Kenny Burns, a South New Jersey reporter for WHYY, detailed on Reality Check with Tonya Pendleton, the charges against Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small and his wife La’Quetta Small of abusing and assaulting their teenage daughter on multiple occasions. Mayor Cherelle Parker outlined her 100 day address to Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD. Parker focused on public safety, less restrictions on economic development and accessible, robust education for all Philadelphians. Steve Bilski serves as the Memphis Street Academy CEO and principal. He talked about chronic absenteeism with Andrea Lawful ..read more

The event will feature compelling conversations, hands-on workshops and live performances PHILADELPHIA — On Saturday, April 20, WURD Radio and ecoWURD present ecoFEST, an annual celebration of activism and journalism squarely focused on the impact of environmental justice on Black communities in Philadelphia and the nation.  P.O.C., host of the weekly show ecoWURD Magazine on WURD Radio every Friday at 10 a.m., serves as emcee, facilitator of conversations, and convener of workshops that will offer attendees a chance to learn about and practice recycling, planting, yoga and caring for ..read more

O.J. Simpson passed away Thursday at the age of 76 from prostate cancer. Wake Up With WURD host Solomon Jones dedicates his opening monologue to Simpson’s death and how the acquittal of the 1995 trial riveted the nation and revealed tensions on race and the criminal justice system. Multiple people were injured in an Eid Al-Fitr shooting that included 1,000 attendees. Police have taken five people into custody and recovered five firearms at the scene. Bilal Qayyum joined Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones and Dr. Ahmet Tekelioglu spoke on Evening WURDs with host Dr. James Peterson, both are ..read more

Reality Check Host Tonya Pendleton PHILADELPHIA — On Monday, April 8, WURD Radio host Tonya Pendleton will moderate a roundtable discussion on student debt hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris is visiting Philadelphia following the announcement of plans from the Biden-Harris administration to expand student debt relief efforts to 23 million Americans. The vice president will host a roundtable discussion Monday afternoon featuring Philadelphia residents impacted by the administration’s student debt cancellation. Pendleton, host of Reality Check on WURD Radi ..read more

By Kiara Santos   A joint venture in expelling the stigma around the coffee industry, Nikisha Bailey and Matthew Nam are preparing to launch CoffeePLUG, a company where consumers can connect to farmers directly. Technical.ly’s Sarah Huffman joined Tonya Pendleton on Reality Check to discuss how Bailey and Nam’s Win Win Coffee brand and its longevity prompted the launch of their platform to streamline the coffee supply chain through CoffeePLUG.   Nam noted the marketing versus the origins of coffee, and how the supply chains are juxtaposed with themes of gentrifications in coffee sh ..read more

Dr. Molefi Asante, Department of Africology at Temple University professor and founder of the PhD African-American Studies program and Dr. Aaron Smith, Temple’s assistant professor of Africology and African-American Studies, discussed the controversies surrounding the university using discriminatory practices against Black professors in its Liberal Arts Program. The Source’s Andrea Lawful-Sanders concluded the interview with a commitment to contact Temple University’s office of the provost and dean Richard Deeg of the College of Liberal Arts for comment.  Vivian Chang, Executive Directo ..read more

By Valerie Harris Last month New York’s Metropolitan Museum launched an exciting new exhibit of works by artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Among the artists featured is Laura Wheeler Waring, a painter best known for her portraits of prominent African Americans of the mid-20th century. If the name sounds familiar, perhaps its because of the Laura W. Waring elementary school in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood. But that’s only a small part of the artist’s legacy. Laura Wheeler Waring was deeply connected to our city and the surrounding area throughout her creative career.  Born Lau ..read more

Attorney General Candidates Joe Khan, Jared Solomon, Keir Bradford-Grey and Eugene DePasquale were able to showcase their political plans for listeners on the Source with Andrea Lawful-Sanders. The candidates distinguished themselves and their policies regarding gun violence and reform, senior care and social media reform. Senator Vincent Hughes spoke to Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD about ongoing revitalization efforts for minority-owned businesses in Philadelphia after a tour he embarked on with Senator Bob Casey at 52nd and Market streets. “We have to have a broad vision of what ..read more

By: W. Nick Taliaferro   Nick Taliaferro is a veteran Radio Personality, Minister, and the former Executive Director of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations. He is also a Contributing Editor of Message Magazine.   When you hear the word “attractive”, you think of someone (or thing) that has beauty, or that has some compelling attribute. An attractive flower, or a good-looking woman or man – perhaps an actress or athlete come to mind.   So why are we drawn to criminals? What is it about bad people that we find compelling?   Before you dismiss my question, think a ..read more

“I am in awe. I have no critique.” That was the reaction from City Council Live’s host Ernest Owens during his exclusive interview with Philadelphia’s 100th Mayor Cherelle Parker after she delivered her 2025 fiscal year budget address to the legislative body during their March 14 stated meeting. Parker gave the speech to several standing ovations as she outlined her funding proposal for a $6.3 billion city budget emphasizing six priorities: public safety, clean and green, economic opportunity, housing, education and core support functions. The proposal — detailed in a 761-page report — outli ..read more