Janie and Purple Blackwell join Dr. Aaron Smith to reflect on Janie's life as a former councilmember while focusing on her late husband Lucien Blackwell. Purple and Janie help Aaron close out the live Juneteenth broadcast at the African American Museum

Dyana Williams is the live event curator and a producer with the Wawa Welcome America Festival, she joins Dr. Aaron Smith to discuss the talent preforming at the African American Museum of Philadelphia. She further delves into her history as a broadcaster.

Michael K. Wilson PH.D of the African American Museum explains the importance and history of Pearl Bailey. Wilson delves into Pearl's notes and writings like her unreleased script she had created.

Laurin Leonard, Executive Director of Mission: Launch and Co-Founder of R3 Score Technologies often says that “she didn’t pick prison, prison picked her.” The unexpected incarceration of her mother for a first-time, non-violent, white color indictment led her to craft a career as a social entrepreneur.

R3 Score is a prison reentry software software solution company; and Mission: Launch improves the lives of justice-impacted citizens through partnerships that open doors to employment, housing and financial services.

She joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss more about the company and the unexpected incarceration of her mother.

Media Specialist Gary Sheppard joins the show. He talks to us about the upcoming PAJI Juneteenth event, taking place Sunday, June 22nd at Malcolm X Park

Carolyn Williams from The African American Genealogy Group joins Dr. Aaron Smith to discuss the importance of looking into the genealogy of black ancestors for many reasons like unknown land that may still be in the families' name or the possibility of being connected to a historical figure.

Lady Alma joins Dr. Aaron Smith to discuss how she began her singing career and the misconceptions of being apart of the music industry as a black woman. Lady Alma also delves into some of the recent talent she has been listening to.

C.O.O of Welcome America Inc. Nicole Allen Joins Dr. Aaron Smith to discuss the beginning of the Wawa Welcome America campaign at the American American Museum of Philadelphia. Allen explores why Welcome America decided to connect the Juneteenth holiday to July 4th.

Dr. Aaron Smith is joined by Dr. Jay Fluellen the music director of the Marian Anderson historical society at the African American Museum of Philadelphia to discuss the life of Marian Anderson and to promote the choir who were preforming at the Juneteenth event.

Toluse "Tolu" Olorunnipa is a National Political Reporter for the Washington Post, and the co-author of His Name is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice, winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction.

Tolu joined The Post in 2019, and has covered the last three presidents. Previously, he spent five years at Bloomberg News, where he reported on politics and policy from Washington and Florida; and has reported from five continents and more than 30 countries as part of the presidential press corps.

He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss his book "His Name is George Floyd."