Voice: James Peterson

The seven principles of the seven-day celebration, which starts today, are good guides for how to live all year round. A Citizen contributor and WURD host reflects on the ideal that means the most to him

The long history of Hip Hop’s infatuation with Trump, explained

Why we must encourage Black men to vote, no matter how they cast their ballots

Reflecting on the power of James Baldwin’s timeless lessons in time for what would have been his 100th birthday.

Yes, let’s celebrate our liberation on Juneteenth. But also, let’s remember the history that came before

On waving symbols, extreme national distress and the regressive swing of the pendulum

What Zora Neale Hurston, Oscar-nominated American Fiction, and the sacrifice of Black women tell us about America on the cusp of Black History and Women’s History months

Gregory Walker’s Harlem Renaissance-style salons for The Brother’s Network invite Black men to celebrate their art, knowledge and greatness. Join them Friday for a book talk about race in America

Hope may be infinite, as the Civil Rights icon told us. But it requires action

Why gratitude and gratefulness — beyond the “hegemonic holiday colonialism” — matters more than ever