Youth
Citizen of the Week: John Solomon of Endangered Kind
Lifelong North Philadelphian John Solomon uses his own experiences to help young people in his community escape the cycle of gun violence
By Norah RamiHer Body, Her (Beautiful) Self
The three-year-old Body Empowerment Project has helped students in 17 Philadelphia schools accept — and embrace — their physical selves this year. Support their work at their year-end party on April 25
By Natalie PompilioListen: Ali Velshi Banned Book Club on The ABCs of Book Banning
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member interviews 101-year-old book activist Grace Linn and George M. Johnson, author of All Boys Aren't Blue
By Ali VelshiIdeas We Should Steal: The School Day When No One Eats Alone
Lots of kids feel socially isolated — especially at lunchtime. A national movement is working to change that, today
By Michaela HaasListen: Ali Velshi Banned Book Club on North Dakota’s Anti-Library Crusade
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member interviews Taylor Brorby, author of Boys and Oil, who found safe haven in books and libraries growing up. Unfortunately today's kids may not have that luxury.
By Ali VelshiListen: Ali Velshi Banned Book Club on The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member interviews Stephen Chobsky, whose classic The Perks of Being a Wallflower has literally stopped suicides
By Ali VelshiListen: Ali Velshi On Young People Who Don’t Understand the Holocaust
The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member laments the vast ignorance of the most basic facts of recent world history
By Ali VelshiCitizen of the Year Awards: Sarahi Franco-Morales
The South Philly native has helped feed hundreds of families, translated at City Council meetings, advocated for fair housing and employment, and tutored kids to read. And she’s only 18
By Jessica Blatt Press