Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw on her crime fighting plan, which is full of state-of-the-art reforms. So here’s a novel thought…why not fund it?
An update on professor and activist Stephanie Sena, who is still working to uplift Philadelphians in need of food, shelter and dignity
At our virtual town hall, we learned how the millennial mayor is revamping government, including doing something revolutionary in politics: putting citizens first
New York and Baltimore are handing out free air conditioners to low-income seniors most at risk of heat-related illness and Covid-19. Why isn’t Philly doing the same?
Murders raging. Trash piling up. Police both running amok and turning a blind eye to enforcing laws. How’d we get here?
A federal self-employment fund used by five states—but shut down by Pennsylvania—can help would-be entrepreneurs make a go of it. How about it, Congress?
While the City and advocates continue negotiations over the homeless encampment on the Parkway, Denver and New Jersey demonstrate some much-needed new thinking
In Chicago, Lori Lightfoot is out with a visionary post-Covid plan. A group of Philly civic leaders are working on doing the same. Here’s hoping it’s a first step.
Critical thinking, empathy and kindness are saving lives from Scotland to Florida. Why not in Philly?
What the NFL star (and former Citizen columnist) doesn’t get about DeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic posts
The Presidential candidate wants to make Housing Choice Vouchers an entitlement. Philly 3.0’s engagement director on what that means here
The reaction to the NFL star’s anti-Semitic postings flips the usual script … and may just offer a constructive way forward in Black / Jewish relations
The Black-owned real estate company provides affordable housing and wealth-generating opportunities for oft-overlooked Philadelphians
The Radnor-based firm invests in companies that address inequity, like Reconnect, whose interview with Rayshard Brooks was released just after his death at the hands of Atlanta police
Want to get more young protesters casting a vote? Start by taking them seriously
A third of Americans have medical bills they cannot pay. A New York nonprofit has helped eliminate $2 billion of that debt for the poorest of them
Recent events at The Inquirer and The New York Times raise questions both about racial hierarchy and the commitment to open discourse
In 1967, thousands of students marched to protest inadequate schooling for Black Philadelphians. In this new moment of racial uprising, a group of high schoolers won the right to honor them.
Heat and Covid-19 could make this the most dangerous summer on record. Two urban environmentalists with ways to make a more sustainable, resilient and just city.
Juneteenth, celebrating the end of slavery, is a City holiday for the first time today—but Black Americans’ fight for freedom is long and enduring
Less police funding wouldn’t have spared George Floyd’s life or upended systemic racism. But real reform of police unions might.
The first in a series exploring Covid-19’s effects on Black Philadelphians asks: What else is lost when someone dies?
Cities like New York and Pittsburgh allow the public to view every local government expenditure online. City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart wants to make that happen here, too
The veteran entrepreneur and founder of the Satell Institute is going all out to help nonprofits during Covid-19
Three years ago, Mayor Kenney “reestablished” the department’s civilian oversight board. So, WURD’s afternoon host wonders, what’s so different this time?
The pandemic has survivors of domestic violence trapped at home with their abusers. France, Spain and others have figured out how to reach them
Remember the civil rights-era admonition to keep our eyes on the prize?
The New Orleans Police Department has been remade thanks to an innovative peer intervention program. Can the Philly PD undergo a similar culture change?
The Citizen’s new columnist reflects on what today’s media coverage glosses over: the long, wrenching story of black people in this country
A white suburban father of three young black men on whom is really responsible for the injustice of our criminal justice system
