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Temple University’s Vice President for Community Impact & Civic Engagement, and staff member who directs the Community Gateway program - Valerie Harrison; Community Gateway participant - Darla Beasley, and Director of Gateway, Antonio Romero, join Dr. Peterson. The trio delves into what the Gateway is and how it is a neighborhood resource hub between Temple and the community.

Natasha Terrell is the visionary behind Travel Goddess International, a travel agency she founded in 2015 to make “fabulous and affordable” travel experiences accessible to all. Herself, along with Jasmine Anderson, are the hosts of the podcast, “Travel Fly Sexy”: a dynamic and engaging travel podcast.

Natasha joins the show to talk about the best apps and tools for planning, booking, navigation, and translation for traveling. She also touches on solo traveling, and what people should prepare for when going on a solo vacation.

Vanessa German is an artist, speaker, and sculptor who is one of the most influential contemporary sculptors in America today. The Pittsburgh native’s practice employs mineral crystals, beads, glass, found objects, and other sourced material to create expressive figurative sculptures that transmit healing energy.

Vanessa joins the show to talk about her first Philly-area solo show on Sept. 2 at Rowan University, called “Breathe from the Diaphragm: our eyes are in our lungs”. This exhibit offers respite from the volatility and injustice of today’s world with work that focuses on selflessness, love, and the alignment of heart and mind. She also discusses the context of her work, how she got started as a sculptor, and more.

Ashley Carter and Jasmine Westbrooks-Figaro are the co-founders of an organization called the “EatWell Exchange Inc.” EatWell Exchange Inc. is a nonprofit organization that uses nutrition & education to decrease health disparities in low socioeconomic communities.

The both join the show to l talk about cost-effective ways to make healthy meals with limited budgets.

Jamie Miller joins the show. She is a former Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Champion and BJJ Black Belt. City Council President Kenyatta Johnson in partnership with WOAR Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence CCRA, SOSNA and the 9th Police District. Is holding a self defense workshop, after 6 women over a two week period have been sexually assaulted in Center City Philadelphia.

Cheryl McKissack Daniel, the award-winning president and CEO of McKissack & McKissack. Cheryl has been honored as a “Hero of Liberty” for her support of humanitarian initiatives and for promoting the responsibilities of a free and diverse America.

General Counsel Catherine Twigg and Executive Director Tonya McClary of the Citizens Police Oversight Commission join the show. They talk to us about the new contract given by the city to the police union

Dr. Delana Wardlaw and Dr. Elana McDonald join the show. They are board certified physicians and they are twins. The doctors talk to us about how can colonoscopies lead to better outcomes when it comes to colon cancer.

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.