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Sharee Miller is an award-winning author and illustrator, who has created critically acclaimed picture books including “Don’t Touch My Hair”, “Princess Hair” and “Michelle’s Garden: how the First Lady Planted Seeds of Change”. She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the NAACP nominated “Curfriends: New In Town”, and the Multiverse "Meet the Creator" event happening Saturday, October 17th from 1PM - 3PM...

Louisiana Congressman Troy Carter is currently on his 3rd term in representing the Greater New Orleans area. He serves on the exclusive Committee on Energy and Commerce in the 119th Congress and continues to serve on the House Homeland Security Committee and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss Louisiana's redistricting plan, America’s affordability crisi...

Tanya T. Morris is the founder of “MOM Your Business”, an organization that specializes in equipping Black and Brown women, ages 35 to 55 years old, with the skills, resources, and capital necessary to achieve both personal and professional success. Jason Coles is the founder and CEO of Katika, a community resource app connecting people to local events and information from non-profits and Black bu...

Kyle Carter is the CEO of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Philadelphia, an organization dedicated to providing free mental health support, education, and advocacy for individuals living with mental health conditions and their families across Philadelphia County. This Saturday on Oct. 17th, NAMI will be hosting an event, “NAMIWalks Philly”. This an an annual walk NAMI hosts, and it w...

Chef Angie Brown is a celebrated, classically French-trained chef and a prominent figure in the Philadelphia culinary scene. Currently serving as the Culinary Director at Rex at The Royal, she is renowned for her masterfully executed menus that blend French Creole, Cajun, Spanish, and Soul food traditions. Over her 35-plus-year career, she has broken barriers as the first African American woman to...

State Representative Morgan Cephas joins the show. The State House delegation meets to talk about a West Philadelphia police shooting which critically injured one officer and took the life of another. Can anything be done at the state level?

Councilmember Isaiah Thomas joins the show. He is an at-large member of City Council. Councilmember Thomas joins us to talk about the 5th anniversary of the Driving Equality Law.

Philadelphia Tribune columnist Linn Washington joins us to talk about the latest target of the Trump Justice Department, and the new White House Press Secretary’s mysterious relationship with the law.

Mustafa Rashed joins the show. He is the president & CEO of Bellevue Strategies. Representative Ilhan Omar’s home was searched by federal agents. What are the political implications?

As part of WURDs Listener Support Campaign, Amir Campbell, Avieon Smith, Basil Brown, and Daniel White join the show for a raw and unfiltered conversation. They talk to us about the future of Black talk radio and why stations like WURD are important for the younger generation.

Ariama Long from the New York Amsterdamn News the show. She talks to us about the Trump administration, which once again proposed major changes to the 2030 U.S. Census that could leave out noncitizens and remove questions on race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.

Michelle Palmer is the Executive Director of Breakthrough Greater Philadelphia. Kim Lewis is the Director of Lower Division at Avenues: The World School in New York. John Henderson is the Director of Information Technology at Germantown Friends School. Zakia Ringgold is the Founder of Business Tech Lab, and AI Enablement Strategist. They joined Dr. Peterson for the Education Equity segment to disc...

Councilman Isaiah Thomas is serving his second term on City Council, was voted Majority Whip by his colleagues and currently serves as the Chair of the Education Committee. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the 5th anniversary of the Driving Equity legislation, in regards to ending the traffic stops that promote discrimination.

WURD Radio's General Manager Ashanti Martin joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss Dr. Peterson's WURD Radio article entitled, "Learning In A World We Didn’t Make”. Article Link: https://wurdradio.com/2026/10/02/learning-in-a-world-we-didnt-make/

Rachael Garrick is the Director of the Pennsylvania Literacy Coalition where she advocates for comprehensive, evidence-based literacy policies and sustainable state investment. She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss Dyslexia Awareness Month happening right now and upcoming goals around literacy in Philadelphia and in Pennsylvania.

WURD Radio hosts Joann Bell, P.O.C, Brother Shomari, and Ernest Owens joined Dr. Peterson for the Black Media in the Moment roundtable segment to discuss the importance of Black Media, the future of Black Media, how they got into WURD Radio, their favorite moments working at WURD Radio, the importance of getting younger audiences engaged with Black Media, and the importance of getting out to vote.

Future Cain is a social-emotional leadership and workplace wellness expert who is the CEO and Founder of Future of SEL and the host of Healing Our Future videocast. She is an international speaker who has been featured in Forbes and the New York Times. Future is a certified culture facilitator, is one of LinkedIn’s Top Black Voices to follow, and a trusted consultant for a variety of organizations...

Rebekah Caruthers is President & CEO at Fair Elections Center, a national voting rights organization. She served as Vice President for four and a half years. For 20 years prior, Caruthers worked on issue and electoral campaigns, candidates, and organizations like MoveOn.org, Everytown for Gun Safety, the National Democratic Training Committee, Equal Justice Works, and the National Network for Arab...

Marcus Barney, known across the financial world as Him500, is a self-made multimillionaire, financial educator, and founder of Recession Proof—the world’s largest private financial literacy community. Marcus entered the world with two heavy weights on his shoulders: His father was sentenced to life in federal prison for trafficking over 150 kilos of cocaine. His father, Mark Barney, returned home...

Kadida Kenner is the CEO of the New Pennsylvania Project which focuses on voter registration and rights. She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss Chester County’s expansion of 24/7 dropboxes, how its impacts voters and why it's important for voter access.

Delano Squires is the Director of the Center for Human Flourishing at The Heritage Foundation. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss his new book “The Vanishing Black Family: How Welfare and Feminism Made Marriage Optional and Children Vulnerable”.

Tia Oso is a culture strategist, activist and Executive Director of Media 2070. She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the National Media Reparations Town Hall on Thursday, October 15th, The Media Reparations movement and the importance of Black media ownership.

Sophia Strother is the co-founder of ExhalePath™, a free & bilingual survivor-informed digital platform designed to help survivors of sexual violence, trauma, and the people supporting them find clearer next steps and relevant resources. Sophia’s commitment to domestic violence and sexual assault awareness is deeply personal: she is a survivor of date rape. The man who assaulted her was convicted,...

Mark Haertzen is the author of Stay Thirsty: A Serial Entrepreneur’s Tale of Success & Failure, a memoir that chronicles Mark’s 60-year entrepreneurial journey. After leaving a secure banking career at 32, Mark built Rocket Man, Inc. from a garage prototype into an international company serving customers in 65 countries- all while navigating failures, setbacks, and major pivots. Rocket Man Inc. is...

Kenny Garrett is a Grammy Award-winning American jazz saxophonist, flutist, and composer born on October 9, 1960, in Detroit, Michigan. Widely celebrated as one of the most important and influential alto saxophonists of his generation, he first rose to prominence as a youthful member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and through his intensive four-year tenure with Miles Davis from 1987 to 1991. To K...