Citizen - By us, for everyone

An American
Inspiration

Jon Batiste offers us something exceptional
in an exceptional time

An American Inspiration

Jon Batiste offers us something exceptional
in an exceptional time

Ruth's

A modern-day love story

Ruth’s

A modern-day love story

Ayo and Her Weird Specific Things

Ayo and Her Weird and Specific Things

Ayo and Her Weird and Specific Things

Seriously, Ziwe

Seriously, Ziwe

Seriously, Ziwe

The
Archive

Wardell’s Day

Jelani Cobb remembers the contours of childhood disappointment and contemplates the seeming randomness which determines how a life turns out

Imane Ayissi: Garments With A Loving Story To Tell

A haute couture designer draws inspiration from home and abroad

“Yes, Chef” Victor Blanchet Always Knew He Would Be Here

The 25-year-old culinary phenomn taking Paris by storm.

Malin Fezehai’s Worldview

An award-winning photojournalist and filmmaker offers us a glimpse into the lives of the women she has encountered–women she has captured with her camera so that we may encounter them, too

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, A Soliloquy

The critically acclaimed and publicly scrutinized star of this summer’s West End production of “Romeo & Juliet” introduces herself employing a familiar form; using the framework of a soliloquy, she questions the world around her.

A Complicated Hope: A First Time Voter on the Decision Before Her

Weeks away from casting her first vote in a presidential election, a young Black Harvard undergraduate student writes an essay that won’t be graded, contemplating what “hope” means to her.