Youth

Listen: Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with George Takei
The MSNBC host speaks with the actor, activist and author about They Called Us Enemy, a graphic memoir about Japanese American internment
By Ali Velshi
Is Year-Round Schooling the Answer We Need?
What the most talked-about idea in the new schools plan would mean for Philadelphia
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Is Social Media Behind Philly’s Rise in Violent Crime?
Instagram feuds, Twitter taunts and online videos are taking the blame for several shootings over the last couple of years. The answer is old-fashioned communication
By Will Marani
Citizen of the Week: Cheryl Ann Wadlington
The founder of Evoluer House has empowered 3,000 young girls of color in Philadelphia to attend college and succeed in life.
By Erin Flynn Jay
Ideas We Should Steal: Mayor’s Youth Climate Action Council
In L.A. and other cities, young people influence local climate policy and enact climate fixes — while learning what it means to be an engaged citizen. It’s time Philly joins the movement
By Courtney DuChene
Business for Good: KIDAS
A local software company alerts parents to potential cyberbullying while their children are playing video games like Roblox and Fortnite
By Johann Calhoun
Action Civics for the Win
At Philly’s first Civics Day, high schoolers from across the city proved what we all need to hear right now: Our future is in good hands
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Listen: Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with Julissa Arce
The MSNBC host speaks with the author about You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation
By Ali Velshi