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This week on WURD: Philly teachers on strike, SEPTA’s funding issues, Sankofa through farming

Philadelphia Inquirer Education Reporter Kristen Graham, joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to break down the latest on the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers' strike authorization. She laid out the union’s key demands, explained the timeline for a possible strike and clarified that it’s not just teachers, but a broad coalition of school staff fighting for improvements.Senator Nikil Saval represents Pennsylvania’s First Senatorial District, which runs through the heart of Philadelphia. He joined Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to explain SEPTA’s transit […]

todayJune 20, 2025

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This week on WURD: I.C.E. in Los Angeles, “No Kings Coalition” march, Philly Black business market

Photo by U.S. Northern CommandForeign policy analyst Malcolm Nance joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to break down the ongoing ICE protests in Los Angeles. Nance explained how the paramilitary-style operation is being federalized and shed light on the tension between state and federal powers.Shekhinah B., curator of Philadelphia’s third annual Juneteenth Wine & Arts Festival, spoke with Soulful Sunrise host Karen Taylor Bass about her decision to remove vendor fees this year. Shekhinah emphasized the importance of uplifting Black-owned […]

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This week on WURD: Lemon Hill shooting, first Black Heiress, Trump’s executive order

Portrait of Madam C.J. Walker | Photo Credit: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History: Archives Center. P.O. Box 37012Carl Singley is a retired dean of Temple University Law and founded one of the largest Black law firms in Philadelphia. Singley joined Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to talk about how Trump is eroding the structure of American democracy through his flurry of executive orders.A'Lelia Bundles is an American journalist and author, best known for her biographies of her great-great-grandmother, […]

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The week on WURD: Trump budget bill, AI setting rent prices, Mark Dial mixed verdict

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood of Illinois joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to discuss the recent House Republican budget proposal, which she said cuts healthcare and nutrition programs to fund tax breaks for the rich. She emphasized the importance of flipping key PA House seats to ensure access to essential services like Medicaid and SNAP. Ellie Rushing is a criminal justice reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer. She spoke with Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss the mixed verdict in the […]

todayMay 30, 2025

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The week on WURD: Trump’s Qatar jet gift, Black wealth disparites through land, Remembering George Floyd 5 years later

George Floyd mural Mauerpark Berlin | Photo Credit: Leonhard Lenz Congressperson Mary Gay Scanlon joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones about Donald Trump’s recent jet gifted by Qatar. Scanlon spoke about how the present is unethical and unconstitutional and the plans to investigate Trump’s deal. George Fatheree is the founder of the Black Land Loss Narrative Archive Project. A nonprofit initiative dedicated to collecting, preserving and amplifying the overlooked stories of Black land loss in America. He joined Wake Up […]

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For Black Boys Who May Not Consider Going to College . . .

By Dr. James Peterson | WURD RadioYoung Black boys and men are coming of age inside an economy where attention is the currency and influence is king. Many spend six to eight hours a day navigating a digital flood of images, sounds and provocations, often with little to no formal guidance on critical media literacy. We talk about equipping them with the tools to manage this environment, but in practice, we don't.We are failing to teach young Black boys how […]

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The week on WURD: White South Africans in U.S., Ras Baraka’s arrest, arts and culture gutted in Philadelphia

Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark, We Shall Not Be Moved Rally, Washington DC - Photo by Lorie Shaull Linn Washington is a journalism professor at Temple University. Washington spoke with Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD about the truth behind the recent Trump executive order which has given refugee status to 59 white Afrikaners from South Africa, claiming they're the victims of genocide. Michael Coard is a criminal defense attorney and WURD Radio host of “The Radio Courtroom.” Coard […]

todayMay 16, 2025

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The week on WURD: Black teachers in Philly, Overbrook High shooting, Kensington mobile services face regulation after City Council vote

Sharif El-Mekki is the founder and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development. El-Mekki joined Reality Check with Tonya Pendleton to talk about how his organization in Philadelphia is trying to get more Black teachers in classrooms and how they’re working through Donald Trump’s anti-DEI initiatives.Dominique London is the executive director of the nonprofit UC Green and a tree tender volunteer. She joined Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss Philadelphia's lack of trees and how DOGE has eliminated a […]

todayMay 9, 2025

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The week on WURD: The rise of “Sinners,” the sound of Black Americana and the crisis of democracy

Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones during competition. Photo by JD Lasica, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Michael Steele, former chair of the Republican National Committee and co-host of the new MSNBC show "The Weeknight" with Symone Sanders-Townsend and Alicia Menendez, joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to talk about challenging Trumpism, the fight for democracy and how the Republican Party has lost its way. Karen Hunter, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and SiriusXM host, joined Evening WURDs with James […]

todayMay 2, 2025

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