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Michael Eric Dyson joins Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss the importance of Black Talk Media and more.

Dr. Deborah D. Roebuck, Doctor of Nursing Practice, is the Founder and CEO of “Going Thru The Change,” a global health and wellness company that focuses on helping women of all generations navigate pre-menopause, peri-menopause, menopause, and post-menopause or better known as “Going Thru The Change”.

Dr. Roebuck joins the program to talk about how women can navigate overcoming insomnia during menopause.

Megan Piphus is a 4x Emmy-winning producer and artist who began performing at age 10 and gained national recognition as a ventriloquist on The Oprah Winfrey Show’s World’s Most Talented Kids. She has played the role of Gabrielle on the legendary children’s show Sesame Street since 2020 and became the first full-time Black woman puppeteer on Sesame Street in 2022.

Megan joins the show to talk about how she got started in ventriloquism, her start on Sesame Street as the first Black female puppeteer, her new Album: “Cinderella Sweep", and more.

Tavis Smiley is the owner of 1580 KBLA Los Angeles: one of four remaining Black owned talk radio stations in the US. Tavis is also an author, broadcaster, and entrepreneur best known for his insightful interviews and commentary on race, politics, and culture.

Tavis joins the show to talk about the importance of Black media, and why it’s important to keep it alive.

Elizabeth Stephenson is a cancer survivor, and Elizabeth Darnall is the Senior Director of Federal Advocacy for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network: an organization that is working to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.

They both join the show to talk about the proposed cuts to Medicaid and health care programs in the Budget Reconciliation Bill. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Senate bill would result in $793 billion cuts to Medicaid and cause nearly 11 million people to become uninsured, with no other affordable health insurance options.

Annelle Sheline, PhD, research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft discusses the recent attacks on Iran by the U.S. and what a responsible foreign policy could look like.

PA State Rep. Chris Rabb discusses the win of Zohran Mamdani in the democratic mayoral primary and whether it could spark a wake up call for a different kind of politics in the national Democratic party, and shares his ancestors' founding of the Baltimore Afro-American, family legacy of continual ownership of the media business for over 130 years, and the important role of independently-owned Black media in Black life.

Solomon Jones of Wake Up With WURD talks about how the cash mob action to support Black businesses emerged from this Building the Black Agenda process and the importance of supporting WURD Radio's cash mob event on Sunday, June 29th.

Garry Freeman III is an award winning startup founder and nationally recognized ecosystem builder working to build a more inclusive and equitable innovation economy. He has been recognized as a Delaware Business Times 40 Under 40 honoree, StartupAfrica Youth Entrepreneur of the Year, in addition to receiving many other accolades.

He joined Dr. Peterson to talk about his free breakfast program that was inspired by the original Black Panther Party’s breakfast initiative and his BVP Coffee Company.

Rodney Freeman the Executive Producer of "Are You a Librarian? The Untold Story of Black Librarians" produced by Charlotte-based librarian. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the documentary, and the importance of Black Librarians and literacy in the black community.

The Documentary screening is happening on Friday, June 27th from 8PM - 10:30PM at the Parkway Central Library located at 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.