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insert_link Featured This week on WURD: Trump makes tense appearance at NABJ, President Biden proposes Supreme Court limits, HUD program for sustainable housing todayAugust 2, 2024
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insert_link Featured This week on WURD: Project 2025, How to stay cool through the heatwave, Philly’s summer street cleaning todayJuly 11, 2024
insert_link 2 Featured This week on WURD: Supreme Court broadens presidential immunity and punitive measures on homelessness, an organization striving for Black youth in STEAM fields todayJuly 3, 2024 2
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insert_link ICYMI This week on WURD: John Legend on the importance of voting, a Black town gets to vote after 60 years, Black Americans speak on institutional racism todayJune 27, 2024
insert_link ICYMI This week on WURD: DA Larry Krasner loses legal battle over SEPTA, Camden school board president alleged sexual assault, improving Black birth outcomes todayJune 20, 2024
insert_link ICYMI This week on WURD: Philly’s $6 billion annual budget, access to abortion pills, unveiling the artistic achievements of Black Americans since the Emancipation Proclamation todayJune 13, 2024