Philadelphia could lose 8,000 to 10,000 affordable homes in the next decade as federal tax credits expire. Here’s what the city, the state and Washington can each do about it.
Dr. Ala Stanford, a national leader in health equity and founder of the Black Doctors Consortium, joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to discuss Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts' recent blood-clot diagnosis, which likely has him benched for the rest of the NFL season. Stanford explained the difference between superficial and deep vein thrombosis, blood clots located in different layers of the body. She questioned the timing and […]
Perhaps Washington's Reflecting Pool should stay exactly as it is. Its mess reflects ours. By Dr. James Peterson The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become an unironic reflection of the current administration. The Reflecting Pool is supposed to center the architecture of American democracy – the Washington Monument, the Lincoln […]
Dr. Ala Stanford, a national leader in health equity and founder of the Black Doctors Consortium, joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to discuss Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts' recent blood-clot diagnosis, which likely has him benched for the rest of the NFL season. Stanford explained the difference between superficial and deep vein thrombosis, blood clots located in different layers of the body. She questioned the timing and […]
Linn Washington Jr., Philadelphia Tribune columnist, former journalist and retired Temple University journalism professor, joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to discuss the Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy and its mounting costs. Washington called the policy cruel and wasteful, while also pointing to Philadelphia’s low voter turnout as […]
By Dr. James Peterson Nikole Hannah-Jones’s recent New York Times Magazine essay about the life-altering decisions Black parents make in educating our children is, for me, even more powerful than The 1619 Project. The 2019 landmark long-form journalism project was a definitive historical intervention, centering the experiences of enslaved Africans […]
Deborah Roberts, co-anchor of 20/20 and ABC News senior national affairs correspondent, joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD as the program begins its 49th season. Roberts called President Trump’s mounting attacks on press freedom a concern for all Americans, urging journalists to demonstrate credibility and integrity amid political […]
Dr. Elena McDonald and Dr. Delana Wardlaw, board-certified physicians known as the Twin Sister Docs, joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to discuss Pennsylvania’s worsening measles outbreak. They stressed that unvaccinated people with underlying conditions face heightened risks of severe complications as the state’s outbreak approaches 700 cases […]
WURD Radio was live from Washington, D.C., Sept. 16-18 for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 55th Annual Legislative Conference, an annual gathering of elected officials, policy leaders, advocates, entrepreneurs, public servants and community leaders from across the country. Throughout the conference, conversations tackled some of the most urgent issues facing […]
Jamie Gauthier, Philadelphia City Councilmember, joined P.O.C. on EcoWURD to discuss the looming fight over Mayor Cherelle Parker’s proposed new ReWorld contract. With Council returning Sept. 17, Gauthier urged members to reject sending Philadelphia trash to Chester’s incinerator, calling the practice an environmental injustice disproportionately borne by Black communities. Linn […]
