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Ideas We Should Steal: Free Childcare for Women’s Health

This piece originally ran in The Philadelphia Citizen. Sign up for The Citizen’s newsletter for more civic-minded solutions journalism in your inbox. Written by Courtney DuChene | The Philadelphia Citizen.Patricia Bustillos works part-time cleaning offices, volunteers at a community advocacy group — and is often called on to care for her two youngest grandchildren, both infants, one who is only six weeks old. It’s no wonder the mother of four children and grandmother to nine […]

June 7, 2024

ICYMI

This week on WURD: Two officers recall the trauma on Jan. 6 insurrection, Trump’s Georgia Case Halted Amid Fani Willis Scrutiny, investigating a Haitian Ponzi scheme

Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell, officers who were assaulted during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, shared their experiences on Evening WURDs with Dr. James Peterson. They shed light on the trauma inflicted by rioters and their efforts to prevent Donald Trump's presidential re-election. Dr. Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, an associate professor at Columbia University's Teacher’s College and survivor of the 1992-95 Bosnian Genocide, joined Andrea Lawful-Sanders on The Source. She recounted her own […]

June 6, 2024

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This week on WURD: Trump found guilty on 34 charges, Biden-Harris Philadelphia rally for Black voters, SEPTA “bus revolution” changes for commuters

Attorney Michael Coard and Philadelphia City Commissioner Omar Sabir break down the conviction of former President Donald Trump, who was found guilty on 34 charges of falsifying financial documents. They discussed what the conviction means and the possible outcomes for Trump. General Manager of WURD Radio Ashanti Martin was featured on Evening WURDs with Dr. James Peterson and discussed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent trip to […]

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This week on WURD: Philadelphia’s first Reparations Task Force meeting, Missy Elliott launches first headlining tour, how Diddy’s domestic abuse impacts victims

Sara M. Lomax, President and CEO of WURD Radio, hosted a special edition of Evening WURDs titled "WURD on Health and Healing" featuring leading experts in women's health. Topics ranged from maternity care to physical fitness and practices of healthy well-being. Mona Scott-Young is the manager of Missy Elliott’s first headline tour, kicking off in July. She joined Reality Check with Tonya Pendleton to talk about the star-studded line-up which […]

May 23, 2024

Finance

Costs for Pa. prison system are soaring despite facility closures, putting officials in the hot seat

Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA Photo credit: Commonwealth Media Services Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections wants more than $300 million in next year’s budget despite a declining population of incarcerated people and the recent closure of two […]

May 21, 2024

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This week on WURD: A history of protest movements in Philadelphia, A controversial triage center proposed in Fairmount, NAACP endorsement of 76 Place at Market East slammed

Amadee Braxton and Brother Shomari co-moderated on Evening WURDs with Dr. James Peterson to contextualize protests past and present with a cohort of community experts. Councilmember Jeffery Young condemned Mayor Parker Administration's proposed triage center in Fairmount. He detailed on Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones the residents disapproval to in-take Kensington’s encampment population. Bishop Dwayne Royster is the Executive Director of POWER Interfaith and member of the Save Chinatown Coalition. He joined Reality […]

May 16, 2024

ICYMI

This week on WURD: Sen. Casey on Kensington and the Israel-Hamas war, Mike Africa Jr. runs for MOVE bombing victims, Leon portrays historic Blues musician

Senator Bob Casey spoke on Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones about President Biden’s announcement to stop sending artillery to Israel if it continues to target Rafah. Casey also spoke about the recent “encampment resolution” in Kensington. Mike Africa Jr. is the son of two political prisoners of the MOVE organization. He spoke to Solomon Jones about embarking on 13 half marathons until 2025 to commemorate each victim of the 1985 […]

May 10, 2024

Education

Stuck between high fees and low wages, how much money will it take to fix PA child care staffing crisis?

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Holli Zelinsky HARRISBURG — Holli Zelinsky often thinks about selling or even closing the Doodle Bug. She opened the preschool and child care center in rural Schuylkill County in 2007, and […]

May 8, 2024

News

Where Pennsylvania has lost Democrats since 2008, and what it means for the November election

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA Photo: Matt Smith / For Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — For the first time in at least 16 years, the Democratic and Republican parties in Pennsylvania are within half a million registered voters of one […]

May 7, 2024

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This week on WURD: A look at the Penn Gaza Solidarity encampment, a center for Africatown residents, advocating for prison release after 49 years

Photo: Kala J. and Andrea Lawful-SandersMichael Sierra-Arévalo is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. He joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to talk about Ryan Pownall's reinstatement as a Philadelphia police officer after shooting a Black man in the back and how the decision reverberates through the justice and policing system.Ahsan Nasrutallah is the founder and president of JNA Capital. He joined Tonya Pendleton […]

May 3, 2024

Evening WURDs

Ideas We Should Steal: Free Childcare for Women’s Health

This week on WURD: Two officers recall the trauma on Jan. 6 insurrection, Trump’s Georgia Case Halted Amid Fani Willis Scrutiny, investigating a Haitian Ponzi scheme

This week on WURD: Trump found guilty on 34 charges, Biden-Harris Philadelphia rally for Black voters, SEPTA “bus revolution” changes for commuters

This week on WURD: Philadelphia’s first Reparations Task Force meeting, Missy Elliott launches first headlining tour, how Diddy’s domestic abuse impacts victims

Costs for Pa. prison system are soaring despite facility closures, putting officials in the hot seat

This week on WURD: A history of protest movements in Philadelphia, A controversial triage center proposed in Fairmount, NAACP endorsement of 76 Place at Market East slammed

This week on WURD: Sen. Casey on Kensington and the Israel-Hamas war, Mike Africa Jr. runs for MOVE bombing victims, Leon portrays historic Blues musician

Stuck between high fees and low wages, how much money will it take to fix PA child care staffing crisis?

Where Pennsylvania has lost Democrats since 2008, and what it means for the November election

This week on WURD: A look at the Penn Gaza Solidarity encampment, a center for Africatown residents, advocating for prison release after 49 years

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