Topic: Barack Obama
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The Fourth of July Voices We Need to Read Now
July 4th means different things to different Americans. Here, a host of Independence Day perspectives — from Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Ronald Reagan and more — that remind us what it means to be free
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Dreamers-Act-791x400.jpg)
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![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Dr-Lomax-and-Barack-Obama-791x400.jpg)
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![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PC-Dan-Pfeiffer-1480-LG-791x400.jpeg)
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![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gun-control-header-791x400.jpg)
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![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/trump-header-791x400.jpg)
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![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/James-N-Mattis-Flickr-CreativeCommons-TPC-791x400.jpg)
Ah, Nostalgia
Philly native Pat Cunnane’s Obama White House memoir takes us back to what feels like decades ago
By Larry Platt![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/carlos-cortes-flickr-cc-tpc-791x400.jpg)
“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