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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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This Week on WURD: Chávez allegations, DHS leadership, media threats, Target boycotts & Black womanhood

WURD RadioEmma Garcia, reporter with El Tecolote, joined Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss the emergence of allegations of sexual abuse and rape against César Chávez. Among the survivors of the alleged abuse are children and young women, including famed activist Dolores Huerta. Garcia discussed the tension between legacy and accountability.Levi Rickart, editor and publisher of Native News Online, joined Evening WURDs to discuss Sen. Markwayne Mullin of […]

March 20, 2026

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This Week on WURD: Vaccine Misinformation, Voting Rights, DEI Backlash & Middle East Conflict

Dr. Giridhar Mallya, senior policy officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, joined Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss the recent measles outbreak and the confusion many parents are facing around vaccines. Mallya warned that misinformation and cuts to public health funding are helping fuel the resurgence of a disease once thought eliminated in the United States.Andrew McGinley, vice president of policy for the Committee of 70, joined […]

March 13, 2026

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WURD Exclusive Coverage: U.S., Israel attacks on Iran trigger conflict in Middle East and uncertainty around the globe

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) in support of Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine conduct a press briefing on Operation Epic Fury at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, March 2, 2026. (DOW Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist […]

March 6, 2026

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This Week on WURD: Jesse Jackson’s legacy, colorectal health, Eagles drama & BAFTA controversy

WURD Radio Bill Fletcher Jr., labor activist, author and columnist, joined Solutions with Amadee Braxton to reflect on the legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson and the lasting impact of the Rainbow Coalition. Fletcher discussed Jackson’s role in expanding Black political power and argued that the coalition-building strategies he championed remain urgently relevant today. Dr. Veronica Jarido, a health advocate and gastroenterologist, joined guest host Candace Johnson on the Midday Break […]

March 6, 2026

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Trump’s Iran chaos is not a bug. It’s a feature.

By Dr. James Peterson | WURD Radio“Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die.” – Herbert HooverThis nation is at war again. Or perhaps more precisely: Donald Trump is at war again.It is stunning to think that in a record-setting State of the Union address, for all of his baiting and bloviating, for all of his lies, this president did not dare to make the case before […]

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