A Fitting Rebuke to Rizzo?

A monument to civil rights icon Sadie Alexander, planned for where Mayor Frank Rizzo’s used to stand, would be only the third statue of a real-life Black Philadelphian on public view

By Malcolm Burnley
Big Rube’s Philly

Binh Nguyen

The iconic brand marketer, chef and photographer meets up with a PR dynamo, fashion maven and mentor who’s shaping how the country sees Philadelphia — and how Asian American girls see their futures

By Reuben Harley
Ideas We Should Steal

Medical Malpractice Reform … Again

Twenty years ago, the Commonwealth dug itself out of a crisis that put new mothers at risk of illness or death. Signs of trouble are back in Pennsylvania, which could look to California and other states for a solution

By Malcolm Burnley
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Ali Velshi on Abortion Bans and Black women

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member fights the racist, paternalistic propaganda that abortion is "Black genocide." It is vital healthcare

By Ali Velshi
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

Ralph Lauren, Shariah Harris Will Take Your Call Now

A celebrated, polo playing Philadelphian will star in this weekend’s Polo Classic in Fairmount Park. (Iconic American designers are welcome to make generous endorsement offers.)

By Lauren McCutcheon
Business for Good Update

Mom Your Business

Tanya Morris’s incubator for women entrepreneurs is thriving in its new brick-and-mortar home — for now

By Raymond Jones and Lauren McCutcheon
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Ali Velshi Debunks “Abortion After Birth” Lie

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member on the dangerous rhetoric and how its directed at stripping women of their reproductive rights

By Ali Velshi

Ala Stanford’s Advice For Kamala Harris

The Philly doctor became a household name for her efforts to give Black Philadelphians access to Covid testing and vaccines. Here, she talks about her new book on her fight for equity in medicine — and what she’d hope to see from a Harris presidency

By Courtney DuChene
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Ali Velshi Explains Abortion is a Life-saving Medical Treatment

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member on why every American with the potential to get pregnant is in grave danger

By Ali Velshi