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2023 Empowerment Experience Photo Gallery

On Saturday, December 9, WURD Radio celebrated Black commerce, the holidays, and the spirit of ujamaa at our annual Empowerment Experience marketplace. More than 25 vendors, selling high-quality items like eyeglasses, crocheted goods, dolls, health supplements, clothing, books, beauty products and much more, gathered in the Family Life Center at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church East. For five hours, WURD welcomed the public to shop, eat and have fun alongside friends and members of the WURD team, including hosts Solomon Jones, Andrea […]

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Events

WURD Radio’s Empowerment Experience: A Celebration of Black Commerce, Community, and Holiday Joy

https://youtu.be/C9hadPovRxcOn Saturday, December 9, WURD Radio celebrated Black commerce, the holidays, and the spirit of ujamaa at our annual Empowerment Experience marketplace. More than 25 vendors, selling high-quality items like eyeglasses, crocheted goods, dolls, health supplements, clothing, books, beauty products and much more, gathered in the Family Life Center at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church East. For five hours, WURD welcomed the public to shop, eat and have fun alongside friends and members of the WURD team, including hosts Solomon Jones, Andrea […]

December 14, 2023

ICYMI

This week on WURD: Harvard’s president, decreasing unemployment, school truancy, and more

Harvard President Claudine Gay (Photo: Harvard University Office of the President) Macollvie Neel, executive editor of The Haitian Times, joined James Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss the controversy surrounding Harvard president Claudine Gay following her remarks on antisemitism before Congress.Nate File is a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to discuss a report on truancy in the Philadelphia school system.Mayte Garcia joined Tonya Pendleton on Reality Check to discuss her marriage to Prince and […]

December 14, 2023

ICYMI

This Week on WURD: Black unemployment and declining inflation, R. Kelly’s home life, and the GOP presidential debate

Here's what you missed this week on WURD Radio. Listen every day on 900AM/96.1, wurdradio.com, and the WURD Radio app. Watch via WURD TV on facebook.com/forwurd, twitch.tv/wurdradio and wurdradio.com Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a daily briefing Wednesday, May 26, 2021 in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Katie Ricks) Karine Jean-Pierre (pictured), press secretary for the White House, joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to discuss Black […]

December 7, 2023

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Press Release

THE FUTURE OF BLACK COMMERCE: WURD RADIO’S ANNUAL EMPOWERMENT EXPERIENCE, A FESTIVE HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE AND A LIVE-SHOPPING EVENT ON INSTAGRAM, TO TAKE PLACE AT ENON TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH DEC. 9

Contact: Ashanti Martin, General Manageramartin@wurdradio.comFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 1, 2023MEDIA RESOURCES: Photos on Google DriveEmpowerment 2022 YouTube videoRegistration link on EventbritePHILADELPHIA—On Saturday, Dec. 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., WURD Radio will host its seventh annual Empowerment Experience, a holiday marketplace and celebration of cooperative economics and the future of Black commerce. This year’s Empowerment Experience will be broadcast live from Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church East, located at 2800 W. Cheltenham Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19150. The event – inspired by the […]

December 4, 2023 2

News

This week on WURD: Voting rights act weakened, a Thanksgiving performance to remember, caring for your mental health during the holidays and more

Commentator Roxanne Jones joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up with WURD to talk about a federal appeals court that moved to weaken the Voting Rights Act, as well as the case of Dexter Wade, a Black man who was fatally struck by a Mississippi police vehicle and secretly buried in a prisoner’s grave.Lady Alma, Philadelphia's legendary house music vocalist, joined Tonya Pendleton on Reality Check to discuss her career and her Thanksgiving Day Parade performance with Philadelphia Eagles player Jason […]

November 29, 2023

News

This week on WURD: Reparations in Philly, what’s happening in Gaza, The Stolen Girls of Americus and more

Philadelphia 3rd City District Councilwoman Jamie Gauthier joined Tonya Pendleton on Reality Check to discuss the upcoming hearing on the 911 phone system and the Reparations Task Force. Jude Husein serves as the Director of State Advocacy for the Pennsylvania State Senate and is the only Palestinian staffer in the General Assembly. She joined Carol Riddick on Love and Life to discuss the genocide in Gaza and how people around the world are standing in solidarity with Palestinians. Lilly Workneh, […]

November 20, 2023

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Events

WURD Radio Celebrates 20 Years

WURD Radio celebrated its 20th anniversary at the Fitler Club in downtown Philadelphia on Friday, Nov. 10. The evening started with a cocktail reception where guests mingled with WURD hosts, grabbed some food and enjoyed the vibes. To see photos from the night click below. View Photo Gallery As we celebrated 20 years we had to remember those of us who had been here since the beginning. Below you can watch the Day One Awards where we honored WURD legends […]

November 16, 2023 2

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WURD Events

20th Anniversary Photo Gallery

WURD Radio celebrated its 20th anniversary at the Fitler Club in downtown Philadelphia on Friday, Nov. 10. The evening started with a cocktail reception where guests mingled with WURD hosts, grabbed some food and enjoyed the vibes. Check out the photo gallery of WURD's 20th anniversary below and click here for a full recap of the evening.

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The Source with Andrea Lawful-Sanders