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New documentary ‘The Color of Care’ examines how people of color receive substandard health care

ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio.'The Color of Care': This new documentary from the Smithsonian Channel and Harpo Productions chronicles how people of color suffer from systemically substandard health care in the United States. Dr. Neel Shah, chief medical officer of Maven Clinic and assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School, joined Wake Up With WURD […]

todayMay 4, 2022

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Politics & Government

Politicians, Guns and Elections

By W. Nick Taliferro | WURD Radio One of my 2nd Amendment-loving friends recently told me that a gun is only a tool, “just like a hammer or a saw”. I took his point; but I responded that unlike a hammer or a saw, the SOLE function of a gun is to destroy something. You don’t drive nails with a gun, and you don’t trim trees with it. With a […]

todayMay 3, 2022

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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 […]

todayApril 25, 2022

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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 […]

todayApril 22, 2022

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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 […]

todayApril 19, 2022 2

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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, […]

todayApril 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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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 […]

todayApril 11, 2022

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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 […]

todayApril 7, 2022

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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 […]

todayApril 6, 2022

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