Featured This Week on WURD: Faith, Oscars, monument removal & global shifts Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II joined guest host Candace Johnson on the Midday Break Room to argue that the church belongs in the public square as protests, immigration enforcement, and policy decisions reshape daily life. Drawing on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, he challenged Christian nationalism, defended protest inside sacred spaces, and called for organizing rooted in love, truth, and public accountability. Attorney Michael Coard joined Evening WURDs after the National […]
Featured Refrigerator King: Our Leader’s Legacy in a Fractured Democracy By Dr. James Peterson | WURD RadioWhat if the whole universe were inside your refrigerator?My daughter, an educator, tells a story about an after-school arts program where she was asked to help elementary school students reflect on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Rather than beginning with speeches or dates, she invited the children to imagine King visually—to draw him, to shape him, to think about what he looked […]
Featured This Week on WURD: Media accountability in politics, the holiday stress on mothers, environmental justice in Chester, and the legacies of Jimmy Jam and Laiya St. Clair Malcolm Kenyatta, Pennsylvania State Rep. and DNC Vice Chair, joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to break down Donald Trump’s latest speech, calling it a cascade of falsehoods amplified by corporate media incentives. Kenyatta challenged claims about inflation and wages, pointing to rising unemployment as a key economic warning sign. He argued that media consolidation are encouraging networks to prioritize access and ratings over accountability. Future Cain, founder and CEO […]
insert_link Featured This week on WURD: The fight over Warner Bros., equitable access to AI tools, the toll of mass incarceration Film critic Tim Gordon joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to talk about the shift occurring in the media landscape due to the bidding war between Paramount and Netflix over Warner Bros. Discovery. Gordon highlighted the tension between market consolidation and political influence, and the negative consequences for consumers and media integrity.Joy D. Calloway is the president and CEO of the Black Women’s Health Imperative, which focuses on […] todayDecember 12, 2025
insert_link Featured This week on WURD: $5 million URL Media grant, tensions in Venezuela, Black farmers and the government shutdown todayDecember 5, 2025
insert_link Featured This Week on WURD: ICE and immigration, “The Coroner’s Silence,” abortion as a human right todayNovember 26, 2025
insert_link Featured 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 […] todayNovember 21, 2025
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insert_link Featured This week on WURD: The fight over Warner Bros., equitable access to AI tools, the toll of mass incarceration todayDecember 12, 2025
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insert_link Featured 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 […] todayNovember 21, 2025
This Week on WURD: Media accountability in politics, the holiday stress on mothers, environmental justice in Chester, and the legacies of Jimmy Jam and Laiya St. Clair
This week on WURD: The fight over Warner Bros., equitable access to AI tools, the toll of mass incarceration
This week on WURD: $5 million URL Media grant, tensions in Venezuela, Black farmers and the government shutdown
This Week on WURD: Grammy and Tony Award winner Heather Headley, DA Larry Krasner on crime in Philadelphia, Philadelphia’s porch pirate issue
This Week on WURD: Passage of Pennsylvania’s state budget, NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom, visual artistry through self-regard
This Week on WURD: Democratic sweep in nationwide elections, Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, Kevin Powell on Black masculinity
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insert_link Featured This week on WURD: NJ city’s slavery reenactment request, activism through politics, the spiritual successor to “Love Jones” todaySeptember 26, 2025
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insert_link Featured This week on WURD: $5 million URL Media grant, tensions in Venezuela, Black farmers and the government shutdown todayDecember 5, 2025
insert_link Featured This Week on WURD: ICE and immigration, “The Coroner’s Silence,” abortion as a human right todayNovember 26, 2025
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insert_link Featured This Week on WURD: Passage of Pennsylvania’s state budget, NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom, visual artistry through self-regard todayNovember 14, 2025
insert_link Featured This Week on WURD: Democratic sweep in nationwide elections, Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, Kevin Powell on Black masculinity todayNovember 7, 2025
