insert_link Featured In an era of media suppression, Black history reminds us why we must protect the truth Sara M. Lomax | The Philadelphia Inquirer This piece was initially published by the Philadelphia Inquirer on February 3, 2026. Black media matters. Right here, right now, and more than ever before. We are the essential workers on the front lines of a growing resistance movement. As the owner and operator of WURD Radio, Philadelphia’s only multiplatform Black talk radio station, my team and I are focused on a singular […] todayFebruary 6, 2026
person_outline 14 32 Dr. James Peterson James Peterson, Ph.D. is a writer, educator, and consultant. Dr. Peterson is the Host of “Evening WURDS” on WURD (900AM and 96.1FM) in Philadelphia, PA. He is the author of several books, including The Hip Hop Underground and African American Culture, Prison Industrial Complex for Beginners, and Hip-Hop Headphones: A Scholar’s Critical Playlist. He is a columnist for The Philadelphia Citizen and has written for Fortune.com, Newsweek.com, The Guardian, The LA Times, Reuters, The Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, and The Grio.
