We the People

Season 12021

Learn the basics of rights and citizenship with upbeat songs by popular artists like Janelle Monáe, H.E.R., Adam Lambert, Brandi Carlile and more.

10 Episodes

    E01 Active Citizenship

    You have the power to be an active citizen! A young woman finds her voice building community and making change, to the groove of a H.E.R. song.

    July 4, 2021

    E02 The Bill of Rights

    These are our rights, what makes the USA the USA: speech, press, religion and more — and no one can take them away. Performed by Adam Lambert.

    July 4, 2021

    E03 Taxes

    The subject of taxes can be a lil complicated. But when rapper Cordae breaks it down, it all begins to make sense.

    July 4, 2021

    E04 The Three Branches of Government

    Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Brittany Howard and the "Frozen" songwriters lay out a musical lesson about checks and balances in our government.

    July 4, 2021

    E05 The First Amendment

    Brandi Carlile delivers a message for the young: speak out against the forces that try to silence you — because your right to free speech is protected!

    July 4, 2021

    E06 Federal vs State Power

    States do some things, feds do others. But when federal and state governments link up, it's a beautiful balance of power. Performed by Kyle.

    July 4, 2021

    E07 Immigration

    A Bebe Rexha song celebrates Nikola Tesla, Isabel Allende, Eddie Van Halen and more who started life somewhere else before becoming Americans.

    July 4, 2021

    E08 The Courts

    A citizen's anthem from Andra Day says, "All rise!" When you need the law, the courts heed the call. Justice for one should mean justice for all.

    July 4, 2021

    E09 We the People

    We the people hold the power, and when we struggle, we pick each other up and get a little bit… stronger! Performed by Janelle Monáe.

    July 4, 2021

    E10 The Miracle of Morning

    Amanda Gorman, America's first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, recites an original poem that celebrates people coming together.

    July 4, 2021