Streets Dept Podcast – SN 2, EP 10: Eliminating Poverty, A Conversation with PA State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta

April 12, 2019

1–2 minutes

So honored this week to welcome Pennsylvania State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta to the podcast! Malcolm Kenyatta is a 3rd generation Philly activist (like y’all, his grandfather ran for mayor against Frank Rizzo.) And on November 6th, 2018, he became the first openly gay person of color elected to statewide office in PA.

In today’s episode, I talk with Rep. Kenyatta about the challenges of the PA State House and about his work to help eliminate poverty in the state. And as an elected Democrat, we end by exploring some of the current 2020 Democratic presidential candidates and how he thinks the Dems could take back the White House.

Check out my conversation with Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta below, or on any major podcast streaming platform by searching “Streets Dept Podcast”!

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Season 2 of the Streets Dept Podcast is brought to you by our brilliant sponsors at Temple University! Each episode is mixed and edited by our Producer Mike Mehalick and recorded at the legendary Indy Hall coworking space in Old City, Philadelphia.

2 responses to “Streets Dept Podcast – SN 2, EP 10: Eliminating Poverty, A Conversation with PA State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta”

Ashley de Vries

April 13, 2019 at 10:15 am

Thanks for having Malcom Kenyatta in the podcast. He is a wonderful person and is working so hard to make his district a better place to live.

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May 20, 2019 at 5:20 pm

[…] As any longtime follower of Streets Dept likely knows, for many years now I’ve been trying to use my various platforms to talk about and promote civic engagement on both the local and national scale. In 2014 I successfully petitioned SEPTA to return late night subway and el service to Philadelphia. In 2015 I worked on a project called Next Stop: Democracy aimed at encouraging greater voter turnout in municipal elections. In 2016 I helped commission a Bernie Sanders mural in Philly (though I lean more towards Warren for 2020, if you were wondering) as a symbol for progressive policies. Also in 2016 I worked on a campaign to help reduce youth homelessness in Philly with Covenant House PA. In 2017 I co-organized Collective Action, a silent art auction to raise money for 10 local and national social justice organizations in the wake of Trump’s Inauguration. As well I co-organized Signs of Solidarity, a city-wide public art protest in opposition to hate and divisiveness that took place the weekend of Trump’s Inauguration. And starting in 2017 I even began endorsing candidates running for office. That first candidate I endorsed was Larry Krasner for District Attorney. And over the last year and a half I’ve interviewed a few key politicians on my podcast: Helen Gym, Rebecca Rhynhart, and Malcolm Kenyatta. […]

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