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2023 Empowerment Experience Photo Gallery

On Saturday, December 9, WURD Radio celebrated Black commerce, the holidays, and the spirit of ujamaa at our annual Empowerment Experience marketplace. More than 25 vendors, selling high-quality items like eyeglasses, crocheted goods, dolls, health supplements, clothing, books, beauty products and much more, gathered in the Family Life Center at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church East. For five hours, WURD welcomed the public to shop, eat and have fun alongside friends and […]

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This Week on WURD: Americans are frustrated with the economy, the “ICE tax” that’s hurting local businesses and Hassan Bennett faces felony charges

Angela Hanks, chief of policy programs at The Century Foundation, joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to discuss President Trump's unmet economic promises ahead of the midterm election. A recent Associated Press poll found that about eight in 10 Americans say the economy or cost of living is among their top issues heading into the election. Hanks pointed to the stagnant job market and wages, along with rising […]

October 30, 2026

Every Voice Every Vote

WURD is Your Source for Live & Local Election Day Coverage

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, and WURD will be covering the races, the voters and the issues shaping this consequential election. Solomon Jones and Dr. James Peterson will provide special coverage of elections and the political stakes, both nationally and locally At 10 a.m., Tiffany Bacon and Joann Bell will host a special live Election Day broadcast. Throughout Election Day, correspondent Roxi Fab will report on air from polling […]

October 30, 2026

Aerial view of a Philadelphia neighborhood of rowhouses around a school and athletic field

Every Voice Every Vote

Homeward Bound: Solving Philadelphia’s affordable housing issues is going to require creativity

Philadelphia could lose 8,000 to 10,000 affordable homes in the next decade as federal tax credits expire. Here’s what the city, the state and Washington can each do about it.

October 29, 2026

Politics & Government

Prepare for Election Day 2026 with WURD’s Most Insightful Interviews

With less than two weeks until Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3, races are intensifying nationwide as early voting has already begun in several states. Many political analysts and pollsters predict a massive “blue wave” across the map, in which Democratic candidates unseat incumbents and defeat new Republican candidates. Pennsylvania could have its first government trifecta in over 30 years, with Democrats holding both chambers of the legislature and the […]

October 23, 2026

Education

Educational Equity Hour Explores Issues from AI to School Funding Equity

If you missed the two-part Education Equity Hour during Evening WURDs, you can still listen to this conversation on educational opportunities, policy, innovation, and the future of learning in Philadelphia. This special program was produced in partnership with Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia.

October 23, 2026