The Week on WURD
The Week on WURD
Podcast Description
The Week on WURD is a weekly podcast featuring a selection of the best interviews from WURD Radio. Tune in every week for thought-provoking interviews from notable names, top experts and fascinating personalities.
Founded by Walter P. Lomax Jr., MD, WURD Radio is the only Black-owned and operated talk radio station in the state of Pennsylvania (and one of only four remaining in the country). WURD reaches deeply into the Black community through radio, events, digital and social media. It is considered the go-to media channel to engage, interact and connect with Philadelphia’s Black community.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers themes such as social justice, political discourse, community issues, and cultural narratives. Topics include the Supreme Court's decisions, local legislation, civil rights education, and the impact of socio-economic factors on the Black community, with episodes featuring discussions on the implications of Trump administration policies and personal stories from activist guests.
The Week on WURD is a weekly podcast featuring a selection of the best interviews from WURD Radio. Tune in every week for thought-provoking interviews from notable names, top experts and fascinating personalities.
Founded by Walter P. Lomax Jr., MD, WURD Radio is the only Black-owned and operated talk radio station in the state of Pennsylvania (and one of only four remaining in the country). WURD reaches deeply into the Black community through radio, events, digital and social media. It is considered the go-to media channel to engage, interact and connect with Philadelphia’s Black community.
Attorney Michael Coard joined Evening WURDs after the National Park Service removed the President’s House slavery memorial in Philadelphia. Coard outlined a lawsuit against the federal government and emphasized the site’s historic significance as the first federal slavery memorial—warning that further dismantling could follow without public and legal pressure.
University of Texas law professor Mechele Dickerson joined Solutions with Amadee Braxton to discuss her book The Middle-Class New Deal: Restoring Upward Mobility and the American Dream. She detailed how rising education and housing costs, “domestic outsourcing,” and gig work erode economic stability, and outlined proposals to rebuild upward mobility through schools-as-hubs, job benefits reform, and zoning changes.
Civil rights attorney and past Minneapolis NAACP President Nekima Levy Armstrong joined Evening WURDs with Dr. James Peterson to share details of ICE abuses of Minnesotans, including Black U.S. citizens. She also discussed her participation in a church protest, for which she was arrested by federal agents the day after her interview on WURD.
Week on WURD
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