By Michael Lin How would you feel if your grandparents were tasked with drafting legislation to solve today’s most pressing issues?...

by Olivia Polding We all form opinions and make decisions as part of our daily routine. This morning, for example, I woke up and I...

By Helena Wolk Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Durk, Roddy Rich and others came to Philly to perform at Made in America last summer. This year’s...

By Maya Hairston “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court...

By Samantha Delman My father has affectionately compared my phone to Tony Stark's Arc Reactor - the heart that keeps Iron Man alive - as...

By Kyla Downs I have often heard people say, “why should I vote when it doesn’t count?” A common culture in minority communities says...

2020 has been a year of firsts for me. My first (legal) drink, first pandemic, first apartment, first presidential election, first Zoom...

When I stepped out of my house on Beyer Avenue on November 3rd, I took small sips of my coffee, believing I would have time to finish...

“Which one is the orange guy?” I tried not to laugh behind my mask. “The President?” I asked. He nodded. “He’s Republican,” I said...

TRIGGER WARNING: Police Violence One moment in time, one decision, or one instance can change your life for better or for worse, forever...

voted in my first election this year. I was six years old when I went to “vote” with my mom for the first time. We approached the front...

6:00 a.m. is the time I was told to arrive but I got there at 6:20. The address—1124 N. 11th Street—was where I was supposed to work for...

“Together, we can make the future and build a country where everyone can thrive.” This is the mission of the Working Families Party, a...

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.

Intergenerational stories of voter participation to inspire your vote Voice That Jawn is a six-part podcast miniseries by #VoteThatJawn...

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...

Ask Aaron at My School Votes Philly You’re on a Philly Campus but you’re registered in Delaware County or Jersey or somewhere else? Can...

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.

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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