This week on WURD: A tragedy at 8th and Diamond, new charges against Trump, Lady B talks hip hop and more

August 18, 2023

Brother Shomari joined Tonya Pendleton on Reality Check to discuss WURD Radio’s Summer of Freedom tour and the deadly shooting incident that killed three young men. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/reality-check-81423-tonya-pendleton-and-brother-shomari Attorney Damon Tyner is a former Atlantic County, N.J., prosecutor and Superior Court judge. He joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up with WURD to discuss the newly submitted RICO charge facing Donald Trump and his constituents. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-w-solomon-jones-81523-attorney-damon-tyner Philadelphia Radio Icon Lady B joined Tonya Pendleton on Reality Check to discuss her career and the 50th anniversary of hip hop. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/reality-check-81523-lady-b Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, maternal/infant healthcare equity advocate and OB/GYN professor, joined The Source with Andrea Lawful Sanders to discuss the high rate of maternal mortality among Black women and what can be done to lower the risk. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/the-source-w-andrea-lawful-sanders-dr-margaret-larkins-pettigrew-81423 Jasmine Brown is the author of “Twice as Hard,” a book that traces the lives of Black women from the Civil War to the 21st century and their fight to become physicians. She joined Carol Riddick on Love and Life to discuss the journey that led her to write it. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/love-life-jasmine-brown-81623