We the People
Season 1
2021 • 10 Episodes
Episodes
1. Active Citizenship
July 4, 2021
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.
2. The Bill of Rights
July 4, 2021
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.
3. Taxes
July 4, 2021
The subject of taxes can be a lil complicated. But when rapper Cordae breaks it down, it all begins to make sense.
4. The Three Branches of Government
July 4, 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Brittany Howard and the "Frozen" songwriters lay out a musical lesson about checks and balances in our government.
5. The First Amendment
July 4, 2021
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!
6. Federal vs State Power
July 4, 2021
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.
7. Immigration
July 4, 2021
A Bebe Rexha song celebrates Nikola Tesla, Isabel Allende, Eddie Van Halen and more who started life somewhere else before becoming Americans.
8. The Courts
July 4, 2021
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.
9. We the People
July 4, 2021
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.
10. The Miracle of Morning
July 4, 2021
Amanda Gorman, America's first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, recites an original poem that celebrates people coming together.