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

Guest Commentary: Democrats Need More Than A New Slogan

A local Rabbi and political watcher urges his party to aim higher than a “Better Deal”

By Seymour Rosenbloom