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If state’s rights can kill abortion rights, they can kill Black rights, too

By Solomon Jones | Inquirer.com The U.S. Supreme Court is on the cusp of striking down Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that guaranteed federal protections of abortion rights, and I keep wondering what it means. To be clear, I am not in favor of abortion, but I am also against tying my political decisions to an issue that does not personally affect me. I am a man. I will never have an abortion, and I will never know the emotional turmoil that a […]

todayMay 5, 2022 2

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ICYMI: Check out highlights, conversations from Earth Day at Bartram’s Garden

WURD Radio and ecoWURD, in partnership with Bartram’s Garden, celebrated Earth Day with a special live broadcast hosted by Charles Ellison on April 22 at Bartram’s Garden. The event, “Food, Faith and Violence & the Environment,” featured a conversation on the future of food movements in Black faith communities, as well as a roundtable with local leaders exploring place-based solutions and the intersection of sustainable use of green space and its impact on reducing violence in our communities. If you missed […]

todayMay 4, 2022

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ICYMI

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 to discuss the documentary. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-42722-dr-neel-shah Jump Around: Three members of the […]

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 gun you only look to pull a trigger, let it […]

todayMay 3, 2022

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ICYMI

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 are part of the reparations committee and also part of […]

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 this burden, the WSFS Down Payment Grant Program is helping […]

todayApril 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 of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, which recently […]

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, which surveyed 1,500 consumers nationally and 1,750 in the Greater […]

todayApril 12, 2022

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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 of us deeply; sometimes in profoundly personal ways.And sometimes, as […]

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