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App offers drivers on-demand legal assistance

ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio. TurnSignl: Jazz Hampton, Esq. is the CEO and general counsel for TurnSignl, a Minnesota-based app that delivers on-demand, real-time service that provides 24/7 legal guidance from an attorney to drivers while their camera records the interaction. Hampton talked about why this app was created. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-41422-jazz-hampton-esq Free Legal Help: Gabbreell James and Marille Thomas […]

April 25, 2022

Finance

WSFS Down Payment Grant Program Helps Eligible Borrowers Achieve the Dream of Home Ownership

By Eric Springer | WSFSBank.com For many families in the Greater Philadelphia and Delaware region, the dream of owning a home can seem financially daunting, even out of reach. While there are many local, state and federal programs designed to help homebuyers achieve this dream, coming up with upfront costs, such as down payment and closing expenses, can be challenging, especially in low- to- moderate income areas. To help ease […]

April 22, 2022

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ICYMI

Wanted: Teachers of color

ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio. The Need for Teachers of Color: Bobby Morgan is founder and principal consultant of Liberation Lab, an educational consulting firm that focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion. He joined Wake Up With WURD to talk about the importance of Black and Brown students being educated by teachers who look like them. Black Homeownership: Lydia Pope, president […]

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Finance

Americans Are Confident They Can Achieve Their Financial Goals, But High Costs and Poor Credit Create Obstacles for Many

By WSFS Contributor | WSFSBank.comNearly three-quarters of Americans (72%) feel confident they will achieve their financial goals, according to a new WSFS Bank survey. However, two-in-five (39%) said they’re not confident they can keep pace with inflation’s impact on goods and services, and nearly a quarter (24%) say having poor credit prevents them from using financial products and services, underscoring the challenges consumers currently face when managing their money.The study, […]

April 12, 2022

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News

My family’s close brush with gun violence was a reminder for all of us

By Solomon Jones | InquirerOur children are dying as gun violence rips through our communities, and too many of us are content to believe it’s someone else’s problem.It’s true that the shootings are concentrated in places where poverty is prevalent, where education is shoddy, and where resources are scarce. However, in a city where we live in such close quarters, poverty exists alongside our prosperous neighborhoods, the gunfire affects all […]

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News

Confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed the value of Black womanhood

By Solomon Jones | WHYYThe full Senate has confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, and it is a victory for all of us.Such feats aren’t accomplished without sacrifice. Black women are all too familiar with that reality, and Judge Jackson was reminded of that truth during confirmation hearings that were too often hostile.Several Republican senators used the hearings as a platform to demean her as […]

April 11, 2022

Commentary

Escalation, Not Violence, Is the Culprit

By W. Nick Taliaferro | WURD RadioWhen Will Smith strode with purpose and entitlement towards the stage at the Academy Awards, and then hauled off and smacked Chris Rock, the shock wave traversed the world. The violent act was unexpected, unacceptable, and almost universally decried. Apologetically, even Smith took his actions to task, saying that "violence in all forms is poisonous and destructive," and that there was no place for […]

April 7, 2022

Arts & Entertainment

National Poetry Month: Hear prose from Black Thought, other wordsmiths

In celebration of April being National Poetry Month, WURD is honoring poets from Philly and beyond. Enjoy these new and vintage works from activists, educators, emcees, documentary writers and more – you will hear their words air throughout the month on WURD Radio.https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/sets/april-is-national-poetry-month THE WURD WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Black Talk Media sent straight to your inbox. BECOME A MEMBER The forWURD Movement is your way toprotect and preserve Independent Black Media. CLICK […]

April 6, 2022

Finance

WSFS Mortgage Offers New Program to Help Customers Realize Their Dream of Homeownership

By Eric Springer | WSFSBank.comFor many aspiring first time homebuyers, the biggest challenge to achieving their dream of homeownership is the upfront costs. Add in rising prices, stiff competition and bidding wars for houses over the past year, and the obstacles can seem overwhelming.“The dream of owning a home is supposed to be attainable for people who are qualified, but many still have trouble affording the purchase costs,” says Jeffrey […]

March 21, 2022

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ICYMI

These brothers spent 28 years locked up for a crime they didn’t commit

CYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio.Falsely Convicted: Brothers Freedom and Lee Horton spent 28 years behind bars for a crime they didn’t commit. They both joined Wake Up With WURD to share their story. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-3-3-22-freedom-and-lee-horton Politics: Temple journalism professor Linn Washington Jr. talked about the firing of the Philadelphia police officer who shot a 12-year-old boy in the back and the Russia-Ukraine […]

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