Topic: Barack Obama

Now is the Time to Protect DREAMers
A rare lame duck session of Congress provides opportunity to protect Americans who arrived to the U.S. as children
By Elaine Maimon
The Citizen Recommends: WURD Radio Founder’s Day
The free, ninth annual day of discussion returns to carry on the legacy of Walter P. Lomax Jr. and of one of only three Black-owned and operated talk radio stations in the U.S.
By Christina Griffith
Watch: Citizen Book Club with Dan Pfeiffer
The author, podcaster and political insider spoke to a Philadelphia Citizen audience about uniting America by telling the truth.
By Lauren McCutcheon
Reality Check: A Winnable Gun Debate
A ban on “battlefield weapons” could keep casualties from mass shootings down. That, WURD’s afternoon host contends, should be the sole message from gun control advocates
By Charles D. Ellison
Trump v. The Media
Feeling anxious with every headline from D.C.? On Tuesday, join a panel of journalists from the frontlines to talk about why a free press matters
By Larry Platt
Ah, Nostalgia
Philly native Pat Cunnane’s Obama White House memoir takes us back to what feels like decades ago
By Larry Platt
“Black History is Yours to Make”
A Mastery principal who boycotted the NFL this year is grateful to the Eagles—for helping him demonstrate that activism matters
By Sharif El-Mekki
Guest Commentary: Who Will Be Our Next Leader?
The Republican party has a generational opportunity…but it needs to reject racism, the Alt-Right and Donald Trump
By Seth Berger