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2023 Empowerment Experience Photo Gallery

On Saturday, December 9, WURD Radio celebrated Black commerce, the holidays, and the spirit of ujamaa at our annual Empowerment Experience marketplace. More than 25 vendors, selling high-quality items like eyeglasses, crocheted goods, dolls, health supplements, clothing, books, beauty products and much more, gathered in the Family Life Center at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church East. For five hours, WURD welcomed the public to shop, eat and have fun alongside friends and […]

December 14, 2023 1

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This week on WURD: Musiq Souldchild shares his journey, PA’s budget delays, Sherri Shepherd’s latest role

Musiq Soulchild - Photo credit: Adam Bielawski | GNU Free Documentation License.Sherri Shepherd is an actress, comedian, author and the host of her own talk show, "Sherri," which has earned five Daytime Emmy nominations. Shepherd joined The Midday Break Room with Tiffany Bacon to talk about her show, journey and struggles in the entertainment industry and about her new film, Tyler Perry's "Straw."Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon […]

June 27, 2025

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This week on WURD: Philly teachers on strike, SEPTA’s funding issues, Sankofa through farming

Philadelphia Inquirer Education Reporter Kristen Graham, joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to break down the latest on the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers' strike authorization. She laid out the union’s key demands, explained the timeline for a possible strike and clarified that it’s not just teachers, but a broad coalition of school staff fighting for improvements.Senator Nikil Saval represents Pennsylvania’s First Senatorial District, which runs through the heart of Philadelphia. He joined […]

June 20, 2025

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This week on WURD: I.C.E. in Los Angeles, “No Kings Coalition” march, Philly Black business market

Photo by U.S. Northern CommandForeign policy analyst Malcolm Nance joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to break down the ongoing ICE protests in Los Angeles. Nance explained how the paramilitary-style operation is being federalized and shed light on the tension between state and federal powers.Shekhinah B., curator of Philadelphia’s third annual Juneteenth Wine & Arts Festival, spoke with Soulful Sunrise host Karen Taylor Bass about her decision to remove […]

June 13, 2025 2

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This week on WURD: Lemon Hill shooting, first Black Heiress, Trump’s executive order

Portrait of Madam C.J. Walker | Photo Credit: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History: Archives Center. P.O. Box 37012Carl Singley is a retired dean of Temple University Law and founded one of the largest Black law firms in Philadelphia. Singley joined Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to talk about how Trump is eroding the structure of American democracy through his flurry of executive orders.A'Lelia Bundles is an American journalist […]

June 6, 2025 1

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The week on WURD: Trump budget bill, AI setting rent prices, Mark Dial mixed verdict

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood of Illinois joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to discuss the recent House Republican budget proposal, which she said cuts healthcare and nutrition programs to fund tax breaks for the rich. She emphasized the importance of flipping key PA House seats to ensure access to essential services like Medicaid and SNAP. Ellie Rushing is a criminal justice reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer. She spoke with Dr. James Peterson […]

May 30, 2025