Topic: Race
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The Reparations Trap
City Council’s task force faces a daunting task: How do you close our opportunity and wealth gaps without alienating key parts of a fragile coalition? Devin Cotten's Cleveland pilot might have an answer
By Larry Platt![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CitySmart_HED-791x400.jpg)
What’s Behind Philly’s Racial Wealth Gap?
Philadelphia is among a group of cities that received funding to answer that question — and to come up with ways to address it
By Courtney DuChene![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Legacy-Museum-photo-credit_-Equal-Justice-Initiative-_-Human-Pictures-791x400.jpg)
A Time To Weep
Yes, let’s celebrate our liberation on Juneteenth. But also, let’s remember the history that came before
By James Peterson![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Juneteenth_West_Philly_Crowd-HED-791x400.png)
Philadelphia Celebrates Juneteenth 2024
A holiday with Philly roots includes some of the city's biggest events of the year, from Germantown to West Philadelphia to Southwest and Old City — and then some
By Abigail Chang and Lauren McCutcheon![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Velshi-DEI-medicine-791x400.jpg)
Listen: Ali Velshi on the Need for DEI in Medicine
The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member on why hospitals — and Congress — must address the health care crisis of Black Americans.
By Ali Velshi![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Velshi-Little-Freedom-Libraries-791x400.jpg)
Listen: Ali Velshi Banned Book Club — Black Stories in Philadelphia
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member talks to fellow Citizen board member Angela Val, Visit Philly CEO, about making Philly the epicenter for resisting book bans through the use of "Little Freedom Libraries"
By Ali Velshi![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Black_History_Amy_Cohen_HED-791x400.jpg)
Books: “Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy”
A veteran Philadelphia social studies teacher wrote a new book about Black Philadelphia history. Here, an excerpt from a chapter featuring Washington, aka Congo, Square
By Amy Jane Cohen![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Velshi-Claudine-Gay--791x400.jpg)
Listen: Ali Velshi on the Real Story Behind Claudine Gay’s Ouster from Harvard
The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member talks about the coordinated conservative campaign to remove one of academia's few Black leaders a for political gain
By Ali Velshi