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SOUTHERN POLITICS | Jackson’s water crisis: How you can help

This story was originally published by Scalawag, a journalism and storytelling organization that illuminates dissent, unsettles dominant narratives, pursues justice and liberation, and stands in solidarity with marginalized people and communities in the South. Scalawag and WURD are part of the URL Media Network.By Tim Majors and Scalawag EditorsPhotos Credit: Tim MajorsThe water in Jackson, Mississippi, is still not safe to drink. The same winter storm that rocked Texas and much of the […]

March 10, 2021

Coronavirus

Heard On WURD: Nick Taliaferro Interviews Dr. Chidinma Nwakanma

An Emergency Room physician in a leading professional team at Penn Medicine, Dr. Chidinma Nwakanma doesn’t hold back in her interview with Nick Taliaferro on Evening WURDs about her experiences as we approach a year of this pandemic. Being face to face, daily, with patients who were, “on death’s door,” especially in the beginning of the pandemic, Dr. Chidinma stresses that many of the horrors she witnessed were much worse […]

March 9, 2021

Events

Press Release: WURD Level Up Contest 2021

March 4, 2021THREE RADIO STATIONS ACROSS THE NATION JOIN FORCES TO CELEBRATE BLACK WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WITH LEVELUP CONTEST WURD Radio in Philadelphia joins WVON Chicago and KJLH Radio Los Angeles to activate #LevelUP, a contest for women entrepreneurs in celebration of Women’s History MonthPHILADELPHIA—In recognition of Women’s History Month, WURD Radio is launching the 2021 #LevelUP Contest Celebrating Black Women Entrepreneurs and Innovators. This exciting three-city contest will call on Black […]

March 4, 2021

Commentary

Mike Tyson is right: Hulu’s exploitation of his story is more Hollywood racism

By Solomon Jones | Inquirer.comThe tale of Mike Tyson’s life is riveting.Abandoned by his father at age 2, Tyson and his two siblings were raised by a single motherwho moved the family to a crime-ridden Brooklyn neighborhood called Brownsville. Tyson learned to fight, joined a gang, and was arrested repeatedly before he was sent to the Tryon School For Boys, which eventually led him to legendary trainer Cus D’Amato. It was D’Amato who […]

March 3, 2021

Coronavirus

Heard On WURD: Charles Ellison Interviews Dr. Nicolette Louissaint

By Ngakiya Camara | WURD Radio Dr. Nicolette Louissaint, executive director of Healthcare Ready, joined Charles Ellison on WURD’s Reality Check this past week to discuss vaccine initiatives and the overall future for the coronavirus. Focusing firstly on the single-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine-- whose relatively low effective rate compared to the Pfizer vaccine has created much skepticism in the public sphere-- Dr. Louissaint clarifies that the single-dose option is […]

March 3, 2021

Commentary

These Organizations Want To Spur a Movement Around Impact Investing In Philadelphia And The U.S.

By Hadriana Lowenkron | The PlugFrom Black Lives Matter and police brutality, to COVID-19 and racial disparities in public health, millions of people took to the streets last summer to protest injustice. For many Americans, however, their words and posters do not match their financial investments — a disconnect two organizations are attempting to fight in Philadelphia and throughout the country.With the support of funders, grants, and donations, Cory Donovan, […]

February 26, 2021

Commentary

Help Wanted

This story is part of the SoJo Exchange of COVID-19 stories from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems.By Sarah Gustavus | Solutions Journalism NetworkSJN’s Economic Mobility Beat needs open-minded journalists willing to shed biases, tired narratives and musty ideasA few years ago, I was at a gathering in Colorado with journalists and civic leaders interested in exploring solutions. We discussed […]

February 24, 2021

Commentary

Our Town bowling alley is a murder scene, and things will never be the same

By Solomon Jones | WHYY.orgBefore COVID-19 shut down the world, I would often take my family to a bowling alley in East Norriton, Montgomery County. Back then, it was called the Facenda-Whitaker Bowling Lanes. Now it’s called the Our Town Alley Bowling Lanes, and it’s called one thing more — a murder scene.In the days before gunshots shattered the peace on a quiet winter weekend, we’d head to Steppy’s Sports Bar, which was attached […]

February 23, 2021

Health & Wellness

Heard On WURD: Solomon Jones Interviews Dr. Ala Stanford

By Ngakiya Camara | WURD RadioDr. Ala Stanford, pediatric surgeon and the founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, joined Solomon Jones last week on WURD Radio to announce an amazing initiative to vaccinate Philadelphians who’ve been impacted the most by this pandemic. Beginning last Friday at noon, the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium began a 24-hour vaccination clinic lasting until the following Saturday at the Liacouras Center on Broad Street.This first […]

February 23, 2021

Coronavirus

‘The people live here’: First Philly-run mass vaccination clinics target underserved neighborhoods

By Ximena Conde | WHYY.orgPhiladelphia opened on Tuesday its first city-run mass COVID-19 vaccination site for eligible residents in Phase 1B. The clinic at North Philly’s Martin Luther King Jr. Older Adult Center is one of three opening this week with the aim of making the vaccines easy to access in traditionally underserved neighborhoods.“There’s been this discussion about these large-scale facilities, and that’s all great — drive-throughs, Convention Center — […]

February 23, 2021