Veronica Chapman, Founder of Black Children’s Book Week. Celebrating its 5th year from February 22nd - 28th, She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the global appreciation of black children & the power of black representation.

Kuwilileni Hauwanga is the Deputy Director of Audience and Innovation at Capital B News. Hauwanga is an accomplished multimedia storyteller who comes to Capital B from the Brookings Institution, where she most recently served as Director of Multimedia, crafting innovative strategies to enhance the organization’s digital presence.

She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss a recent Capital B News staff story, "Your Guide to 'Rooting for Everyone Black' at the 2026 Winter Olympics".

Article link: https://capitalbnews.org/black-olympians-2026-2/

Eleanor Nairne is the Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and Department Head at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She joined from the Barbican in London, where she was Senior Curator. Before joining the Barbican, Nairne was the curator of the Artangel Collection at Tate, where she organized more than 30 exhibitions and installations across the UK.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is currently displaying the “Noah Davis Exhibition” until April 26th. Davis’s work captures the intricacies of Black life with tenderness and depth, linking personal and collective narratives in ways that profoundly resonate with our times. Arranged chronologically, the exhibition will feature work made from 2007 until his untimely death in 2015, addressing a wide range of subjects, including politics, family histories, mythology, race, architecture, and visual

culture.

Eleanor joins the show to further talk about the life and legacy of the late and great artist, Noah Davis, and to also further talk about the context behind his art exhibit.

María Dolores Águila is a Newbery Honor–winning author of the novel, A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez. Set during the Great Depression and the Mexican Repatriation, A Sea of Lemon Trees tells the true story of the United States’ first successful school desegregation case—two decades before Brown v. Board of Education. Through the eyes of a young boy and his community, the book explores courage, collective resistance, and what happens when families stand together against injustice.

María joins the show to further discuss her book, community resistance, why representation matters, and how the themes of her book are relevant in today's political landscape.

Ebony McMorris is the White House Correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks, the longest-serving Black radio network in the White House press corps, and the nation’s leading Black-owned, Nielsen-rated national audio network.

Ebony joins the show to further talk about the life and legacy of the late and great Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Lauren Cristella of the Committee of 70 joins the show. She talks to us about what it would mean to have voting rules change in Philadelphia based on proposed federal mandates.

Arthur Steinberg, President of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers joins the show. he speaks to us on the proposed school closures and how students and teachers would be affected.

Temple professor Linn Washington Jr. joins the show. He talks to us about the legacy of Jesse Jackson, and the Stephen Colbert feud with CBS over censorship and the Trump administration.

Councilmember Nina Ahmed joins the show. She announces a new initiative, and shares what it was like to be present in the moment when the President’s House ruling was announced.

Michael Coard is the leader of the Avenging the Ancestors Coalition, a WURD host, and the angriest Black man in America. He joins us to talk about the victory on the President’s House lawsuit, restoring the slave memorial.