Voice: James Peterson

Before Beyoncé became Cowboy Carter, this Philadelphia / Brooklyn-based band fused sounds that you didn’t know needed to be together

The glorious revival of James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room by Quintessence Theatre reminds us that art, at its best, is not simply what we watch — it’s what we confront ourselves with

Forty years after the City bombed a house, killed 11 MOVE members and destroyed a neighborhood, Philadelphia still has not reckoned with what it says about us

Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s latest film in theaters now, is a tribute to Black people, their music, and their American experience

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