Social Justice

President Donald Trump didn’t show up for the United Nation’s most recent gathering on human rights. A Philadelphia social justice activist joined colleagues to make a stand on behalf of the values that should matter to all Americans

Automated systems decide which homeless Philadelphians get housing and who stays on the street — often in ways that feel arbitrary to those waiting

The Phillies and a Philly-born Hollywood producer have joined together to host an annual fundraiser for youth homelessness organization Covenant House PA next week.

Last week at the Weitzman Museum of Jewish History, the former Penn president and US Ambassador to Germany reminded us what it takes to repair the breach

Jason Ray launched his financial advisory firm with a singular mission: Closing the racial wealth gap in Philadelphia. So far, it’s generated $100 million for its clients

What if art exhibitions — and art itself — were accessible for people with disabilities? What if they featured artists with disabilities? Find out at a new multi-location art show

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member examines the firing of Jimmy Kimmel as a direct threat to free speech and democracy coming from corporate capitulation

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member covers how the Supreme Court gutted constitutional rights by green-lighting racial profiling

The Citizen turns 10 today! Here, 10 ways you have helped us make an impact in the last decade

An economic justice advocate on the consequences of cutting off the transit lifeline for those who need it most