Tracy "Coach Tre" Bell is a retired United States Air Force and Philadelphia Firefighter. He is also a NIL and Bitcoin coach. He joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to share his story on how he became a Philadelphia Firefighter and United States Air Force and, discuss his work with the youth and the Philadelphia community.

Dan Herman is the Senior Director for Democratic Accountability at Center for American Progress. Prior to joining Center for American Progress, Dan served as a senior advisor for accountability to the commissioner of U.S. Customers and Border Protection, where he designed and led initiatives focused on integrity and transparency for the nation’s largest law enforcement agency.

He joined Dr. Peterson for this week's Center for American Progress segment on Evening WURDs to discuss Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Washington D.C., and how it fits into a broader pattern of dictatorship.

As we continue with Building the Black Agenda, we discuss the next Cash Mob event with Christa Barfield of FarmerJawn.

Melvin Powell is the Events and Membership Manager for Green Philly. Melvin joins the show to talk about Green Philly's upcoming garden party celebrating the launch of We Are Seeds, a special mini-series from the Gritty & Green podcast. Happening on August 19 at the NKCDC Garden, the event will feature native plants, interactive activities, food, drinks, and conversations on gardening and sustainability in Philadelphia.

Curtis Da'Von is the organizing director for Clean The Water Action/Fund Western PA. Curtis joined the show to talk about the deadly explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works in Pennsylvania. After over 20 years of environmental justice organizing, he mentioned that such incidents are tragically familiar, but this time has drawn renewed attention due to a tragic loss of life and longstanding pollution violations.

Natasha Smith is a grief advocate and educator, and author of her newly released book "Black Woman Grief: A Guide to Hope and Wholeness". She unearths a painful reality that is tangled within our nation’s roots and DNA: trauma, loss and grief are embedded in the lived experience of the Black woman in the United States.

She joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss her new book, "Black Woman Grief: A Guide to Hope and Wholeness", and her "Dear Black Women" message.

Antoine McDonald is the only black librarian in Rochester, New York. He is the founder of The Total Wellness, Academic and Advocacy Network, LLC (T.W.A.A.N), a Black owned and operated company on a mission to address low reading and literacy rates among Black & Brown youth in the greater Rochester area through interactive Book Club sessions.

He joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss the New York library system and his literacy work in Rochester.

National Security Expert Nola Haynes joins the show. She weighs in on what the takeover of the police department and deployment of the Nation Guard by President Donald Trump, means for Washington DC

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner joins the show. He talks to us about whether the Trump administration’s takeover of the DC police department could happen here in Philadelphia.

Rev. Robert Polk was named pastor of the Congregational Church of Berthold in North Dakota in 1955, becoming the only Black person in the entire town.

97 year old Rev. Polk recently returned back to North Dakota to accept the Trailblazer Award, which was covered in July’s Chestnut Hill Local. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss his Trailblazer Award recognition and share his story.