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For Black Boys Who May Not Consider Going to College . . .

By Dr. James Peterson | WURD RadioYoung Black boys and men are coming of age inside an economy where attention is the currency and influence is king. Many spend six to eight hours a day navigating a digital flood of images, sounds and provocations, often with little to no formal guidance on critical media literacy. We talk about equipping them with the tools to manage this environment, but in practice, […]

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The week on WURD: White South Africans in U.S., Ras Baraka’s arrest, arts and culture gutted in Philadelphia

Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark, We Shall Not Be Moved Rally, Washington DC - Photo by Lorie Shaull Linn Washington is a journalism professor at Temple University. Washington spoke with Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD about the truth behind the recent Trump executive order which has given refugee status to 59 white Afrikaners from South Africa, claiming they're the victims of genocide. Michael Coard is a criminal defense […]

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The week on WURD: Black teachers in Philly, Overbrook High shooting, Kensington mobile services face regulation after City Council vote

Sharif El-Mekki is the founder and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development. El-Mekki joined Reality Check with Tonya Pendleton to talk about how his organization in Philadelphia is trying to get more Black teachers in classrooms and how they’re working through Donald Trump’s anti-DEI initiatives.Dominique London is the executive director of the nonprofit UC Green and a tree tender volunteer. She joined Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss […]

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The week on WURD: The rise of “Sinners,” the sound of Black Americana and the crisis of democracy

Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones during competition. Photo by JD Lasica, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Michael Steele, former chair of the Republican National Committee and co-host of the new MSNBC show "The Weeknight" with Symone Sanders-Townsend and Alicia Menendez, joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to talk about challenging Trumpism, the fight for democracy and how the Republican Party has lost its way. Karen Hunter, Pulitzer […]

May 2, 2025

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Opinion: No Family Should Go Hungry—Fund the Food Banks

By State Representative Amen Brown | Pennsylvania House District 10 In the heart of West Philadelphia, every week, hundreds of families line up at our district office at 4027 Market Street for a simple, yet powerful act: receiving free groceries. What started as a response to crisis has become a lifeline for so many. The faces we see every week are diverse — working parents, seniors, students, immigrants, and children — […]

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