Moving Forward: A Statement of Unity and HealingWe are living in a deeply divided, volatile time. It is playing out nationally and globally. At WURD, we always strive, as Gandhi said, to “be the change we want to see in the world,” modeling an approach that will allow us to learn and grow individually and collectively so we can meet the demands ahead for our community.With that spirit in mind, […]
David Madland is the strategic director of the American Worker Project at the Center for American Progress. He joined Evening WURDs with Dr. James Peterson to break down Project 2025 and the potential civil rights infringements on Americans. Director of the Office of Clean and Green Initiatives Carlton Williams spoke with Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD about the street cleaning initiative that has cleaned 5,000 city blocks so far. […]
Keir Bradford-Grey is a partner in Montgomery McCracken’s litigation department. She joined The Source with Andrea Lawful-Sanders to discuss last week’s presidential debate, Trump’s immunity from prosecution and the Supreme Court case to allow punitive fines or arrests for people living with homelessness. Dr. Timothy Golden, visiting professor of philosophy at Whitman College and Wake Up With WURD contributor, joined Solomon Jones to discuss the Supreme Court decisions, what acts […]
Trebor Maitin for Spotlight PASpotlight 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 — State legislators are haggling over what to do with Pennsylvania’s $14 billion budget surplus. A funding increase for an affordable housing program is a prime contender for a piece of the pie.The Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and […]
Grammy Award-winning musician John Legend joined Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to talk about the importance of voting and the upcoming election in the fall.Linn Washington Jr. is a journalism professor at Temple University. He talked to Solomon Jones on Wake up With WURD about Newbern, Ala., a predominantly Black town that hasn't had elections in 60 years and where a Black mayor was barred from taking office by white […]
District Attorney Larry Krasner spoke on Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones about the newly appointed SEPTA prosecutor who will handle SEPTA-related crimes through Act 40. Krasner argued that it unconstitutionally dismantled his geographic jurisdiction and stripped the DA’s core prosecutorial functions. Inquirer journalist Melanie Burney and Lawyer Jeffrey Fritz spoke to Solomon detailing the controversial case of the Camden School Board President who allegedly sexually abused a student over […]
Stephen Caruso / Spotlight PA Photo: Ed Mahon / Spotlight PA 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 — Gov. Josh Shapiro made legalizing recreational marijuana a centerpiece of his budget pitch this year, but cannabis advocates and Pennsylvania lawmakers say such a proposal is unlikely to […]
Elaine Maimon / The Philadelphia Citizen In my 50 years in higher education, I have witnessed the sad demise of a few universities. But I have never seen anything like the shocking announcement on Friday, June 1, of University of the Arts’ closing its doors with one week’s notice. Maybe I’ve missed something, but this just doesn’t happen with accredited, not-for-profit universities. (And UArts has long been accredited and not-for-profit.) According to […]
Mayor Cherelle Parker joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones and addressed concerns with the $6 billion budget that passed this week and the open-air drug market in Kensington. Parker talks about stricter enforcement on the streets in July, the banned Fairmount triage center and the capacity for those seeking treatment and rehab. Jen Klein is Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Gender Policy Council. […]
This story first appeared in How We Care, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring original reporting and perspectives on how we care for one another at all stages of life. Sign up for free here.Written by Sarah Boden| Spotlight PAAlana Griffin was employed and on maternity leave when she and her infant son moved into a Tampa, Florida, women’s shelter in 2012.The Pittsburgh native, who had recently left her […]
