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Dr. David Johns is the CEO and Executive Director of the National Black Justice Collective, podcast host of the must listen to “Teach The Babies”!

Dr. Johns was appointed the first Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Education Excellence for African Americans by President Obama, has served leadership roles for U.S. Senators and was a past Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Fellow.

He joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss The Department of the State of the People Tour and his “Teach Our Babies” podcast.

Film critic Tim Gordon weighs in on the shocking death of Malcolm Jamal Warner, the Emmy-nominated actor who played Theo on the Cosby Show.

Attorney Damon Tyner joins the show. He weighs in on the sentencing of one of the former cops connected to the death of Breonna Taylor.

Dr. Delana Wardlaw, one half of the Twin Sister Docs joins the show. She talks to us about West Nile virus, the trouble with children’s health, and the genetic test that could predict obesity.

This month, Evening WURDs launched a new bi-monthly segment series called Temple University Health System that airs various Mondays throughout the next 12 months. Lakisha Sturgis is the Director of Community Care Management at Temple Health. She sits down with Dr. Peterson for a powerful conversation on how healthcare works best in partnership with community.

Ben Dixon is a Pastor and the host of the "Benjamin Dixon Show." He joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss the first seven months of Trump's four year term as President and more.

Damian Murphy is the Senior Vice President of National Security and International Policy at American Progress. Over the past 15 years in the Senate, he served in several foreign policy roles including as staff director of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; and as the senior policy adviser for foreign policy, defense, and homeland security for Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA).

He joined Dr. Peterson for this week's Center for American Progress segment on Evening WURDs to discuss how Trump’s request to slash Foreign Assistant Programs that could hurt us all.

Leo Dillinger is the Executive Director of the Germantown CDC, who has successfully managed capital improvement projects and built strong coalitions between neighborhood stakeholders, government agencies, and elected officials to advocate for community needs throughout his career.

He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the recent elimination of the $100,000 exemption of the Philadelphia BIRT Tax.

Kit Karson is the author of the book, Nefarious Intent, the 4th installment of Karson’s “The Anderson Chronicles” Mystery series. This book centers around a deputy in rural Montana, where he discovers the frozen corpses of a local couple bound to chairs at their home in the Moonlight Mountains

Kit joins the show to further discuss the context of her book, and to delve into what makes a good “WhoDunIt” story.

Dr. Alaysia Black Hackett is the former Chief Diversity and Equity Officer at the Department of

Labor under the Biden Administration. In her former role, Dr. Black Hackett was tasked with embedding equity into federal workforce systems. Dr. Hackett is the author of the book, “The Diversity Illusion”. This book boldly critiques how equity initiatives have been diluted across government and corporate systems—and how performative action has often replaced structural progress.

Dr. Hackett joins the show to further discuss the context of her book, and to talk about why DEI practices are beneficial to organizations.