Featured This Week on WURD: ICE and immigration, “The Coroner’s Silence,” abortion as a human right Dr. Timothy Golden is a visiting professor of Philosophy at Whitman College. Golden joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to discuss the interconnected nature of President Donald Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship and his racially motivated immigration policies, emphasizing the threat they pose to Black Americans' rights.Dr. Kostiya Peki is the market director for Dedicated Senior Medical Center and he joined The Midday Break Room during Sassy Seniors to talk […]
Featured This Week on WURD: Grammy and Tony Award winner Heather Headley, DA Larry Krasner on crime in Philadelphia, Philadelphia’s porch pirate issue District Attorney Larry Krasner joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to talk about Philadelphia's reduction in crime and incarceration, the threat to democracy under the Trump administration, and new allegations against current and former Philadelphia police officers who were charged with defrauding tax payers by working second jobs with the youth program "Guns Down Gloves Up" while on duty as police officers. R&B singer and Tony/Grammy award winner Heather Headley joined Tiffany Bacon […]
Featured This Week on WURD: Passage of Pennsylvania’s state budget, NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom, visual artistry through self-regard Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton and State Representative Jordan Harris, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to discuss the passage of the delayed $50.1 billion state budget. McClinton and Harris said key successes include significantly increased education funding, the creation of a new Pennsylvania tax credit for working families, and renewed funding for organizations supporting victims of domestic violence and rape. The conversation also […]
insert_link Featured This Week on WURD: Democratic sweep in nationwide elections, Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, Kevin Powell on Black masculinity Mustafa Rashed is the president and CEO of Bellevue Strategies. Rashed joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to discuss the outcome of Tuesday's elections around the country and wins from the Democrats in key races. He also covered the effectiveness of political messaging and the existential threat to Black voting rights via the Supreme Court.Jenné Johns is the founder and president of "Once Upon A Preemie." Johns joined Soulful Sunrise with Karen Taylor […] todayNovember 7, 2025
insert_link Featured This week on WURD: Jesse Jackson’s political legacy, monetizing content with Fanbase, the government shutdown’s impact, Pennsylvania’s prison conditions todayOctober 31, 2025
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insert_link Featured Michael Days, editor and advocate for diversity in journalism, dies at 72 By Ovetta Wiggins | URL Media * Photo Courtesy of YouTubeMichael Days, a pioneering editor and tireless advocate for diversity in America’s newsrooms who shepherded the Philadelphia Daily News to a 2010 Pulitzer Prize win for investigative journalism, died Saturday after suffering a heart attack in Trenton, New Jersey. He was 72.As executive editor of the Philadelphia Daily News, known as the “People’s Paper,” and a lifelong member of the National […] todayOctober 21, 2025
insert_link Featured This Week on WURD: ICE and immigration, “The Coroner’s Silence,” abortion as a human right todayNovember 26, 2025
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insert_link Featured This Week on WURD: Passage of Pennsylvania’s state budget, NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom, visual artistry through self-regard todayNovember 14, 2025
insert_link Featured This Week on WURD: Democratic sweep in nationwide elections, Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, Kevin Powell on Black masculinity todayNovember 7, 2025
insert_link Featured This week on WURD: Jesse Jackson’s political legacy, monetizing content with Fanbase, the government shutdown’s impact, Pennsylvania’s prison conditions todayOctober 31, 2025
insert_link Featured Michael Days, editor and advocate for diversity in journalism, dies at 72 By Ovetta Wiggins | URL Media * Photo Courtesy of YouTubeMichael Days, a pioneering editor and tireless advocate for diversity in America’s newsrooms who shepherded the Philadelphia Daily News to a 2010 Pulitzer Prize win for investigative journalism, died Saturday after suffering a heart attack in Trenton, New Jersey. He was 72.As executive editor of the Philadelphia Daily News, known as the “People’s Paper,” and a lifelong member of the National […] todayOctober 21, 2025
This Week on WURD: Grammy and Tony Award winner Heather Headley, DA Larry Krasner on crime in Philadelphia, Philadelphia’s porch pirate issue
This Week on WURD: Passage of Pennsylvania’s state budget, NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom, visual artistry through self-regard
This Week on WURD: Democratic sweep in nationwide elections, Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, Kevin Powell on Black masculinity
This week on WURD: Jesse Jackson’s political legacy, monetizing content with Fanbase, the government shutdown’s impact, Pennsylvania’s prison conditions
This week on WURD: “Secret” war with Venezuela, the rising cost of healthcare, Black progress meets white backlash
This week on WURD: Remembering the Million Man March, legacy of the Harlem Renaissance, Columbus Day vs. Indigenous Peoples’ Day
insert_link Featured This week on WURD: NJ city’s slavery reenactment request, activism through politics, the spiritual successor to “Love Jones” todaySeptember 26, 2025
insert_link Featured This week on WURD: Actress Starletta DuPois, Michael Coard’s fight to protect Philadelphia’s Black history, DA Larry Krasner on the National Guard todaySeptember 19, 2025
insert_link Featured Black America should care that Charlie Kirk was murdered. Here’s why. todaySeptember 16, 2025
insert_link Featured This week on WURD: Pulitzer Prize winner Trymaine Lee, remembering 9/11, Charlie Kirk murder todaySeptember 12, 2025
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insert_link Featured This Week on WURD: ICE and immigration, “The Coroner’s Silence,” abortion as a human right todayNovember 26, 2025
insert_link Featured This Week on WURD: Grammy and Tony Award winner Heather Headley, DA Larry Krasner on crime in Philadelphia, Philadelphia’s porch pirate issue todayNovember 21, 2025
insert_link Featured This Week on WURD: Passage of Pennsylvania’s state budget, NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom, visual artistry through self-regard todayNovember 14, 2025
insert_link Featured This Week on WURD: Democratic sweep in nationwide elections, Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, Kevin Powell on Black masculinity todayNovember 7, 2025
insert_link Featured This week on WURD: Jesse Jackson’s political legacy, monetizing content with Fanbase, the government shutdown’s impact, Pennsylvania’s prison conditions todayOctober 31, 2025
insert_link 5 Featured This week on WURD: “Secret” war with Venezuela, the rising cost of healthcare, Black progress meets white backlash todayOctober 24, 2025 5
insert_link Featured Michael Days, editor and advocate for diversity in journalism, dies at 72 todayOctober 21, 2025
insert_link Featured This week on WURD: Remembering the Million Man March, legacy of the Harlem Renaissance, Columbus Day vs. Indigenous Peoples’ Day todayOctober 17, 2025
