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We're gearing up for
@AliVelshi
book launch party on May 7. Join us to grab a copy of his book, Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy, and get it signed by Velshi himself.
RSVP here:
#msnbc
#velshibannedbookclub
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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?
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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…
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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?
#phillymayor
#phillypolicecomissioner
#philly
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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.
#velshibannedbookclub
#lgbtq
#bannedbook
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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:
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“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.
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"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
#democracy
#voting
#supremecourt
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Community fridges are one way to help all Philadelphians have food for the holidays. Here's how to start one.
#Thanksgiving
#philly
#communityservice
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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…
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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.
#thingstodophilly
#happyholidays
#philly
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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.
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.
@JoshShapiroPA
talks to Larry Platt about his take-no-prisoners Supreme Court brief that helped to expose the fraud that is Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud.
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Leading up to the Philadelphia mayoral election, we're releasing memos to the future mayor on important issues Philadelphians face. This time around we're tackling medical debt.
#medicaldebt
#phillymayorsrace
#cherelleparker
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Leadership is about more than just having good ideas. It’s about executing those ideas. Hear from Mayor
@FrankScottJr
and author
@pahlkadot
for wisdom on turning your grand plans into reality.
#podcast
#politicalpodcast
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Make sure your neighbor doesn't go hungry. Here are 15 simple things you can do now to help food insecure citizens of Philadelphia.
#foodinsecurity
#donate
#foodbank
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Are you ready for the general election? You better do your homework before November 7. We've got everything you need to know in our Ultimate Election Guide.
#electionday
#voting
#vote
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The Philadelphia Citizen and all of Philadelphia has suffered a great loss with the passing of Josh Kruger. As we grieve our friend, a brilliant writer and fierce advocate, let's remember the message behind his words and his life's mission: The people we most overlook are the…
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Join us at the Ideas We Should Steal Festival® presented by
@Comcast
. Pennsylvania for a conversation with Governor
@JoshShapiroPA
, star point guard of the 1991 Akiba Hebrew Academy championship team and Fran Dunphy, the winningest college basketball coach in Big 5 history, on…
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Got a Philly lover in your life? Get inspiration on the best holiday gifts here.
#phillychristmas
#giftguide
#philadelphians
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Holidays are busy. Who has the energy to cook dinner anymore? Give yourself a break and grab a bite at a restaurant that aligns with your values.
#phillyfoodies
#phillyrestaurants
#foodies
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We're just under a month away from our 6th Annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival® presented by
@comcast
. Join us for an invigorating day of innovative ideas from nationwide thought leaders and changemakers.
Register today:
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The 6th Annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival® presented by Comcast NBCUniversal is back!
Come hear from guests including PA Governor Josh Shapiro, former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, MacArthur “Genius” Award winner Majora Carter, Welcome Party Co-founder…
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Former
@PHLschools
teacher &
@TempleUniv
grad
@iJesseWilliams
w a new app to help you pay for college
@MyScholly
After college, I was a teacher and like many hard working teachers across this nation, I had…
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It's time, a political observer argues, for state Dems to stop the hypocrisy.
#pademocrats
#supremecourt
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Did the "A Philly Special Christmas" album impress this self-proclaimed Christmas music hater? Find out in this album review.
#merrychristmas
#albumreview
#philly
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The United States in 2023 has grown by 200,000,000 people in one century, but we still have the same number of representatives in the House. Is it time to change that?
@AliVelshi
with some thoughts:
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Last week,
@SpeakerPelosi
announced she'd step down as Speaker of the House. Soon,
@RepMcClinton
is expected to step up at PA's first woman speaker of the state house.
#Philly
knew her first.
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Hours of debate on an Israel/Hamas resolution? Doubling down on councilmanic prerogative? Here, some ideas for remaking Council into an actual governing body.
#phillyelection
#philadelphiacitycouncil
#philly
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Grab your morning cup of joe and feel good about it with these local coffee shops giving back to their community.
#coffee
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FLASH SALE! For one week only, don't miss your chance to receive a $25 discount on registration for the 6th Annual Ideas We Should See Festival presented by Comcast NBCUniversal.
Come hear from guests including PA Governor Josh Shapiro, former Philadelphia Police Commissioner…
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Through wicked smart tweets and on-the-ground organizing,
@bikemamadelphia
is the persistent activist we need to create a more livable Philadelphia.
#GenerationChangePhilly
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Sure, it may feel like it's 90 degrees, but fall is still right around the corner, and so are tons of exciting events.
#fallinphiladelphia
#phillyfall
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So lovely you don't want the interview to end:
@AliVelshi
talks with the ever-delightful
@GeorgeTakei
on his banned graphic novel about Japanese American internment.
#bannedbooks
#alibannedbookclub
#internment
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Listen:
@AliVelshi
Banned Book Club on Anne Frank
The MSNBC host welcomes Israeli illustrator David Polonsky to discuss the universal experience of love, puberty, and the world's most famous child author
#VelshiBannedBookClub
#BannedBookClub
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"If it’s a civic responsibility to fix a highway, it’s a civic responsibility to fix our schools." - head of Philadelphia’s Building Trades Ryan Boyer in a guest commentary on fixing our cities schools.
#phillyschools
#publicschools
#schoolchoice
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After quickly becoming the most well-versed Rittenhouse volunteer, the architect of Central Park’s Edenic resurgence has some thoughts on what we can learn from NYC.
#rittenhousesquare
#centralpark
#philadelphia
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MSNBC's
@AliVelshi
traces the origins of
@CongressEthics
, and warns one political party is working to weaken it. (Not surprisingly,
@Santos4Congress
supports abolishing the OCE.)
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"Was Kenney’s second term the outlier? Or were the seeds for his failed mayoralty actually planted in his first term, contrary to the storyline now forming?"
#jimkenney
#philadelphia
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.
@AliVelshi
host reviews the degradation of women's rights worldwide — including here in the U.S.
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In the latest
#VelshiBannedBookClub
: David Levithan, author and champion of books about LGBTQ+ teens, discusses his book "Two Boys Kissing" with
@AliVelshi
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Four years since the launch of
@The1619Project
and one year since the start of the
#VelshiBannedBookClub
,
@AliVelshi
and
@nhannahjones
review how banning books impacts education.
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.
@alivelshi
has a message: You can't be a pro-worker if you're anti-union.
#laborunions
#proworker
#workersrights
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@AliVelshi
says Trump's double-down on being dictator for a day is a blunt authoritarian threat.
#trump
#msnbc
#democracy
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“One of the best things to happen to journalism—and there should be an award in his name—is Donald Trump.” At our virtual town hall last week, MSNBC host
@AliVelshi
explained how
@realDonaldTrump
made journalism relevant again.
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On the latest episode of How to Really Run a City, former Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey addresses how under the leader of then-Mayor
@Michael_Nutter
, he oversaw a record low crime rate.
#publicsafety
#philadelphia
#podcast
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.
@PhillyDSA
, a chapter of
@DemSocialists
, throws a pre-New Years bash to raise funds for their Trump-era game plan:
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Join MSNBC host
@AliVelshi
for a virtual town hall about what it's like to be a TV journalist in these crazy times of coronavirus, political distrust and presidential campaigning.
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This is #
#democracy
in action: Teenage
#refugee
helps fellow Ukrainians: “I’m only 15 but I tried to help people because they are people like me.” via
@msnbc
@AliVelshi
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There's something for everyone during this year's Pride month. So get out there and celebrate loudly and proudly!
#pride2023
#phillypride
#phillypride2023
#pridemonth
#lbqtg
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We’re heartbroken to hear about the passing of this young Philly change agent. Today we’re honoring his inspiring work to make his community —and this city—better. R.I.P. 🙌🏽
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Braddock Mayor
@JohnFetterman
before our event. He's been at the
#DNC
all week. Favorite moment?
@MichelleObama
.
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Looking for the perfect Christmas or last minute Hanukkah present? Give a gift that keeps on giving — a year long membership with The Philadelphia Citizen.
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In our virtual town hall event last night,
@MSNBC
's
@AliVelshi
spoke about covering coronavirus from his apartment—and why this might be the moment America needs for real change. Check it out.
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In the wake of Donald Trump's third indictment and his position as leading Republican nominee,
@AliVelshi
begs the listeners to help him understand just what the hell is going on here.
#donaldtrump
#2024election
#presidentialelection
#indictment
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Maine adopts system for choosing candidates via popular vote. A group of Philly activists want to bring it here:
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Tried of staying up on Election night riddled with anxiety to find out who your next elected officials will be? Learn how we could cut that time down significantly:
#voting
#mailinballots
#electionday
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In our conversation, Mayor
@PeteButtigieg
delved into how our politics has to become about making democracy do its best work—not about the power that goes along with, well, being in power.
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.
@AliVelshi
speaks with
@megcabot
, author of "Ready or Not." Her novel was published 20 years ago, but since it addresses the question of teens and access to birth control, it has newly landed on banned book lists.
#velshibannedbookclub
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I suspect that even his absence will make us want to be better citizens, and better to one another. “The future,” he wrote, as if challenging us, “belongs to the problem-solvers.”
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“Black students who have one Black teacher by third grade are 13 percent more likely to enroll in college—and those who have two are 32 percent more likely.”
w/
@selmekki
@UncleBobbies
@jbp2019
@CenterBlackEd
@BMEsTalk
@TheBMEA
@GuptonFCS_LHS
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Philly is a better city because these places exist. Support them! Keep them thriving!
w/
@AmalgamPhilly
@blkdollsmatter
@MyBuddhaBabe
@wearegrantblvd
@harriettsbooks
@PhilaPrint
@ULPhilly
@UncleBobbies
@BlackandMobile1
@girlsautoclinic
@johnColtrane215
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There’s still time to RSVP to our virtual event tomorrow night with MSNBC host Ali Velshi, who’ll join us to break down the first 100 days of the Biden presidency and look ahead at what’s to come. RSVP here:
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Not only are we packing the lineup with experts on innovative ideas changing cities across the nation for our Ideas We Should Steal Festival presented by
@comcast
, but we're also bringing renowned journalists.
Join MSNBC anchor and Citizen board member
@AliVelshi
and Pulitzer…
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In week 6 of his Civic Season column,
@ConnorBarwin98
measures Philly's civic health against Washington D.C.
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With her grassroots nonprofit, Buddy Project, Drexel student
@gabby_frost
is helping youth in Philly and around the world feel less alone
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With so many conservative states passing anti-transgender bills,
@AliVelshi
explains what gender-affirming care is and how it leads to a 73% reduction in suicide ideation.
#politicalpodcast
#transrights
#genderaffirminghealthcare
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“DeSean may be the catalyst to triggering a fresh start to improving Black / Jewish relations.”
w/
@DeSeanJackson10
@dhdix
@PhillyHolocaust
@JFedinPhilly
@david_adelman
@MichaelGRubin
@MarcusAllenBBBS
@Edelman11
@MichaelEDyson
@JoeBanner13
@ellisonreport
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.
@AliVelshi
speaks with
@pacylin
, bestselling children's author and illustrator, about the very unlikely banning of her storybook, A Big Mooncake for Little Star.
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In our latest podcast,
@AliVelshi
breaks down qualified immunity and how it prevents accountability within the police force.
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Decades after having photos from their same-sex Philly-area ceremony confiscated, a search is on for the owners of a historic set of prints. Can they be found before it’s too late?
@WayGay
@NickFiorellini
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New episode drop! Hosts
@Michael_Nutter
and
@KasimReed
interview
@MayorOfLA
who has faced the Hollywood and the teachers’ strikes and moved more than 14,000 unhoused Angelenos inside all within the first six months of her term.
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Velshi: If you could turn back one thing — Trump’s election or Brexit — what would it be?
Oliver: Brexit … Its a generational issue … this presidency can only last 5, 10, 13 years … Brexit is very bleak.
#IWSSFest
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“Our government thinks of us residents as delinquents that must be managed rather than constituents who should be served,” writes
@BroadAndMarket
.
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RSVP for our first virtual event—a town hall with MSNBC's Ali Velshi, who'll tell us what it’s like to be on TV news in these unprecedented times of illness, political distrust and political campaigning.
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The war Doug Mastriano is waging against the news media is not normal, and is a harbinger of autocracy, writes Larry Platt.
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Absolutely obsessed with In Color Birding Club. As a safe and welcoming space for nature enthusiasts of all colors, they offer Philly folks access to our avian friends in the sky.
#birding
#nature
#incolorbirding
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@roxanneshep
talks with
@MichaelEMann
, the renowned American climatologist who is now the founding director of Penn’s new climate change institute. The big takeaway: He has a few things to say to those who doubt we can still save the earth.
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We're excited to have
@TiffanyDCross
from
@thebeatdc
joining us at our
#IWSSFest
in six days to speak about "News in the Age of Alternative Facts." Don't miss her whip-smart commentary. Register here:
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Thirty-four years ago today, Philadelphia became the only city in American history to bomb itself. Have we recovered?
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.
@selmekki
’ Center for Black Educator Development now has 99 apprentices in 14 states, and is working to create pipelines for Philly students to become the teachers they need.
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The teacher video is lovely. And it exemplifies so much of what students everywhere are missing by not being with their teachers in person these days.
w/
@UpperDarbySD
@PFTLocal3
@CaucusofWE
@PHLschools
@PHLSchoolNews
@teachphl
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Congrats to Philly author
@kileyreid
. Her novel “Such a Fun Age” just won the
@goodreads
Choice Award for best debut novel of 2020!
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“White people in this fight need to have the courage to act even if it’s not comfortable or convenient.”
w/
@ConnorBarwin98
@mtwbFoundation
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Both
@TishJames
and
@PAAttorneyGen
represent a powerful facet of the bizarro political climate we’re in—with AGs stepping in, state by state, to be the gatekeepers preserving fairness, justice and the rule of law.
#IWSSFest
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"As much as Hong Kong looks to America’s past example for hope and guidance as they march against the Chinese regime, we should look to Hong Kong as we protest for our democracy. ✊🏾
with
@WeThePeopleMar
@Amy_Siskind
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.
@PPDCommish
Danielle Outlaw tells us about her crime-fighting plan, which is full of state-of-the-art reforms. Here’s a novel thought: Why not fund it?
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Why did
@Santos4Congress
vote to weaken the
@CongressEthics
? He's not the only one who wants this independent, nonpartisan body abolished, says
@AliVelshi
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Two Frankford natives help you pair your coffee with something much needed: Jobs for the recently incarcerated.
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"Shady streets in Philly can be 20 degrees cooler than those in full sun. Urban tree cover has been shown to play a protective role against urban violence, suggesting that there is something about trees and green space that improves mental health."
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.
@AliVelshi
interviews
@JonathanEvison
, best-selling author of Lawn Boy, a witty observation of American society and 7th most banned and challenged book of 2022.
#bannedbook
#velshibannedbookclub
#msbnc
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UPDATES: Take art classes on Instagram with
@artwellphilly
, check out recent author events
@FreeLibrary
and nab discounted spring treats via
@ShanesCandies
.
w/
@oureric
@davidplouffe
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MSNBC host and
@thephilacitizen
board member
@AliVelshi
talks with authors
@JasonReynolds83
and
@KielyBrendan
about their frequently banned YA book, All American Boys.
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Why Ed Rendell's choice for
@DNC
Chair, young Indiana Mayor
@PeteButtigieg
, is just what the Democratic Party needs:
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In our latest episode of
#CitizenCast
, MSNBC host and
@thephilacitizen
board member
@AliVelshi
examines the complicated future of fossil fuels.
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Report by
@samswey
@mspackyetti
@deray
and
@nettaaaaaaaa
shows use-of-force restrictions on police are effective:
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“...we need to think about women a little differently,” King said. “When a woman leads, she’s an example for everybody, not just girls. When people say ‘the things she did for women,’ that’s a mistake, bc it cuts our marketplace in half.”
@BillieJeanKing
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