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Sheyla Street: Getting in the Fight

By Tina Smith-Brown Philadelphia is a tough place for politics. Registering voters is far from easy here, but West Point cadet, Sheyla...

City Hall’s #TrendThatJawn

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

Why Your Vote Matters in the Fight to End Gun Violence

By Kyla Downs I have a personal problem with gun legislation that stems from the lack of controls. I feel like getting and concealing a...

WHO’S THAT JAWN?

By Gemma Hong A GenZ Breakdown One thing about our generation is that we hate to be generalized. We don’t think the same, look the same,...

Can We Make the Change?

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...

How YOU Can #VoteThatJawn

So how can you help? How can we ensure that the now-fair Pennsylvania maps stay fair? Easy: you #VoteThatJawn. Everything that has happened

The Youth Vote: Half a Century Later

By Gemma Hong Youth voices matter. That is the belief of the Philly students working with PA Youth Vote to register every 18-year old in...

HEAR HER VOICE! You Decide to Vote!

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

Let’s Encourage Voter Education!

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...