This week on WURD: Donald Trump wins, Kamala Harris concedes, SEPTA union strike

Khalil Thompson is the executive director of Win With Black Men, a movement dedicated to empowering and uplifting Black men. Khalil joined Reality Check with Tonya Pendleton to talk about President-elect Donald Trump and what is at stake for vulnerable communities in the upcoming Trump administration.

Philadelphia City Commissioner Lisa Deeley had made it a priority to bring an accessible electoral process. Lisa spoke with Tonya Pendleton about voter turnout in Philadelphia during the 2024 presidential election.

Andrew Busch is the director of media relations for SEPTA. Busch joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD about the potential strike between SEPTA and TWU LOCAL 234, whose members demanded safer working conditions and wage increases after an uptick in operator harassment and assaults.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters joined Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss the 2024 general election results, Vice President Kamala Harris’s speech conceding the election and empowering youth at Howard University.

Journalist Gene Foreman is the former managing editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer in the newspaper’s “Golden Age,” during which the Inquirer won 18 Pulitzer Prizes. Foreman joined Amadee Braxton on Solutions about the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post breaking editorial traditions by blocking presidential endorsements.