insert_link Business & Technology Bringing innovation and incubation to North Philly By Kiara Santos An in-depth interview on entrepreneurship during Women’s History Month withTanya Morris, the visionary behind Mom Your Business (MYB), Whitney Frederick, founder of It's Seasoned, details their inspiring journeys of entrepreneurship and grassroot efforts to bring innovation to an area of Philadelphia not often thought of as a hub of entrepreneurship. They focused on the growth and impact of MYB Hub North for Black and Brown women alike in the lower north sector of Philadelphia as an effort […] todayMarch 1, 2024
insert_link 2 News Watch and listen to WURD’s historic live broadcast from the White House Election year is here. The #WURDonDemocracy event launched Monday at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House complex to present a full day’s worth of interviews directly from federal officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris.WURD’s special coverage addressed concerns voters want to know, spanning critical topics and departments such as agriculture, affirmative action, healthcare, food insecurity and more with White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, National Cyber Director Harry Coker, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Deputy Spokesperson […] todayFebruary 29, 2024 2
insert_link ICYMI This week on WURD: Getting young Black men to vote, hunger-relief impact across the region, experiences battling prostate cancer and more Joy Reid, national correspondent and host of "The ReidOut" on MSNBC, joined James Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss her new book "Medgar & Myrlie," which details the lives, love story, and sacrifices made by the Evers in Mississippi during the civil rights movement.Council member Isaiah Thomas joins Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to discuss how young Black men rarely vote in crucial elections. Thomas is spearheading an initiative aimed to educate the young voters.Loree D. Jones Brown, CEO of hunger-relief agency […] todayFebruary 29, 2024
insert_link 2 ICYMI This week on WURD: Beyoncé makes history on country music charts, an interview with Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler about church vandalism and more Reverend Mark Kelly Tyler, pastor of the historic landmark Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, spoke in a recent interview with Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD and shed light on the unfortunate vandalism. Benjamin Taylor has become the first Black president of the Arizona State Bar in its 90-year history, he joined Tonya Pendleton on Reality Check to provide insights into his historic appointment and disclosed his experience on the challenges and opportunities facing Black lawyers. Levi Joynes of the […] todayFebruary 22, 2024 2
insert_link Press Release WURD Radio, Pennsylvania’s only independent Black talk radio station, to broadcast live from White House grounds on February 26th, kicking off ‘WURD on Democracy’ 2024 election coverage For immediate releaseContact Ashanti Martinamartin@wurdradio.comWURD RADIO, PENNSYLVANIA’S ONLY INDEPENDENT BLACK TALK RADIO STATION, TO BROADCAST LIVE FROM WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS ON FEBRUARY 26th, KICKING OFF ‘WURD ON DEMOCRACY’ 2024 ELECTION COVERAGEPHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21, 2024 — WURD Radio, the only independent Black talk radio station in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is set to hold an exclusive live broadcast from the White House on Feb. 26, featuring key members of the Biden-Harris administration. This special event marks the kickoff of WURD on […] todayFebruary 21, 2024
insert_link ICYMI This week on WURD: Laughs with actor Alfonso Ribeiro, Gov. Shapiro on his proposed budget, redlining and what you need to know about fibroids Alfonso Ribeiro, best known for his role as Carlton Banks on the hit TV sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to talk about the upcoming season of "America's Funniest Home Videos." Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro joined Wake Up With WURD to discuss his proposed budget, school funding, and the ongoing dispute between the state and the city's district attorney Larry Krasner over the prosecution of crimes on SEPTA. Dr. Katherine Sherif is […] todayFebruary 15, 2024 1
insert_link Technology An AI evangelist urges BIPOC people and businesses to push past fear and embrace new technologies Entrepreneur Akiyemi Bajulaye saw a need to evolve his company Pentridge Manor, which focused on social media marketing and editing, as soon as generative artificial intelligence took the world by storm. So he knows firsthand the importance of other entrepreneurs and individuals to stay ahead of the curve in this game-shifting technology arena. One of the earliest realizations Bajulaye had that AI could turbocharge his business is when he was able to optimize production of a podcast that drove business […] todayFebruary 13, 2024
insert_link ICYMI This week on WURD: What future Black homeowners should know, Sheriff Bilal addresses recent controversy, Penn holds Black skeletal remains with no communal input Sheriff Rochelle Bilal joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to address the recent controversy of what she claims are AI-Created news articles praising her work on her website, all of which are unaccounted for online. Activist and writer Abdul Aliy Muhammad with Solomon Jones on Wake Up With Word to detail his pivotal role and the legal battling in the controversy surrounding the treatment of skeletal remains of African Americans held in Penn Museum’s Morton collection. U.S. Secretary of […] todayFebruary 8, 2024
insert_link Education Philadelphia tax break program fails to deliver hoped-for benefits to students By Emily Rizzo | ChalkbeatSign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Every so often, Philadelphia’s school board members have to decide whether to grant huge tax breaks to property developers through a program that, on the whole, siphons money away from the city and the district they govern.These tax breaks are a lynchpin of Keystone Opportunity Zones, a 25-year-old state program that officials say spurs development on abandoned or underutilized land by […] todayFebruary 7, 2024
