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This week on WURD: A history of protest movements in Philadelphia, A controversial triage center proposed in Fairmount, NAACP endorsement of 76 Place at Market East slammed 

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This week on WURD: A history of protest movements in Philadelphia, A controversial triage center proposed in Fairmount, NAACP endorsement of 76 Place at Market East slammed 

Amadee Braxton and Brother Shomari co-moderated on Evening WURDs with Dr. James Peterson to contextualize protests past and present with a cohort of community experts. Councilmember Jeffery Young condemned Mayor Parker Administration's proposed triage center in Fairmount. He detailed on Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones the residents disapproval to in-take Kensington’s encampment population. Bishop Dwayne Royster is the Executive Director of POWER Interfaith and member of the Save Chinatown Coalition. He joined Reality […]

This week on WURD: Sen. Casey on Kensington and the Israel-Hamas war, Mike Africa Jr. runs for MOVE bombing victims, Leon portrays historic Blues musician

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This week on WURD: Sen. Casey on Kensington and the Israel-Hamas war, Mike Africa Jr. runs for MOVE bombing victims, Leon portrays historic Blues musician

Senator Bob Casey spoke on Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones about President Biden’s announcement to stop sending artillery to Israel if it continues to target Rafah. Casey also spoke about the recent “encampment resolution” in Kensington. Mike Africa Jr. is the son of two political prisoners of the MOVE organization. He spoke to Solomon Jones about embarking on 13 half marathons until 2025 to commemorate each victim of the 1985 […]

Stuck between high fees and low wages, how much money will it take to fix PA child care staffing crisis?

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Stuck between high fees and low wages, how much money will it take to fix PA child care staffing crisis?

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Holli Zelinsky HARRISBURG — Holli Zelinsky often thinks about selling or even closing the Doodle Bug. She opened the preschool and child care center in rural Schuylkill County in 2007, and […]

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Where Pennsylvania has lost Democrats since 2008, and what it means for the November election

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA Photo: Matt Smith / For Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — For the first time in at least 16 years, the Democratic and Republican parties in Pennsylvania are within half a million registered voters of one […]

todayMay 7, 2024

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This week on WURD: Funding controversy in the sheriff’s office, primary elections recap and the future of national emergency abortion care

Sheriff Rochelle Bilal disputes controversy on Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones on her role in recent news of the sheriff's office misspending public funds despite claims the office is underfunded. Sabrina Talukder of the Center for American Progress joined Evening WURDs with Dr. James Peterson to discuss recent information on the Supreme Court case, Idaho vs. United States, that will change the trajectory of emergency abortion care nationally. […]

todayApril 25, 2024

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This week on WURD: Funding controversy in the sheriff’s office, primary elections recap and the future of national emergency abortion care

Sheriff Rochelle Bilal disputes controversy on Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones on her role in recent news of the sheriff's office misspending public funds despite claims the office is underfunded. Sabrina Talukder of the Center for American Progress joined Evening WURDs with Dr. James Peterson to discuss recent information on the Supreme Court case, Idaho vs. United States, that will change the trajectory of emergency abortion care nationally. […]

todayApril 25, 2024

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