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StateImpact Pennsylvania invites public to forum in Philadelphia on climate change adaptation, resilience, social equity | StateImpact Pennsylvania  StateImpact PennsylvaniaThe effects of climate change pose risks to Pennsylvanians that include frequent extreme weather events and threats to human health through air pollution, ...

Glenn Ellis: Asthma and back-to-school  The Philadelphia TribuneAs the days wind down for summer and talk in households around the country turns to preparing for back-to-school, many parents and kids are preparing for ...

Glenn Ellis: Rotator cuff injuries can be painful and frustrating  The Philadelphia TribuneAs I write this column, I'm in pain from a torn rotator cuff.

Glenn Ellis: The Liver and alcohol  The Philadelphia TribuneLiver cancer is the third most common cancer in the world. A deadly cancer, liver cancer will kill almost all patients who have it within a year. The liver is.

Glenn Ellis: A lesson in Mosquitoes 101  The Philadelphia TribuneRegardless of where you live in the United States, this time of year brings something (other than hot weather) that affects everyone: mosquitos. No bite is more ...

Coard: Non-voting Blacks are traitors: May 21 endorsements  The Philadelphia TribuneIf you're Black and don't vote, explain why to the Black man in the photo above after he tells you about his children and wife who he never saw again.

Glenn Ellis: African Americans face higher rise of kidney disease  The Philadelphia TribuneDid you know African Americans are at increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease leading to dialysis and transplant? Compared with other ethnic ...

The Lingering Trauma of MOVE  The Philadelphia CitizenThirty-four years ago today, Philadelphia became the only city in American history to bomb itself. Have we recovered?

Glenn Ellis: Depression, suicide and Blacks: Not 'just the blues'  The Philadelphia TribuneLast week, a dear friend, and a brilliant young man, ended his life by suicide.

WURD's 'Rapping Professor' to start new role at station  The Philadelphia TribuneMorning host Aaron “The Rapping Professor” Smith passed the baton at WURD 900 AM/96.1 FM to the returning Solomon Jones on Friday during a live event at ...

Glenn Ellis: Suicide not just a 'white thing' any more  The Philadelphia TribuneLike many of you reading this column, I never thought the day would come when suicide among Blacks would rise to the level of alarm. Well, the day has come.

Glenn Ellis: Unhealthy state of affairs regarding Black health  The Philadelphia TribuneThere is no disagreement that African Americans have worse health outcomes across the board. Researchers, scientists, sociologists, and doctor all agree.

Glenn Ellis: Insulin prices in America become unaffordable  The Philadelphia TribuneAmericans spend more on prescription drugs — average costs are about $1200 per person per year — than anyone else in the world.

Glenn Ellis: Finally, a cure for sickle cell anemia?  The Philadelphia TribuneA little-known gene was the center of a medical and evolutionary detective story that began in the middle 1940s in Africa. Doctors noticed that patients who had ...

Glenn Ellis: Measles making a comeback in some areas  The Philadelphia TribuneMeasles, a virus declared “eliminated” from the United States in 2000, actually saw 349 confirmed cases in 26 states and Washington, D.C., in 2018. That's the ...

Guest Commentary: We Are Black Women, Hear Us Roar  The Philadelphia CitizenWURD's CEO reflects on the privilege and responsibility of running a female-led, Black-owned radio station in America.

New Jobs at Police Advisory Commission Aren’t What You’d Expect  The Good Men ProjectThere has been a debate occurring in the city for quite some time on whether or not it's appropriate to have an independent agency that investigates both police ...

Glenn Ellis: Knowing your vital signs is important  The Philadelphia TribuneAnytime you go to the doctor, typically the first things that he/she begins to measure are your vital signs.

Former WURD Radio hosts launch new show on WWDB  The Philadelphia TribuneThe “Mark & Denise in the Mornings” show launched Monday Jan. 15 on WWDB 860 AM's.

Millennials reflect on King's impact then, now  The Philadelphia TribuneThe late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 89 years old this month had he not been victim to an assassin's bullet in 1968. Since his murder,

WURD makes a statement  The Philadelphia TribuneWURD Radio (96.1FM / 900AM / WURDRadio.com / WURD App), the only African American owned and operated talk radio station in Pennsylvania, and one of ...

WURD Radio changes morning show lineup again  The Philadelphia TribuneWURD Radio 900 AM/96.1 FM has changed its morning show lineup for the second time since in little more than three months. Former "Wake Up with WURD" ...

Rev. Mark Tyler and Denise Clay leave WURD Radio  The Philadelphia Tribune"Wake Up with WURD" hosts Rev. Mark Tyler and Denise Clay are leaving Philadelphia's WURD Radio.

Solomon Jones leaves WURD morning radio  The Philadelphia TribuneSolomon Jones will be leaving WURD after three years of hosting a popular radio show.

Suffering mental illness in silence  The Philadelphia TribuneAfrican Americans endure more intense and frequent mental and behavioral health issues than their counterparts, at least in part related to poverty and ...