An NFL star who champions women and loves to do good for Philly kids? Yup, that’s our 2024 Citizen of the Year. Learn more about why we picked @Eagles QB @JalenHurts to be our 2024 Citizen of the Year: tinyurl.com/yc7nds4d
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The Philadelphia Citizen is an independent news outlet focusing on solutions to make Philly a better city and ways to inspire locals to be more engaged.
- As legislators debate basic liberty, identity and culture rather than public policy, and Trump, now three times indicted, is still the leading Republican nominee, @AliVelshi wonders: What the hell is going on? Is democracy on the 2024 ballot? ow.ly/n1p750Pv6ik
- Register today for the 6th Annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival® We scoured the country for the ideas, changemakers, and innovators who are transforming cities. Meet these dynamic leaders whose ideas could fuel much-needed progress in our city. Their mission: to share powerful
- Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker’s choice for new Philly Police Commissioner transformed the school-to-prison pipeline. Can he do the same for the city writ large? ow.ly/GmLb50Qb5Hy #phillymayor #phillypolicecomissioner #philly
- MSNBC host @AliVelshi talks with @PFLAG CEO Brian Bond on the role LGBTQ+ books play in the community and the harm book bans are doing. ow.ly/14bZ50QbKJr #velshibannedbookclub #lgbtq #bannedbook
- Josh Kruger wrote his stories for the oft-forgotten Philadelphians who needed an outspoken advocate, and he did so with compassion, humanity and common sense. Here is a look at some of his coverage over the years:
- “When you are killed, tortured, or kidnapped, as part of an organized effort, simply for being a member of an identifiable group, that is genocide,” says Velshi in a report from Ukraine. thephiladelphiacitizen.org/ali-velshi-aud…
- "What do we call it when majority opinion no longer matters? Voting is the currency of your rights and freedoms — freedom ain’t free." - former Philadelphia Mayor @Michael_Nutter ow.ly/Lkti50P2y8I #democracy #voting #supremecourt
- Community fridges are one way to help all Philadelphians have food for the holidays. Here's how to start one. ow.ly/QxF850QaKi9 #Thanksgiving #philly #communityservice
- The 6th Annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival® presented by Comcast NBCUniversal is back! Come hear from guests including former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, MacArthur “Genius” Award winner Majora Carter, Welcome Party Co-founder Lauren Harper and former
- It's that time of year! Don't miss the holiday display, dubbed "A Miracle on 13th Street," that will be up all December on the 1600 block of South 13th Street. ow.ly/Tcfz50Qb5QP #thingstodophilly #happyholidays #philly
- Stories this week of the Sixers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. and a beloved former school teacher being hit by cars brought up a perennial Philly problem: Our roads are unsafe. Here, recommendations to fix that.
- The DA made history with the sentencing of a local police officer convicted of killing a 12-year-old boy while on duty. Now, his opponents are using that against him. thephiladelphiacitizen.org/is-larry-krasn… #larrykranser #phillyda #EdsaulMendoza
