Voice: James Peterson

What Percival Everett’s National Book Award-winning James tells us about the crisis of literacy in Philadelphia.

A local filmmaker explores what would happen if the enslaved people buried in Washington Square were to wake up and … eat White people. (Relax, it’s a metaphor.)

How do we celebrate Black History Month when our government is seeking to erase everything it stands for?

No matter where we stand in the racial, economic or social ladder, a commitment to excellence, human dignity,and an unwavering pursuit of justice are how we live up to the ideals of the Civil Rights icon celebrated Monday

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