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By Dr. James Peterson | WURD RadioPhoto Credit: Gage Skidmore | This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.Charlie Kirk is dead.The 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA was shot dead this week, allegedly by a 22-year-old white man from Utah, according to reports from the FBI and Utah officials. While details are still emerging, one thing is clear: Charlie Kirk is gone from this plane, but his ideas and the […]

Lawyer and philosophy professor Dr. Tim Golden joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to talk about the murder of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk. Dr. Golden also weighed in on whether politics played a role in the tragedy and what the aftermath could mean for Black communities. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Trymaine Lee joined Evening WURDs with Dr. James Peterson to talk about his new book "A Thousand Ways […]

WURD President and CEO Sara Lomax joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to talk about the launch of "Ready, Set, Grow" at the Barnes Foundation. Designed to help small businesses prepare for the opportunities coming to Philadelphia in 2026, the kickoff will feature top city and state stakeholders sharing insights on how entrepreneurs can benefit.Philadelphia native Herb Murrell is a founding member and longtime vocalist of The Stylistics, one of the […]