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Wake Up With WURD

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Wake Up With WURD

Hosted by award-winning journalist Solomon Jones, Wake Up With WURD is a news and entertainment talk show that promotes dialogue and debate on today's hottest issues, and does so from a black perspective. Our guests include journalists, politicians, leaders, academics, and pop-culture icons. We seek to share news and information interactively, to engage our listeners in meaningful and compelling dialogue, and to use information as a basis for action.  

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10:00 am - 1:00 pm

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Reality Check features thought leadership, analysis, and data on the politics, policies, and people impacting our communities in Philadelphia and on the national and international front.

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This week on WURD: Sixer’s arena stays in South Philly, Philly leaders react to swift change, Los Angeles wildfires

Ryan Boyer is the business manager for the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council, a consortium of more than 50 labor unions. He joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones to comment on the Sixers decision to remain in South Philly and what it means for the labor unions he represents. Wei Chen is the civic engagement director of Asian Americans United. He joined Tonya Pendleton on Reality Check to […]

todayJanuary 17, 2025

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A Blueprint for the Beloved Community

By James Peterson | WURD Radio“The end of nonviolent action is reconciliation; the end is redemption; the end is the creation of the Beloved Community. It is this type of spirit and this type of love that can transform opponents into friends. It is this type of understanding goodwill that will transform the deep gloom of the old age into the exuberant gladness of the new age. It is this […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025

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Dr. Uche Blackstock’s personal story at the intersection of racism and medicine

By Kiara Santos | WURD Radio Dr. Uche Blackstock is a second-generation Black physician with a new book that explores how racism intersects with health care in the United States. In a conversation with Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs, Blackstock outlined the key messages in her book, Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine. Blackstock upends long-held beliefs of healthcare through deliberate research and experience. Motivated in […]

todayJanuary 14, 2025

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This week on WURD: Racism in American healthcare, covering the upcoming Trump administration, Philly’s juvenile justice system

Dr. Uche Blackstock is a New York Times bestselling author and one of Time's 100 most influential people in global health. She joined Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss her new book "Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons With Racism In Medicine." Blackstock’s memoir criticizes racism integrated within the American healthcare system and how it has neglected Black families and Black women.Karen Hunter is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a […]

todayJanuary 10, 2025 1

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