Holly Verderame is the president-elect & conference coordinator for The Pennsylvania Association of School Nurses & Practitioners (PASNAP). PASNAP is a union of dedicated nurses and health professionals. They use their collective strength to advocate for things like safe staffing, universal access to healthcare, and prevention of harassment and violence against healthcare workers.

Holly joins the show to talk about why it's important that schools are fully staffed with certified school nurses, why PASNAP felt it was important to go to Harrisburg this week and talk with legislators, & the role of the school nurse and how it's more complicated than people may realize.

Oba Sankofa is The creator and host of the 3rd Annual Hip Hop Olympics. It is a powerful celebration of creativity, excellence, and unity. The Hip Hop Olympics are open to students from 3rd to 12th grade, the Hip Hop Olympics brings together youth, creative artists, and elders in a spirited celebration of the Ten Elements of Hip Hop. It's more than a competition—it's a living example of how Hip Hop’s true principles, rooted incooperative economics, self-expression, and community elevation, can be used to educate and empower.

Linn Washington Jr., is a Professor of Journalism at Temple, where he is a co-founder of the award-winning Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab. In addition to his Temple degrees, Washington holds a law degree from Yale University. He talks to us about the Trump administration, who has given refugee status to 59 white Afrikaners from South Africa, claiming they're the victims of genocide.

Dr. Walter Palmer is one of the event participants at the MOVE Day of Remembrance event. He joins Dr. Peterson and Brother Shomari to talk about the tragedy that occured 40 years ago.

YahNe Ndgo is one of the event participants at the MOVE Day of Remembrance event. She joined Dr. Peterson and Brother Shomari to discuss the event and the tragedy 40 years ago.

Gabriel Bryant is the Co-Organizer and Event Participant of MOVE Day of Remembrance: Honoring the Lives Lost at 6221 Osage Avenue. He joins Dr. Peterson and Brother Shomari to discuss the event and share his thoughts on the tragedy 40 years later.

Dr. James Peterson and Brother Shomari host a special edition of Evening WURDs covering MOVE: The City's Open Wound 40 Years Later. It is a special broadcast honoring the 40th anniversary of the MOVE bombing that occured at 6221 Osage Avenue where lives have been lost. The live broadcast features Mike Africa Jr., Dr. Krystal Strong, Ursula Rucker, Dr. Walter Palmer, Rahnda Rize, YahNe Ndgo and Gabriel Bryant.

Janet M. Taylor joins the show. She is a leading organizing expert, speaker, and host of the wildly successful podcast "Got Clutter? Get Organized!" — heard in over 27 countries with 442% growth in 2024 alone! Janet has been featured on HGTV, The Rachael Ray Show, and numerous outlets. She empowers folks to clear the Clutter and live their best lives with intention. She helps you organize your space and your soul

Krystle Knight is the Pennsylvania State Director for an organization called, VoteRiders: a non-partisan, non-profit organization with a mission to ensure that all citizens are able to exercise their freedom to vote. VoteRiders informs and helps citizens to secure their voter ID as well as inspires and supports organizations, local volunteers, and communities to sustain voter ID education and assistance efforts.

Krystle joins the show to share that on May 12th, Pennsylvania House Bill 771, a package of election reforms including a voter ID requirement, passed the House State Government Committee and will now be going to the full Pennsylvania House for a vote.

Karen Taylor-Bass is an award-winning media strategist, activist, author, and inspirational speaker. Karen is a certified Yoga Instructor (RYT-200), Reiki Leader, and Meditation Coach, tapping into her gift for bringing authenticity to her clients. Karen is also the host of WURD’s morning show, Soulful Sunrise. Airing Monday-Friday from 6am-7am.

Karen joins the show to talk about parents talking to their kids about the stress that can come with graduating high school, and then going into college, trade school, military, etc. She also talks about prepping your kids for the real world in regard to getting a decent paying job, saving money, etc.