Deborah Roberts, co-anchor of 20/20 and ABC News senior national affairs correspondent, joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD as the program begins its 49th season. Roberts called President Trump’s mounting attacks on press freedom a concern for all Americans, urging journalists to demonstrate credibility and integrity amid political […]
Dr. Elena McDonald and Dr. Delana Wardlaw, board-certified physicians known as the Twin Sister Docs, joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to discuss Pennsylvania’s worsening measles outbreak. They stressed that unvaccinated people with underlying conditions face heightened risks of severe complications as the state’s outbreak approaches 700 cases […]
WURD Radio was live from Washington, D.C., Sept. 16-18 for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 55th Annual Legislative Conference, an annual gathering of elected officials, policy leaders, advocates, entrepreneurs, public servants and community leaders from across the country. Throughout the conference, conversations tackled some of the most urgent issues facing […]
Jamie Gauthier, Philadelphia City Councilmember, joined P.O.C. on EcoWURD to discuss the looming fight over Mayor Cherelle Parker’s proposed new ReWorld contract. With Council returning Sept. 17, Gauthier urged members to reject sending Philadelphia trash to Chester’s incinerator, calling the practice an environmental injustice disproportionately borne by Black communities. Linn […]
Academy of Natural Sciences Photo credit: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Michael Idris, manager of the African American Interpretive Program at the Museum of the American Revolution, joined Tiffany Bacon on The Midday Break Room to discuss the announced closing of the Academy of Natural Sciences, warning that […]
Luke Bilger, executive director of educational technology for the School District of Philadelphia, joined Life and Tech with TechLifeSteph to discuss the district’s back-to-school technology policies. Bilger said every K-12 student receives a Chromebook, while generative AI chatbots are limited to high school students using district-approved Google Gemini accounts to […]
Perhaps Washington's Reflecting Pool should stay exactly as it is. Its mess reflects ours. By Dr. James Peterson The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become an unironic reflection of the current administration. The Reflecting Pool is supposed to center the architecture of American democracy – the Washington Monument, the Lincoln […]
Dr. Jason Johnson, professor of politics and journalism at Morgan State University and political analyst for MS NOW, joined Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss the National Association of Black Journalists conference and its “Thumbs Down” awards. Johnson backed NABJ’s criticism of The Washington Post, CBS News and […]
