Convicted

In 2006, a corrupt white cop sent an innocent black man to prison on drug charges after mistaking him for...

The Unique 
Matter of 
Manhood

Manhood is in crisis today. The increasingly accurate term “perpetual adolescence” is not a reference to girls failing to grow...

The Divine Assignment of Social Media

Ahhh, social media. That double-edged sword of a world where “success” teeters between seemingly effortless posts and well-curated content. Do...

A Long String of Pearls

This month, Citizen celebrates its 30th birthday. In the parlance of marriage, that makes it our pearl anniversary.​ Pearls are funny things,...

Our Adoption Story

Our journey to Jenny began on March 1, 2015. That was the day our biological daughter, Vivien, was born. Until then,...

Out of the Orphanage

For decades, we’ve seen the heart- touching pictures and heard the gut-wrenching stories—from Africa to Asia, from Latin America to...