Criminal defense attorney and WURD host Michael Coard breaks down the verdict in the Tyre Nichols cse, and previews the Know Your Rights event in connection with Building the Black Agenda.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel joins the show. He talks to us about the police shooting at Overbrook high school and the plan to help limit gun violence during the upcoming summer months.

Isaac Avilucea is a reporter for Axios Philadelphia and a frequent contributor to the show, where he gives WURD listeners pertinent updates on trending news stories.

Isaac joins the show to speak on Federal funding potentially being in jeopardy for Philly's "Chinatown Stitch project", billboards being put up around Philadelphia that are protesting the Trump administration's cuts to national parks, and more.

Kathia Woods is a regular entertainment correspondent on Reality Check. She is a Philadelphia Tribune contributor and an entertainment reporter with her own show, "Cup of Soul Show" on YouTube.

Kathia joins the show to talk about Marvel's new "Thunderbolts" movie, Her recent interview with Anna Lambe for her new series on Netflix titled , “North of North”, Her take on the quality of movies that were released this spring/summer, and more.

Sharif El-Mekki is the founder and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development: an organization whose mission is to achieve educational equity and racial justice by rebuilding the national Black Teacher Pipeline.

Sharif joins the show to talk about a group in Philadelphia that is trying to get more Black teachers in classrooms, and how they’re going about attacking Donald Trump’s anti-DEI initiatives.

Carlos H. Palacio, MD, FACS is the Chair of the Southern Texas American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Committee on Trauma. He’s also a Trauma Medical Director at South Texas Health System – McAllen in Texas.

Dr. Palacio joins the show to talk about the Stop The Bleed Initiative: a program that helps educate people around the world on how to stop bleeding in a severely injured person. This vital program has empowered nearly 4 million individuals with skills that could be the difference between life and death.

Eric Blanc is an author, Assistant Professor of Labor Studies at Rutgers University, an organizer trainer in the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee, author of the book, “We Are the Union”. This book is a riveting account of labor's bottom-up resurgence, providing a roadmap for workers, unions, and social movements to win widely.

Eric joins the show to discuss his book, and talk about what federal workers can do to stop the mass layoffs especially now that Musk has announced he's backing away from DOGE.

Councilwoman Quetcy Lozada joins the show. She talks to us about her powerful speech to City Council and her legislation on Kensington.

Tom Cooke joins the show. He is the Executive Producer of the Stage Play,

"Take No Tea For a Fever"… which is premiering at the Arden Theater, Thursday, MAY 8th- Sunday, May 11th

Film critic Tim Gordon joins us to talk about the possible tariffs on foreign films announced by President Donald Trump, and what they would mean to Black filmmakers.