Rick Tulsky is a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and co-founder of Injustice Watch - the only newsroom in Cook County dedicated to reporting on the court system.

He goes beyond the courthouse, exposing the ways in which corruption flourished for decades in a quiet Midwest town, a town once dedicated to justice and equality in his newly released book - “Injustice Town: A Corrupt City, A Wrongly Convicted Man and the Struggle for Freedom.

He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the powerful story of a falsely imprisoned man, a sweeping indictment of a city, and the criminal justice system.

Ernest Crim III is an Emmy-nominated producer, public teacher and antiracist educator, who uses Black historical narratives to empower and educate through a culturally equitable lens. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss his free Black History Month course, what it means to celebrate Black History, and Trump's call to nationalize elections.

Ernest Owens is an author, President of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, and the host of WURD Radio’s “On The Record with Ernest Owens”. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss a family claiming a 67 year old woman dying from slipping on ice, the city's snow removal, DC33's concern about the city bringing in outside laborers for snow removal, his thoughts on the Ice Out package legislation and his experience at the Grammys in Los Angeles meeting Don Lemon, along with his assessment on the awards.

Falaka Fattah- Freedom Journeys by WURD Radio

Robert Bogle- Freedom Journeys by WURD Radio

Sheila Vance- Freedom Journeys by WURD Radio

Vashti DuBois- Freedom Journeys by WURD Radio

Clarence Farmer- Freedom Journeys by WURD Radio

Emmy Award winning film producer, Leah Natasha Thomas joins the show. We have a conversation on film festivals, AI, historic 16 nominations for Sinners, as well as preserving and protecting Black creativity.

Stefanie Arbutina is the Director of Vulnerable Youth Policy at Children First, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that improves the lives and opportunities of children in southeastern Pennsylvania. Through thoughtful and informed advocacy, community education, targeted service projects, and budget analysis, Children First watches out and speaks out for children and families.

She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the ankle monitoring of Philadelphia kids in the juvenile justice system and early intervention in the child welfare system, two bills that were scheduled to pass on February 4th.