Politics & Government Freedom Journeys: Muhammad Kenyatta’s legacy living on through his grandson, State Sen. Malcolm Kenyatta Civil rights leader Muhammad Kenyatta with his grandson, future State Sen. Malcolm Kenyatta (Credit: Malcolm Kenyatta) Muhammad Kenyatta’s fight for justice stretched from challenging discrimination in the U.S. Air Force to organizing in Mississippi, where FBI surveillance and intimidation forced his family to flee, and later activism in Philadelphia. His […] todayAugust 22, 2026
News This Week on WURD: Chris Rabb on democratic socialism, measles on the rise, and Philly’s data center fight Dr. Jason Johnson, professor of politics and journalism at Morgan State University and political analyst for MS NOW, joined Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss the National Association of Black Journalists conference and its “Thumbs Down” awards. Johnson backed NABJ’s criticism of The Washington Post, CBS News and […] todayAugust 22, 2026 2
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