This week on WURD 7.26.24

Atif Bostic is the CEO of Uplift Solutions Incorporated:  a nonprofit organization founded in 2009 with the mission of reducing the barriers for justice-involved individuals and at-risk youth, helping them find pathways to long-term success.

Atif joins the show to talk about the importance of voter engagement. He also shares info on Uplift and the job training they provide for free, to those who need it the most.

The Source w/ Thera Martin | Atif Bostic - 7.22.24

Philadelphia City Councilwoman At Large and Majority Leader Katherine Gilmore Richardson joined Tonya Pendleton for reaction to President Joe Biden not seeking reelection and VP Kamala Harris seeking the Democratic nomination.

Reality Check 7.22.24 - Katherine Gilmore Richardson

MICHAEL SIERRA-ARÉVALO, PH.D, joins the show. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of “The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing”. Michael talks to us about the Murder of Sonya Massey at the hands of an Illinois police officer.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 7.24.24 - Michael Sierra Arevalo

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy is Executive Editor, The Philadelphia Citizen and Chris Gale is Executive Director Bicycle Coalition,they joined Tonya Pendleton to discuss how to make bicycling in Philadelphia safer.

Reality Check 7.23.24 - Bicycling In Philadelphia

Dr. Mark Anthony Neal joined Dr. Peterson for the Tuesday Teach-in segment on Evening WURDs to talk about ‘legible’ Black masculinity in the context of our current political context and more.

Evening WURDs 7.23.2024 - Dr. Mark Anthony Neal

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