Every evening on my walk from Drexel’s library, I watch packed SEPTA buses pass by. Many are packed with healthcare workers from nearby hospitals and riders returning from medical appointments. Many are packed with students returning from college. Others are traveling to restaurants in Center City or a Flyers game. Over 750,000 rides are taken on public transit daily through SEPTA.

The upcoming election carries a lot of weight for Philly, the biggest city in one of the biggest swing states.

Eight University of Pennsylvania students who attended Trend that Jawn offered their reflections from the evening.

Youth voting is trending all over America; it only made sense to create an event that would highlight and support these efforts.

Vote That Jawn Hosts Social Event Celebrating Philly Youth Vote, Oct. 26, 6-7 pm Vote That Jawn, a nonpartisan group of youth, educators,...

By Kyla Downs March for Our Lives, a youth-led movement that began after the 2018 Parkland, FL, school shooting, has a policy titled “It...

An America where every vote matters, our leaders work for us and defend our civil rights, and the government helps when it can and steps...

Someone has slit in half the 30-foot-long Black Lives Matter banner outside our St. Luke and the Epiphany. For the second time.

For our nation to heal, we must open our ears and hearts to the messages our young people are sending us By Lorene Cary This article was...

By Carson Eckhard This article originally appeared in Philly Metro. You can view the original post here. In my Tampa, Florida high school...

In January, a handful of young organizers perched in my office in the English Department at the University of Penn planning the 2020...

VoteThatJawn and Fresh Artists tap an army of kiddos to turn out the parent vote.

What’s your jawn? For Monique*, it’s the underfunding of Philly schools. For Sofia*, it’s the loss of a friend to gun violence...

I walked up the slight hill on Ogontz and Olney to arrive in front of what used to be my educational sanctuary. Overgrown weeds seemed to in

Philadelphia Youth Poets Laureate and Philadelphia Chamber Music Society respond to Walt Whitman's "Election Day: November 1884" On...

Youth power and passion. With these words, signed together in American Sign Language on the first pandemic-driven Zoom call...

You’re Invited! Ft. DJ Jazzy Jeff, LGP Qua, DJ Diamond Kuts, Bobby Flowers, Aijee Evans, and DJ Sophia Vote that Jawn Philly House Party...

Think, for a moment, about the fanfare that comes with life’s milestones: marriage, birth, quinceañera, driving, graduation… and so on.

The coronavirus is likely to upend the April 28 primary. That's why Philly 3.0’s engagement director doubles down on his call for mail-in vo

With the April 28 primary approaching in the midst of calls for social isolation, Philly 3.0’s engagement director urges the state to send e

At least 40,000 eligible Philadelphians are not even registered to vote. You can help change that with a new app

Every year, in addition to our blogsite, SafeKidsStories.com creates a few great events, like two days with iconic children’s illustrator...