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National Poetry Month: Hear prose from Black Thought, other wordsmiths

In celebration of April being National Poetry Month, WURD is honoring poets from Philly and beyond. Enjoy these new and vintage works from activists, educators, emcees, documentary writers and more – you will hear their words air throughout the month on WURD Radio.https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/sets/april-is-national-poetry-month  THE WURD WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Black Talk Media sent straight to your inbox. BECOME A MEMBER The forWURD Movement is your way toprotect and preserve Independent Black Media. CLICK […]

todayApril 6, 2022

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Finance

WSFS Mortgage Offers New Program to Help Customers Realize Their Dream of Homeownership

By Eric Springer | WSFSBank.comFor many aspiring first time homebuyers, the biggest challenge to achieving their dream of homeownership is the upfront costs. Add in rising prices, stiff competition and bidding wars for houses over the past year, and the obstacles can seem overwhelming.“The dream of owning a home is supposed to be attainable for people who are qualified, but many still have trouble affording the purchase costs,” says Jeffrey […]

todayMarch 21, 2022

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ICYMI

These brothers spent 28 years locked up for a crime they didn’t commit

CYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio.Falsely Convicted: Brothers Freedom and Lee Horton spent 28 years behind bars for a crime they didn’t commit. They both joined Wake Up With WURD to share their story. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-3-3-22-freedom-and-lee-horton Politics: Temple journalism professor Linn Washington Jr. talked about the firing of the Philadelphia police officer who shot a 12-year-old boy in the back and the Russia-Ukraine […]

todayMarch 14, 2022 2

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ICYMI

Making Black history in space, plus lessons from Dr. Haki Madhubuti

ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio.Making History in Space: Victor Glover Jr. is the first African American to serve on an extended mission aboard the International Space Station for NASA. He joined Wake Up With WURD to talk about his life, career and impact on Black history. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-22522-victor-glover-jr State of the Union: Dr. Timothy Golden spoke on WUWW about the State of […]

todayMarch 7, 2022

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Commentary

Racism against African students has me torn about the war in Ukraine

By Solomon Jones | InquirerI’ve tried to imagine going to sleep in a country where I live in relative safety and waking up in a place where the terror of war spills out onto city streets. I can’t. And that’s why my heart often breaks when I contemplate what’s happening in Ukraine.However, when I saw videos that appeared to show African students being pushed aside by Ukrainian security officials as […]

todayMarch 3, 2022

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ICYMI

ICYMI: Watch interviews from Black History Month live broadcast at PAFA

On Feb. 24, WURD Radio hosted a Black History Month live broadcast at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.Evening WURDs host Nick Taliaferro kicked off the event by interviewing Eric Pryor, PAFA’s first Black president in its 217-year history; Dr. Brittany Webb, the Evelyn and Will Kaplan Curator of 20th Century Art and John Rhoden Collection; Deon Robinson, PAFA Associate Chair of Fine Arts; and PAFA student Athena Scott. Next, […]

todayMarch 2, 2022

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Commentary

Anita Hill: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Nomination to the Supreme Court Signals Historic Change

By Anita HillI watched anxiously as President Joe Biden approached the podium flanked by two Black women. President Biden was about to make history — yet again. With Vice President Kamala Harris by his side, the first woman of color to serve in the role, the announcement that was weeks in the making was finally spoken into existence. Within minutes of their entrance into the grand hall, a commitment that […]

todayFebruary 28, 2022

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Commentary

Now She Walks “Wrapped In Rainbows”: Reflections on the Life of Writer/Editor Valerie Boyd

By Sara M. Lomax | WURD Radio "Listen more often to things than to beings. ‘Tis the ancestors’ breath." ~ Poem by Birago Diop; Music by Ysaye Maria Barnwell; Sung by Sweet Honey In the Rock Are you there, Val? It’s me, Sara. I’m envisioning you walking peacefully, upright, regally as you moved through this world just months ago. Powerful. Strong. Grounded. Wise. What’s happening on the other side? Are […]

todayFebruary 24, 2022 1

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ICYMI

Celebrating Black love, spotlighting Black business and discussing the ‘Power of Holy Sex’

ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation this week on WURD Radio.‘Black City. White Paper’: Independent reporter Wes Lowery joined Wake Up With WURD to talk about his latest piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer, “Black City. White Paper,” which explores The Inquirer’s history, failed attempts at newsroom integration and current efforts at internal reckoning when it comes to race. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-21822-wes-loweryRacist Remarks: Paul Graf, chief of Goodwill Fire […]

todayFebruary 21, 2022

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ICYMI

Descendant of Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings discusses new docuseries

Also this week on WURD: Cheesesteak wiz 'D' Hayes discusses his journey (and that Essence cover) ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation this week on WURD Radio. An Untold Story: Veteran TV host and author Shannon LaNier, a descendant of former President Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, spoke about his family history and a new docuseries produced by Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, “One Thousand […]

todayFebruary 11, 2022

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