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Education

A flood of money is coming to local schools: How should they spend it?

By Avi Wolfman-Arent | WHYY.orgFor Pennsylvania schools, the flood is coming.In this case, it’s the good kind of flood — a flood of money.“Everybody overuses the word ‘unprecedented,’ but it really is an unprecedented amount of federal funding coming to schools in a really short amount of time,” said Hannah Barrick, assistant executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials (PASBO).Barrick’s referring to the new federal stimulus bill, which — when signed, as expected, by President Joe Biden — […]

todayMarch 12, 2021

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Commentary

Philadelphia district will get more than $1 billion from rescue plan

WURD Radio is one of more than 20 news organizations producing Broke in Philly, a collaborative reporting project on economic mobility. Read more at brokeinphilly.org or follow at @brokeinphilly.By Dale Mezzacappa | ChalkbeatThe Philadelphia school district stands to receive almost $1.3 billion from the American Rescue Act that passed Congress Wednesday and is expected to be signed by President Biden on Friday.That is nearly a quarter of the $5.1 billion allocated to Pennsylvania for K-12 education. The aid will be […]

todayMarch 10, 2021

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News

SOUTHERN POLITICS | Jackson’s water crisis: How you can help

This story was originally published by Scalawag, a journalism and storytelling organization that illuminates dissent, unsettles dominant narratives, pursues justice and liberation, and stands in solidarity with marginalized people and communities in the South. Scalawag and WURD are part of the URL Media Network.By Tim Majors and Scalawag EditorsPhotos Credit: Tim MajorsThe water in Jackson, Mississippi, is still not safe to drink. The same winter storm that rocked Texas and much of the Gulf coast last month has caused catastrophic infrastructure failures and […]

todayMarch 10, 2021

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Coronavirus

Heard On WURD: Nick Taliaferro Interviews Dr. Chidinma Nwakanma

An Emergency Room physician in a leading professional team at Penn Medicine, Dr. Chidinma Nwakanma doesn’t hold back in her interview with Nick Taliaferro on Evening WURDs about her experiences as we approach a year of this pandemic. Being face to face, daily, with patients who were, “on death’s door,” especially in the beginning of the pandemic, Dr. Chidinma stresses that many of the horrors she witnessed were much worse than anything the media could have depicted. In fact, without […]

todayMarch 9, 2021

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Events

Press Release: WURD Level Up Contest 2021

March 4, 2021THREE RADIO STATIONS ACROSS THE NATION JOIN FORCES TO CELEBRATE BLACK WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WITH LEVELUP CONTEST WURD Radio in Philadelphia joins WVON Chicago and KJLH Radio Los Angeles to activate #LevelUP, a contest for women entrepreneurs in celebration of Women’s History MonthPHILADELPHIA—In recognition of Women’s History Month, WURD Radio is launching the 2021 #LevelUP Contest Celebrating Black Women Entrepreneurs and Innovators. This exciting three-city contest will call on Black women entrepreneurs to share their empowering stories and compete for […]

todayMarch 4, 2021

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Commentary

Mike Tyson is right: Hulu’s exploitation of his story is more Hollywood racism

By Solomon Jones | Inquirer.comThe tale of Mike Tyson’s life is riveting.Abandoned by his father at age 2, Tyson and his two siblings were raised by a single motherwho moved the family to a crime-ridden Brooklyn neighborhood called Brownsville. Tyson learned to fight, joined a gang, and was arrested repeatedly before he was sent to the Tryon School For Boys, which eventually led him to legendary trainer Cus D’Amato. It was D’Amato who took custody of Tyson when he was released from Tryon at […]

todayMarch 3, 2021

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Coronavirus

Heard On WURD: Charles Ellison Interviews Dr. Nicolette Louissaint

By Ngakiya Camara | WURD Radio Dr. Nicolette Louissaint, executive director of Healthcare Ready, joined Charles Ellison on WURD’s Reality Check this past week to discuss vaccine initiatives and the overall future for the coronavirus. Focusing firstly on the single-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine-- whose relatively low effective rate compared to the Pfizer vaccine has created much skepticism in the public sphere-- Dr. Louissaint clarifies that the single-dose option is still, “86% effective at preventing severe illness,” or in other […]

todayMarch 3, 2021

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Commentary

These Organizations Want To Spur a Movement Around Impact Investing In Philadelphia And The U.S.

By Hadriana Lowenkron | The PlugFrom Black Lives Matter and police brutality, to COVID-19 and racial disparities in public health, millions of people took to the streets last summer to protest injustice. For many Americans, however, their words and posters do not match their financial investments — a disconnect two organizations are attempting to fight in Philadelphia and throughout the country.With the support of funders, grants, and donations, Cory Donovan, executive director of ImpactPHL, and Ryan Bowers, cofounder of Activest, plan to […]

todayFebruary 26, 2021

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Commentary

Help Wanted

This story is part of the SoJo Exchange of COVID-19 stories from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems.By Sarah Gustavus | Solutions Journalism NetworkSJN’s Economic Mobility Beat needs open-minded journalists willing to shed biases, tired narratives and musty ideasA few years ago, I was at a gathering in Colorado with journalists and civic leaders interested in exploring solutions. We discussed shared concerns across the Mountain West region, including housing.An attendee […]

todayFebruary 24, 2021

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