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This week on WURD: Black students affected post affirmative action ruling, how Black homebuyers face discrimination, Vice President Kamala Harris on migration

Roxanne Jones is a former VP at ESPN and CNN opinion writer. She joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to discuss the receding rate of Black admissions at Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill following the Supreme Court ruling outlawing race-based admissions.Amina Stevens is a host of the TV series “First-Time Buyer’s Club” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. She joined Wake Up With WURD to explain the process to buyers who […]

September 13, 2024

Politics & Government

Recapping Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s first (and last) presidential debate

How Kamala Harris Dragged Donald TrumpBy Solomon Jones | WURD RadioWhen Kamala Harris came out, introduced herself and extended a hand to Donald Trump, I knew she caught him off guard. As her hand lingered half a second too long, he didn’t quite know what to do. When he grudgingly shook her hand, it was game on.Harris took a question on the economy and recalled her middle-class upbringing, weaving in […]

September 11, 2024

Business & Technology

Diverse Thought Yields Better Results

Words by: Katie Gilbert | Philadelphia Citizen Photo courtesy by AR Spruce Maleda Berhane understood at a young age how some of the transformations resulting from real estate and infrastructure development projects could be far less tangible than the concrete and rebar used to build them. As a child in Ethiopia, she came to this understanding watching her successful civil engineer father on job sites as he oversaw the construction […]

September 11, 2024

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This week on WURD: Sen. Vincent Hughes on Black male voters, analyzing Kamala Harris’ leadership record, Camden School District under scrutiny

Kenneth Burns, WHYY’s New Jersey reporter, joined Tonya Pendleton on Reality Check to discuss the Camden City School District Advisory Board meeting that abruptly ended in protest. Protestors demanded for the embattled Advisory Board President Wasim Muhammad to resign or be fired after a student alleged that Muhammad sexually assaulted her when she was his student in middle school.The 2024 Community Impact Award Winners were selected for their dedication to increasing wellness in […]

September 6, 2024

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This week on WURD: Kamala Harris and her mixed-race identity, understanding childhood vaccinations, Summer of Freedom finale

Dr. Georgina Peacock, director of immunizations for the CDC, joined Reality Check with Tonya Pendleton to bring awareness on necessary vaccinations for children as they head back to school. Peacock addressed the misconceptions surrounding childhood vaccinations and how it prevents severe diseases and illnesses. Myisha T. Hill, Desireė B. Stephens and Future Cain are all educators and organizers in anti-racism. They spoke with Carol Riddick on Love & Life on […]

August 23, 2024

Politics & Government

When we fight, we win! Tim Walz accepts the Vice Presidential nomination on star-studded night

By Solomon Jones | WURD RadioAs Democrats began night three of the convention, violent images from January 6th filled the screen at the United Center. As the crowd relived the horror of that day, Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson took the stage, and reminded the attendees that Donald Trump brought the insurrectionists to the Capital.Then former Capitol Police Officer Aquilino Gonell spoke. He first acknowledged the five police officers who died […]

August 22, 2024

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Politics & Government

On Night Two of the DNC, The Obamas Brought Back Hope

By Solomon Jones | WURD RadioAmerica – hope is makin’ a comeback!That’s how Michelle Obama began her speech, and the line was met with thunderous applause. Her husband, Barack, who famously ran on the twin themes of hope and change, was waiting in the wings as she spoke, so her reference to hope was about much more than Kamala Harris. It was about the optimism she’s caused—optimism that democrats haven’t […]

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Politics & Government

The Democratic National Convention Transforms Into a Biden Love Fest

By Solomon Jones | WURD Radio Last night at the Democratic National Convention, I sat in the upper level of the United Center, listening as a stream of Democrats painted a portrait of Kamala Harris. They called her a fighter who stood up to bullies, and had the scars to prove it. They said she was a leader who gave others the courage to stand. They called her a lawyer […]

August 20, 2024

Politics & Government

As DNC kicks off, protests and high-profile guests promise much to watch

By Ishena Robinson | URL MediaToday marks the start of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, where Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris will officially take the stage in Chicago, IL as the Democratic party’s nominee for office. Harris, who announced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate a few weeks ago, has shot forward in the polls since President Joe Biden stepped out of the race for the White House […]

August 19, 2024

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This week on WURD: Black mayors convening in Philadelphia, defining reparations for Black Philadelphians, advocating for renewable energy

Radio personality Al Butler spoke with Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD on Republican discourse surrounding Vice President Kamala Harris’ multiracial identity and how Former president Trump claims Harris “recently became Black.” Butler explained how Blackness is defined and intersected throughout the African diaspora. Rashaun Williams is the co-chair of the Philadelphia Reparations Task Force. He joined Evening WURDs with Dr. James Peterson to discuss the importance of how […]

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