This week on WURD: Mayor Parker on fatal SEPTA shootings, a police encounter with a top Philly official, the legacy of Bob Marley and more

Mayor Cherelle Parker spoke to Wake Up With WURD host Solomon Jones after three consecutive days of fatal shootings near or on SEPTA buses. She disclosed her plan to concentrate law enforcement agencies’ efforts to enhance public safety.

Attorney Kevin Mincey represents Philadelphia’s top LGBTQ+ official Celena Morrison-McLean and her husband Darius McLean. Mincey addressed with Solomon Jones the couple’s civil lawsuit after a fraught incident with a state trooper.  

Reinaldo Marcus Green, director of the Bob Marley biopic “One Love,” joined The Source with Andrea Lawful-Sanders to speak on the prominence of Bob Marley’s legacy and the intricate production process to highlight the late singer’s cultural significance.

Tom Perez is the Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and joined James Peterson on Evening WURDs to preview President Biden’s State of the Union address and discuss student loan forgiveness, gun control and racial disparities in employment rates.

President & CEO of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Matias Tarnopolsky and donors Richard Worley and Leslie Miller joined Tonya Pendleton on Reality Check. They discussed the decision to rename Verizon Hall to Philadelphia Native and Contralto Marian Anderson Hall.