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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 […]

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Featured

Politics & Government

Prepare for Election Day 2026 with WURD’s Most Insightful Interviews

With less than two weeks until Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3, races are intensifying nationwide as early voting has already begun in several states. Many political analysts and pollsters predict a massive “blue wave” across the map, in which Democratic candidates unseat incumbents and defeat new Republican candidates. Pennsylvania could have its first government trifecta in over 30 years, with Democrats holding both chambers of the legislature and the […]

October 23, 2026

Education

Educational Equity Hour Explores Issues from AI to School Funding Equity

If you missed the two-part Education Equity Hour during Evening WURDs, you can still listen to this conversation on educational opportunities, policy, innovation, and the future of learning in Philadelphia. This special program was produced in partnership with Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia.

October 23, 2026

News

This Week on WURD: Jalen Hurts, Blood Clots, and Black Health, Plus One Philly HBCU Week

Dr. Ala Stanford, a national leader in health equity and founder of the Black Doctors Consortium, joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to discuss Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts' recent blood-clot diagnosis, which likely has him benched for the rest of the NFL season. Stanford explained the difference between superficial and deep vein thrombosis, blood clots located in different layers of the body. She questioned the timing and […]

October 23, 2026

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Commentary

For Black Eagles Fans, “Blood Clot” Is Not Just an Injury Update

By James Peterson For every person who has ever rooted for Jalen Hurts, I hope you will root now for his full recovery. The Philadelphia Eagles and Hurts’ agent say he is clinically stable, has a very good prognosis, and is expected to recover fully. That is the first thing we should note. But it is not the only thing we are allowed to ask. While the NFL is “staunchly” […]

October 21, 2026

News

AI’s Looming Impact: Energy Costs, Workplace Bias and Digital Racism

From Pennsylvania's power grid to hiring decisions and social media, artificial intelligence is raising new concerns about its impact on everyday life. Three recent WURD conversations explored different consequences of AI's rapid expansion. Belle Sherwood, clean energy advocate with PennEnvironment, joined P.O.C. on EcoWURD to discuss how AI data centers are straining Pennsylvania's power grid, increasing pollution and driving calls for a two-year moratorium. Future Cain, founder of Future of […]

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