insert_link Featured The week on WURD: Black teachers in Philly, Overbrook High shooting, Kensington mobile services face regulation after City Council vote Sharif El-Mekki is the founder and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development. El-Mekki joined Reality Check with Tonya Pendleton to talk about how his organization in Philadelphia is trying to get more Black teachers in classrooms and how they’re working through Donald Trump’s anti-DEI initiatives.Dominique London is the executive director of the nonprofit UC Green and a tree tender volunteer. She joined Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss […] todayMay 9, 2025
person_outline 12 30 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.
