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Michael Coard is an attorney, WURD Radio host, columnist, founder of the Avenging the Ancestors Coalition, and the angriest Black man in America. He joins us to talk about the latest in the Nolan Wells case.

Judge James T. Giles, formerly of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Fred Thieman, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania join the show. They discuss the important deadlines, the ballot process, mail-in voting and how to be prepared on election day.

After a shocking police shooting, mental health is a hot topic. Kyle Carter from NAMI Philadelphia joins us to talk about what families can do when someone they love is struggling.

Dr. Ann Smith is the Founder and CEO of Reflection Point. She joined Dr. Peterson for this month's Evening Stories segment to discuss a poem by Maggie Smith entitled, "Good Bones".

Corey Husak is the Director of Tax Policy at the Center for American Progress. He is an expert on tax issues, including the state and design of congressional legislation-related taxes and the state of academic research on taxation, revenue, and economic growth. He joined Dr. Peterson for this week's Center for American Progress segment to discuss his recent analysis of wealth inequality growing un...

Pennsylvania State Representative La’Tasha Mayes represents the 24th district which contains parts of Pittsburgh and was born in West Philadelphia. State Representative Mayes is an activist and community organizer for reproductive justice, and co-founder of New Voices for Reproductive Justice, an intersectional advocacy group emphasizing the reproductive health and well-being of Black women and LG...

Chris Norwood joined Dr. Peterson for this week's Critical Commentary segment to discuss voter education and the midterm elections.

Dr. Edward Balaban is a retired board-certified medical oncologist with extensive clinical experience practicing within Penn State Health, and an established leader in Pennsylvania medicine. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss how Medicaid cuts can impact cancer patients.

Cantrell Dumas is the senior researcher for Financial Regulation and Policy at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss his recent analysis entitled “Opening A Retirement Account is Not Enough to Close the Black Retirement Divide”. Article Link: https://jointcenter.org/opening-a-retirement-account-is-not-enough-to-close-the-black-retirement-divide/

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.