WURD Radio

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Lawyer and philosophy Professor Dr. Tim Golden joins the show. He talks to us about the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Is politics to blame? If not, what is? And what does it all mean for Black people?

Yolo Akili Robinson joins the show. He is the Executive Director for The Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM). On the anniversary of 9/11, our theme is "We Will Never Forget." Yolo talks to us about what does collective healing look like on days like this, when grief, memory, and trauma are so heavy in the air?

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”.

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.

Dr. Letisha Jefferson is a board-certified pediatrician, award-winning children’s book author, and passionate advocate for early childhood literacy and wellness. Inspired by her dual roles as a physician and mother, she authored Zoe’s Day with Dr. J, a vibrant picture book designed to ease children’s anxiety about doctor visits while promoting curiosity, confidence, and self-advocacy.

Dr. Jefferson joins the show to further discuss the importance of youth being active and healthy, the context of her book, Zoe's Day with Dr. J., and more.