Guest Commentary

Students Need Joy, Community and Fulfillment

Out of classroom enrichment programs like music and art are not frills, a new report says. They are key to making students citizens of their world

By Claire Robertson-Kraft and Severin Tucker
Guest Commentary

How to Persuade Gen Z Voters

A Swarthmore political scientist compares the election to an issue top of mind for our youngest voters in and beyond Philly: climate change

By Gordon Arlen
Guest Commentary

Gen Z Voters Need More

A teenage Philadelphian on why her generation isn't taking just “Yes” for an answer

By Lanaa Dantzler

Calling All Young Philly Writers!

The Philadelphia Citizen is partnering with Vote That Jawn on an inaugural student essay contest in honor of the late Philadelphia-proud writer and voting activist Erinda Sheno

By Jessica Blatt Press
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Ali Velshi Reminds Us about Trump’s Family Separation Policy

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member says inflammatory immigration rhetoric is more than just that — his first administration proved cruelty is the point

By Ali Velshi
Citizen of the Week

Sammy Grossman

An entrepreneurial 18-year-old from Center City launches Project Spread Smiles, a line of limited edition t-shirts, hoodies and trucker hats that promote mental health and public happiness

By Lauren McCutcheon
Guest Commentary

Why Kamala Harris Inspires Me to Reach for the Stars

A sixth grader at Girard College sees her own future in the Vice President’s (potential) journey to the White House

By Faith Clanton
Guest Commentary

Peeking Through the Curtain at Kamala

One Temple grad student’s ongoing reservations about the vice president, even after a somewhat up-close view of the candidate’s NABJ interview in Philadelphia

By Deesarine Ballayan

Golf for Good?

Tiger Woods and the Cobbs Creek Foundation are bringing STEM learning and golf access to the historic course where the “Jackie Robinson of golf” learned to play. Their goal: Use golf as a road to opportunity

By Natalie Pompilio
Citizen of the Week

Elena Jadach and Gen Z for Sustainability

The William Penn Charter School senior launched a nonprofit that empowers her peers to pitch in on protecting the planet

By Stephanie Ostroff