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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club on … Florida

The MSNBC host speaks with bestselling authors Michael Connelly and David Baldacci about why they're standing up against book banning in Florida

By Ali Velshi

Josh Kruger, Big-Hearted Philadelphian

The Citizen journalist who was tragically killed Monday morning was a passionate advocate for those who most needed it

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Guest Commentary

Now’s Our Time to be Liberated from HIV

A local queer Black podcaster and life coach on why he’s speaking up about PrEP and Philadelphia’s new HIV prevention campaign

By Eric Cole
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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with Jonathan Evison

The MSNBC host welcomes best-selling author Jonathan Evison to talk about his semi-autobiographical examination of identity versus the American Dream, Lawn Boy

By Ali Velshi
Art for Change

The Reluctant Queer Futurist

Kah Yangni, muralist and illustrator, imagines a world where queer people are free to thrive

By RJ Rushmore
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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with Maulik Pancholy

The MSNBC host speaks with the actor and author of The Best At It, a middle-grades coming-of-age novel

By Ali Velshi

This Moment is Why Elections Matter

A former mayor on how last week’s Supreme Court rulings targeting Affirmative Action, the LGBTQ+ community, and student loan debt should remind us of the power of the ballot box

By Michael A. Nutter

Bring Back Queer Radicalism

Rainbow capitalism and crosswalks are nice, but let’s not forget we need to demand our right to exist

By Josh Kruger

LGBTQ-Owned Shops, Restaurants, More in Philadelphia

Brick-and-mortar LGBTQ-owned businesses span all of Philly. Here, some that strive not just to sell, but also to do good in and beyond our city

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
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Ali Velshi on Why Anti-LGBTQ+ Politics Fail

MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member reports: The American people are overwhelmingly pro LGBTQ+ rights. So why is the far right attacking trans youth and Pride displays?

By Ali Velshi