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This week on WURD: $5 million URL Media grant, tensions in Venezuela, Black farmers and the government shutdown

Dr. Nola Haynes is a national security and foreign policy expert. She joined Wake Up with WURD with Solomon Jones to discuss the lack of information surrounding the shooting of two National Guard soldiers, the implications of potentially illegal Venezuelan boat strikes, and the failure of peace negotiations in Ukraine.Author Dante King joined The Midday Break Room with Tiffany Bacon to break down his latest book, "Diagnosing Whiteness & Anti-Blackness: […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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This week on WURD: “Secret” war with Venezuela, the rising cost of healthcare, Black progress meets white backlash

Malcolm Nance is a U.S. Navy veteran, intelligence analyst, author, and media commentator. Nance joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to talk about the Trump Administration's "secret" war with Venezuela, the deployment of the National Guard and federal agents to Black and brown U.S. cities. He called for African-American leadership to hold daily press conferences and begin organizing a massive response.Janet M. Taylor is the CEO of "Got […]

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