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This week on WURD: Beyoncé makes history on country music charts, an interview with Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler about church vandalism and more

todayFebruary 22, 2024

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Reverend Mark Kelly Tyler, pastor of the historic landmark Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, spoke in a recent interview with Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD and shed light on the unfortunate vandalism. 

Benjamin Taylor has become the first Black president of the Arizona State Bar in its 90-year history, he joined Tonya Pendleton on Reality Check to provide insights into his historic appointment and disclosed his experience on the challenges and opportunities facing Black lawyers.

Levi Joynes of the Philly Black Farmers and Zulene Mayfield, Founder of Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living spoke on ecoWURD Magazine with P.O.C. about the stigma Black people face in regard to urban and rural agriculture and how it underscores the overall topic of environmental racism. 

Professor Henri Giles spoke with Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to highlight the under appreciated yet culturally significant contributions of Black Americans to country music and provided insight to industry pushback.

Nile Blass joined Andrea Lawful-Sanders for her monthly segment pertaining to the Black women vote in the upcoming presidential election and how fear mongering has manifested across the country through misinformation and retractive DEI moves in intergovernmental legislation. 

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