This week on WURD 08.02.24

Matthew Heckles regional administrator HUD Mid-Atlantic and Bennett Hilley Senior Advisor, Housing and Sustainability Office of Multifamily Housing Programs joined Tonya Pendleton to discuss  the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program.

Reality Check 7.25.24 - HUD

Ashley Redfearn is the CEO of American Paradigm Schools (APS): a non-profit charter management organization that supports and serves four charter schools in North & Northeast Philadelphia. Ashley joins the show to further discuss the state of the education of our youth as it pertains to looking at schools beyond their test scores, and meeting students' basic needs. Ashley also discusses how APS schools serve as a community resource all year long.

The Source w/ Thera Martin | Ashley Redfearn -  7.30.24

Attorney Damon Tyner joins the show. He is a former Atlantic County Prosecutor and former Superior Court Judge. He is currently Managing Member of The Law Offices of Damon G. Tyner, LLC, an Atlantic County based law practice. Damon talks to us about President Biden's plans for term limits and ethics codes for Supreme Court Judges

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 7.31.24 - Damon Tyner

NABJ- Philadelphia chapter president Michael Days and Vice President Melanie Burney, a long with Wayne Dawkins Professor of Practice Morgan State University Baltimore join the show. They describe what it was like to be in the room during the controversial Trump Q&A at the NABJ convention in Chicago.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 8.1.24 - Michael Days, Melanie Burney and Wayne Dawkins

Dr.Yaba Blay director of The Whites of Our Eyes.joined Tonya Pendleton to discuss the screening of the film at The BlackStar Film Festival this weekend.

Reality Check 7.31.24 - Dr.Yaba Blay

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