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This week on WURD: Trump assassination attempt, remembering Kobe Bryant’s father Joe Bryant, Federal aid for homeowners with fixer-uppers

Colin Seeberger from the Center for American Progress Action Fund spoke with Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to talk about Project 2025 and Trump’s assassination attempt at a PA rally.Roland Lazenby has written several books on the life and legacy of Philadelphia native Kobe Bryant. He joined Tonya Pendleton on Reality Check to discuss the recent passing of Kobe’s father, Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant. Julia Gordon is Assistant Secretary for Housing […]

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If Biden steps off the ticket, there is only one person who should replace him

By Solomon Jones | Philadelphia InquirerHeader Photo Credit: Lawrence Jackson, The White HouseIn the wake of a hollow debate performance that left many Democrats nervous about Joe Biden’s prospects for winning reelection in November, the president has vowed to stay in the race, despite the growing calls for his withdrawal.Whether he stays is up to him, but if President Biden believes he is the only candidate who can beat Donald […]

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Moving Forward: A Statement of Unity and Healing

Moving Forward: A Statement of Unity and HealingWe are living in a deeply divided, volatile time. It is playing out nationally and globally. At WURD, we always strive, as Gandhi said, to “be the change we want to see in the world,” modeling an approach that will allow us to learn and grow individually and collectively so we can meet the demands ahead for our community.With that spirit in mind, […]

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This week on WURD: Project 2025, How to stay cool through the heatwave, Philly’s summer street cleaning

David Madland is the strategic director of the American Worker Project at the Center for American Progress. He joined Evening WURDs with Dr. James Peterson to break down Project 2025 and the potential civil rights infringements on Americans. Director of the Office of Clean and Green Initiatives Carlton Williams spoke with Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD about the street cleaning initiative that has cleaned 5,000 city blocks so far. […]

July 11, 2024

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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

Grammy Award-winning musician John Legend joined Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to talk about the importance of voting and the upcoming election in the fall.Linn Washington Jr. is a journalism professor at Temple University. He talked to Solomon Jones on Wake up With WURD about Newbern, Ala., a predominantly Black town that hasn't had elections in 60 years and where a Black mayor was barred from taking office by white […]

June 27, 2024