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Public intellectual Michael Eric Dyson on how Black women are once again getting overlooked in the Caitlin Clark narrative

The founder of Hoop Dreams, Inc. has figured out how to help Philly kids make friends, be confident and focus on opportunities, using basketball as bait

We return to Ali Velshi in conversation with The Welcome Party co-founder Lauren Harper, PA State Senator Nikil Saval, and former Republican Congressman Charlie Dent. Velshi begins by asking Nikil Saval at our most recent Ideas We Should Steal Festival if candidates on the left are making it harder for moderates to vote for Democrats.

Women's Way recently honored philanthropist and Citizen board member Jen Rice for her support of women's empowerment programs. Listen to her inspiring acceptance speech.

On this episode of #velshibannedbookclub, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi interviews Jeannette Walls, author of "The Glass Castle." The main reason this book has been banned in schools? Frank and vivid descriptions of challenging situations like alcoholism and abuse. "Our children deserve better," wrote one parent. Velshi and Walls contend that children are better served by exposure...

A confluence of factors and political talents explains the governor's astounding popularity in the polls, even among the MAGA crowd

The City's Turn The Key program is building homes affordable to middle income families. Can it be the centerpiece of Philly's housing plan?

It's not enough to cast your own ballot in 2024. To get all eligible Philadelphians to vote, we need to engage in deep canvassing. Here, a sample of that deep canvassing with Roxanne and Adam Barbanel-Fried.

MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi sits down with "one of the greatest threats to the Republic" -- a history teacher. Randi Weingarten is now the President of the American Federation of Teachers and she is accused of spreading "filth" to American children in the form of banned books. 

On this episode of Guest Commentary, James Peterson of "Evening WURDs" on WURD highlights the watermelon flag and what it says about symbols, extreme national distress and the regressive swing of the pendulum

One of the 120,000 living members of the Greatest Generation turns 99 this year. For Memorial Day, he talks to Larry Platt about saving America then and now.

"The more time one spends living in a distressed neighborhood during childhood, the worse are the chances of achieving economic stability." At our Ideas We Should Steal Festival, Carol Coletta of Memphis River Parks Partnership took the stage with a novel idea for bringing diverse communities together.

Two years ago a cultural revolution was sparked in Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini. MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi explains how and why the fruits of that revolution have been rolled back.

The Citizen is partnering with the original rad girl, Leah Kauffman, to bring back her annual celebration of kick-ass Philadelphia women. This week, Roxanne caught up with Kauffman to talk all things rad.

Hope Chicago ensures family scholarships for graduates of five public high schools. Elaine Maimon suggests we invest in Philadelphia families the same way.

Author, radio host and public intellectual, Michael Eric Dyson, contends this rap battle is really about race, identity and Black/Jewish relations.

Balancing free speech rights with public safety and order requires a deft touch. On our latest episode of "How to Really Run a City," Mayors Nutter and Reed are joined by one of their protégés: Richmond, Virginia Mayor Levar Stoney. From protests to economic growth to Mayor Stoney's history-making removal of Confederate monuments, we dig into the successes and challenges Richmond has recently face...

DA Larry Krasner just won his second historic conviction of an on-duty police officer. Here's why House Republicans are using that against him.

A new cohort of Spanish-speaking peer mental health specialists is ready to provide real-time support for the Philadelphia population who most needs it

"Jesus would be ashamed," wrote one critic of Lois Lowry's seminal work of children's literature, "The Giver." MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi invites Lowry onto the show to discuss her opinions about the flood of negative (and positive) reactions to her 1993 YA novel.

Ali Velshi's "Small Acts of Courage," just released at a launch party in Philadelphia. Join Roxanne Patel Shepelavy for an insightful and moving interview with Ali about his family's journey as immigrants and the true meaning of being an American. 

During this panel from our most recent Ideas We Should Steal Festival, MSNBC host and IWSS moderator Ali Velshi sits down with co-founder of The Welcome Party, Lauren Harper, former Republican congressman Charlie Dent, and State Senator Nikil Saval for an enlightening discussion about the true state of politics today

...made Ali Velshi a true American. Here, an excerpt from MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi's new book "Small Acts of Courage."

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy chats with Ethan Young, a former Citizen intern and current photojournalist at The Daily Pennsylvanian, Penn's student-run newspaper. "What has the general media gotten wrong with their coverage of the protests?" Roxanne asks. Young's answer might surprise you. 

MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi looks back at his parents' homeland and puts the struggle against South African apartheid in modern context