In the wake of yet another black man being assaulted and murdered by Law Enforcement, Nick Taliaferro, host of Evening WURDS, conducted a series of interviews answering the questions regarding today's policing to get to the root of the cause.

Evening WURDS talks Policing

Wesley Bell,  Missouri Prosecuting Attorney in St Louis County, joined the show to discuss his career and examining traffic stop situations and profiling from a professional perspective.

Evening WURDS 1.30.23 - Wesley Bell

Councilmember At Large Isaiah Thomas, joined the show to talk about the city's Driving Equality Agenda drafted and put into law for the city of Philadelphia.

Evening WURDS 1.30.23 - Councilmember Isaiah Thomas

William Tierney, Hatfield Chief of Police, and James Golden, Former Chief of Police for Trenton NJ and other locations, joined the show to discuss their experience over the years leading up to what recruiting and training looks like today.

Evening WURDS 1.30.23 - William Tierney and James Golden

Brian Gordon, Attorney and Former Commissioner Lower Marion Township, joined the show to talk his policy piece "Ending the Violence", with the goal of reducing violence in the city.

Evening WURDS 1.31.23 - Brian Gordon

Dr. Nikki Jones, Professor of African American Studies at UC-Berkeley and Author, joined the show to talk about how policing affects the black community.

Evening WURDS 2.1.23 - Dr. Nikki Jones

Teri Himebaugh, Executive Director of the Police Transparency Project, joined the show to help us understand the circumstances surrounding wrongful convictions by law enforcement.

Evening WURDS 2.20.23 - Teri Himebaugh

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