Hint: It’s not the money. By: Lydia McFarlane | Resolve Philly As the midterm elections approach and people get ready to cast their votes, most voters don’t know all the work done behind the scenes before polling places open. Preparation for Election Day starts months earlier, with training, elections, meetings, and more. On Election Day, poll workers this year will trade up to 15 hours of their day for between $210 […]
ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio.Mississippi Water Crisis: Cheyanne Daniels, the race and politics reporter at TheHill.com, discussed developments in the water crisis currently affecting Jackson, Mississippi, as did Dr. Adrienne Hollis, vice president of environmental justice, health and community revitalization at the National Wildlife Federation -- and a Jackson State University graduate.https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/reality-check-9722-cheyanne-daniels https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/ecowurd-9222-dradrienne-hollis Outreach Work: Nurse Rosalind Pichardo has launched a gun […]
WURD Radio hosted our annual Founder’s Day celebration, celebrating the life and legacy of WURD founder Walter P. Lomax Jr., M.D., on Wednesday, August 31, at the Parkway Central branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. The day included a job and resource fair, mindful movement activities, panel discussions, the second annual Community Impact Awards, a WURD host roundtable, forWURD member salon, a cooking demonstration and tasting, and live music. […]
By: Beatrice Forman | Billy Penn Photo Credit: Max Marin Addiction remains a persistent problem in Philadelphia, and the opioid crisis comes up a lot in Billy Penn’s reporting. As we detail potential solutions to the crisis, we want to be able to point people to resources, and places they can find help or solace. Over 1,200 Philadelphians died from overdoses last year, and that number is expected to rise, potentially soaring […]
ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio.The Twin Docs: Dr. Delana Wardlaw and Dr. Elana McDonald joined Wake Up With WURD to discuss the resurgence in polio and tips for parents as children go back to school.https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-81622-dr-delana-wardlaw-and-dr-elana-mcdonald Linn Washington Jr.: The Temple University journalism professor discussed the ouster of Liz Cheney, the rise of Trump candidates and what it all means for the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 18, 2022 Contact: Ashanti Martin | amartin@wurdradio.com PHILADELPHIA – On Aug. 31, 2022, WURD Radio will host its ninth annual Founder’s Day community celebration to honor the legacy of Walter P. Lomax Jr., M.D., the station’s pioneering founder and one of Philadelphia’s leading physicians, entrepreneurs and philanthropists. The celebration will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Free Library of Philadelphia at 1901 […]
By Madhusmita BoraThe killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery and the heightened discourse on racism in 2020 on Main Street and Wall Street unleashed a flood of promises in support of Black- and Brown-owned media companies. There was renewed focus on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and many corporations and ad giants promised to do better by dedicating a comparatively higher percentage of their media spend on Black- […]
ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio. Inflation: Dr. Mary Findling, assistant director for the Harvard Opinion Research Center, talked about a recent poll that shows how high inflation in the United States is having a more serious impact on Black, Latino and Native American households. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-81022-dr-mary-findling In the News: Temple University journalism professor Linn Washington Jr. joined Wake Up With WURD […]
Sportswriter Chris Murray, host of the Saturday “Murray Report” show on WURD Radio, was among the journalists honored by the National Association of Black Journalists during the organization’s annual convention in Las Vegas last week. Murray received one of NABJ’s Salute to Excellence Awards for his Philadelphia Sunday Sun column “Too Much Magic?” about the scrutinization of Black women by sporting officials in the wake of the Tokyo Olympics. Please join WURD […]
ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio. MOVE Bombing: Lionell Dotson and attorney Dan Hartstein joined Wake Up With WURD to discuss finally being able to reclaim the remains of Dotson’s sisters, who were just 12 and 14 years old when the city of Philadelphia dropped a bomb on an Osage Avenue home, killing them and nine others. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-8422-lionell-dotson-and-daniel-hartstein Nichelle Nichols: Film […]
