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WURD Radio Celebrates Black Music Month – Songs of Freedom!

This Black Music Month, as the city starts to reopen and we embrace the spirit of Juneteenth, WURD Radio celebrates Songs of Freedom. All month long, we’ll share stories behind some of the most recognizable classics and spotlight artists producing music about Black liberation.https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/sets/black-music-month-songs-of-freedomhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw8UHBA_JG9y833axc51-SnHdkxTN2Liy[xyz-ihs snippet="BMM-Survey-Form"]  THE WURD WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Black Talk Media sent straight to your inbox. BECOME A MEMBER The forWURD Movement is your way toprotect and preserve Independent Black Media. CLICK TO JOIN OR RENEW

todayJune 1, 2021

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Commentary

WURD Radio Presents: A Day of Healing – Reflections on the 1-Year Anniversary of George Floyd’s Killing

Here’s how to start -- and continue -- the ‘Day of Healing’The fight against the systemic brutalization of Black bodies started long before the heinous murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. We have a long history of trauma and abuse at the hands of white America. But through it all we always have found ways to nourish, support and heal ourselves and our communities. On Tuesday, the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s tragic death, WURD Radio dedicated a “Day of […]

todayMay 25, 2021

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Press Release

WURD AND PHILADELPHIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PARTNER TO SUPPORT BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES

May 20, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWURD AND PHILADELPHIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PARTNER TO SUPPORT BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSESIn their ongoing commitment to connect Philadelphians with jobs and business development opportunities, WURD Radio joins forces with The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia for a strategic partnership.              PHILADELPHIA, PA​ – WURD Radio (96.1FM | 900AM | @onwurd | wurdradio.com | WURD App​) recently launched a job portal through its Lively-HOOD initiative to connect its audience to employment opportunities in […]

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Politics & Government

Heard on WURD: Philadelphia District Attorney Candidates Krasner And Vega Debate in Final Days Ahead of May 18 Primary Election

The May 18 primary election in Pennsylvania features a number of city-wide and state judicial races, in addition to several ballot questions. In our special #WURDonPolitics Election coverage, the last public debate between the Democratic Party candidates running for District Attorney in the City of Philadelphia happened Wednesday, May 12, exclusively on WURD Radio. Incumbent District Attorney Larry Krasner went against challenger and former Assistant District Attorney Carlos Vega as WURD hosts Charles Ellison, Solomon Jones, and Joann Bell asked […]

todayMay 13, 2021

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Commentary

Solomon Jones remembers Rev. Leroi Simmons

By Solomon Jones | WURD RadioSometimes you meet people who influence you in ways you can’t immediately see.Leroi Simmons did that for me. He called me one Saturday out of the blue while I was outside with my children. At the time I had just debuted a self-published CD called Wisdom, which I’d crafted from radio commentaries I’d done back in 2005.I didn’t know how he got my number, but he said he wanted ten of them, so I drove […]

todayMay 13, 2021

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Criminal Justice

Police claimed Daunte Wright’s death was an accident. I don’t believe that’s true.

Solomon Jones | The InquirerI don’t care that Kim Potter, the police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright during a car stop, has resigned. I don’t care that Police Chief Tim Gannon stepped down either. I’m still enraged, because Wright didn't have to die.It happened Sunday in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota—a suburb just 10 miles from the Minneapolis courthouse where former officer Derek Chauvin is being tried on murder charges in the death of George Floyd. Wright was pulled over […]

todayApril 14, 2021 2

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Coronavirus

Heard On WURD: Nick Taliaferro Interviews Dr. Ashish Jha

By Ngakiya Camara | WURD RadioDr. Ashish Jha, medical physician and Dean of Brown University, joined Nick Taliaferro on Evening WURDs to discuss the future of this pandemic as well as vaccine rollout initiatives. Analyzing the potential of yet another rise in cases, Dr. Jha stresses that although there will be an increase in hospitalizations and deaths, this surge will be nowhere near as deadly as those we’ve witnessed over the course of the year due to more folks getting vaccinated. […]

todayApril 6, 2021

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Commentary

Chauvin murder trial: George Floyd’s death must not be in vain

By Solomon Jones | Inquirer.comAs the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who is accused of killing George Floyd by mercilessly pressing his knee against Floyd’s neck, begins this week, I am convinced that Black people need healing as much as we need justice.There is a persistent heartache that comes with the knowledge that some of those who are sworn to protect Americans believe that doing so involves killing citizens who look like me. That pain […]

todayMarch 31, 2021

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Blogs

ONE YEAR OF COVID: TRANSFORMATION (RE)DEFINED

By Syreeta Martin | The Philadelphia CitizenA WURD radio host and entrepreneur reflects on the four “Fs” that have come to the forefront this year: family, finances, fitness and faithThe past year was a transformative force. Anytime transformation occurs there is disruption in its onset, disorientation in its presence and, oftentimes, destruction, in its wake.An immediate Google search of the word “transformation” delivers this top definition: a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance.Does the world look and feel like […]

todayMarch 31, 2021

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