News This Week on WURD: Academy of Natural Sciences, Trump vs. the press, approaching 25 years since 9/11 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 […] todaySeptember 4, 2026
News This Week on WURD: August in Black, real impacts of DEI attacks, tech in classrooms 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 […] todayAugust 28, 2026
Commentary Dr. James Peterson: The messiness of America’s drained-pool politics 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 […] todayAugust 27, 2026
News This Week on WURD: Chris Rabb on democratic socialism, measles on the rise, and Philly’s data center fight 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 […] todayAugust 22, 2026 2
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