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Deneene Brockington is the manager of an environmental organization based in the Germantown section of Philadelphia called The Water Shed. Deneene joins the show to talk about Philadelphia’s newest green space in Germantown. The Watershed is hosting its first EcoFest on Saturday, August 16th, featuring workshops, music, and local vendors. This event highlights the importance of environmental awareness, community restoration, and real time updates on water health in urban neighborhoods like Germantown.

Solomon Jones is the host of WURD's morning show, Wake Up With WURD. A strong voice in Philadelphia radio, Jones has been featured nationally on CNN, ABC’s Nightline, NPR, HLN, TV One, and Al Jazeera.

Solomon joins ecoWURD to talk about the upcoming Building the Black Agenda Cash Mob with Farmer Jawn. This powerful event highlights why protecting Black green spaces and preserving the legacy of Black farmers is essential for food justice, land ownership, and environmental equity.

Michelle Palmer is a teacher of a Social Justice class at Germantown Friends School’s Upper School, and the Executive Director of Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia where she works closely with students, faculty and staff on strategic initiatives to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in education.

Sharif El-Mekki is the Founder and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development, a nonprofit organization with a mission of rebuilding the national Black teacher pipeline, and his school - Mastery Charter Shoemaker, received recognition from Oprah Winfrey, President Obama and the prestigious EPIC award 3 consecutive years for accelerating student achievement levels.

They both joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss their recent Next City article: “U.S. Cities Need More Diverse Teacher, Philly Has An Answer”.

Ernest Crim III is an Emmy-nominated producer and antiracist educator, who uses Black historical narratives to empower, and educate through a culturally equitable lens.

He joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss how we can get our children ready to go back to school.

Criminal defense attorney, activist, and political organizer Robert Patiollo is the Executive Director of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s Peachtree Street Project, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Attorney Patillo has worked with and advised Rev. Jesse Jackson for over 20 years, as well as practicing civil rights law for over a decade in his law office at The Patiollo Law Group, LLC.

He joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss the recently released Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. files and other current political news.

LaTonya McCurry is a Licensed Professional Counselor and the founder of LaTonya McCurry Counseling Services, LLC. With over 20 years of experience in behavioral health, she brings compassion, clarity, and clinical expertise to her work with adults, families, and teens.

LaTonya joins the show to talk about various existential and humanistic practices that support emotional wellness and healing.

Dr. Daniel Kaufman is a board-certified plastic surgeon and one of the nation's leading experts in body contouring procedures. Dr. Kaufman specializes in aesthetic surgery and body and breast, including tummy tuck, hi-def liposuction, breast reduction, lifting, and augmentation, fat grafting (BBL), post-massive weight loss body contouring, and much more.

Dr. Kaufman joins the show to offer his insight into the physical and emotional journey patients undergo post-weight loss, challenges people face when trying to lose weight, and the dynamics that come into play when someone is considering getting plastic surgery.

Dr. Brian King is the Executive VP for the ‘Tobacco Free Kids’ US Campaign. King is a highly experienced and respected leader who has worked in the tobacco prevention and control field for two decades, including in multiple leadership roles within U.S. government agencies.

Dr. King joins the show to talk about the dangers of teens using vapes and e-cigarettes.

Christine Miles is an author, professional keynote speaker, consultant, executive coach, thought leader, and entrepreneur. She is the Founder and CEO of EQuipt, a training and consulting company that helps leadership teams grow sales, develop people, and create cultures of understanding. Christine is also the author of the book, “What Is It Costing You Not to Listen?”. This book encourages people to examine how they are listening. This book delves into the fact that not only are the problems one may experience in life due to not listening effectively, but listening helps to solve most problems.

Christine joins the show to further talk about the context of her book, and to also talk about how people can learn to listen more effectively.

Phillip Brown, the Upper School Theater Director at Shipley School, has a profession to teach everything he loves — writing, directing and performing in theater.

Mr. Brown recently worked with David Corenswet, the principal actor and star of this year’s “Superman” movie as David’s coach. He joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to talk about that experience and him being the Theater Director at Shipley School.