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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

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

News

Here’s how to help Fairmount fire victims

On Jan. 5, a devastating apartment fire in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia killed 12 people, including nine children. The Philadelphia radio and television community are joining forces to support the families impacted by this tragedy. If you have the means, we ask that you kindly make a donation through one of these fund-raising links below. Thank you for your support.- GoFundMe: Funeral expenses for 12 lost in PA house fire - GoFundMe by North Philadelphia League of Voters: Kids lost […]

todayJanuary 24, 2022

ICYMI

This week on WURD: Schools and COVID-19, James Mtume and Sidney Poitier

ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation this week on WURD Radio.Sidney Poitier's Impact: Tim Gordon is editor-in-chief of FilmGordon, WETA's Around Town critic, Film Capo of WAFCA and host of "Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon," He spoke on Wake Up With WURD about the legacy of Sidney Poitier.https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-11022-tim-gordonSchools and COVID-19: Councilmember Helen Gym joined WUWW to discuss ensuring a safe return to in-person learning. Otis Hackney, chief education officer for the city of Philadelphia, also joined […]

todayJanuary 14, 2022

Events

Learn about Pennsylvania’s candidates for U.S. Senate

Your voice counts. Join the conversation and learn about the candidates for Pennsylvania U.S. Senate at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church. There will be candidate introductions, platform presentations, and a question-and-answer session. The conversation will be hosted by the Rev. Alyn Waller, Evening WURDS host Nick Taliaferro, friends and Philadelphia-area clergy members. You can listen to a livestream of the conversation on air on WURD Radio (900AM and 96.1FM), online (wurdradio.com and the WURD App) […]

todayJanuary 14, 2022

Events

MLK DAY EVENTS IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA 2022

Walter P. Lomax Jr., M.D.'s history with Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.In this archival interview, Walter P. Lomax Jr., M.D. speaks with his daughter, WURD President and CEO Sara Lomax-Reese, about treating the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. just two months before Dr. King’s assassination.https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/sara-lomax-reese-interviews-walter-p-lomax-jr-md MLK Day events (note: list includes in-person and virtual events) 27th ANNUAL GREATER PHILADELPHIA MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY OF SERVICE - WURD RADIO SPECIAL LIVE BROADCASTWhen: 7 a.m.-10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 17Where: Girard College - […]

todayJanuary 13, 2022

News

City Releases Preliminary Findings of the Investigation of Fatal Fire in Fairmount

Press ReleaseThe city of Philadelphia announced today preliminary findings of the investigation into a devastating fire that claimed the lives of 12 people in the city’s Fairmount section on Jan. 5.An investigation by the Philadelphia Fire Department’s Fire Marshal’s Office – with support from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Philadelphia Police Department and other agencies – indicated the intense and quick-moving fire began after a lighter was applied to a Christmas tree. You can watch the recorded […]

todayJanuary 12, 2022

Commentary

Sara Lomax-Reese: Your votes – and support – are critical

Hello, friends:I grew up about an hour north of Philadelphia in Hilltown, Pa., a rural, blue-collar community in Bucks County in the 1970s. Today we would describe it as a Trump stronghold. Then I was just a little Black girl in an all-white elementary school that reinforced the gospel of white supremacy quietly and completely.Last Thursday, the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, the public school that I attended, Pennridge School District, directed its teachers to downplay one of the […]

todayJanuary 11, 2022 1

News

Philly took $5 million in foster children’s Social Security payments without telling them

By: Steve Volk and Julie Christie | Resolve PhillyPhoto Credit: Tyger Williams | Philadelphia InquirerVaughn Jackson wanted his new foster sons to feel welcome, so he marked their first weekend together by loading them into his car and driving them to a family party at his mother’s house.“I always enjoyed kids,” he said of his decision to take the boys in, “and felt like I had something to give. So I became a foster parent.”Jackson’s new charges, brothers Zaveonte and […]

todayJanuary 10, 2022

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