Stories

Before the election, I told a friend I was going to miss the president when he left office. He replied, “Obama is the Kennedy of our time.” I agreed, but I

The morning after the election, Philadelphia was fresh off a six-day public transit strike. Now our students, who had demonstrated high levels of grit and

Throughout my 11 years of teaching, and three semesters of teaching future and current teachers at the college level, I can count on one hand the number of

Dear America, We must do better. After too many highly-publicized murders of Black men at the hands of police, I am reminded of how much further we have to

Today, we honor veterans who have served honorably in our Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard. For me, I joined the Navy when I was 19 year

I voted for Hillary Clinton. I wasn’t excited about it as so many other women, young and old, were. And the #ImWithHer movement didn’t resonate all that mu

Jordan West wants every girl—regardless of circumstance—to feel smart, beautiful and special. Wearing a tiara, Jordan read the book she wrote, at 6-years-o

By any measure, last night was a tough night for pro-education reform Democrats. Defying expectations and the polls, Republican Donald Trump was elected Pr

Many people don’t go back to work in the community they grew up in, but doing so provides a special perspective. I’m a natural born citizen, who was raised