WURD Radio

Sean Vereen is the president of 'Heights Philadelphia', an organization that provides various educational resources to youth in Philadelphia. Heights connects Philly youth to careers and college with a network of people who believe — and invest — in their talents.

Sean joins the show to talk about a new, free, in-person course to help Philadelphia students navigate the college application process. This initiative is called 'The College App Classroom'.

Tony Lewis Jr., aka Stonez The Organic, and Tyra “Crux” Jones-Blain are the founders of 'Forbidden Fruit', a Creative wellness hub producing immersive experiences for art lovers. Their mission is to empower artists & art lovers with transformative opportunities that nurture the

collective consciousness through creative energy.

They both join the show to talk about Forbidden Fruit's 'Root 2 Fruit' Festival. This event is a free, one-day festival that will nurture the mind & body of attendees by planting transformative seeds with art & wellness activations

Future Cain is a social-emotional leadership and workplace wellness expert who is the CEO and Founder of Future of SEL: an organization geared to improve social & emotional leadership across multiple workplace environments.

Future joins the show to talk about how we should go about showing up for our loved ones, and suicide prevention.

Dr. Roger A. Mitchell Jr. is the 126th president of the National Medical Association: the largest and oldest organization representing the interests of Black physicians and their patients in the United States.

Dr. Mitchell Jr. joins the show to speak on the various health issues plaguing Black Americans, especially in regard to what we eat, how that can lead to various illnesses, and his thoughts on Florida’s plan to drop school vaccine mandates.

Leigh Owens is the Education and Advocacy Director at the Pennsylvania Prison Society. Josh Vaughn is an investigative reporter and the receipt of Pennsylvania Prison Society’s Love Above Bars “Human Rights Champion Award". They both join the show to discuss the their work in the Pennsylvania prison system and how their annual Love Above Bars event brings communities together.

Melody May is the Director of Programs of VisionLink. The VisionLink team has opened a new location on Broad Street in Center City, including an all-new Low Vision Resource Center with different types of eyewear, technology and other tools that can help people with vision loss live more independently.

Melodye joins the show to talk about VisionLink’s new resource center and all that it offers the Philadelphia community.

Larry Krasner is the District Attorney for Philadelphia. He joins the show to discuss Pat Dugan running as a Republican candidate for the District Attorney of Philadelphia election in November, and Trump’s threat to takeover major cities.

Nicole Alvarez is a Senior Policy Analyst for Technology Policy at Center for American Progress. Her experience is in analyzing the legal and ethical aspects of data collection, and is passionate about safeguarding human rights.

Nicole joins the show to discuss how the Trump administration is eroding Americans’ privacy and trust in government institutions through the secondary use of personal data across federal agencies.

Monique Moore Esq. is the first and current Executive Director of the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation. As a thought leader and influential voice in the nonprofit and library communities, Attorney Moore Pryor is committed to equity and the important role the Free Library plays in strengthening communities throughout Philadelphia.

Monique joins the show to discuss National Literacy Month and the work of the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation.

State Representative Morgan Cephas joins the show. She talks to us about why she is deciding to run for Congress.