Courtney DuChene is a contributing writer and special projects manager at The Philadelphia Citizen, a news outlet that emphasizes solutions in our government, school system, environment, businesses and more to make Philadelphia a better city. 

She joined Dr. Peterson for this Citizen WURD segment to discuss her Philadelphia Citizen article, "One City" To Cut Poverty. 

Article link: https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/ideas-we-should-steal-cut-poverty-city-hall/

Courtney DuChene - Evening WURDs 9.9.25

Cassandra Green and Cynthia Hughes are from the Mill Creek Community Partnership, which serves as a catalyst in the revitalization of the Mill Creek community through collaboration aligned non-profits, RCOs and elected officials, accessible and innovative art-cultural programming, resource distribution and diverse engagement events.

They joined Dr. Peterson to discuss their Survival Training 101: Free Emergency Preparedness Sessions that starts this Sunday, September 13th. 

Cassandra Green and Cynthia Hughes - Evening WURDs 9.10.25

Shaka Senghor is an author, public speaker and formerly Vice President of Corporate Communications at Navan.

Involved in a drug trade at the age of 19, Mr. Senghor shot and killed a man in 1991 serving 19 years in prison.  His book about his experience, “Writings My Wrongs: Life, Death and the Redemption in an American Prison” became a New York Times best seller.

He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss his new book “How To Be Free: A Proven Guide to Escaping Life's Hidden Prisons”. 

Shaka Senghor - Evening WURDs 9.10.25

Dr. Kimeu Boynton is an Associate Dean in the College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences at Delaware State University. He is also the Associate Professor in the Sociology and Criminal Justice department. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the threats directed towards HBCU campuses.

Dr. Kimeu Boynton - Evening WURDs 9.11.25

Ernest Owens is the President of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, author of the book “The Case For Cancel Culture”,  and the host of WURD Radio’s “On The Record with Ernest Owen” premiering this Sunday at 10AM.

“On the Record with Ernest Owens” is an hour-long Sunday morning public affairs show that analytically dives deep into the local political news of the week all while making bold predictions toward the week ahead. Mr. Owens will be giving timely takes on the top local political stories, exclusive interviews with movers & shakers, and engaging with listeners live. 

He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss his new show, the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and the Emerging Media Diversity Convention happening September 26th - 27th at Community College of Philadelphia.

Ernest Owens - Evening WURDs 9.11.25

Daniel Blank is the Managing Director of Public Programs at the Free Library of Philadelphia where he is responsible for creating, developing, and overseeing a wide variety of programming. As the lead of the renowned Author Events series, Mr. Blank aims to make the literacy world accessible to the Philadelphia community.

He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation’s Author Series and Free Library of Philadelphia's other programs. 

Daniel Blank - Evening WURDs 9.11.25

In this week's Exconerated segment, we delve into the powerful story of Lance. He spent 14 years wrongly incarcerated for a 1995 fatal shooting. Despite a lack of physical evidence and a witness failing to identify him in a live lineup, Lance was convicted in 1998 and sentenced to life without parole.

Lance is an active member of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project community of freed and exonerated clients, who has spoken as an advocate for changes to policy and practices that can improve outcomes for the wrongfully convicted in Pennsylvania including advocacy for compensation for people who have been exonerated.

Lance Felder - Evening WURDs 9.11.25

Trymaine Lee is a Pulitzer Prize and Emmy award winning journalist, MSNBC contributor and the host of the “Into America” podcast where he covers the intersection of Blackness, power, and politics. Mr. Lee is also a contributing author to the “1619 Project”. 

He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss his debut book “A Thousand Ways To Die: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America”. 

Trymaine Lee - Evening WURDs 9.11.25

Kelly Richards is the President and Director of the Free Library of Philadelphia. He brings almost 3 decades of library experience to Philadelphia, including serving as the past President of the Michigan Library Association. Mr. Richards is passionate about elevating and amplifying the Free Library’s collections and programming to reach all Philadelphians. He is frequently quoted as saying that public libraries are the Peoples’ University.

He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss about the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation Authors Series event with a conversation with Trymaine Lee moderated by Dr. Peterson.

Kelly Richards - Evening WURDs 9.11.25

Chantay Love is the Co-Founder and President of the E.M.I.R (Every Murder Is Real) Healing Center. When Ms. Love's brother Emir fell victim to gun violence on March 26, 1997, she followed her mother's lead sharing their personal experience to forge a path toward healing for other families, friends, schools, and communities who lose loved ones to violence. She was asked by Trymaine Lee to attend the Free Library of Philadelphia Author Series event to share her story, and she returned to Evening WURDs to discuss the work that she does at the E.M.I.R Healing Center. 

Chantay Love - Evening WURDs 9.11.25

WURD Radio is the only African-American owned and operated talk radio station in Pennsylvania, and one of few in the country. Taking a multimedia approach – on-air, online and in the community – WURD is widely recognized as the pulse of the African-American community locally, regionally, and nationally. From mayoral races to presidential elections, from the street corner to the corner suite, WURD has tackled the hard issues as an influential, respected and powerful voice in the marketplace.

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