Freedom Journeys is a bold, yearlong initiative from WURD Radio celebrating 250 extraordinary Black Philadelphians—past and present—as America approaches its 250th anniversary. New audio and video stories air throughout the day on WURD Radio and across our digital platforms.

Learn more, listen, and support the project at

� https://wurdradio.com/freedomjourneys

Freedom Journeys is a bold, yearlong initiative from WURD Radio celebrating 250 extraordinary Black Philadelphians—past and present—as America approaches its 250th anniversary. New audio and video stories air throughout the day on WURD Radio and across our digital platforms.

Learn more, listen, and support the project at

� https://wurdradio.com/freedomjourneys

Freedom Journeys is a bold, yearlong initiative from WURD Radio celebrating 250 extraordinary Black Philadelphians—past and present—as America approaches its 250th anniversary. New audio and video stories air throughout the day on WURD Radio and across our digital platforms.

Learn more, listen, and support the project at

� https://wurdradio.com/freedomjourneys

Freedom Journeys is a bold, yearlong initiative from WURD Radio celebrating 250 extraordinary Black Philadelphians—past and present—as America approaches its 250th anniversary. New audio and video stories air throughout the day on WURD Radio and across our digital platforms.

Learn more, listen, and support the project at

� https://wurdradio.com/freedomjourneys

Matt Mizenko is the General Manager of Nomorobo, the nation’s leading robocall-blocking app and a trusted provider of consumer protection and telecom intelligence. With over a decade of experience in the call protection space, Matt has held senior leadership roles at industry pioneers including Caller ID Reputation, Robokiller, and Hiya, driving innovation across both B2C and B2B products.

Matt joins the show to talk about the newest tax scams targeting residents right now.

Bishop Dwayne Royster is Executive Director of Faith In Action. He joins us with a report from Minneapolis in the wake of the shooting death of another American citizen at the hands of ICE.

Dr. Timothy Golden is a visiting Professor of Philosophy at Whitman College. For 20 years, he was a criminal defense attorney in Philadelphia and in the federal courts.

Michael Coard is the leader of the Avenging the Ancestors Coalition, a criminal defense attorney, WURD host, and the angriest Black man in America.

Host David Barnes sits with WURD radio host Karen Taylor-Bass, who has a three-decade career as a PR powerhouse includes launching and breaking artists like Jill Scott, D’Angelo, Digable Planets, Musiq, and Kindred. Karen's progrom "Soulful Sunrise" is a morning show focused on positive affirmation, spirituality and yoga. Together they discuss what inspired Karen to create her show, Karen's Jamaican roots and her long career working in the entertainment industry.

This episode of Life & Tech w/ Tech Life Steph, hosted by Stephanie Humphrey they discuss the many forms that scams take whether they are from emails, phone messages or even ai voice calls that mimic a loved on's voice. Joining Techlife Steph is Dr. Aunshul Rege a is a professor and director of the Cybersecurity in Application, Research, and Education (CARE) Lab at Temple University. Her work focuses on the human, behavioral, and social side of cyberattacks and cybersecurity. Together they discuss how to spot and avoid these online scams.