By: W. Nick Taliaferro Nick Taliaferro is a veteran Radio Personality, Minister, and the former Executive Director of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations. He is also a Contributing Editor of Message Magazine. Governor Josh Shapiro, in the company of House Speaker Joanna McClinton and House Majority Leader Matt Bradford, did a really good thing last week. But in the interest of balance, I must add that the good thing […]
"I am in awe. I have no critique." That was the reaction from City Council Live's host Ernest Owens during his exclusive interview with Philadelphia's 100th Mayor Cherelle Parker after she delivered her 2025 fiscal year budget address to the legislative body during their March 14 stated meeting. Parker gave the speech to several standing ovations as she outlined her funding proposal for a $6.3 billion city budget emphasizing six […]
Larry Krasner, district attorney for Philadelphia, spoke to Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD about the teens arrested and charged for the SEPTA bus stop shooting that injured eight high school students. Avis Wanda McClinton, founder of the 339 Manumissions and Beyond Project, joined The Source's Andrea Lawful Sanders along with several members of the organization to discuss their ongoing project to uncover the lost history of Philadelphia's founding Quakers, […]
Mayor Cherelle Parker spoke to Wake Up With WURD host Solomon Jones after three consecutive days of fatal shootings near or on SEPTA buses. She disclosed her plan to concentrate law enforcement agencies' efforts to enhance public safety. Attorney Kevin Mincey represents Philadelphia’s top LGBTQ+ official Celena Morrison-McLean and her husband Darius McLean. Mincey addressed with Solomon Jones the couple’s civil lawsuit after a fraught incident with a state trooper. Reinaldo Marcus Green, director of […]
by Michael Coard, Pennsylvania Capital-Star March 4, 2024An hour before its Feb. 23 Founder’s Day event to celebrate its 187th anniversary, Cheyney University — the country’s first HBCU — held a press conference where university leaders blasted the Middle States Commission on Higher Education’s (MSCHE’s) decision to place the university on probation. Sen. Vincent Hughes (D- Philadelphia), a member of the university’s Council of Trustees, issued a warning for every Black […]
By Kiara Santos An in-depth interview on entrepreneurship during Women’s History Month withTanya Morris, the visionary behind Mom Your Business (MYB), Whitney Frederick, founder of It's Seasoned, details their inspiring journeys of entrepreneurship and grassroot efforts to bring innovation to an area of Philadelphia not often thought of as a hub of entrepreneurship. They focused on the growth and impact of MYB Hub North for Black and Brown women alike […]
Election year is here. The #WURDonDemocracy event launched Monday at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House complex to present a full day’s worth of interviews directly from federal officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris.WURD’s special coverage addressed concerns voters want to know, spanning critical topics and departments such as agriculture, affirmative action, healthcare, food insecurity and more with White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, National Cyber Director […]
Joy Reid, national correspondent and host of "The ReidOut" on MSNBC, joined James Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss her new book "Medgar & Myrlie," which details the lives, love story, and sacrifices made by the Evers in Mississippi during the civil rights movement.Council member Isaiah Thomas joins Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to discuss how young Black men rarely vote in crucial elections. Thomas is spearheading an initiative aimed to […]
Reverend Mark Kelly Tyler, pastor of the historic landmark Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, spoke in a recent interview with Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD and shed light on the unfortunate vandalism. Benjamin Taylor has become the first Black president of the Arizona State Bar in its 90-year history, he joined Tonya Pendleton on Reality Check to provide insights into his historic appointment and disclosed his experience on the […]
For immediate releaseContact Ashanti Martinamartin@wurdradio.comWURD RADIO, PENNSYLVANIA’S ONLY INDEPENDENT BLACK TALK RADIO STATION, TO BROADCAST LIVE FROM WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS ON FEBRUARY 26th, KICKING OFF ‘WURD ON DEMOCRACY’ 2024 ELECTION COVERAGEPHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21, 2024 — WURD Radio, the only independent Black talk radio station in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is set to hold an exclusive live broadcast from the White House on Feb. 26, featuring key members of the Biden-Harris […]
