This Week On WURD: Speaker of the House ousted, Tupac murder suspect indicted, Hakim’s Bookstore makes history and more

Congressman Dwight Evans represents the third Congressional District in Pennsylvania. He joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up with WURD to discuss the ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and what comes next. 

Kevin Powell is an American writer, activist and television personality. He joined Tonya Pendleton on Reality Check to discuss his interviews with Tupac Shakur and the news that the last living member of the group responsible for killing him was indicted in Las Vegas.

Yvonne Blake is the owner of Hakim’s Bookstore, which was founded by her father at the height of the civil rights movement. She joined Wake Up with WURD to discuss her father’s legacy and the store’s recent designation as a historic site.

Debbie Wei, founding member of Asian Americans United, joined Amadee Braxton on Solutions to talk about the Sixers’s push for a new arena in Chinatown.

Dr. Yves Duroseau, head of Lenox Hill Hospital’s emergency medicine department in New York, joined Wake Up with WURD to discuss his lawsuit against his white neighbor who hosed down the doctor and his guests during a dinner party.

Farida E. Boyer, co-founder of the Black Brain Campaign Association, joined Carol Riddick on Love and Life to discuss the different dynamics that come into play when grandparents end up raising their grandchildren.