insert_link Commentary Anita Hill: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Nomination to the Supreme Court Signals Historic Change By Anita HillI watched anxiously as President Joe Biden approached the podium flanked by two Black women. President Biden was about to make history — yet again. With Vice President Kamala Harris by his side, the first woman of color to serve in the role, the announcement that was weeks in the making was finally spoken into existence. Within minutes of their entrance into the grand hall, a commitment that was over 200 years in the making was official. Judge […] todayFebruary 28, 2022
insert_link 1 Commentary Now She Walks “Wrapped In Rainbows”: Reflections on the Life of Writer/Editor Valerie Boyd By Sara M. Lomax | WURD Radio "Listen more often to things than to beings. ‘Tis the ancestors’ breath." ~ Poem by Birago Diop; Music by Ysaye Maria Barnwell; Sung by Sweet Honey In the Rock Are you there, Val? It’s me, Sara. I’m envisioning you walking peacefully, upright, regally as you moved through this world just months ago. Powerful. Strong. Grounded. Wise. What’s happening on the other side? Are you chilling with Audre and Toni and bell and Ida? […] todayFebruary 24, 2022 1
insert_link ICYMI Celebrating Black love, spotlighting Black business and discussing the ‘Power of Holy Sex’ ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation this week on WURD Radio.‘Black City. White Paper’: Independent reporter Wes Lowery joined Wake Up With WURD to talk about his latest piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer, “Black City. White Paper,” which explores The Inquirer’s history, failed attempts at newsroom integration and current efforts at internal reckoning when it comes to race. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-21822-wes-loweryRacist Remarks: Paul Graf, chief of Goodwill Fire Company in Darby Township, Delaware County, joined Wake Up With […] todayFebruary 21, 2022
insert_link ICYMI Descendant of Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings discusses new docuseries Also this week on WURD: Cheesesteak wiz 'D' Hayes discusses his journey (and that Essence cover) ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation this week on WURD Radio. An Untold Story: Veteran TV host and author Shannon LaNier, a descendant of former President Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, spoke about his family history and a new docuseries produced by Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, “One Thousand Years of Slavery – The Untold Story.” https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-2-3-22-shannon-lanier NJ mask […] todayFebruary 11, 2022
insert_link Sports Play football trivia on WURD, win $25 gift card Are you ready for some football? Get ready for the Super Bowl with some trivia!Play WURD Radio's Big Game football trivia contest every day this week, Feb. 7-11, during Wake Up With WURD from 7-10 a.m. Brown’s Family ShopRite will give trivia winners a $25 Brown’s Family ShopRite Gift Card.This contest is sponsored by Dietz & Watson, Herr's and Brown's Family ShopRite. THE WURD WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Black Talk Media sent straight to your inbox. BECOME A MEMBER The forWURD Movement […] todayFebruary 8, 2022
insert_link ICYMI This week on WURD: Black history lies underground, underwater ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation this week on WURD Radio. Kennett Underground Railroad: Tonya Thames-Taylor is an associate professor of history at West Chester University. She joined Wake Up With WURD to help kick off Black History Month by talking about the Kennett Underground Railroad in Kennett Square and social justice movements of the '60s. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-2122-tonya-thames-taylor Brian Flores v. NFL: Temple journalism professor Linn Washington Jr. spoke on former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores’ […] todayFebruary 4, 2022
insert_link ICYMI This week on WURD: A Black Woman on Supreme Court and Biden’s Other Promises to Black Voters ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation this week on WURD Radio. Supreme Court Shakeup: Veteran political consultant Jay McCalla joined Wake Up With WURD to talk about Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement and President Joe Biden's promise to elect a Black woman to the Supreme Court. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-12722-jay-mccalla Trump's Secret Plan: Dr. Timothy Golden, a professor of philosophy, legal studies program coordinator and founder of the Donald Blake Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and […] todayJanuary 31, 2022
insert_link Arts & Entertainment Hear WURD’s Black History Month Playlist, vignettes This Black History Month, WURD will highlight a few of the African American medical professionals and organizations that greatly impacted Western medicine. This playlist features music that represents the era of the featured doctors and organizations. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb8y9FthTnotvy25m7x9MoOOzQWJyoY5c You can hear Black History Month vignettes on WURD daily from Feb. 1-28.https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/sets/2022-black-history-month todayJanuary 31, 2022
insert_link ICYMI This week on WURD: Sheryl Lee Ralph, MLK Day reflections ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation this week on WURD Radio.MLK Day of Service: During a special live broadcast Monday at Girard College, several guests joined Wake Up With WURD to discuss the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.:- Bill Golderer, a co-chair for the MLK Day of Service and president and CEO of United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern NJ, spoke about how King's legacy has helped shape United Way's assistance to […] todayJanuary 24, 2022
