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Host of New World View David Barnes and WURD's Roxi Fab team up to host the 2026 Juneteenth Parade and Festival live from Malcom X Park. The first hour has interviews with Felicia Williams, PAJI Juneteenth Parade event organizer, Dr. Shirlana Dash, CEO of SELF Inc, Kia Durham, and Todd Harrison, Jefferson Health Plans, and Chester Hicks from the Dedicated Senior Medical Center. All presented by: T...

Tech Life Steph talks new tech headlines and gives tips on how to avoid certain AI-generated scams targeting black users online. Later in the show, Tech Life Steph is joined by Kunbi Tinuoye, CEO of Urban Geeks, to discuss Byron Allen buying Buzzfeed and to predict what this could mean for the tech space.

On this episode of On The Record with Ernest Owens, Sharon Vaughn, the first vice chair of the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee joins the the show.

WURD Radio host of ECO-WURD Magazine P.O.C. hosts the African American Museum of Philadelphia's 50th Anniversary Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party live event. P.OC. reports live from the African American Museum of Philadelphia at 701 Arch Street, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, with a variety of guests on standby to offer all types of deals and information about the Juneteenth Holiday celebration. All o...

WURD Radio host of ECO-WURD Magazine P.O.C. hosts the African American Museum of Philadelphia's 50th Anniversary Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party live event. P.OC. reports live from the African American Museum of Philadelphia at 701 Arch Street, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, with a variety of guests on standby to offer all types of deals and information about the Juneteenth Holiday celebration. All o...

WURD Radio host of ECO-WURD Magazine P.O.C. hosts the African American Museum of Philadelphia's 50th Anniversary Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party live event. P.OC. reports live from the African American Museum of Philadelphia at 701 Arch Street, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, with a variety of guests on standby to offer all types of deals and information about the Juneteenth Holiday celebration. All o...

WURD Radio host of ECO-WURD Magazine P.O.C. hosts the African American Museum of Philadelphia's 50th Anniversary Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party live event. P.OC. reports live from the African American Museum of Philadelphia at 701 Arch Street, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, with a variety of guests on standby to offer all types of deals and information about the Juneteenth Holiday celebration. All o...

WURD Radio host of ECO-WURD Magazine P.O.C. hosts the African American Museum of Philadelphia's 50th Anniversary Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party live event. P.OC. reports live from the African American Museum of Philadelphia at 701 Arch Street, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, with a variety of guests on standby to offer all types of deals and information about the Juneteenth Holiday celebration. All o...

WURD Radio host of ECO-WURD Magazine P.O.C. hosts the African American Museum of Philadelphia's 50th Anniversary Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party live event. P.OC. reports live from the African American Museum of Philadelphia at 701 Arch Street, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, with a variety of guests on standby to offer all types of deals and information about the Juneteenth Holiday celebration. All o...

WURD Radio host of ECO-WURD Magazine P.O.C. hosts the African American Museum of Philadelphia's 50th Anniversary Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party live event. P.OC. reports live from the African American Museum of Philadelphia at 701 Arch Street, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, with a variety of guests on standby to offer all types of deals and information about the Juneteenth Holiday celebration. All o...

WURD Radio host of ECO-WURD Magazine P.O.C. hosts the African American Museum of Philadelphia's 50th Anniversary Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party live event. P.OC. reports live from the African American Museum of Philadelphia at 701 Arch Street, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, with a variety of guests on standby to offer all types of deals and information about the Juneteenth Holiday celebration. All o...

WURD Radio host of ECO-WURD Magazine P.O.C. hosts the African American Museum of Philadelphia's 50th Anniversary Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party live event. P.OC. reports live from the African American Museum of Philadelphia at 701 Arch Street, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, with a variety of guests on standby to offer all types of deals and information about the Juneteenth Holiday celebration. All o...

Ernest Owens is an author, President of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, and the host of WURD Radio’s “On The Record with Ernest Owens”. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss his breakdown on the 22nd Ward Democratic Leader election, Bob Brady reelected as the Democratic Party Chair and the FIFA World Cup.

Dr. Ann Smith is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Reflection Point. She joined Dr. Peterson for this month's Evening Stories segment to cover the poem, "Refuge" by Tracy K. Smith.

Morgan Elise Johnson is the Co-Founder of the Chicago-based news company, The Triibe. She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss her news coverage of the grand opening of the Obama Library in Chicago.

Lorie Smith is the host of WVON’s “Meeting the Moment”. She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the dedication of the Obama Library that she covered in Chicago on June 18th.

Sarah J. Jackson. Associate Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication and co-director of the Media Inequality and Change Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Sarah Joins the show to discuss "A SECOND SIGHT": How the Wonder and Vision of Black Mediamakers Push America Toward Freedom by one of our nation’s foremost scholars of American media

Dr. Garth Graham is the Director and Global Head of Healthcare and Public Health Partnerships at YouTube and Google Health. https://hsph.harvard.edu/ala/faculty/garth-graham/

Nekia Rosado is an applied practice experience and community engagement manager for Penn’s Master of Public Health Program and a board member of GIRLS who GLOW, a community-based program that combines sports with college readiness and financial literacy education for girls in underserved communities. Through a Penn Medicine CAREs grant, GIRLS who GLOW is using funding to support summer programming...

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner joins the show. He talks to us about the state supreme court decision on his office’s ability to challenge convictions.

Dr. Nola Haynes is a former adjunct senior fellow for the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, and served in the Biden-Harris administration as a member of the International Security Advisory Board at the U.S. Department of State. Dr. Haynes talks to us about the Iran peace deal that Trump just signed.

Chris Norwood joined Dr. Peterson for this week's Critical Commentary segment to discuss the United States and Iran peace deal.

Adam Mahoney is the climate and environment reporter at Capital B News. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss how a genealogical search led to a national struggle to protect historic Black cemeteries from development and white supremacists vandalism.

Dr. Veronica Joyner is the Founder of The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Education Center, and National President and Founder of Parents United for Better Schools Inc. She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss her recent Scoop USA Media op-ed regarding electing a school board and the closing of 17 Philadelphia school district facilities.

Karen Taylor-Bass is the host of WURD's morning show, Soulful Sunrise. She is also a certified yoga instructor, Reiki leader& meditation coach. Karen Taylor Bass‘ three-decade career as a PR powerhouse includes launching and breaking artists like Jill Scott, D’Angelo, Digable Planets, Musiq, and Kindred. Karen Smith is a Percussionist, Playwright, Director, Poet, Producer, Teaching Artist, and Cur...