just happened — and why it’s too soon to panic

The CEO of Philly’s Forum of Executive Women has the data to prove it.