Michael Eric Dyson’s Black History Month All Stars

Edward Alexander Bouchet

All-Star #3: Edward Alexander Bouchet

By Michael Eric Dyson

Michael Eric Dyson’s Black History Month All Stars

All-Star #2: Harriet Forten Purvis

By Michael Eric Dyson

Michael Eric Dyson’s Black History Month All Stars

All-Star #1: William T. Coleman, Jr.

By Michael Eric Dyson

Who Is Jimmy DeLeon?

The retired municipal court judge joined a crowded field of Democrats running for mayor of Philadelphia.

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff

Who Is John Fetterman?

What to know about the Democratic U.S. Senator from PA, the state's former lieutenant governor

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
New Blood

Matt Wolfe is Mad As Hell and Not Going To Take It Anymore

The longtime Republican gadfly has been tweaking the establishment of both parties for years. As an at-large candidate for City Council, he has declared war on the status quo

By Larry Platt

Framing Black Joy

Andrea “Philly” Walls’ photos of Black joy can be seen as a visual act of ongoing resistance. They are, also, the exact antidote to the time we live in

By James Peterson

The Story of the Storytellers

Juneteenth is a narrative of liberation and struggle that, until recently, was little-known. Who is telling the other unknown stories of Black life in Philly?

By James Peterson
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Meet Winner Lauren Young

The director of K-12 Mathematics for the School District of Philadelphia was nominated because of her work to set high standards for herself and her team around educating students during Covid-19

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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Meet Winner Leah Wood

The Feltonville Arts & Sciences paraprofessional was nominated for helping to raise awareness of the needs of paraprofessionals in the teachers union, and fighting for their dignity

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy